Please join me before school (from 7:10…or whenever you get off the bus… until the first bell) to practice improvising. Help yourself develop your skills and a plan for success!

Do you need help practicing your lesson HW assignment? Guided practice sessions are offered weekly and hosted by our junior and senior band members (thank you!). Students who lead or attend a session receive 1 point of extra credit. Sessions are held period 9, unless noted otherwise. I am also always available for help by appointment.

Music, recordings, and HW are all available on Dashboard, and cross-posted on Google Classroom. Please arrive by 6:50 so we can be warmed up and tuned to start promptly at 7:00. Thanks!

Jazz Band Families – I need to make a change, please, to our rehearsal calendar. My daughter has been invited to speak at an evening event at her school on Thursday 10/17, and I would like to attend. Therefore, I would like to change our rehearsal from Thursday 10/17 to Tuesday 10/15. Please mark your calendars and let me know if you have a conflict. Thanks!

Next week, students will experience their first video assessment of the year.  I will film each student individually at their lesson and offer verbal and written feedback. Instructions on how to prepare for this assignment will be reviewed in class, and will be available on Classroom and Dashboard.

This assessment will act as a baseline to help the student and I form a learning plan – what musical concepts they are confident in, and what concepts we will focus on improving.

Please support our 21^st annual Citrus Sale! Ordering info was reviewed in class this week, is attached, and is available on Dashboard and Google Classroom. 

Each year, our Band, Choir, and Orchestra ensembles all participate in regional music festivals.  The monies raised from our Citrus Sale help students defray the cost of their personal festival participation. In 2019, our best sale ever, our music students SOLD 1,498 boxes and earned a PROFIT of $21,820.

1.     Monday, November 4^th is the on-line order deadline for truck delivery to YHS

2.     Sunday, December 15^th is the on-line order deadline for USPS delivery to your home/customers’ homes

**Your orders MUST be entered on-line by the above dates. The grove will not accept late orders.**

3.     Friday, December 13^th is FRUIT DELIVERY DAY

Ship to organization pre-orders will be delivered to YHS via truck on Friday, December 13th.  Students are responsible for picking up their entire order and delivering it to their customers. Pick-up hours are 2:30 – 6:30pm at YHS.  Parent and student volunteers will be needed all day (7am-7pm) to help unload and sort our orders. Please save the date!  

Our next home game performance is Friday 10/18 (vs. Rye! Big game, folks!).  Report to the Band Room at 5:45pm. Game is at 7:00pm. Please mark your calendars and join us!

Our annual Music Boosters Tag Sale is a fun fundraiser and community building event!  Please save your stuff to donate.  Our sale is Saturday 10/19 from 9am-2pm at YHS.  We will be accepting donations on Friday 10/18 from 2:30-7pm.  Tell your friends and neighbors!  Parent and student volunteers are needed to make this event a success.  Look for an e-mail this week to find out how you can help.

All 85 YHS Band students joined musical forces to put the “pep” in Friday’s school-wide Pep Rally. The students performed 10 tunes and sounded great! 

I’m so proud of our Pep Band students for lending their enthusiastic musical support at Friday’s Homecoming game! We are thrilled to be part of such an awesome showing of support from our YHS community – go Huskers!

Our next Pep Band performance is Friday 10/18 (vs. Rye! Big game, folks!).  Report to the Band Room at 5:45pm. Game is at 7:00pm. Please mark your calendars and join us!

To our Band Families, thank you so very much for your help making our Homecoming event a success for our students! Your work on our behind-the-scenes logistics is so appreciated; whether you donated money for the pizza, sent in snacks, or volunteered your time, our event was a smooth and enjoyable experience because of you.  Our students treasure these Band traditions, and it is wonderful to see them having fun and enjoying social time together!

Special thanks to Ms. Rindone for your work and time being the lead parent organizer for this event and to Mrs. Mezzancello for organizing and picking up our pizza order!

Please join me before school (from 7:10…or whenever you get off the bus… until the first bell) to practice improvising. Help yourself develop your skills and a plan for success!