Weekly Update

Congratulations to our concert bands and jazz bands on a very successful Mid-Year Band Concert! It was so nice to have the students perform on stage in the auditorium. It’s hard to believe that that was our first on stage performance in over a year! Thank you to all of our parents and family members who came out to support the bands. We hope to see you all again at the Spring Band Concert on Thursday, May 13th!
 
This Monday we are holding our 2021-2022 Marching Pride Information Meeting. This meeting is for all students (new and returning) who plan on joining us next season! More information can be found below.
 
This Tuesday all students are testing. All students are being reminded to charge their laptops on Monday night and bring headphones/earbuds and their laptop chargers to testing on Tuesday. Good luck students!
 
This Thursday our band students will have an in-school concert during 6th and 7th period. Concert/formal attire is not required. This will allow the students to have the opportunity to listen and support each other as they prepare for MPA and the Concert Band Festival.
 
All concert bands will make their MPA recordings this week and Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Wind Symphony will both travel to Gulf Coast High School on Friday for the Collier County Concert Band Festival.
 
FINAL REMINDER, band Pictures should be available online to those who registered. If you are not getting information on how to view and order pictures, please email the photographer at MFernandez@PortraitEFX.com and he can assist you. Please be sure to tell the photographer your student’s name.
 
 
This Week’s Schedule:
 
Monday (4/12)

• 2021-2022 Marching Pride Information Meeting Session 1, 6:00pm
• 2021-2022 Marching Pride Information Meeting Session 2, 7:00pm
• 2021-2022 Marching Pride Information Meeting Session 3, 8:00pm

Tuesday (4/13)

• Testing for all students, bring your laptops!
• Wind Ensemble, 2:15-3:15pm
• Auxiliary Rehearsal, 4:30-6:30pm
• Drumline Club, 4:30-6:30pm

Wednesday (4/14)

• Symphonic Wind Symphony, 2:15-3:15pm
• Symphonic Band, 3:15-4:15pm

Thursday (4/15)

• In School Band Concert, 6th & 7th period, band students only

Friday (4/16)

• Collier County Concert Band Festival, Call 4:00pm (WE & SWS students)

 
2021-2022 Marching Pride Information Meeting (Mon. April 12): An information meeting for the 2021-2022 Marching Pride Season will be held on Monday, April 12th in the auditorium. This meeting will be split into 3 sessions to ensure that all those in attendance can be socially distant. Please sit in the seats labeled with green tape. Please bring your phones with you. Handouts will be provided electronically. Registration can be completed at this link: https://forms.gle/2Qs737b2PWHnztc17 All sessions are full, but you can still get into a session by contacting Mrs. Robinson.​

Concert Band After School Dress Rehearsals: This week’s after school rehearsals for all three concert bands will count as dress rehearsals. Attendance is required in order to perform in the in school concert & concert festival. Students do not need to dress up for these rehearsals. All woodwind and brass students will be required to wear their music masks at these rehearsals. Students who do not have a music mask will have to purchase one for $15. Percussion students are required to wear a mask as well, but they are not required to wear the “music mask.”
 
Collier County Concert Band Festival (Fri. April 16): Collier County is holding a Concert Band Festival at Gulf Coast High School on April 16. This Festival will allow performing bands to have a live performance for their parents and judges. After each performance, the bands will get to work with one of the judges in a clinic. Mrs. Robinson will be taking the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Wind Symphony to this festival. All concert bands are still doing recordings for Concert MPA.

• Symphonic Wind Symphony will perform in the auditorium at 5:30pm
• Wind Ensemble will perform in the auditorium at 7:30pm
• After the performance, each band will proceed to the band room to have a clinic with one of the judges.
• Each band will listen to two other performing bands.
• There is NO admission charge, and tickets are not required to attend. A parents and family members will be allowed to sit in the middle section of the auditorium.
• All audience members will be required to wear a mask throughout the entire duration of the concert. 

 
Schedule for Students (Fri. April 16):

• Call time for all students is 4:00pm. Upon arrival, please load your instrument on to the band trailer. We will load buses at 4:30pm.
• Symphonic Wind Symphony:
  • Warm-up, 5:00pm
  • Perform, 5:30pm
  • Clinic, 6:00-6:30pm
  • Listen to bands, 6:50-7:50pm
  • Eat dinner, 7:50pm
  • Load buses and return home, 8:45pm
• Wind Ensemble:
  • Eat dinner, 5:00pm
  • Listen to bands, 5:30-6:30pm
  • Warm-up, 7:00pm
  • Perform, 7:30pm
  • Clinic, 8:00-8:30pm
  • Load buses and return home, 8:45pm

 
 Band Student Concert Attire:

• All students are required to wear their music masks for the performance. Band students must have their bell covers.
• Band students are to wear all black dress clothes—even the shoes should be all black.
• Students may not wear: jeans, sweatpants, t-shirts, pajama pants, band jackets, gym shoes, crocs, sandals, sliders, or any clothing that does not follow the school dress code.

 
Rhythm of the Pride Recital (Thurs. April 29): The Rhythm of the Pride Recital has been moved to Thursday, April 29th! The dress rehearsal will now be on Wednesday, April 28th from 4:30-7:30pm. The recital will start at 6:30pm. This event is the end of the year recital for our auxiliary team and percussion students.  Tickets will be sold at $5, but there will be a limit to how many tickets can be sold. Each student will have the opportunity to purchase 2 tickets. This will help to ensure that audience members can be socially distant during the recital. Masks will also be required by all in attendance at all times. More information will be given at a later time.
 
Other Important Dates:

• 2021-2022 Band Placement Auditions, April 19-22, by appointment
• 2021-2022 Percussion Auditions, April 21-22, 5:00-7:00pm
• 2021-2022 Auxiliary Auditions, May 4, 5, & 11, 4:30-6:30pm
• 2021-2022 Drum Major Auditions, May 10, 2:30pm
• Spring Band Concert, May 13, time TBD
• Band Awards Banquet, May 15, time TBD

 
Questions? Email Mrs. Robinson at robina2@collierschools.com.

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