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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