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All current WE underclassmen, and CB auditionees, fill out the Google Form below. (please do this, if you haven’t already!).

Auditions will be held the week of 5/4-5/8, virtually via Zoom. Schedule will be posted this week.

https://forms.gle/cKqcUnW98NicdWru9

Audition Requirements:

Current WE students do not need to audition.

Brass and Woodwinds – All 12 Major scales memorized at q=100. NYSSMA Solo Level IV or higher. Sight Reading.

Percussion – Snare NYSSMA Solo. Mallet NYSSMA Solo. Sight Reading.

Please read the attached letter, regarding reimbursements for our YHS Music Dept. festival trips.

Click the link for a glimpse into our distance learning classroom this week

https://mixcord.co/acapella/p/UvnFslRPOPK9eQFQVpQIRQ/

Thank you to band parent Mrs. Newberger for sharing this awesome information! Attached is the schedule of this year’s virtual festival – which features many highlights from festivals’ past. Enjoy!

On Friday, YHS WE students gathered to take a virtual trip to Disney. Senior, and Band Officer, Abbey Milhaven offered up this creative idea, to celebrate what would have been this weekend’s festival trip. She researched a YouTube channel full of virtual videos of Disney attractions, as well as musical experiences, from all 4 parks.

THANK YOU to Abbey for her leadership and time creating this virtual trip; for thinking outside the box to find a creative way for all of us to be “together” and experience a little Disney magic!

Seniors in NHS are available for tutoring hours by request. If any band student would like extra help, please reach out to Ms. Kluga and she will put you in touch with an NHS member. The tutoring sessions would take place via Zoom or GoogleMeet.

ALL: Sight Reading Factory (one assignment due daily Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). To read my feedback on your assignments, go to the ‘Assignments’ tab and click ‘Review’ next to the assignment.

CB: Acapella Assignment #2 – DUE FRIDAY 4/24. Check your e-mail for feedback from your group’s Assignment #1, and details for this week’s assignment. Details also listed on Dashboard.

WE: Acapella Assignment #3 – DUE FRIDAY 4/24. Small Group Virtual Ensembles. Your sheet music is on Dashboard. Specific instructions are attached and on Dashboard under Lesson Homework.

If any student still needs free access to the Acapella app, please download it here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/7qQf7O1g   The company has given us access to free downloads – but the window of signing up to use them is closing.

1. Our YHS BAND SPRING CONCERT is postponed.

2. The CONCERT BAND SIX FLAGS FESTIVAL TRIP is cancelled. Ms. Kluga is working with the company to start the refund process.

3. The YHS WIND ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS 2020-2021 – will now be held virtually via Zoom. Schedule TBA. Please fill out this Google Form if you are interested in auditioning.

Brass and Woodwinds- All 12 Major scales memorized at q=100. NYSSMA Solo Level IV or higher. Sight Reading. Percussion- Snare NYSSMA Solo. Mallet NYSSMA Solo. Sight Reading.

As part of our distance-learning, all YHS Band students are participating in virtual ensembles via the Acapella app. Attached, please enjoy part of La Rejouissance, part of a larger suite called Music for the Royal Fireworks which was composed by G.F. Handel in 1749.

https://mixcord.co/acapella/p/golqDTWj5eEDfVrNmiYtYQ/

1. If any student (iPhone only) still needs free access to the Acapella app, please download it here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/7qQf7O1g   The company has given us access to free downloads – but the window of signing up to use them is closing.
2. All Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Students have a group project, using the Acapella app, that is due today. Details regarding this assignment can be found in Ms. Kluga’s previous distance learning update (from 4/13), and on your student’s YHS Band Dashboard. Android users have been asked to reach out to her so she can provide them with an alternative way to participate.
3. NHS tutoring help is available. Seniors in NHS are available for tutoring hours by request. If any band student would like extra help (with band, or any other subject), please reach out to Ms. Kluga and she will put you in touch with an NHS member. The tutoring sessions would take place via Zoom or GoogleMeet.

 Wishing you all well. As always, please contact Ms. Kluga with questions.

Please check the portal to make sure your work is complete.

Your assignment over “break” was to complete a survey about our distance learning experience. Please fill out the survey here: https://forms.gle/2WwpB9YH8goCrmMx8