Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Music Parents Concessions Work Schedule

Thank you everyone for signing up to work and to those who have already worked!  Many of you have signed up more than once or twice!  If everyone signed up for one, we'd have more than enough on every shift and would make the work that much easier.  Please consider joining us!  It has been going well so far. This is our big fund raiser for the auditorium and improvements that we are making in there for everyone that uses it!  We really depleted our funds last year as we purchased a new set of 4 cordless mics to replace worn and outdated equipment, a sound effects machine, 1/3 the cost of new choral risers, and black material and supplies to create a new curtain to use in front of the backdrop.  So we are working to build that fund up to continue making improvements in equipment in our beautiful auditorium.

I am including the schedule below so you can check to see when you have signed up to work or when we still need workers to sign up.  Please email me at goplinj@whitehallsd.k12.wi.us if you are able to fill in one of the blanks.

Again, thank you!   -   Check out the  Concession Work Schedule

Christmas Recital Assignment - Band Students Grades 6 - 12

The Christmas Recital Assignment is required of all band students grades 6 - 12 and is due on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.  This assignment is worth 100 points!  All band students should take their instruments home and perform a recital for parents, friends, and relatives.  Please help your child(ren) find an appropriate time to perform for a supportive audience.  Parents, a suggestion would be to have your child(ren) perform prior to gift opening or for family gatherings.  Playing a solo in church is also encouraged and would meet the recital requirement.

Students should plan their selections ahead of time using the format below.  6th, 7th, and 8th graders can choose songs from their lesson books and/or band music.  Senior high students have been given holiday packets with several songs included.  Students can also perform solo/ensemble music.

1.  _________________________________

2. __________________________________

3. _________________________________

4. _________________________________

5. _________________________________

Date of Performance __________________

Audience______________________________________________

Signature of at least 2 members of the audience and comments:

1. _____________________________________________________
Comments:

2.  _____________________________________________________
Comments:

Thursday, December 8, 2011

High School Program Note Assignment


Assignment:  Christmas  Band Program Notes
Due:  Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Note: If your program note is chosen, it will be printed in the program. 

Our Christmas Concert is coming up on Monday, December 19, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.  Write 3-6 sentences in your own words as a summary of information about the song you are assigned.  Include what you like about the song, describe the mood of the piece, make a comparison of the melody to something the audience could visualize.  Your main goal is to share something of interest with our audience. 

Must be typed!!

You can email them to me at goplinj@whitehallsd.k12.wi.us or give them to me on or before Wednesday, December 14, 2011.

Write about the song assigned to you:

Santa’s Excellent Adventure  arr. By Paul Jennings – Clarinets, Tuba
The Twelve Days of Christmas arr. By William Simon – Saxes, Horns, Trombones
Santa’s In the House arr. Chris Brooks – Percussion and percussion helpers
Christmas In Europe Timothy Johnson – Flutes, baritones
Christmas In the Round arr. By Robert W. Smith - Trumpets

Grading Criteria

This assignment is worth 30 points!

Well written program notes must be typed and will contain:

15 points -  interesting facts, including titles of individual songs if it’s a medley.  For example, in Santa’s Excellent Adventure, “This medley includes the popular Christmas songs “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town. Jolly Old Saitn Nicholas, etc.

15 points - Correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and sentence structure