Rehearsal Schedule: Week of Monday, November 7th, 2011

Monday

11:45am - Mr. V's hour

              - Handout Xmas music to all interested in joining Xmas gigs ensemble

Tuesday

7:15am - Senior Band

11:45am - Intermediate Band

Wednesday

7:15am - Jazz Ensemble

11:45am - Xmas gigs rehearsal

Thursday

7:15am - Senior Band (wear your band shirts)

10:45am - Remembrance Day Ceremony (Senior Band performing)

11:45am - Intermediate Band

Friday

7:15am - Jazz Ensemble

11:45am - Student Council Meeting

 

Announcements

1. CALLING ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN GETTING OUT OF CLASS A LITTLE MORE!  :)   We are organizing our annual Christmas Gigs Small Ensemble to perform at several small events in the community over the next few weeks.  We can have a maximum of 8 members for this group.  If you are interested in joining this ensemble, please come see me during Mr. V's hour at lunch on Monday to pick up music.  The first rehearsal will be Wednesday during lunch and our first performance is next week Friday!
2. The Huron Musicfest MASSED BAND concert is next week Thursday evening.  Don't forget: Senior and Intermediate Band members will be leaving Madill during the lunch period and will be gone for the rest of the day.  There is no cost for this event and all students are expected to attend.  The concert takes place at 7:00pm at Central Huron Secondary School and all parents are invited to attend this fantastic concert!  N.B. there is no return bus at the end of the evening.  The idea is that parents/guardians are coming to the concert and they ar your ride home!  :)
3. Please keep practicing and working on your parts individually.  A number of you are making great efforts in this and it's helping us all.  Imagine what would happen if we ALL took that same attitude (think of how far we could get).  Develop a good habit now!
4. The first Students Council meeting will be taking place this Friday at 12:00pm in the music room.  If you are intersted in being part of this fantastic group to help organize events, plan activities/fundraisers, etc., come on out at 12:00pm in the music room this Friday.
5. Next week, we will be starting our annual Poinsettia fundraising campaign for the Christmas season.  Please keep us in mind for your Poinsettia decorating plans this year!  The money students raise goes directly into a Madill account for that student's use toward bus costs, ticket fees and festival registration costs later in the year.
6. As you can see (especially by the calendar), the Christmas season is probably the busiest season of our performance year.  Please keep an eye on this blog for any updates and/or last-minute changes to itineraries, performance schedules, etc. as they arise.  As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email me at ericvari@fc.amdsb.ca or call the school.