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Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Band News

Welcome new Bruce musicians and returning members!  I hope you have enjoyed your summer and are ready to get back into the swing of things.  It promises to be another exciting year.

Thank you to all parents and students who have come to the Band room during Triad Conferences (September 3rd and 4th).  Although it is a busy couple of days, it works best to take care of Band fees before school starts.  Many of you have already paid your method book ($10 for Concert Band/$10 for Jazz Band) and school rental ($120/year) fees.  If you have not yet taken care of this, please send a cheque made out to Bruce Middle School for the appropriate amount. (Grade 8 Concert Band and Jazz books are the same as last year, so if you still have your book(s) there’s no need to purchase them again.)  All students and parents renting instruments from the school will need to sign a Rental Agreement form as well.  Thank you for your prompt attention in this matter.

All Grade 7 & 8 Band students will need to bring their instrument for their second Band class.  The first class will deal mostly with organizational issues, but we will be playing on our instruments as soon as we can.  Make sure you have all supplies you need (pencil, reeds, cork grease, oil, cleaning supplies, mouthpiece, etc.) so you can participate right away.

Grade 6 Band students should bring a pencil and eraser to Band the first week.  They will not need their instruments until FIRST LESSON NIGHT Wednesday, September 17th at 6:45 pm.  That evening, they will be divided into groups according to their instrument (flutes, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, euphoniums/tubas) and introduced to their instrument by a professional musician.  It is important that students do not try to play their instrument before this date to protect against learning bad habits right from the start.  Students will bring their instruments to class the next day (the 18th) and we will continue from there.

***Any Grade 6 students who have not been assigned an instrument yet need to contact Mrs. Johnson immediately***

Congratulations to Tyler B., Luke N., Brooke R., and Caitlynn L. who participated in the Manitoba Band Association's Summer Band Camp held at Golden Gate from August 18th- 22nd.  It was an amazing time for all participants and we are proud of these students for representing Bruce so well.  We hope to have even more Band students from Bruce attend next year, so think about sending your child to this camp next summer.  Applications will be available in Spring 2015.

Please check out the Band website at http://www.sjsd.net/~tjohnson for updated information on the Band program.

Looking forward to a great year!

Mrs. Johnson, Band Director

Important Dates to Remember:
September 17, 2014 - First Lesson Night (Grade 6 Band)
November 7, 2014 - Remembrance Day Ceremony performance (Grade 8 Band)
December 10, 2014 - Winter Concert (All Bands)
February 24-27, 2015 - Optimist Band Festival (Grade 7 & 8 Band)
March 19, 2015 - Brandon Jazz Festival (Jazz Bands)
April 14-17, 2015 - Level One Band Festival (Grade 6 Band)
May 20, 2015 - Spring Concert (All Bands)
May 27-29, 2015 - IMC Band Camp (Grade 7 & 8 Band)




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