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October 2, 2012

Music Parents Meeting Tonight

Just a reminder the Music Parents October meeting will be tonight a 7PM in the Choir or Band room. Hope to see all of you there.

October 2, 2012

Park Hill Festival

Greetings!

We are at the start of a busy October, beginning with the Park Hill Marching Festival this Saturday, October 6th. Parent volunteers are needed to make this a success!

1 volunteer is needed Friday from 2:30pm to 4pm to help pick up a 26′ Penske truck and take it to LSW to be loaded. We will pick the rental trucks up in Lee’s Summit on 50 Highway near 291.

Several volunteers are needed Saturday to set up tents, serve food to the band and help with equipment. We will meet at the school at 8:45am and caravan to Park Hill. Everything needs to be set and ready to serve food to the percussion at 11am.

1 volunteer is needed to drive a Penske truck to the competition and back to the school at the end of the day. We wil l meet at the school at 8:45am, returning around 6:30pm.

Please let me know by Wednesday if you will be able to help. All parents (and families) are invited, welcomed and encouraged to come to the event and show support for the band. I hope to see you Saturday!

Bret Fischer
Band Liaison

October 2, 2012

Cookie Dough

Andrea Kaiser will be at the school on Thursday, October 4th, from 1:00pm to 4:30pm to handout the cookie dough to students/parents.

She needs assistance with organizing and distributing the cookie dough:

1:00pm to 3:00pm – 5 volunteers are needed
3:00pm to 4:30pm – 2 volunteers are needed

Please sign up in Charms to assist Andrea.

October 1, 2012

Fundraising Update

The cookie Dough will be here THURSDAY, OCT 4.

Pick up times are RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL UNTILL 4:30. If you are unable to pick up your cookie dough at this time please see if someone else may pick it up for you. If not, please contact me and we can work something out.

TRASH BAGS

Orders are also do THURSDAY, OCT 4. Please turn in order forms in an envelope with the students name and TRAHS BAGS. Please turn it into the lock boxes in the band and choir.

September 28, 2012

Latest Band Info

Hello again and happy Friday! We are excited that tonight we will be performing our field show during the postgame, should be around 9:15 or so. Please make sure the kids are at school no later than 5:45pm getting into uniform and that they have black socks, black shoes, and their black Titan Pride shirt.

Auditions went very well on Tuesday and most of the kids represented themselves well in their audition for a local professional judge. Results have been posted outside the band room door. Concert Band and Symphonic Band will begin rehearsals on Monday, October 22nd, so please make sure their concert instrument (if different from their marching instrument) is in good playing shape by that time, all necessary equipment to play that instrument is in place, and that the instrument makes it to school that day.

Tuesday, October 2nd
Marching Rehearsal, 5:55pm to 9pm
Students will need to be in their show shirts and black socks/marching shoes for this rehearsal

Friday, October 5th
All students planning to audition for All-District Band MUST have a recording of ALL major and minor scales turned in or emailed to me. This includes all scales in the audition packet and played in the format in which they are written in the packet
After school, all students available should plan to stay and load the trucks for Saturday’s competition

Saturday, October 6th
Attached you will find the detailed itinerary for the Park Hill Festival. Please make sure students prepare for a long day, as it will be. Generally students will bring some homework to do in the down time, as well as clothing for all weather, as you know Missouri weather changes so often.
Other suggested items might include:
a second pair of shoes to wear when we aren’t marching
a second shirt for after the show when the shirt underneath the uniform will be quite sweaty, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen as we will be in the sun ALL day
additional snacks, although we will feed them around noon AND 4pm

Playoff Football
It is very possible that we will play at home for all playoff football games, as long as the team keeps playing. Therefore, I wanted to notify you of four additional possible home games in the month of November. We will perform at each of these, however, Tuesday evening rehearsals will NOT continue past October 16th.
These dates are:
Wednesday, October 31st
Monday, November 5th
Saturday, November 10th (afternoon game)
Friday, November 16th
Friday, November 23rd (if the team makes it to the state championship game, this is in St Louis)

Thank you and have a great weekend!

September 27, 2012

Fundraising Reminders

1. Trash Bags fundraiser ends OCT.1. I need all orders turned in ASAP because I have to have orders in by Oct 4.

2. Oct. 4 is when the cookies dough is suppose to be delivered. Not sure on times just yet but thinking 2:20 – 6:00.

3. Trash bags will be delivered Oct. 11.

4. If you ordered any Titan jewelry from me on Ice Cream social, It is ready. Let me know and I can get is to you.

September 27, 2012

Hoodies and Sweatshirts

If you ordered a hoodie or a sweatshirt….good news….they are in!

Julie Stoehr will be at band practice on Tues night (Oct. 2nd) to hand them out.

September 26, 2012

Homecoming Week Reminders

Thursday – Homecoming Parade
Students should wear blue jeans and Aerodynamics shirt to school tomorrow, as that is our uniform in the parade. Also, no sandals or shoes without a heel are permitted.
Students will be dismissed from class at 2pm so we can load the bus and be transported to downtown LS.
Parade begins at 3:30pm
Students can be picked up back at LSW around 4:30

Friday – Homecoming Game
Students should arrive at school for a 5:45 call and be dressed in running shorts (or something similar) and their black Titan Pride shirt.
Game begins at 7pm
We will NOT perform at halftime, instead, our show will be performed AFTER the game. Please stick around and provide an audience.

September 20, 2012

Titan Pride Update This Week

This is a copy of the weekly update sent by Mr. Thurmond.

I hope these emails serve as helpful in the planning of your week as well as keeping up on the logistical goings-on within the program.

Tuesday, September 25th
Auditions after school from 3pm to 5pm. Times have been assigned and are posted on the wall outside the band room as well as on titanmusic.org.
These auditions are REQUIRED for each member of the band enrolled in 4th hour.
Professional recordings of the audition music are also posted on titanmusic.org to serve as a tool in preparation for the audition.
Rehearsal 5:55pm to 9pm

Thursday, September 27th
Homecoming parade. Students will come to the band room after school. We will board a bus and be transported to downtown Lee’s Summit for a 3:30 parade. Students should be picked up by 4:30pm at LSWHS.

Friday, September 28th
Homecoming Football game. We will perform our show after the game. We will also be on the field at halftime for king/queen festivities. Students are to report the band room by 5:45pm.

Have a great week.

September 19, 2012