Spring Concert 2016 Details

​Dear Parents,

Our last major event of the year, our Spring Concert, is this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.  Please share the attached JPEG with family and friends, we’d love for them to come!

Here are the details:

Wednesday, May 18th in the CMS Gym, 6:30 p.m. Concert Starts
Students Report by 6:00 p.m. SHARP in the gym

Rehearsals
6th Grade – Full band during class elective time Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 
7th Grade & 8th Grade – Full band after school Monday and Tuesday until 4:00 p.m. (if all goes well on Monday, Tuesday may be cancelled), and during class elective time Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 

Uniform
Maroon Band Polo, black pants, black belt, black TALL socks, black shoes

Instrument Cases
Small instrument cases should remain with parents or in the car.  Only students with large instruments should enter the band room to assemble instrument before and after the concert.

Grade based on:

• On time attendance
• Appropriate dress
• Musical preparation
• Participation which includes staying for the ENTIRE concert!  The whole concert should take approximately 45 minutes.
• Appropriate concert etiquette/behavior while other bands are performing.  Students will be required to sit with their band when not performing.
• Students should NOT have cell phones during the concert. 

Breakdown After Concert
6th Grade – Stack chairs 
7th Grade – Bring music stands to band room and stack neatly along walls
8th Grade – Move large equipment to band room 

Superior Solo & Duet Medals 
We are hoping to have the superior solo and duet medals in by Wednesday, if so, we will hand them out at the concert!

Video/Photography Media Disclaimer
While we know you are all excited to share your child’s performance with family and friends, remember that copyright laws and school media release laws prohibit the sharing of any photographs, visual or audio recordings publicly on sites such a YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

After the Concert Celebration
All band members are invited to the band room Thursday morning after the concert for a donut party during Advisory/breakfast time!

All School-Owned instruments that students have at home should be returned this week!

Band Camp Registration Deadline has been pushed back to this Friday, May 20!  Hoping all of our upcoming 7th and 8th Grade students for 2016-2017 can attend!

Looking forward to a fantastic movie-themed concert!