Wednesday 9/11: Pep Band Rehearsal – 1:45-3:00pm in the Band Room
Bring your instrument and charged cell phone. Music and snacks will be provided. Late buses are available at 3:30. Join us to play some fun pop music, enjoy snacks (because Band = Food), and enjoy time together.
· Music Boosters Tag Sale Parent Planning Meeting @ 6pm – For any parents interested in getting involved, please join us!
· YHS Back to School Night @ 7pm
Our annual Band “spirit” outing; a social opportunity for students to have fun together outside of rehearsal.
Report Time: Meet AT WILKEN’S at 10:00am. Wear your YHS Band polo.
End Time: Approximately 12:00 noon
COST: $16 cash (includes a half-peck of apples, apple cider, 1 cider doughnut, and priceless band memories 🙂
RSVP: Please bring in $16 cash and sign up in the Band Room by Thursday 9/12.
Thank you to WE VP Gillian Grabowski (‘26) and CB VP Joe Angelucci (’26) for organizing this year’s trip!
Auditions will take place Wednesday 9/18 from 1:40 – 3:00 in the Band room. Requirements and sign-ups will be available in the Band room. Weekly rehearsals will begin Thursday 9/26, 6:50-8:30pm. Returning Jazz Band students do not need to audition.
For your review – some interesting musical opportunities for our students!
Students, please register at our website.
* New YHS Band Students – Go to register.yhsbands.com
* Returning YHS Band Students – login to your YHS Band Dashboard at my.yhsbands.com and confirm/update your information. Your login is the first part of your @yorktown.org address (ex. [email protected] would be “john.smith”). Forgot your password? Change it at login.
Once your registration is complete, students will have access to our sheet music and recordings. Have fun checking out the songs for the start of our year!
Please secure your instrument. Suggested rental companies:
Each company’s policy is available on their website or by phone. Some also offer rent-to-own options.
**For students who play tuba, euphonium, trombone, tenor sax, bari sax, bass clarinet, bassoon,
French horn, or oboe, YHS-owned equipment is available. The rental fee is $150, checks made payable to YCSD. To reserve, please e-mail me your child’s name and instrument.
· Musical Supplies
· Band Polo
Join me as I bring my own family to enjoy this amazing (and free!) West Point concert at Trophy Point park. Bring a blanket, a picnic, and arrive early to get through security. Check out their website for more details. (https://westpointband.com/calendar.html). E-mail me if you are planning to attend – I’d love to sit together!
Let’s get ready for our first Varsity Football Pep Band performance of the season! Please join us for two after school rehearsals – where we will play fun pop music, have snacks (because Band = Food), and enjoy time together.
Pep Band Rehearsals: Wednesday 9/4 and Wednesday 9/11, 1:45-3:15pm in the Band Room.
Bring your instrument and charged cell phone. Music and snacks will be provided. Late buses are available at 3:30.
Pep Band Performance #1: Saturday 9/7. Report at 11:30am in the Band Room. Bring your instrument and charged cell phone. Music and Snacks will be provided. The football game will run from 1-4:00pm
As the Huskers are to YHS athletics, the First Nighters is a parent group whose mission is to support our YHS Performing Arts programs. Their sponsorship form is attached. Please consider joining!
Thank you all for your help and support creating a wonderful year of musicianship, citizenship and friendship for our students! I sincerely appreciate and am so thankful for you – our amazing YHS Band community. Have a fantastic summer!
Congratulations to our awesome class of 2024 Band students! It has been an honor to be your teacher for four years – my love and best wishes to all as you begin your next adventures in life!