Cumberland Bands Newsletter – 4/5/17

Hello amazing band folks!

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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NEW! Winter Guard wins their class!

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

Patriot Day event, April 22nd (event starts @ 1pm)

NEW! How the concert bands did in the district!

UPDATED! Other after-school news – Percussion Masterclass will continue through April.

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

UPDATED! Winter Guard wins their class!

Congratulations to the CMS Winter Guard for their win on Saturday, March 25th.  They’ve had an amazing season, and each one of them should be proud of their contributions to the 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!

Patriot Day event, April 22nd  (event starts @ 1pm)

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.  I do know the event starts at 1:pm.

NEW! How the concert bands did in the district!

I wanted to pass along the following link in case anyone wanted to see how Cumberland Bands’ assessment matched up to others in the district.  They did very well for their first time out:

https://sites.google.com/a/ccpsnet.net/vbodadistrict3/district-3-band-assessment

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.  Percussion Masterclass will continue through April.

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