Hey everyone
This has to have been one of the best concerts yet!!! They asked for MOAR and it was great. Now I'm gonna wash the taste of bran muffin out of my mouth and get to bed.
Happy holidays y'all
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
band social money
I'm so forgetful >_<
In case you didn't know already, Our band social is going to be a Festive Ginger bread house making contest to help the group pull together and meet new people that we may not have socialized with before. And in case you thought we lived in candy land, Ginger bread houses are not free. We are asking for $1.50 - $2 from more than half the people by WEDNESDAY to make this work.
If we do not get the money, we will NOT be doing it and Mary will be upset. Just as a reminder, Feel free to make comments and Email suggestions to music[dot]thomson[at]gmail[dot]com, Remembering to de-spam the email.
And just in advanced, No, the Jazz band cannot wear fedoras >:U
In case you didn't know already, Our band social is going to be a Festive Ginger bread house making contest to help the group pull together and meet new people that we may not have socialized with before. And in case you thought we lived in candy land, Ginger bread houses are not free. We are asking for $1.50 - $2 from more than half the people by WEDNESDAY to make this work.
If we do not get the money, we will NOT be doing it and Mary will be upset. Just as a reminder, Feel free to make comments and Email suggestions to music[dot]thomson[at]gmail[dot]com, Remembering to de-spam the email.
And just in advanced, No, the Jazz band cannot wear fedoras >:U
Monday, December 10, 2007
Holiday Concert is almost here!!1
Hey Everyone,
Practice in the auditorium was great!! We really pulled a lot of things together and advanced as a whole. Remember: Our next practice is TOMORROW in the auditorium. I repeat, That's Tuesday December 11th Two-Thousand Seven. Don't forget to get tickets for your loved-ones ahead of time, and I'll try my hardest to post A mini-program that everyone can put in their folder. Make sure that if you don't have music, that you tell Mr. Gorst as soon as you can and get that fixed up. We don't need people frantically scurrying around looking for music just as Mr Gorst counts us in.
(allocated space for the program)
uniform:
-Black pants
-Black shoes
-Black socks
-White collared shirt
-Band vest
It's imperative that the people in the back row have uniforms this time. Everyone's on raisers this time and you'll stick out.
Also, Feel free to ask friends if they want tickets to see us play. They might be interested in seeing what the music program has to offer, and they might even like a few of the pieces.
The concert starts at 7:00, but the pre-show conversation starts at 6:30 and members of the band should be at the school by 5;00.If you don't think that you can make it, I suggest that you just stay at school and hang out with the rest of the band instead of showing up 20 minutes late. Having band members walking around and socializing gives the audience and visitors a chance to see that we're not just nerdy people who make noise, but we have personality also, but I digress.
The pre-show conversation is a great opportunity to inform our audience of what the music program does, and even learn a bit about the pieces. We'll try to get a certain someone to stop talking about John Williams before it begins to cut into concert time.
So just to recap. bring your music, show up on time, remember your uniform, practice on tuesday, and HELP BRING INSTRUMENTS BACK TO THE MUSIC ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it makes the whole thing go by faster and relieves strain on my decrepit spine. As much as you may want to go home and sleep, keep in mind that EVERYONE is thinking the exact same thing. It gets annoying when there's only 6 people dragging percussion down the hallway mumbling about how they would rather be in their comfy bed.
Sorry if I ramble on too much, but I just don't feel like forgetting anything; although I feel as if I have. Keep with the holiday spirit!! Remember: he's making a list and checking it twice. if you don't help set down, instead of getting that box of reeds, or that book of university level Trumpet music, YOU'RE GONNA GET COAL
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SPIRIT!!!!!!!
Practice in the auditorium was great!! We really pulled a lot of things together and advanced as a whole. Remember: Our next practice is TOMORROW in the auditorium. I repeat, That's Tuesday December 11th Two-Thousand Seven. Don't forget to get tickets for your loved-ones ahead of time, and I'll try my hardest to post A mini-program that everyone can put in their folder. Make sure that if you don't have music, that you tell Mr. Gorst as soon as you can and get that fixed up. We don't need people frantically scurrying around looking for music just as Mr Gorst counts us in.
(allocated space for the program)
uniform:
-Black pants
-Black shoes
-Black socks
-White collared shirt
-Band vest
It's imperative that the people in the back row have uniforms this time. Everyone's on raisers this time and you'll stick out.
Also, Feel free to ask friends if they want tickets to see us play. They might be interested in seeing what the music program has to offer, and they might even like a few of the pieces.
The concert starts at 7:00, but the pre-show conversation starts at 6:30 and members of the band should be at the school by 5;00.If you don't think that you can make it, I suggest that you just stay at school and hang out with the rest of the band instead of showing up 20 minutes late. Having band members walking around and socializing gives the audience and visitors a chance to see that we're not just nerdy people who make noise, but we have personality also, but I digress.
The pre-show conversation is a great opportunity to inform our audience of what the music program does, and even learn a bit about the pieces. We'll try to get a certain someone to stop talking about John Williams before it begins to cut into concert time.
So just to recap. bring your music, show up on time, remember your uniform, practice on tuesday, and HELP BRING INSTRUMENTS BACK TO THE MUSIC ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it makes the whole thing go by faster and relieves strain on my decrepit spine. As much as you may want to go home and sleep, keep in mind that EVERYONE is thinking the exact same thing. It gets annoying when there's only 6 people dragging percussion down the hallway mumbling about how they would rather be in their comfy bed.
Sorry if I ramble on too much, but I just don't feel like forgetting anything; although I feel as if I have. Keep with the holiday spirit!! Remember: he's making a list and checking it twice. if you don't help set down, instead of getting that box of reeds, or that book of university level Trumpet music, YOU'RE GONNA GET COAL
Thursday, December 6, 2007
More forgetfulness
I forgot to get the poster / program for the holiday concert, so i'll just post this video I found and hope you forgive me >_<
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
oopz
Hey everyone
Today wasn't that great of a day for me and I forgot to purpose my idea during band. Oh well, I still have executive on Wednesday. I also forgot a lot of other stuff too and I'm sorry that this post is going to be a short one.
Protip: Watch the clock! too many people were late coming from break today. Also, if you eat something sweet, drink water before you play. The sugars in your mouth get into the instrument and give it cancer.
Today wasn't that great of a day for me and I forgot to purpose my idea during band. Oh well, I still have executive on Wednesday. I also forgot a lot of other stuff too and I'm sorry that this post is going to be a short one.
Protip: Watch the clock! too many people were late coming from break today. Also, if you eat something sweet, drink water before you play. The sugars in your mouth get into the instrument and give it cancer.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Just updating
Hey everyone!
Starting with tomorrow's band practice, i'm going to ask for the sections to assist in the writing of this blog!!! i really want to get some posts up that summarize section practices so that people who *ahem* don't go to practice, can come here and read what they missed. i also have a little project that I feel like launching thisChristmas Holiday that could be great for publicity *if only I thought of it sooner...*
and of course feel free to make suggestions by commenting or even emailing the blog at Music{dot}Thomson{at}gmail[dot} com. of course remembering to de-spam the email and get those suggestions flowing in
Protip: don't be afraid of writing the letter names on the photocopies or to ask your section leader, or someone smart such as Ben and... Ben, to help you with rhythm and fingering. I would also suggest that if you play a valved / slide instrument, to REFRAIN from writing in fingering / positions. Although it may seem easier, it makes the learning process really slow. writing out letters though harder parts of the music force you to learn how to coordinate fingerings with letters, and the letters to their position on the staff without having to count "1 every 2 good 3 boy 4 deserves" everytime you need to play a D
And just to let you guys know, I'll try to make the Protips more frequent and smaller than my actual post
Starting with tomorrow's band practice, i'm going to ask for the sections to assist in the writing of this blog!!! i really want to get some posts up that summarize section practices so that people who *ahem* don't go to practice, can come here and read what they missed. i also have a little project that I feel like launching this
and of course feel free to make suggestions by commenting or even emailing the blog at Music{dot}Thomson{at}gmail[dot} com. of course remembering to de-spam the email and get those suggestions flowing in
Protip: don't be afraid of writing the letter names on the photocopies or to ask your section leader, or someone smart such as Ben and... Ben, to help you with rhythm and fingering. I would also suggest that if you play a valved / slide instrument, to REFRAIN from writing in fingering / positions. Although it may seem easier, it makes the learning process really slow. writing out letters though harder parts of the music force you to learn how to coordinate fingerings with letters, and the letters to their position on the staff without having to count "1 every 2 good 3 boy 4 deserves" everytime you need to play a D
And just to let you guys know, I'll try to make the Protips more frequent and smaller than my actual post
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