This Week's Newsletter

Director's Notes

We have a lot happening this week in the HCMS Band Room!  Please see below for all the important details!  

• CALENDAR FUNDRAISER Our first fundraiser began Wednesday, August 13!  We are doing a "Pay the Date" calendar fundraiser to raise funds for new lockers and clinicians for this year.  Each student was given a calendar, info sheet and envelope to help keep everything organized.  We will be finishing this fundraiser on Wednesday, August 27.  We greatly appreciate any support you can provide with this fundraiser!  

• FACEBOOK GROUP Feel free to join the "HCMS Band Parents" Facebook Group if you are on social media.  As this is a private group, you will be asked to answer two questions to be admitted.  

• SAVE THE DATE Please save the date for our first Spirit Night at Handel's Jones Valley on Thursday, August 28 from 3:00-7:00 p.m.  Handel's will donate a portion of the proceeds to our program! 

Beginning Band (6th Grade)

• BRING INSTRUMENTS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 18!  Our beginning band is starting on instrument on Monday, August 18!  Please be sure your student's have an instrument AND a copy of the red Tradition of Excellence Book for class.  Please be sure they have a nametag (or strip of tape!) on their instrument. We have discussed where they can store their instruments during the day.  Tuba/euphonium players need to be sure to bring their mouthpieces!  Looking forward to getting started!

• BAND T-SHIRT ORDER We have placed our T-Shirt order and should have them in by the end of the month.  Shirts will be handed out in class when they arrive. 

• FIRST DAY PACKETS Band Handbooks/Paperwork packets were sent home on Monday.  Please don't be alarmed by all the information - I just like to provide as much info up front as possible!  Please return the Handbook Form, Fair Share form, and Percussion form (7th/8th Grade Percussion only) as soon as possible to the band room.  Copies of the information from the packet are included below and extra paper copies are available upon request. 

Symphonic Band (7th/8th Grade)

• FLIP FOLDER/LYRE - With football season around the corner, please be sure your student has a lyre and flip folder for their instrument so they will be prepared for football games.  I highly recommend taking your instrument to one of our local music stores to pick out the correct item.  Examples are pictured next to these announcements.  **HCMS Percussion, HCMS Volleyball, HCMS Football and HCMS Cheer do not need to purchase lyres/flip folders.**

• BLUE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE BOOK- We will be using the Tradition of Excellence Book 2 (Blue) in class this year for warm-ups and playing tests.  It is available at our local music stores and on Amazon.  Please help us have these books in class after Labor Day.  

• JAZZ BAND Horns & Hooves Jazz Band will start on Monday, August 25 from 3:00-4:00.  This is open to all 7th/8th Grade students who wish to participate.  Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zBBPmiYBCLIvExthZkqI-1mOR_iOJupJZ_7DPjWPr4s/preview

Thank you! 

Emily Parker, Director of Bands