Dear Band Parents,
Here is the plan for this week in band at Hawley Middle School.
T-shirt and Sweatshirt Order due next week
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We will do one more order of our band t-shirts and sweatshirts. Some of our 8th graders may need to order a shirt to wear at Carowinds. Anyone is welcome to add to the order. I have order forms in the band room, and they can also be printed from my website www.Justindickson.com/band/documents.htm
8th Grade Carowinds $95 due next week
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Students going to the Carowinds Festival of Music need to turn in their $95 by April 4. Checks payable to "Hawley Middle School.
In the Band Room
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6th Grade: This week we will finish learning "To A New Beginning" by James Swearingen. Expect a playing test on this next week. At the rate we are going, we will be able to add a fourth piece for our concert, which is awesome!
6th grade woodwinds class: Last quarter this class had over 70 instances of students not having their instrument to play in class, either because they forgot it at home or they broke their only clarinet / saxophone reed. Parents, please help me with this. Please also make sure your child has at least one extra clarinet / saxophone reed, so that they can still participate if they break one.
7th Grade: We need to spend this week cleaning up the three pieces that we have learned. I have a fourth piece in mind, but we need to be a little more together on our first three before we will be ready to add it. Please encourage your child to practice 2 hours each week at home -- the more they study and come to class prepared, the more we can spend time learning new things.
8th Grade: On Friday, we went "top to bottom" with all five pieces we are learning for our final concert. It wasn't pretty, but we made it to the end. This week we will clean up these pieces, making sure everyone can play their part. Expect a playing test on "Gates of Orion" next week.
Jazz Band: We will focus on "Moanin" and "Somewhere Over The Rainbow," especially learning the solos for these pieces. I have a blues piece I want to hand out too, if we have time.
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Old Stuff
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Band Facebook page
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Download This App, Please
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Students should download the free app Bandmate Chromatic Tuner on their Apple or Android phone, tablet, iPod, etc. This is an app I designed. We will use it regularly in class, and students should use it regularly at home while they practice to check if they are playing the correct notes.
Calendar
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Tuesday, April 4: 8th grade only, $95 for the Carowinds Festival of Music is due. Checks payable to "Hawley Middle School."
Thursday, May 11: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade band Concert. Location is the South Granville High School auditorium. Students arrive at 6:30, concert starts at 7:00.
Saturday, May 13: Carowinds Festival of Music, 8th grade only. Students meet in the band room at 8:00am, will return around 10:30pm.