Daily Archives: March 5, 2019

A few reminders for you as we prepare for BANDAPALOOZA VI this FRIDAY 3/1!

INFO:

* All band students are required to attend.

* Students, please arrive by 6:00pm.

* Please wear nice long black pants, nice black shoes, and your YHS Band polo. 

* Please, please, please bring a FOLDING MUSIC STAND if you own one.  Put your name on it so we can return it to you.

The YHS Band program hosts this event! A ton of set-up help needed to make this concert a success for all 500+ YCSD Band students.  YHS BAND STUDENT HELP IS NEEDED ALL DAY! (What a great way to earn extra-credit points!)

Students, during the school day on Thursday 2/28 and Friday 3/1, please stop by the band room to offer your help with:

Folding and stapling 700 programs

Organizing seating charts

Making posters

Friday 3/1, help is needed to set up and clean up our event!

*Set up: 1:35 – 4:30

*Clean up: 7:30 – 9:00 (Please help!! Even 10 minutes stacking chairs/stands while you wait for the traffic to clear will be a great help!)

With everyone’s help, Bandapalooza VI will be an inspiring musical experience!  Thank you so much, as always, for your amazing support – we are very grateful for the support of our parents, the support of the administration, and all the hard work involved to make this event (and all of our events) happen for our students! Thank you all!

On Friday, March 1st, the YCSD Band Program will host our 6^th Annual District Band Concert from 6:30 – 7:30 pm in the YHS Gym.  All band students grades 5-12 will participate.  We hope this will be a wonderful experience for all of our students – fostering positive relationships between all levels, and allowing our youngest band students and their parents to see the full progression of our band program.

INFO:

* YHS Band students, please arrive by 6:30pm.

* Please wear long “concert black” pants, nice black shoes, and your YHS Band polo. 

* Please, please, please bring a FOLDING MUSIC STAND if you own one!  Put your name on it so we can return it to you!

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the evening is to reach our younger band students and their parents.  We want to show them the full progression of our YCSD Band Program, and give them the experience of hearing what awaits their children if they stick with band.

As the eldest students in our program, and hosts of Bandapalooza, all eyes (and ears!) will be on YOU! Please help the younger students have a great experience, and ensure they leave the concert excited and enthusiastic about being a part of band!

PARENT HELP NEEDED!

To make the evening successful, we please need the help of 20 YHS Band parents.  Please refer to the coming e-mail from YHS Band parent organizers Jennifer Weitman and Lisa Statler, outlining how you can help.  We especially need help with the clean-up of this event (7:30-9:00pm).

STUDENT HELP NEEDED!

Many, many students are needed to help set up the 500+ chairs, racks of music stands, help mentor the younger students, and clean up after our concert.  Sign-up sheets are available in the band room (Student Help time-slots are from 1:30 – 4:30, and 7:30 – 9:00). As always, your student’s extra efforts are worth extra credit!

With your help, Bandapalooza VI will be an inspiring musical experience!  Thank you so much, as always, for your amazing support! We are very grateful for our parents and administration, and all the hard work involved to make this event (and all of our events) happen for our students!

What: Valentine’s Swing Dance Concert

When: Saturday 2/9

Time: Dance Lesson 7-8pm / Music and Dancing 8-10:30pm

Where: YHS Gym

Cost: $10 for adults / $5 for students and seniors.  Tickets sold at the door.  YHS Band students are free.

WHEN STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE:

1.     Jazz Band – our sound check is at 5:45. Be early so you can be ready to play at 5:45.

2.     Students interested in participating in the dance lesson – please arrive at 6:30pm.

3.     Students NOT interested in participating in the dance lesson– please arrive no later than 7:30pm.

Upon arrival ALL STUDENTS should place their instruments/cases/coats/etc. in their designated warm up rooms. A reminder to respect these spaces – do not touch items that are not yours, and clean up after yourself.

WIND ENSEMBLE WU ROOM: Faculty Lunch Room

CONCERT BAND WU ROOM: Room 138

After students put their personal items in the warm up room, THEY SHOULD REPORT TO THE TICKET TABLE AND HAVE THEIR HAND STAMPED FOR FREE ENTRANCE INTO THE DANCE.

SWING ERA ATTIRE ENCOURAGED (For both adults and students!)

Get into the “swing” of things and have fun dressing up in 1940’s garb!

SWING CONCERT DRESS FOR STUDENTS

In lieu of the usual concert black, Swing Era attire is encouraged!  Here are some ideas. Photos were reviewed in class and are attached for your reference.

Boys 

Usual Concert Attire: Black pants, long sleeved button-down black shirt, black shoes, black socks

AND/OR Swing Additions: fedora hats, suspenders, solid color or pin striped shirts, colorful ties, spats, jackets.

Girls

Usual Concert Attire: Black top (appropriate neck-line, no spaghetti straps or sleeveless tops), black skirt or dress (appropriately below the knee), or black pants.

AND/OR Swing Additions: Girls are welcome to wear any color 1940’s style dress as long as it has an appropriate neckline, sleeves, and falls below the knee.  Other ideas are: swing-y skirts, polka dots, pin-curls, a flower in their hair, seamed stockings, saddle shoes, 1940’s style hat and gloves. 

STUDENT HELP IS NEEDED:

To help craft decorations, and help with tech-crew set up, on Friday 2/8 from 1:30-3pm

To help decorate the gym on Saturday 2/9 from 8:00am – 2:00pm.  PLEASE HELP!

To CLEAN UP from 10:30-12:00am.  PLEASE HELP!

PARENT HELP IS NEEDED:

The link for the sign-up form can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0945adad2fa7fe3-yhsband3

Questions?  Please contact (Band Aid Core Helper) Margaret Serafin ([email protected]) or myself.

In case they haven’t shared, we have all been learning how to swing dance in class one day each week for the past 5 weeks.  ALL YHS band students are now equipped with about 10 stunning swing dance moves which I hope they will use at our event!  (All they have to do now is get up the courage to ask someone to dance :). This week, we are looking forward to welcoming and working with the professional dance instructors on Thursday during class!

A few video clips of your students dancing are attached J.

Everyone knows it takes a lot of guts to ask someone to dance!  (And, it doesn’t matter who does the asking…lady or gentleman).  The correct answer when asked to dance is Yes.  As we’ve been learning in class, you should introduce yourself to your partner at the beginning of your dance and thank them at the end of your dance.