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posted 3/10/10 Band Leadership: Band Student Leadership will meet next on Wednesday, March 17, at 8AM. Advanced Band LGPE: The Advanced Band will perform for LGPE on March 23 at 11:50AM at Benjamin E. Mays HS in Atlanta, Ga. Please see the music website for more details. Guest Clinician for Beginning and Intermediate Band: Gary Gribble, Director of Bands at Pope HS, will be working with the Intermediate and Beginning Band a few times during the month of March. As a band member, it’s always exciting to have a new set of ears and ideas on the podium. We look forward to Mr. Gribble sharing his expertise with our younger band members. posted 3/8/10 NEW INFORMATION: We have re-scheduled our ONE early morning rehearsal before LGPE (that was cancelled last week due to weather) for THIS THURSDAY, March 11, from 7:45-8:20. We asked the kids and this was the day they felt would be best, since it was a half day. Please make every effort to have your child at rehearsal. If they absolutely cannot attend due to a previous commitment, we will have to understand due to the short notice. Just a few reminders: LGPE Field Trip Forms Due TODAY, Monday, March 8 Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9th * 7:30-9AM Uniform check-in * 3PM Kids report to bandroom, eat, change, warm-up * 5PM MAKE-UP Pre-LGPE concert (only 3 pieces) * 5:20'ish Strike CC and return equip to bandroom * 5:45'ish Should be done ***As of today, we are only 9 rehearsals (including the early morning one) away from LGPE. We have asked each student to practice their instrument AT LEAST 10 MINUTES EVERY DAY between now and LGPE. We do not feel this is too much to ask for such an important event for our band program. Remember, it is like our band's yearly "final exam". Please encourage your child to practice PRODUCTIVELY for a few minutes each day until March 23rd. Our suggestion was each day they work on a tricky measure, work through accidentals, play through a long phrase, work out some articulations......just choose one or two things each day to focus on a clear up. If each child did that, the band would get 31 times better every day. By LGPE, that will equate to exponential improvement. Thank you for your support of the band program. Sincerely, Paula Williams posted 3/2/10 The Advanced Band pre-LGPE concert has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, March 9, at 5PM in the CC. Same schedule next week as we were going to run today. 7:45-9AM uniform check-in 3PM Kids report immediately after school, eat, change, warm-up 4:45PM CC doors open to audience 5PM Concert; 3 pieces only 5:20’ish Strike the CC and return equipment to Bandroom Dismissal immediately following clean-up. Thank you for your patience with this rescheduled concert as we continue to experience such changing weather conditions. Sincerely, Paula Williams posted 3/2/10 Your child was sent home today with their field trip permission form for the March 23rd LGPE trip to Benjamin E. Mays HS in Atlanta, GA. Please sign and return no later than next Monday, March 8. Thank you, Paula Williams posted 3/2/10 Band Leadership Band Student Leadership will meet next on Wednesday, March 17, at 8AM.
Advanced Band LGPE
The Advanced Band will perform for LGPE on March 23 at 11:50AM at Benjamin E. Mays HS in Atlanta, Ga. Please see the music website for more details. posted 3/2/10
Due to the wide discrepancy in weather reports for today, this afternoon’s pre-LGPE concert at 5PM has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for an announcement regarding the rescheduling of this concert.
Thank you, Paula Williams posted 3/1/10 Just a reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday March 2, at 5PM is our LGPE posted 2/21/10 PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POSTING, AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WEDNESDAY'S BAND CONCERT. Dear Band Parents, Hopefully it comes as no surprise to anyone that the HMS Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Bands have their Winter Concert THIS WEDNESDAY, February 24, at 5PM in the Community Center at High Meadows School. The students are very excited about this week's performance, as it has a few special surprises in store.
Band uniform check-in is Tuesday morning, February 23, from 7:30-8:45AM. Please send your student to school on TUESDAY with their complete band uniform for WEDNESDAY'S concert. Uniform details can be found on the music website or in your band handbook. Uniforms are the same as they were for the December concert. ***BEGINNING BAND MEMBERS Many Beginning Band members had uniform "issues" at the last concert, at the last minute. Please make sure all uniform issues are resolved before uniform check-in on Tuesday morning to avoid the last minute uniform scramble we had before the December concert.
All Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Band Members are to report to the bandroom IMMEDIATELY after school. Students will be fed pizza and water, change into their band uniforms, warm-up for the concert, then begin performances at 5PM. STUDENTS ARE IN PERFORMANCE PREPARATION MODE FROM 3-5PM. THEY ARE "IN-CLASS"; PARENTS NOT INVOLVED AS OFFICIAL BAND CHAPERONES PLEASE ALLOW YOUR CHILD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE FROM 3-5PM WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, EXCEPT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. All students are well-taken care of and supervised from the moment they are dismissed from class at 3PM until they are dismissed after the concert. Please consider them as students in class during this timeframe. ***Community Center doors open to the audience at 4:45PM*** The concert will begin PROMPTLY at 5PM with the Beginning Band, then Intermediate Band, and concluding with the Advanced Band. The entire program should end around 5:45PM. At that time, the audience will be asked to remain in the Community Center while the students and chaperones strike the band set, and the students return to the bandroom and music room to gather their bookbags and clothes. ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONCERT. We look forward to seeing everyone at this Wednesday's Winter Band Concert. As always, please check the music website for detailed information. Sincerely, Paula Williams Music Director, High Meadows School posted 2/21/10 LGPE Pre-Festival Concert Information!!! I wanted to make sure you are aware that we have another Advanced Band only, LGPE pre-festival band concert next week. It is on Tuesday, March 2, at 5PM in the Community Center. This is the concert that is only the Advanced Band performing their 3 LGPE pieces for two "judges" who we bring in to give us taped comments to simulate the LGPE experience. Here is the schedule for that day and concert. Tuesday, March 2 7:30-8:30AM Uniform Check-in 3PM Report to Bandroom; eat a catered meal; change into uniform 4PM Warm-up 4:45PM Audience opens 5PM Performance 5:20PM Performance ends; Dismissal ***NEW ADDITION TO CALENDAR***Added Morning Rehearsal on this March 3 Half-Day Wednesday, March 3 7:45-8:20AM Advanced Band LGPE rehearsal in Community Center While I do not normally add anything to the calendar with less than two week's notice, I have decided to add this rehearsal. Last Friday I realized that in the next three weeks leading up to LGPE, we are losing three hours of rehearsal to half days of school. Three hours is a lot of rehearsal time to miss in the few weeks leading up to LGPE. I am hoping that since Wednesday is a half day, students and families will not be too upset about an earlier morning. If there is a reason that your student absolutely cannot make that morning rehearsal, I will have to understand, as it is a new addition to the calendar with minimal notice. I hope you and your student will understand the reason, consider it a reasonable one, and be in attendance that morning if at all possible. Please email if your child is unable to attend. Thank you for your consideration. Please keep in mind that LGPE is March 23, 11:50AM at Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta. Look for details of that day to come out after pre-festival. Sincerely, Paula Williams Music Director, High Meadows School posted 2/21/10 The Advanced Band has been requested by the school to perform at Liz Gembecki's farewell ceremony on Saturday, May 1. Since this is an obvious addition to our performance calendar, I am sending this information out to you now in hopes you have enough advance notice to work it onto your calendar. I requested that we perform at the opening of the ceremony, so families can plan events later in the day without having to work around an added performance in the middle of the day. The schedule for the Advanced Band only will go as follows: 9:45AM Band Members report to Band room; pre-concert preparations 10:40AM Performance begins in Community Center 11:15AM Performance ends It is my understanding the band will be performing as guests arrive and to start the show. I do not know as of yet what we will wear, but I will let you know as soon as I have a better idea of the performance expectations. Again, please understand this is a performance request from the transition committee and school. I apologize for the addition to the calendar. Feel free to email with any questions. Sincerely, Paula Williams Music Director, High Meadows School posted 2/16/10 District V Honor Band This Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20, Jake Parker and Andrew Michael will represent High Meadows School and band as members of the District V Honor Band. They auditioned last December to earn a position in this ensemble made up of middle school musicians from public and private schools throughout District V. The band will meet for the first time Friday afternoon, and rehearse through the afternoon on Saturday. They will perform Saturday evening at Milton HS. HMS Band Concert Next Wednesday, February 24, all three HMS Bands will perform a Winter Concert at 5PM in the Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend. The concert will last approximately 45 minutes, and will feature the Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Bands. Please refer to the Music Department website for further details. Student Conductors 19 members of the Advanced Band participated in a conducting seminar over the last 6 weeks. Last Thursday, 13 of those members auditioned to be one of 7 student conductors on the upcoming Band Concert. The 7 student conductors (in no particular order) are: Mike Bascle, Taylor Moore, Lillian Shoji, Joseph Mitteldorf, Harold Hernandez, Sarah Borozan, and Rachel Sewell. The Advanced Band will be conducted by ONLY these 7 students at next Wednesday's performance. Band Mission Statement The 13 remaining Founding Members of the HMS Band program worked with Pope HS Band Director Gary Gribble to create a Mission Statement for the HMS Bands. It will be presented to the community as part of next Wednesday's band concert. LGPE; Advanced Band Only The Advanced Band will perform their Large Group Performance Evaluation on March 23rd at 11:50AM at Benjamin Mays HS in Atlanta, Ga. 2/11/10 Dear Advanced Band Families, We were told yesterday that our LGPE performance date and time is Tuesday, March 23, at 11:50AM. The event will be held at Benjamin Mays HS just south of Atlanta. Just like last year, we will be traveling as a band by charter bus to and from the event. While we should have all the specific details in place in the next week or so, I wanted to make sure everyone at least had this date and time. PLEASE DO NOT SCHEDULE ANYTHING ON THIS DATE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT WE HAVE ALL MEMBERS FOR THIS EVALUATED PERFORMANCE. More details to come. Sincerely, Paula Williams posted 2/8/10 GISA All-Select Middle School Band Over the past weekend, 5 members of the Advanced Band volunteered to participate in the GISA Middle School All-Select Band. Daniel Lopez, Andrew Michael, Joseph Mitteldorf, Jaxson Shickler, and Lillian Shoji joined with other Independent School band students and guest conductors, rehearsing Saturday and performing a concert on Sunday. Advanced Band: Sym Camp this Thursday, February 11 This Thursday, February 11, ALL Advanced Band members will report to the bandroom immediately after school for a snack in preparation for rehearsal from 4-6 with Dr. Scott Stewart of Emory University. Conducting Seminar This Wednesday morning (2/10) from 7:45-8:20 all conducting students interested in auditioning for one of 7 student conducting positions on the February 24 concert are invited to a conducting practice session in the music room. The auditions will take place during Advanced Band class on Thursday and Friday. Student conductors will be announced on Friday, February 12. Leadership Team The Band Leadership team will meet next Wednesday, February 17, from 8-8:25AM in the music room. All members are expected to attend. No Intermediate Band Wednesday, February 17 Band Concert Wednesday, February 24 ALL bands will perform on Wednesday, February 24, beginning at 5PM in the Community Center. Please check the music website and calendar regularly for the most up to date information regarding the music program. Music Department News for Weekending 2/5/10 There is a lot happening in the Music department this month. Information is disbursed in many forms to assure that all members of the community stay informed, it is always discussed and clarified with the students during class and rehearsal times, posted here in the Meadow Messenger, emailed, and of course posted on the music website which can be accessed from the front page menu of the HM portal. Charter Band Members to Create a Mission Statement: This week the charter members of the band program will work with Mr. Gary Gribble, Music Director for Pope High School to develop a Mission Statement for the band program. Students will meet in the band room from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Pizza, light snack and water will be provided for the students. Your student can be picked up in front of the CST building at 7:00pm. Advanced Band Camp: In preparation of the upcoming LGPE performance Dr. Scott Stewart, Music Director of Emory University, will be guest clinician for the Advanced band on Thursday, February 11th in the band room from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Students will be served pizza and water. Your student can be picked up in front of the CST building at 6:00pm. Leadership Team Meeting: Wednesday, February 17th at 8:00 am in the band room. All members of the Leadership team are expected to attend. NO Intermediate Band Rehearsal: Rehearsal of the Intermediate band will be cancelled on Wednesday, February 17th. Rehearsal will resume on Thursday morning, February 18th at 7:45am Upcoming Concerts: Our next band concert will be held in the Community Center on Wednesday, February 24th at 5:00 PM. ALL three bands will be performing and they will ALL be required to be in “formal” dress. Please refer to the band handbook that was distributed at the beginning of the year. Dress attire and concert information is also posted on the website. The music department website can be accessed from the High Meadows portal opening menu bar posted 1/25/10 Music Department News for week ending 1/29: Conducting Seminar will conclude with an in-class demonstration by seminar members as they lead the Advanced Band in rehearsal on Tuesday, January 26th. We were very impressed with the enthusiastic response shown by the band members who participated. Understanding the conducting process will enable these students to better appreciate their contribution to the music performance as a whole unit. This experience will also provide the student a deeper understanding of the non-spoken communication / direction they receive from the conductor during a performance.
Leadership in Action: To the Advance Band members who have so graciously been attending Intermediate Band rehearsals in the mornings as mentors, we thank you for all you do to encourage and support your fellow band members and for your examples of leadership in action. We look forward to seeing you, as your schedule permits, at future Intermediate Band rehearsals.
Mission Statement Development Workshop will be held on Thursday, February 4th with Gary Gribble, Band Director at Pope High School. Charter members of the High Meadows band will develop a mission statement as part of the legacy they have created through their membership over the course of the last four years. The workshop will be held in the band room from 4:00-7:00 pm. We will serve pizza and provide light snacks and water to the participants.
GISA All-Select Band participants Daniel Lopez, Andrew Michael, Joseph Mittledorf, Jaxson Shickler and Lillian Shoji will be joining Georgia Independent school students next Saturday and Sunday, February 6th and 7th at the Atlanta Academy in Roswell.
Symphonic Band Camp will be held on Thursday, February 11th for the Advanced Band from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Dr. Scott Stewart, Director of Music for Emory University, will be working with Advanced Band members in preparation for the upcoming LGPE festival performance to be held at Mays High School. The session will take place after school from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Your student should bring a snack. We will provide water.
Leadership Team will meet next on Wednesday, February 17th at 8:00 am. All members of the Leadership team are expected to attend.
Upcoming Concerts: Our next band concert will be held in the Community Center on Wednesday, February 24th at 5:00 PM. ALL three bands will be performing and they will ALL be required to be in “formal” dress. Please refer to the band handbook that was distributed at the beginning of the year. Dress attire and concert information is also posted on the website. The music department website can be accessed from the High Meadows portal opening menu bar. posted 1.19.10 FYI!!!! NO INTERMEDIATE BAND REHEARSAL WEDNESDAY 1/20 - To the AB members who have so graciously been attending IB rehearsals in the mornings as mentors, thank you for your examples of leadership in action. We look forward to seeing you, as your schedule permits, at future IB rehearsals. Leadership Team Meeting Wednesday 1/20 8:00 AM in the band room - all team members are expected to attend Guest Clinician, Dr. Scott Stewart of Emory University will join the Advanced band on Friday of this week to continue to fine tune each of the three band selections to be played at LGPE in March at Mays High School. Conducting Seminar: We were very happy to see such strong interest from the Advanced band members who chose to participate in the Conducting seminar which began last week. Our second meeting is this Thursday after school in the band room upon dismissal from class. Students were assigned homework, so please bring the class packet that was distributed at our first meeting, your “homework,” and the enthusiasm that we saw last week. Upcoming Concerts: Our next band concert will be held in the Community Center on Wednesday, February 24th at 5:00 PM. ALL three of the bands will be performing and they will ALL be required to be in “formal” dress. Please refer to the band handbook that was distributed at the beginning of the year. Dress attire and concert information is also posted on the website. The music department website can be accessed from the High Meadows portal opening menu bar. posted 1.13.10 Dear Band Parents, Just a friendly reminder that the Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Bands have a concert February 24, at 5PM, in the Community Center at HMS. THIS IS NOT A CHANGE OR ANY NEW INFORMATION. Simply a reminder of our next concert date, which is over a month away. Please continue to check the music website, communicate with your children, read the Meadow Messenger, and refer to your band handbook for the most current and up to date information regarding the music program at High Meadows. Sincerely, Paula Williams Music Director, High Meadows School posted 1/12/10 As you all know, our Advanced Band will be performing on either March 22 or 23 for the District V Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE). Most of you remember this is the performance that requires our band to be at its' very best. Most middle and high school band programs throughout the state of Georgia perform as part of their District's LGPE annually. Think of it as our band's "final exam"; the performance where we are evaluated by experts in the band field, and given a rating of I, II, III, IV, or V. Last year our band received an overall I, which is the highest rating a band can receive; a Superior. In preparation for this performance, our Advanced Band has several events leading up to LGPE. ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Dr. Scott Stewart, Director of Music at Emory University, will be working with our Advanced Band during four or five of their regularly schedule classes. He will be fine tuning each of their 3 LGPE selections. SYMPHONIC BAND CAMP As part of our annual LGPE preparation, we hold a Symphonic Band Camp, or Sym Camp. ***ALL ADVANCED BAND MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND*** This year's Sym Camp is Thursday, February 11, from 4-6PM in the bandroom. Dr. Scott Stewart will be our guest clinician. Pre-Festival Performance Our previously scheduled Pre-festival concert is on March 2nd at 5PM in the HMS Community Center. Mr. Gary Gribble, Director of Bands at Pope HS, and Dr. Chuck Jackson, Director of Bands at Dodgen Middle School, will be our guest evaluators. They will listen to and comment on our band's performance of their 3 LGPE selections, and give the band a rating. This is a short performance of approximately 20 minutes or less. It is only the Advanced Band performing their 3 LGPE selections for our "judges" to simulate the LGPE experience the students will have a few weeks later. Parents are invited to attend. LGPE This year's District V LGPE will take place at May's High School. We have NO CONTROL over the time our group is scheduled to perform. The schedule is set for all bands in the county/district by the band "powers that be", and we will be told sometime in February when our group will perform on March 22 or 23. It could be anytime on those two days between 9AM and 8PM. Please do not schedule anything on those two days if at all possible. As soon as we know our band's performance time, we will inform everyone ASAP. As you can see, LGPE is a very important component in a successful band program's year. All of the aforementioned events are standard for groups as they prepare for LGPE. The only NEW DATE in this email is the Sym Camp with Dr. Stewart on February 11 from 4-6PM. All other dates have been announced and established since the beginning of the school year. More details will come as we get closer to each event. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE REGULARLY, and ask your students about in-class announcements. Thank you for your support of our band program. Sincerely, Paula Williams
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