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Archive for August 2011

29
Aug

HOT Day

Music for “H.O.T.” Day can be found here. More information for this event will be made available as we get closer to September 10th.

23
Aug

Pep Rally

This Friday, August 26th, the school will be holding it’s first Pep Rally of the year! This Pep Rally will take place during the school day. The band has been asked to perform at the beginning and towards the end. We will be performing music from either our Halftime Show, stands music, fight song or alma mater. Be sure to have your music, and be prepared to perform.

 

The attire for this performance will be announced in class, no later than Thursday.

22
Aug

Goals

During this summer’s Student Leadership camp, our Leadership team was tasked with creating a set of goals for our band. Here is what they came up with:

 

Be Prepared:

  • Know your music
  • Be on time
  • Dress appropriately
  • Know your fundamentals
Be Responsible:
  • Be on time
  • Have your music
  • No food/drink in the band hall
  • Complete your Trip Survey’s
  • Knowing when it’s time to be serious vs. the time to have fun
Leadership:
  • Be positive
  • Keep the drama out of the band
  • Respect your peers
  • Dedicate yourself
  • Become a member of Tri-M
Musicianship:
  • Know your fundamentals
  • Know your scales
  • Listen effectively
  • Balance
  • Improve every performance
Performances:
  • Try-out for All-County
  • Participate in H.O.T. Day
  • Participate in Solo & Ensemble
  • Participate in our Jazz Ensemble
  • Participate in various Honor Bands (USF Festival of Winds, FSU Tri-State, etc…)
If you have any suggestions for our Student Leadership, talk to them. Remember, they represent you when it comes to our band.
21
Aug
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Band Camp Video

Check out this year’s Band Camp Video!

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21
Aug

2011-2012 Student Leadership

Band Captain:

Forrest Hartmann

 

Drum Major:

Alexis Carro

 

First Lieutenant:

Jessica Bradley

Emily Roberts

 

Second Lieutenant:

Justin Mertes

 

Section Leaders:

Alex Gott (Woodwinds)

Zachary Daniels (Brass)

Megan Hancock (Brass)

 

Drum Captain:

Chris Cavaliere

 

Librarian:

Allie Slate (Head Librarian)

Emily Roberts (Assistant Librarian)
Class Representatives:

Brittany Bammann (9th Grade)

Maddie Powanda (10th Grade)

Alex Gott (11th Grade)

Trisha Hitchings (12th Grade)

17
Aug

SmartMusic Activation

It’s that time of year to be installing, updating and registering your SmartMusic subscription. Once you have gone through the process of installing and updating SmartMusic, you will be asked for your subscription code. This code can be found on the back of the SmartMusic CD that you were provided. While registering your subscription it is essential that you select Fivay High School, and the band class(es) you are registered for. If you are in Band, you need to register for the Symphonic Band….if you are in Band and Jazz Band, you need to register for both Symphonic Band and Jazz Band. If you do not register your subscription under the appropriate course (in SmartMusic), you will not receive any weekly assignments.
  
If you have any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact me.

13
Aug

Band Camp

I want to thank everybody for coming and participating in our Band Camp this past week. On average, we had about 40-45 students each day….which is about two-thirds of our band! Not many bands can come out of their camps saying that they can play 40-50 stands tunes, their entire Halftime Show, the Fight Song, the Alma Mater, and the Star Spangled Banner. In addition, it’s remarkable that our Drumline can already play through 5 cadences, in addition to the stands tunes and show music! It’s essential that you practice between now and our first day of school. Our band can only be as good as you make it!

13
Aug

Fundraising Opportunity: Raymond James Stadium

In your folders you should have recieved a letter detailing the method to become a volunteer for the Raymond James Stadium concessions. ZHS still needs some workers for August 18th. If you are interested in working this event, please complete your online training, and email me the names of who will be working. Anyone who works must take the volunteer training. We have to submit the list of workers on Monday, August 15th, so please let us know as soon as possible. Remember, you will recieve $30.00 credited towards your band account, for every person who works on your behalf!

12
Aug

Band Parent Meeting

There will be a band parent meeting on Friday, August 12th at 5:00 p.m. Parents who attend this meeting will receive a folder which contains:

  1. Band Handbook
  2. Power of Attorney
  3. “H.O.T.” Day Trip Survey
  4. Honor Band Form
  5. Website Information
  6. Fundraising Information
  7. Volunteer Information
  8. Order Form
  9. General Donation Letter
  10. SmartMusic
It’s important that the information in this packet be dealt with in a timely manner. Many of the forms have a strict deadline (especially the order form, trip survey, and honor band form).
If you are unable to attend this meeting, please pick your folder up before the conclusion of Band Camp. If you are still unable to pick it up, please feel free to come by during Teacher Planning week (Monday-Wednesday). Any remaining packets will be handed out on the first day of school
6
Aug

Band Camp Reminder

This week kicks off our 2011-2012 Band Camp. We ask that you report to the Band Hall on Monday, August 8th at 8:00 a.m. Our camp takes place from August 8th through August 12th, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We are asking that everyone contribute $50.00 to help with our camp costs, such as lunch, snacks, drinks, etc…

Although we will be indoors for the majority of our camp, we do ask that our students dress appropriately. Appropriate attire for band camp and marching band rehearsals include:

  1. Athletic Shorts
  2. T-shirt
  3. Socks and Closed-Toe Athletic-Style Shoes
  4. Hat (for outdoor use only)
  5. Sunscreen

If you haven’t downloaded our music, it is still available at our website (http://fhs.pasco.k12.fl.us/band) under the members only section. During the camp we hope to learn our halftime show, school songs (fight song, alma mater), and approximately 30-50 stands tunes! In addition to that, we are hoping to begin passing out, and working on the 2011-2012 Pasco All-County Band Audition Music.

Our band camp is a lot of work, but still gives you the opportunity to have some fun.

If you know of anybody who was in band at any point in their middle/high school careers, but didn’t sign up for it this year….please encourage them to give us a chance. It’s not too late for them to change their minds!

If you have any questions between now and Monday, feel free to email me at bschmidt@pasco.k12.fl.us. I look forward to seeing you all on Monday!

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