Daily Archives: November 18, 2020

The YHS Band and Orchestra Citrus Sale is a 17-year tradition; many families (current and alumni) have reached out to ask us if it would still take place.

After much thought, we have decided to host a contact-free sale, with zero student involvement. Monies raised will be used this year, to help continue our end-of-year traditions and awards.

Participation is totally voluntary.

All orders will be placed online, paid for on-line, and shipped directly to the customer.

If you or anyone you know is interested in supporting our group, please share the following information.

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

Customers place their order and pay online

Orders are shipped directly to the address provided

Each box is a flat rate of $6.95 to ship

Our sale is open today through 12/4

Every order benefits the entire YHS Band program

Our next video assessment will take place the week of 11/23, and will focus on the students ability to build on skills outlined in our first assessment. Specifically, students will be using the Upbeat app to perform notes, rhythms, tempo and musical concepts correctly with a backing track.

Below is a list of this week’s sessions. All take place p.9 via Zoom. Check your e-mail for the link. Huge thanks to our awesome upperclassmen leaders for hosting!

Monday – Jazz trombone with Colin, Jazz Alto with Swaroop, Jazz Tenor with James

Tuesday – Saxophone with Alissa

Wednesday – Percussion with Mark and Robbie (focus on bells), Jazz Trumpet with Michael

Thursday – Clarinet with Sarah

Friday – French horn with Alicia, Clarinet with Kayla, Trumpet with Michael, Flute with Chinmay

Thanks for braving the cold this week at rehearsal! Our ensemble made some nice progress thanks to your work at home and in sectionals. Keep this going!

It is our goal to perfect the last sections of Critical Mass and Africa to be ready for this Thursday’s rehearsal. Pull apart each measure to ensure you are playing the correct notes/rhythms – use the A-ccompany app to help you!

REMINDER: small doses of practice each day are more effective than one marathon session per week.

Our next rehearsal is Thursday 11/19 from 2-3pm (it will be via Zoom and Upbeat).

As we get ready to prepare a virtual winter concert, Ms. Kluga wanted to review what we will be wearing. At YHS our ensembles wear ALL BLACK professional, dressy attire. Below she lists all the items required, in hopes that at some point this year we will be performing in person! For your video, you will need to be dressed in concert black from the waist up. Let her know if you have any questions.

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.

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

To be successful, students need:

1.     A device with working audio and video

2.     Headphones

3.     Power cable for your device