Cumberland Bands Newsletter – 3/10/17

Hello amazing band folks!

Congratulations to the concert bands who went to VBODA District 3 assessment last Friday.  The 6th grade beginning band received all Excellent ratings (2nd highest rating) and the 7th/8th grade intermediate band received a mix of Excellent and Superior (highest rating) ratings.  It was a wonderful experience for the children.  SUPER thanks for all the parents who came out to help and watch!!!

The next big event is for 5th-9th grade, all band class students on Thursday, April 13th.  The spring concert will be @7:pm in the CMS/CHS cafetorium.

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UPDATED! Winter Guard March 2017 schedule and details

NEW! Tumbler Fundraiser

NEW! Patriot Day event, April 22nd

Other after-school news

Thurs, April 13 – Spring Concert @ 7pm (all band members 5th – 9th grade)

Fri, May 19 – Graduation Performance @ 7pm (7th, 8th, and 9th grade band members)

UPDATED! Winter Guard – March 2017

The Winter Guard has two dates on the March calendar:

Saturday, March 11 – 9am-2pm Practice and Preview Event (see schedule below)
Saturday, March 25 – AIA Competition @ E.C.Glass HS, Lynchburg

This will conclude the 2017 Winter Guard season.

Saturday, March 11 Schedule
9am – Meet at band room, begin rehearsal in CMS gym
11:30am – food break for performers
2pm – Family and friends performance

The March 25th schedule will be up shortly.

NEW! Tumbler Fundraiser

The band program is selling tumblers for our spring fundraiser.  Information is coming home today, and we’ll be ending the sale on Wednesday, March 22.

NEW! Patriot Day event, April 22nd

I don’t know quite what we’ll be doing here, but the band program will participate somehow in this event.  Keep an eye out for more information here.

Other after-school news

I am in the office after school on Mondays and Wednesdays. For students who would like to have private lessons, I am offering times from 3pm-4pm in the band room. I can take as many as three students per hour, and each child can receive the necessary 1–on-1 attention they may need. Parents will need to provide transportation home at 4pm. Please feel free to contact me for more information.  Students must sign up ahead of time to use this service.

The Percussion Masterclass continues to have growth with their Wednesday practices.  Learning new techniques that are difficult to teach in full band class and creating the single section from all the various grades continues to be a focus of this group.

Thurs, April 13 – Spring Concert @ 7pm (all band members 5th – 9th grade)

As usual, I’ll keep the kids from the end of school to the concert, and I’ll feed them supper.  Concert dress (black and white) is expected, and the concert should last about an hour.  I will need parental assistance for this event!

Fri, May 19 – CHS Graduation Performance @ 7pm (7th, 8th, and 9th grade band members)

The 7th – 9th graders will be playing for graduation.  On graduation day, I’ll keep the kids from the end of school to the performance, and I’ll feed them supper.  Concert dress (black and white) is expected, and the graduation ceremony will last a couple of hours.  We will be playing the CHS graduates into and out of the ceremony, as well as the national anthem.

Keep in touch, everyone!

Scott