hhs band weekly newsletter feb 26- Mar 1, 2024

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Schedule for the week

Monday-Symphonic Band 4:00 - 5:30 pm.  Wind Ensemble CBDNA Preview Concert - 7:30 pm FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SANCTUARY
Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Wednesday-Off 
Thursday-Wind Ensemble - Memphis
Friday-Wind Ensemble - Memphis

Wind Ensemble CBDNA Preview Concert
5:45 pm - Truck arrives at First Baptist
6:00 pm - Percussion and anyone who can arrive early to help unload and set up, please come!
6:45 pm - Student Call time / Ensemble Warm up
7:30 pm - Concert Begins
8:30 pm - Concert Ends
We will need help loading our things back on the truck after the concert.

Equipment/Music
We will be taking a band truck.  You are welcome to put your equipment on the truck or bring it yourself.  You are responsible for making sure it gets loaded or getting your equipment to FBC on your own.  Don't forget music, mutes, etc.  Percussion will need all sticks/mallets!!!  

Students 
Parking on the east side near St. Clair Ave is preferred and you can enter though the door closest to the back of the sanctuary - Entrance 4.

Anyone coming to see the concert
Parking in the front of the church and entering through Door 3 (right next to the sanctuary) is preferred.  The LARGE doors under the mural will be locked, but the entrance at door #3 is just to the left of the those doors.

Students will be given the formal program that evening and encouraged to give it to their family.   It's something special to keep - Thank you to Toby Hall for putting it together and Darlene Hall for the photography!  We will also have a standard program available as we will not have enough of the formal program for everyone.  

Music Performance Assessment (MPA)
Symphonic Band will perform Wednesday, March 6th at 1:45 pm at James Clemens HS Auditorium
Wind Ensemble will perform Wednesday, March 6th at 3:45 pm at James Clemens High School Auditorium
This is a required performance for all band students (except color guard only members).

Tentative Schedule
11:00 am - students excused from class - go eat early lunch in the cafeteria.
11:30 am - change into tux/dresses.
12:10 pm - Meet in band room and load school buses.
12:15 pm - Load/Depart for James Clemens
12:45 pm - Arrive at James Clemens
1:15 pm - Symphonic Band Warm up / Wind Ensemble Watch bands
1:45 pm - SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCE - open to public.
2:15 pm - Symphonic Band sight reading (closed to public)
2:45 pm - Symphonic Band pack up then go watch performances
3:15 pm - Wind Ensemble Warm up
3:45 pm - WIND ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (open to public)
4:15 pm - Sight Reading (closed to public)
5:00 pm - Go watch Grissom Perform
5:30 pm - Load and return to school
6:00 pm - Approximate time back at HHS

Transportation
We are taking school buses to James Clemens.  Students who are planning on leaving with a parent instead of riding the bus back to school after the performance must check out with a director.  Be aware that our buses may not stay with us at James Clemens and we may have different buses going home, so don't leave anything on the bus.  
Equipment
We are taking 1 band truck.  Most instruments and percussion equipment will be put in the truck.
You are responsible for making sure your instrument and music get to James Clemens.
Uniform
Students will need to bring their tuxedo/concert dress in their red garmet bag to school this day.  Make sure you have ALL parts to the tuxedo, proper black shoes, black socks for tuxedos, and all the parts!  Students should pull hair out of your face and no jewelry.  You will change in and out of uniform at HUNTSVILLE HIGH, so you will not need to bring extra clothes to James Clemens.

Wind Ensemble - Memphis 
Medication
If your student needs to take medication on the trip, fill out the medication form and submit it to Nurse Tina Bowman in the Freshman Academy by the end of the day on Friday, Feb 23.  Questions? [email protected]. Medication form:https://www.alabamaachieves.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PPA-2019.pdf

Please do not bring medication the morning of the departure unless you have cleared it with Tina Bowman.  We will not have a way to check it in.

Hotel / Rooming
Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway (east Memphis/Germantown)

Schedule
Thursday, February 29th
7:00 am - Percussion and anyone willing to help load percussion on charter bus.  Bus should arrive at 7:00 am and park on Billie Watkins St. near band box trucks and double doors to school.
7:30 am - Meet in Band room.  Make sure you are parked in your normal spot at school.  Chaperones should park in visitor spots.
8:00 am- Depart
11:30-12:30 Lunch (CHANGE!) at SHOPPING CENTER at intersection of hwy 78 and hwy 305 in Olive Branch, MS    Bring $$ for lunch  (Chik fil a, Guthrie's Chipotle, Freddie's, McAllister's, Walmart) 
1:00 -3:45  pm   Memphis Zoo

2000 Prentiss Pl, Memphis, TN 38112

4:00 pm Depart for Dinner 

Dinner at Rendezvous (included in cost) 4:15 Reservation
52 S. Second StreetMemphis, TN 38103  

7:00 pm Evening performance by LSU Wind Ensemble at University of Memphis

Schiedt Family Performing Arts Center
3800 Central Ave m 2122, Memphis, TN 38111

8:15 pm   Go to Hotel, check in.  Get some rest.

Hyatt Place 
1220 Primacy Parkway
Memphis, Tn  38119 (east Memphis/Germantown).

Friday, March 1st
7:30 am - buses unlocked.
7:45 am - load buses 
8:00 am depart for performance in tuxedo/dresses.

Schiedt Family Performing Arts Center
3800 Central Ave m 2122, Memphis, TN 38111

9:00 - 10 am rehearsal/warm up on stage
10:30 am PERFORM!
11:30 am - change out of clothes and go eat lunch at UM Student union food court (bring $$ for food). Dine On Campus at University of Memphis || University Center
We will WALK to this location unless bad weather.  Buses should pick us up at UC after lunch.  

1:00 pm- Visit to the pyramid in Memphis
1 Bass Pro Dr, Memphis, TN 38105 (should be plenty of parking - they have an RV lot)

3:00 pm Depart for home

We will be back at school around 7:00 pm on Friday, March 1st.  

Equipment/Music
All instruments and equipment will go on or underneath the bus.  We are not taking a truck.   Please pack light with your luggage!  Percussion needs to bring all sticks/mallets and your music.  Winds need to make sure you have all accessories (mutes, extra reeds, valve oil, etc) and your music.  

What to pack/wear
You will need to wear casual clothes for Thursday
You will need to bring your tux/dress, shoes, cummerbund, bowtie, black socks, all accessories in your red garment bag.
You will need to pack one pair of casual clothes for Friday to change into after the performance.
You will need your instrument, music, and all accessories.   Percussion needs to bring all small equipment and sticks/mallets (Mr. Kirk will be working with percussion on this).
Toiletries for 1 night.
Money for 2 lunches.  

2024-25 Course Registration and Band Contract
Band Contracts will be distributed after MPA will be due by the last day of March.   It will include the same options as before (no changes).  Marching Band option or Concert only option.   

A Day Concert Band Class (required)
9th Grade- Concert Band II 05102G1002 (1.0 - Full year)
10th Grade-Concert Band III 05102G1003 (1.0 - Full year)
11th Grade-Concert Band IV 05102G1004 (1.0 - Full year)
12th Grade-Concert Band V 05102G1005 (1.0 - Full year)

B Day  Marching Band Class
9th Grade -Marching Band II 05103G1002 (1.0 Full year)
10th Grade -Marching Band III 05103G1003 (1.0 Full year)
11th Grade -Marching Band IV 05103G1004 (1.0 Full year)
12th Grade -Marching Band V 05103G1005 (1.0 Full year)

Color Guard
Instrumental Chamber Ensemble I 05106G10I1 (1.0 Full year)

3rd Band Class (aid for band and practice time for 11th or 12th grade for those interested).
Instrumental Chamber Ensemble II 05106G10I2

Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird"
Rehearsal Schedule
Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm.

Competition Schedule (open to the public with purchase of a ticket)
March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool
April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-CARPOOL (Change!!!  The feedback I have received from students and parents is that many people want to drive up and stay the night, so we will not use a school bus)!

Summer Schedule 2024
April 29-May 3-Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm.
Week of May 6 - Auditions in Class for 24-25 school year ( 9th grade after school)
May 10-11-Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band).
May 28-31 (Tuesday-Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp.
June 30-July 2-Leadership Camp.  Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening.  July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only)
July 10-12-Make up Rookie Camp 8-12.  Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band)
July 15 - 19-Band Camp Week #1.  All Day.  (required for all marching band students)
July 22-26-Band Camp Week #2.  All day (required for all marching band students).  Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon.
Juily 29-31 Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm.
July 26-optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost.

Upcoming Events
March 6-MPA at James Clemens High School for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
TBA -recruiting trips to our middle schools.
Thursday, April 18 - Percussion Ensemble / Small Ensemble Concert  7:00 pm HHS Auditorium.
Tuesday, April 23 - Spring Concert - 7:00 pm HHS Auditorium

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