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Titan Harmony Audition Results

Titan Harmony 2014-2015

Thank you ALL for investing so much of your time and energy in the audition process for the 2014-2015 Titan Harmony Chamber Choir. Obviously, this is an incredibly competitive process, but unfortunately there cannot be a place for everyone. We are so proud of each and every one of you. What amazing and talented students we have at Lee’s Summit West.

The following criteria was used to select this choir:

  • Solo Singing (tone quality, accuracy, intonation, diction, musicality, preparation)

  • Sight-Reading (pitch, rhythm, fluency, intonation)

  • Pitch Discrimination and Pitch Retention

If you would like to speak with us regarding your audition, our door is always open. Getting feedback about your audition completes the learning process and will give you specific information on ways you can improve your skills as a musician and singer. If you or your parents have questions or concerns, we will respond to emails early next week.

Thank you for auditioning,

Mr. Lowry and Mrs. Krinke

Aldewick

Abrianah

10

Beard

Jonah

10

Anderson

Bailey

9

Brendel

Dylan

9

Behm

Laura

10

Evans

Mitch

9

Brown

Rebekah

10

Fischer

Chad

9

Carr

Emma

10

Furnell

Blake

10

Dellenbaugh

Lee

10

Gaunt

Rhys

9

Elizabeth

Rater

10

Geoghegan

Alex

9

Johnson

Faith

9

Harmon

Seth

9

Lane

Kayla

10

Hertzler

Carson

10

Marsh

Emily

10

Hilger

Jake

9

Martin

Kat

9

Holder

Cale

9

Ratigan

Hannah

10

Honn

Drake

10

Salinas

Gabriella

9

Magee

Max

9

Smiley

Mackenzie

9

Mayo

Joey

10

Soderstrom

Madeline

9

Mckinney

Caleb

9

Steele

Haley

9

Ross

Ben

10

Taylor

Kristina

10

Ross

Mat

10

Weber

Allyson

10

Steen

Ryan

10
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Titan Pride Update, week of September 29th

Wow! October is already here, as is fall (my favorite season). Here is the information for next week (HOMECOMING WEEK!)

Monday, September 29th
COOKIE DOUGH ORDERS ARE DUE!!!!!!!!!!
If your student never came home with information, that is because they chose not to participate. The order forms and brochures have been available to them in the band room for two weeks.

Tuesday, September 30th
Drumline rehearsal begins at 5pm
Full band rehearsal begins at 6:30pm

Thursday, October 2nd
Homecoming Parade (3:30pm start)
We will escort the band to downtown LS for the parade via bus. The parade starts at 3:30pm (families are encouraged to attend). We will take a bus back to LSW by 4:15 or so and students will need to be picked up at that time.
Note: If your child is involved in another activity that will be having a float in the parade and your student would like to participate in that float as well, we expect them to march half of the parade with the band and then ride the other float the second half of the parade. We will be wearing khaki shorts, navy uniform tee shirt, tennis shoes, and socks, as well as our ball cap.

Friday, October 3rd
Homecoming Football Game
Call time will be 5:30pm as we will be wearing our full band uniform (old uniform)
Game time is 7pm
Halftime is around 7:45pm. We will line the field at halftime to be a part of the royalty festivities, but will not march our show until AFTER the game. This means a couple of things:

  • We hope you will stick around after the game, and encourage others to do so, to support the band in their performance
  • Student dismissal time from the game will be later than normal, we will have them stay in contact by text

Future Items of reference:

  • Bronco Invitational (October 11) – we have our performance times, but I’m still putting together a schedule of events for the day. Tentatively plan on your child arriving at West at 11am and returning to West around 7:15pm
  • Symphony Orchestra CHANGE – Mr. Mosier has decided NOT to have the full symphony perform on the Fall Concert, therefore, those students will have that evening off.
  • We could have a home game on October 24th and/or 31st. Please be ready for this.

All-District Band Auditions
Those students wishing to audition for All-District Band were to have a recording to me by today (Thursday, Sep 25). Dr Sharp has graciously agreed to cover the cost of their audition this year, however, if a student cancels their audition, doesn’t show up, or is not allowed to go due to lack of preparation, they will need to pay back the audition fee. They will have a screening audition with Mr. Thurmond the week of November 3rd

Band Banquet
At the end of our competitive marching season, we traditionally celebrate with a season-ending banquet. This year’s banquet is tentatively scheduled for Monday night, November 3rd. Be looking for more information pertaining to information, cost, RSVP for non-students, etc. in the near future.

Have a great weekend!

Clifton D. Thurmond

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Last Weekend for Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Good Morning,

I just wanted to send out a reminder that the Cookie Dough Fundraiser is due this coming Monday, Sept. 29. This is the last weekend to get out there and sell.

If you have any questions , please feel free to contact me.

Thank you,

Andrea Kaiser
LSW Music Fundraiser Liaison

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Assistance Needed with Choir Jackets Tomorrow

On Friday morning, from 7:20 am to 8:30 am, jackets will be distributed to the individuals in the Men’s Choir. Parent volunteer assistance (2-3 helpers) will make this process run much smoother. If you are available to assist, please reply to this email.

Thanks!
Nancy

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Titan Pride Update, Week of September 22nd

Here are the details for THIS week:

Monday
Jazz Jam after school until 3:15

Tuesday
Woodwind and Brass sectionals begin at 6:45am
Battery sectional begins at 7am
Drumline Rehearsal begins at 5pm
Full Band Rehearsal begins at 6:30pm

Thursday
 All woodwind and brass students wishing to audition for All-District Band MUST turn in a recording of all major and minor scales requested by the audition (see audition packet for more details)

All percussion students wishing to audition for All-District Band MUST turn in a video recording of the Auxiliary Etude (see audition packet for more details)

The ONLY exception to this requirement is made for those who made/performed in the All-District or Honorable Mention Band last December at the HIGH SCHOOL level. (If there is a question, please ask before Thursday)

Full Band Rehearsal begins at 6:30pm

Friday
Jazz Jam after school until 3:15

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

This is the LAST week to be selling cookie dough. The money and orders will be due NEXT Monday, the 29th. Orders not in by this date may not be filled.

Items of future reference:

Homecoming Parade: This parade is after school on Thursday, October 2nd. This is NEXT Thursday. We will travel by bus to/from downtown Lee’s Summit to march in the parade. The parade will begin promptly at 3:30pm. Students will be need to be picked up around 4:15 or 4:30pm at LSW.

Homecoming Game: FYI, at this game, we will perform our show AFTER the game due to the royalty ceremony at halftime. Therefore, pick up time will be a little later. This is on Friday, October 3rd.

October Evening Rehearsals: As scheduled, we move to only ONE evening rehearsal per week in October. Those dates are on Tuesday 10/7, Thursday 10/16, and Tuesday 10/21 . Also, please note that those rehearsal times change to 6pm to 9pm .
Playoff Football Games: The scheduling of these games have changed. The POSSIBLE playoff games will occur on the following Fridays: 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, and 11/14. We need to be ready to play any/all of these. However, we won’t know IF we are in it, or IF it is a home game until the week prior. Thank you for your flexibility.

PREVIEW OF CHAMPIONS (Last Saturday)

We had a GREAT weekend! We took 2nd in our class in the prelims competition, I was expecting to take 2nd or 3rd. (There were 4 bands in each class)

We, then, placed 7th in finals competition, which is an open class format (meaning no class divisions, all bands in one big class). Knowing of all the competing bands, I had expected to come in 9th or 10th. The kids outdid themselves and I am so proud of them.

Way to go Titan Pride!

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Jazz Jams Starting Next Week

Anyone who is interested in playing jazz should attend our Jam Sessions which will be starting next week. What is a Jam Session? Basically, we’ll be getting together to play some music. Who can come? Any wind player or rhythm section player. When are they? See the snapshot of the calendar:

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Ask Mr. Harrel if you have any questions. See you next week! — and also this weekend 🙂

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Uniform fitting help needed

The marching

band will be wearing the old marching band uniforms to the competition this

Saturday in Blue Springs. Yvonne will

begin fitting the kids in uniforms Monday during school between 8:30 am and

11:00 am.
If you can

assist at any time during this time, please sign up in Charms.
Charms

instructions:

Go

to www.charmsoffice.com

Select

Enter in the upper right-hand corner

Select

Parents/Students/Members

Enter

school code: lswhsmusic

Click

on the Public Calendar icon
Go

to the correct day and click on the hand to volunteer

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Information Re: Men's Choir Uniform

Dear Men’s Choir families,
In class today, we discussed the details regarding the Men’s Choir uniform for all of our concerts. In case this information doesn’t make it home, here are the details:
The Men’s Choir concert uniform consists of several parts:

  • A blue button down dress shirt (purchased through LSW).
  • A black wool blazer and silk tie (rented through LSW).
  • Solid black dress slacks (provided by the student)
  • A black belt, black socks, and black dress shoes (provided by the student)

Today, each boy was measured for his Men’s

Choir dress shirt. Blazers and ties will be

distributed in a few days. Each member

needs to provide their own dress slacks (solid black) as well as their dress

shoes, and belt.

A $30.00 Uniform Fee is due by September 19th. This fee covers the purchase of the shirt, and rental of the jacket

and tie. If your student has been in Men’s Choir in a previous year and already owns a shirt, he is only required to pay

$10.00 to rent his blazer and tie. All checks payable to LSWHS.

Thank you so much for supporting your son, and

the LSW Men’s Choir. Hope to see you all

at our Fall Concert on October 14th.
Amy Krinke and Jacob Lowry

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Titan Pride Update, week of September 15th

Competition season is quickly approaching (1st one is next week!). This coming week is super busy, so make sure to read through this carefully. Feel free to respond with questions as needed.

Tuesday
Sectionals (brass and woodwinds only)
6:45am
Drumline Sectional
5:00pm
Full Band Rehearsal
6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday
Dig for the Cure Volleyball Match
6:00pm call time in band room.
Game will be outside in the stadium, weather permitting
We will be wearing, once again, our khaki shorts/tee shirt outfit weather permitting
Students SHOULD be finished around 8:00pm
Parents are encouraged to attend this WONDERFUL event honoring those who have been afflicted with, are recovering from, have survived, or have passed away due to cancer.

Thursday
Full Band Rehearsal
6:30-8:30pm

Saturday – Preview of Champions Marching Festival (ALL DAY)
Attached you will find a more detailed itinerary for the day. With this being our first competition, we will send home some useful information early next week so each student is prepared for the day.
All band members must report to LSWHS before 10:30am, as that is when the bus should depart.
The band will return to LSWHS around 10:00pm.
We will be performing twice that day. The PRELIMS performance will be at 1:15pm. The FINALS performance will be sometime between 6 and 9pm. Our performance time will be selected after PRELIMS awards.

(See attached file: Preview of Champions.doc)

Some Items on the horizon for you to keep in mind:

  • Boys have been sized for their tuxedo at this point. We will be taking a picture in the near future in our concert outfits (once the girls’ dresses arrive). This picture will be for the marketing of the Washington DC performance. This means boys will soon need to have their tuxedo shirt and bowtie secured. More info on that later. Stay tuned
  • The homecoming parade is Thursday, October 1st. This is an after-school parade. We will bus the kids downtown LS, march the parade, and then bus them back to the high school
  • If your child is a member of the Symphony Orchestra (your child will know the answer to this), he/she has an orchestra concert on Thursday, October 9th. Be looking for communication from Mr. Mosier on this.

Have a GREAT weekend and we will see you TONIGHT at the ballgame!

Go Titans!

Clifton D. Thurmond

Preview of Champions.doc

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Titan Pride Marching Band – Change of Attire

Hello there! Fall has either arrived or is giving us a little preview, which I love as it is my FAVORITE season of all.

Due to the possibility of chilly weather, we have decided to alter our uniform a little bit so all are more comfortable. Here are the specifications:

  • Students need to wear BLUE jeans
  • Students need to wear their blue Pep Band shirt (same shirt we wore to the first game)
  • Students can choose to wear a THIN, long-sleeved shirt underneath this tee shirt (NO HOODIES OR THICK SWEATSHIRTS) Attempt to match the colors if possible (white, silver, navy, black)
  • Students can choose to bring a light jacket or coat with them. We will collect them during warm up inside the school and have the music parents haul them down to the bleachers (jackets/coats can only be worn while in the bleachers)
  • Students will be wearing the provided ball cap (they will receive this when they arrive Friday night)
  • All girls need to have their hair pulled back into a single braid (not pony tail or pig tails). If their hair is too short for this, please have it pulled up/back to it can be conducive to uniformity.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!

Clifton D. Thurmond

Director of Bands, Lee’s Summit West High School