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.

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!

Amazingly, we only have 2 rehearsals left until our Winter Concert! Please arrive by 6:50 so we can be warmed up and tuned to start promptly at 7:00.  Make time to practice – music, recordings, and this week’s HW are all posted on Dashboard.

Thank you for supporting this sale – I am trying my best to create multiple fundraising opportunities for the benefit of all. Our Citrus sale is our largest fundraiser and can have the most impact on bringing down the costs of our festival trips. Please support our cause!

I will print out updated sales reports this week for each student.

1.     TOMORROW – Monday, November 18^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.

Use these links to send to family/friends/colleagues to help support our fundraiser:

YHS Concert Band online store: https://shop.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/837673

YHS Wind Ensemble online store: https://shop.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/498649

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 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 YHS Band Winter Concert will take place Tuesday, December 10^th at 7pm in the YHS auditorium. Students will be asked to arrive by 6:30pm (Jazz Band at 5:45pm) for sound check.

§  Students are asked to wear “Concert Black,” which is all black professional, dressy attire.

o   Ladies: Black dressy shirt. No sleeveless shirts or spaghetti straps. Appropriate necklines, please. Black dressy pants or skirt (below the knee when you sit down) and black dress shoes.

o   Gentlemen: Black dressy button-down long-sleeved shirt with a collar. Black dress pants. Black dress shoes. Black socks.

§  Concert Reception – Parent help needed, please

o   To celebrate our students’ performance, we will host a reception in the cafeteria.  

o   Please look for a SignUp Genius in the coming weeks with ways you can help. Your donations are always appreciated!

Again this year, the YHS Band program is sponsoring a needy child for the holidays.  His name is Miguel and he is 6 years old. Using part of the funds we have raised through our Tag Sale and Citrus Sale, the Band Officers will purchase items from his list to Santa.  If you are interested in donating additional items, please contact me. Miguel wears size 2 youth shoes, and size 7 youth shirt/pants.  We are interested in all clothing items (pj’s, winter outfits, socks, and shoes), and a few toys/treats. All items are needed by Thursday 12/5.

Flyers are attached for your review and listed below. 

§  West Point Band Holiday Show – Saturday 12/7 and Sunday 12/8 @ 2pm: Tickets are free!It is a fantastic concert – my family and I will be attending – hope to see you there! More info here

Juniors Ichiro Iizuka and Devin Robinson were honored to perform taps at two Yorktown Veterans Day ceremonies this weekend (one at the Hart Library, and one at Veterans Memorial Circle). Thank you both for lending your musical talents and time, thank you to our community for the opportunity, and to our Veterans for their service!

The students and I watched this short video in class together this week. I love how it breaks down the concepts of what we do, and reinforces our daily work on skills, and my daily reminders that short, focused, practice sessions lead to 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.

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!

Thank you for supporting this sale – I am trying my best to create multiple fundraising opportunities for the benefit of all (Tag Sale, Citrus Sale, Swing Dance). The Citrus sale is our largest fundraiser and can have the most impact on bringing down the costs of our festival trips. Please support our cause!

I will print out updated sales reports this week for each student.

REMINDERS:

1.     Monday, November 18^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.

Use these links to send to family/friends/colleagues to help support our fundraiser:

YHS Concert Band online store: https://shop.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/837673

YHS Wind Ensemble online store: https://shop.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/498649

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 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!