 The 6th Grade Beginning Band performed this Friday, April 29 at a Band Festival held at Bonnabel High School in Kenner. The festival rates each song the band performs on a scale of 1 to 3, with 1 or "Superior" being the highest rating. The band received top "Superior" ratings on each piece and even received a "Superior Plus" on the piece "Ancient Hunters"! The festival was held in honor of the founder and coordinator of the Archdiocesan Band Program and Festival for nearly 40 years, Sister Mary Hilary, who passed away in February. She lived her mission of bringing band into the lives of young students through the Archdiocesan Band Program and her Festivals. Her work has shaped the lives of hundreds of students in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge area. Congratulations to our Beginning Band! This performance wraps up a very busy festival season in which all of the Mustang Bands have come home with top ratings! Thanks to the outstanding support of our parents who came out to hear the performance and chaperone today. Special thanks to Mrs. Hills, Mr. Muse, and the faculty and staff at CMS for their support of the band program! You are invited to come out and hear these outstanding bands at our annual Spring Concert, held May 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the CMS Gym. The L.M.E.A. Solo and Ensemble Festival is an opportunity for our young musicians to play a solo or duet for assessment. Students receive a rating of 1 to 5, with 1 or “Superior” being the highest rating. Students receiving a 1 will also be presented with a medal at the Spring Concert on May 18. Having this accolade is a great resume builder and helps the student in the future when applying for the L.B.A. State Honor Band! Students have picked a solo and/or duet to play and have been working on them in class. Students can be shy about playing a solo, but the experience is invaluable for a musician, so we encourage all students to sign up! The Solo and Ensemble Festival costs $5.00 per person/per event (i.e., a student playing a solo AND duet would pay $10.00). We turn this fee into L.M.E.A. who sanctions the event, hires the judge and provides the medals. The festival is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 13 during elective block, but may expand to two days if enough students sign up. If your child would like to participate, please return the bottom half of this paper with the appropriate fee, due by Friday, May 6. Click below to download the Solo & Ensemble Permission Form. 
Congratulations to the 7th & 8th Grade Band on their performance this Thursday at the LMEA State Large Ensemble Festival and Assessment in Hahnville, LA. They received the highest rating of a 1 or "Superior" in Concert from all three stage judges. One judge even commented that their version of Serengeti Dreams was the best he had heard in his career! In Sight-Reading, where the band must play a piece of music that they have never played before, the band received a 2 or "Excellent" Rating. Receiving a Superior Concert rating on stage at State Festival is a first for Central Middle School! Congratulations Mustangs! The Mustang Band would like to thank Mrs. Hills, Mr. Muse, and the entire CMS family for rallying behind them for this historic performance! More pictures available on the Past Performances page.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The 6th Grade Band will perform at Band Festival on Friday, April 29th at Bonnabel High School (2801 Bruin Dr., Kenner, LA). The festival is an opportunity for the band to perform in front of a music judge and to receive assessment and feedback. Bands that do exceptionally well can receive the highest rating of a “1” or “Superior”. The students have been working extremely hard to prepare for this event and we are looking forward to a great performance and field trip. Students will rehearse all together during their elective block starting on April 25th. It is very important that students remember to bring their instruments on these days! The schedule for the festival day is as follows: *DRESS – Wear black pants, maroon band polo, black belt, black TALL socks, and black shoes to school. You will not need your booksack/chromebook. 7:10 a.m. – Students report to advisory 7:45 a.m. – Students report to the band room/warm-up/pack and load instruments 8:45 a.m. – Leave for New Orleans 10:00 a.m. – Performance (parents, family, and friends are welcome to come and listen!) Please check in at the front office of Bonnabel High School. 11:00 a.m. – Adventure Quest/Lunch (1200 Clearview Pkwy, Harahan, 70123) 1:00 p.m. – Head back to CMS 2:00 p.m. – Approximate arrival back at CMS There is no cost for this field trip, it has been covered by the fundraised monies from the World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser. Adventure Quest will include pizza, laser tag, bumper cars, mini golf, and an adventure maze. If students would like extra coins for the arcade or extra snacks, they will need to bring money for that. Please indicate on the permission form if you are available to chaperone or if you are available to pull the equipment trailer. Email me at katie.codina@apsb.org if you have questions! Sincerely, Katie M. Codina Band Director Central Middle School ----------- BAND FESTIVAL PERMISSION FORM My child, ________________________________________________, has my permission to attend the Arch Band Festival performance with the Central Middle Band on Friday, April 29, 2016. We understand that this is a school function and that any infraction will be dealt with accordingly. In the event that it is necessary to seek medical attention for my son/daughter, I hereby grant permission to the directors/chaperones to seek medical attention for my child. My child has the following medical conditions of which the chaperones should be aware: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ ___________________ Parent’s Signature Student’s Signature Date __________________________________________ _______________________________________ Emergency Contact Person Phone Number Parental help is greatly appreciated. There is LIMITED seating for parents on the bus available on a first come/first serve basis. Please indicate if you would be available to chaperone (a confirmation e-mail will be sent letting you know if room is still available): ____ Yes Parent Name: ______________________ E-mail: __________________________________ We also need someone to pull the equipment trailer, please indicate if you have a truck and are available for this (a confirmation e-mail will be sent in case we have multiple volunteers): ____ Yes Parent Name: ______________________ Email: ___________________________________ April 15, 2016 Dear Parents and Guardians, The LMEA State Band Festival and Assessment is on Thursday, April 21st at Hahnville High School, 200 Tiger Dr., Boutte. We have one more rehearsal remaining for state on Wednesday, April 20th until 4:00 p.m.
The schedule for the festival day is as follows:
Please note that if students miss a day of state testing earlier in the week, or if they are late to school and unable to take the test, they will have to take the make-up test on Thursday and will NOT be able to attend the field trip. Please make every effort to NOT miss state testing. There is no cost for this field trip, it has been covered by the fundraised monies from the World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser. Adventure Quest will include pizza and a drink, laser tag, bumper cars, mini golf, and an adventure maze. If students would like tokens for the arcade or extra snacks, they will need to bring money for that. Email me at katie.codina@apsb.org if you have questions! Sincerely, Katie M. Codina Band Director Central Middle School Please send in the permission form by the end of rehearsal on Wednesday, April 20 or e-mail katie.codina@apsb.org with the pertinent emergency contact information.
Congratulations to the 6th Grade Mustang Band students who represented Central Middle at the Greater Baton Rouge Beginner Honor Band, sponsored by Zeagler's Music. The honor band, under the direction of Mrs. Abby South from Juban Parc Junior High School, featured over 150 outstanding beginning musicians from throughout the area. The band met for several hours in the morning on April 9th to rehearse and at 1:00 p.m., they put on a fantastic concert! Tristyn Meng, Flute Kaitlyn Smith, Clarinet Dylan Ledet, Alto Sax Alex Lambert, Trumpet Sarah Sloan, French Horn Robert "Hank" Bradstreet, Trombone Daulton Templet, Percussion  
Quick Clicks Photography will be coming to Central Middle School on Thursday, April 14 during elective block. If you are interested in purchasing a package, please complete the envelope that has been sent home with the students and return with payment (made out to QUICK CLICKS PHOTOGRAPHY) on Thursday. Students will wear their their band uniform to school (maroon polo and black pants only, shoes will not be pictured) and will need their instrument for the picture. Package 1 - $30.00 1-8x10 Portrait 2-5x7 Portraits 8-2x3 Wallets Package 2 - $25.00 2-5x7 Portraits 12-Wallets Package 3 - $20.00 4-3x5 Portraits 8-Wallets Package 4 - $15.00 12-Wallets Package 5 - $25.00 11x14 Full Band Composite Additional Items A Stadium Seat - $30 B Bag Tag - $12 C Phone Case (iPhone 5/5s, 6/6+, Galaxy S4, S5) $28 D Photo Button or Photo Magnet $6  Dear Parents and Students, We have been scheduled for State Festival on Thursday, April 21 at Hahnville High School performing at 9:30 a.m. We are currently planning to leave at 7:30 a.m. via charter busses, perform, have lunch and an activity, then return to school by dismissal time. This day (Thursday) is a state testing make-up day, therefore any student missing a day of testing earlier that week WILL NOT be allowed to attend the field trip. Please make every effort to not miss testing! We will rehearse two times after school for this:
As more details are solidified, we will send out a permission form! The full schedule for our region of State is below:
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