Band Notes for the Week of February 14

Important Dates and Information:

Feb. 16 – Middle School Solo and Ensemble registration forms are due.

Feb. 17 – ½ Day for Parent/Teacher Conferences 12pm-3pm and 4:30-7:30pm.  Miss Essex will be in the high school band room during those hours.

Feb. 18 – No school for students.

Feb. 21 – No school for students and staff.

Feb. 23 – Pre-Festival Band Concert, 7pm.

● This performance is mandatory for all band students grades 7-12.  

● Report time for jazz band is 6:00 (warm-up is 6:15).

● Report time high school band is 6:15 (warm-up is 6:30)

● Report time for middle school band is 6:30 (warm-up is 6:45)

● Students need to provide their own black pants, black shoes and black 

socks. Shoes must be completely black. The band booster group provides 

the black shirt, bow-tie and scarf.

● This performance is free and open to the public and will take place in the 

new gym.

March 2 – Cookie Dough orders will be available to pick-up after school until 6pm.

March 8 – ½ Day AND High School Band Festival in Paw Paw.

● A detailed itinerary will be made available to high school students this 

week.

● The performance will start at 2:25 in the Paw Paw high school

auditorium 

with a clinic immediately to follow.  

● The festival performances are free and open to the public.

● If you are available to chaperone that day, please contact Miss Essex.

● Students will need their black concert clothes for this event.

March 9 – Middle School Band Festival in Paw Paw.

● A detailed itinerary will be made available to middle school students this 

week.

● The performance will start at 12:30 in the Paw Paw middle school

auditorium with a clinic immediately to follow.

● The festival performances are free and open to the public.

● If you are available to chaperone that day, please contact Miss Essex.  

●Students will need their black concert clothes for this event.  

6th Grade Band

   The 6th grade band is using practice cards again for the third marking period.  Practice cards are logs of what each student has practiced and how many minutes were practiced.  The goal is to get 60 minutes of playing time each week; of course students are encouraged to practice more.  Practice cards must be signed by a parent or guardian.  Cards are passed out each Monday and are due the following Monday.  This is 25% of each marking period grade.

Middle School Band Parents

Be on the lookout for a detailed letter regarding these future events in your mail.  You should be getting them this week.  

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Wednesday, February 23, 7pm

Pre-Festival Band Concert featuring: MHS Jazz Band, Middle School Band and High School Band