Dear Band Parents,
Here is the plan for this week in band at Hawley Middle School.
8th Grade Concert - This Friday, March 10
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Don't forget, our concert is this Friday, March 10. Students should arrive at 6:45 to get seated and tune, and we will start playing promptly at 7:00. This concert will feature only our 8th grade band and the SGHS concert band. It will be held at SGHS, students wear formal black & white.
6th and 7th graders are invited to attend, of course, but it is not required.
8th Grade Carowinds $95 due next month
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Students going to the Carowinds Festival of Music need to turn in their $95 before spring break. Checks payable to "Hawley Middle School.
In the Band Room
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6th Grade: Last week, we started working our first piece of concert music, "Antagonist" by Larry Clark, and we will continue working on it this week. The kids seem to really like it, and I'm glad. We will have a playing test on it eventually, but of course we are not ready for that yet.
7th Grade: This week we will work through our two pieces written by James Swearingen, "Baywood Overture" and "Hope Everlasting." H.E. is the most challenging piece we will do in this concert, and students should make the time to practice it at home. I do not need to be there to tell them if they are playing the right notes or not... there's an app for that! Use Bandmate, and also listen to the recording of the song online to hear how it goes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Yth2T0ndc
8th Grade: Our concert is Friday. We will spend every day this week preparing for the concert.
Jazz Band: The jazz band will play at the concert on Friday. This weekend, I wrote another song that we will learn this week and play at the concert. Students who have solos in the concert should be practicing those every day at home.
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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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Friday, March 10: 8th grade band Concert. Location is the South Granville High School auditorium. Students arrive at 6:45, concert starts at 7:00.
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.