Intermediate Band Information

posted 12/7/08

This Wednesday, December 10, is the HMS Band Winter Concert at 6PM in
the theatre at POPE HIGH SCHOOL, 3001 Hembree Rd. Marietta, GA. 30068.

Pope is approximately 10 minutes from HMS.

All band students should be checked in by their parents at the front
school entrance under the blue Pope High School letters according to
the following timeline:


4:30PM All Advanced Band and Intermediate Band Percussionists check-
in

4:45PM All Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Band Leadership
checks-in

5PM All remaining band members check-in

5:45PM Theatre doors open for guest seating

6PM Concert begins

7PM Concert ends, percussionists and leadership strikes the
stage, student check-out begins in the bandroom.

7:30PM All students should be checked out and on their way.


A FEW REMINDERS:

1. All Intermediate and Advanced Band members should report to check-
in wearing full concert uniform (the black and whites we distributed
last week).

2. IB and AB PERCUSSIONISTS ONLY: Arrive in half uniform: black tux
pants, black shoes and socks, and band ringer t-shirt. You should have
your tux shirt, cummerbund and bow-tie with you in your garment bag.
We will change into full-uniform once we finish setting the stage.

3. Students should have already eaten upon arrival at PHS.

4. NO FOOD OR DRINK WILL BE ALLOWED IN BAND UNIFORMS.

5. Parents must sign their students in at the front of the school
building and out of the bandroom after the concert.

6. Our concert will be performed in a theatre with plenty of seating;
feel free to invite family and friends.

7. All band students will be in the theatre, either as performers or
in the audience, for the performance of all three HMS bands.

8. We are guests at Pope High School. Please stay in the areas
designated for our use.


This year's Winter Concert is exciting for many reasons. We will be
debuting our formal concert uniforms. Our students will finally have
the opportunity to perform in a theatre on a stage, and our audience
will be comfortably seated. And we will be enjoying the music of the
beginning, intermediate and advanced bands; the culmination of three
years of developing a standard, well-rounded, three band program.

Mr. Gary Gribble, one of our program's biggest supporters, Director of
Bands at Pope High School, and the Georgia State Band Chair, will be
the Master of Ceremonies for our concert. He also enabled our
performance in the theatre at Pope, for which I am very appreciative.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at this Wednesday's Winter
Concert.

Thanks for your support, and feel free to email with any questions.

Sincerely,
Paula Williams
Music Director, High Meadows School

posted 12/7/08

Directions to Pope High School

High Meadows School 1055 Willeo Rd Roswell, GA 30075

1.	Turn right out of High Meadows School driveway
2.	Continue on Post Oak Tritt Rd NE
3.	Turn right at Johnson Ferry Road
4.	Turn left at Lassiter Road
5.	Turn left at Hembree Road
6.	Turn right at Alan C. Pope High School

3001 Hembree Rd NE Marietta, GA 30062

posted 11/19/2008

The concert band uniforms will be distributed to each family on Monday, December 1 from 3-5PM OR on Tuesday, December 2 from 7:15-9AM in the bandroom.

Please remember that a parent for each band member is required to sign-out their student's band uniform as part of the rental process. The rental fee is part of the $300 band fee already paid, so no payment is required at the time of rental. But, an adult signature is needed to verify that all pieces are received.

The uniforms are another step in the development of our growing band program. I think everyone will be excited to see how professional our young members will look at their first concert in full uniform on December 10.

Thank you for your continued support of the band.

Sincerely,
Paula Williams


posted 11/13/08

The first performance of the Intermediate and Advanced bands is just around the corner, and we have been working diligently on altering and assembling the components of each uniform.   As was outlined at the parent meeting at the beginning of the year, the tux shirts will be purchased separately by the parents, as opposed to the rest of the uniform which will be handled as a rental. The fee for the rental portion of the uniforms is included in the $300 band fee that you have already paid. Female band students will be provided a blouse as part of their rental uniform.

To make this tux shirt purchase easier on parents, we have asked a representative from Tux to come to campus to take measurements of each male to ensure a proper fit of the winged collar tux shirt . We have arranged with Tux to have the custom fit shirt ordered and delivered to High Meadows at a cost of $25.00 per shirt.

Please give your check for $25.00, made payable to High Meadows School, to Paula Williams or Patrick Wright no later than this Wednesday, November 19th.

*****If we do not receive your $25 check by the Wednesday deadline, no shirt will be ordered for your child*****

To review the standards of dress for your band member, please refer to the band handbook you received at the beginning of the year, or the ebook housed on our website at HMmusicdept.com

As always, thank you for your continued support of the music program.

 

posted 10/30/08
Note from Ms Williams to all Percussionists:

As a reminder, all percussionists enrolled in beginning, intermediate or advanced band should own the following materials and bring them to EVERY band rehearsal:

1. Concert Snare Drum and stand
2. Essential Elements 2000 Percussion Book 1 for beginning and intermediate band
    Essential Elements 2000 Percussion Book 1 and 2 for advanced band
3. 1 pair of bell mallets, 1 pair of medium hard marimba mallets, 1 pair of concert snare drum sticks, 1 pair of timpani mallets, all in a stick bag.
***Each pair of sticks and mallets should be labeled with your student's name; stick bags should be labeled with your student's name***
4. Black 3 ring binder with clear plastic sheets for music
5. Pencil
6. Practice log, filled out weekly and signed by parent

We have been having difficulty lately with percussionists showing up with none of the above materials, and expecting to use the school equipment, books and mallets, or borrow from other students. While the school provides all of the necessary large percussion instruments, the above list is expected to be owned by each percussionist, as outlined in the band handbook.

I strongly encourage students NOT to share their materials with other students. Sharing typically leads to something being lost or broken, which results in hard feelings by either or both parties.
Additionally, purchase of the above materials is an investment made by each family. Unnecessary wear and tear by students other than the owner can again cause hard feelings amongst either or all parties involved.

I have made this announcement regarding equipment and materials to the students in each class, and it was addressed in the band handbook received at the beginning of the school year.

Thank you for your help in communicating with your students the importance of having and being responsible for their own materials at each rehearsal.

Sincerely,
Paula Williams

posted 10/22/08

Due to a 5th Grade class trip, Intermediate Band has been cancelled for next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 28th and 29th.

We will still rehearse Thursday morning, October 30.

Thank you for supporting the music program at High Meadows and enjoy your mornings off!

Sincerely,

Patrick Wright

posted 9/8/08

PRACTICE LOGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD, click here

Excerpt from 008/09 HMS Band Handbook

Practice Tips

     Every student should practice a MINIMUM of 15 minutes every day.  They should try to practice at the same time every day in a quiet place where there won’t be any distractions.  Parental encouragement will go a long way in helping the unusual sounds first emitted from the instrument become more pleasant to the ear.  Just like anything in life, the more effort a student puts into learning their new instrument, the better they will become.  Ask your child to show you what they learned in band each day.  Have your child teach you how to play as they learn themselves.  See if you can keep up with your child throughout their band career.  I’ve had a lot of great feedback from parents who have learned how to play their child’s instrument along with them.  Students who are consistent with their practice habits will gain confidence in their abilities as a musician.

POPE High School Band Night
Friday
September 5th
Report Time: 5:45-6:00

posted 9/3/08

Thank you for encouraging your child to participate in this evening.  We feel it is probably one of the highlights of every year and thank you for supporting your student and the evening.

We ask that you have your child at POPE High School, between 5:45 and 6:00 pm.

You should drop your student off at the front of the school under the big blue letters reading POPE HIGH SCHOOL.          Mr. Wright will be signing your student in at the curb.  Our parent chaperones will escort your student to the band room to join in the activities for the evening.  At this hour you should have no problem getting a good parking space in the front lot.  You can purchase your tickets for the evening at the white ticket booth at the entrance to the field.  The POPE side is to your right as you enter the gates.

After half-time our band members will return to the "green room" AS A GROUP to pack up their instruments and gather their things.  You can enter the building at the gymnasium entrance and follow the signs to the orchestra room where Mr. Wright will be signing students back into your care.

Once again, we thank you for your support of your student, our program and the evening's activities.

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posted August 23, 2008
Every year the Pope High School Band invites area middle school band students to join them for an evening of fun and music while performing at a home football game.  This is a great opportunity for all, and it is our hope and goal that all members of the Intermediate and Advanced Bands will participate.

• Students will need to be dropped off at the front administrative entrance of the school, marked "POPE HIGH SCHOOL" in blue letters between 5:45 and 6:00 pm.
• Parents will need to pick up their student(s) from the orchestra room, located in the hall to the bandroom, after Half Time (approx. 9:15 PM).  Please understand, for safety reasons, we will not dismiss an unsupervised band student.
  • Parents, you must report to a Band Director to sign out your child.
• The High Meadows band students will wear:
  • Official band T-shirt
    
  • Jeans or other appropriate long pants
  • Comfortable, closed-toe shoes.

The permission form was sent home with your child last week and was to have been returned on Friday the 22nd.  Many of these forms are still outstanding, please turn these in by Wednesday, AUGUST 27th so we are able to give Pope HS the number of High Meadow students who will be participating as they have requested for planning purposes.  If you need another copy of the permission form, you can download it from "Forms" page tab at the left. 

As always, thank you for your support of the Music Department. 

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