Memorial Centre
7:00 PM, June 8
Free admission; General Seating
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Come on out to the final concert of the 2014-2015 school year! Memorial Centre 7:00 PM, June 8 Free admission; General Seating Letters are going home this week outlining expectations. Students are very close to being ready for performance. Now we just need a few brave and willing parents to help with set up and/or supervision! Please contact Mr. Brehaut if you're available to help. A digital copy of the letters is below.
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Due to a scheduling conflict, we have had to move the Spring Concert date to June 8. Location (Memorial Centre) and time (7:00PM) remain unchanged. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Festival times have been added to the Band Calendar and permission forms have been sent home. For extra copies of permission forms, see below:
Band camp is February 2 & 3 at River's Edge Camp. To take a tour of the camp, check out their website:riversedgecamp.org. Band camp payment is due January 22 and parents are required as chaperones. Copies of the letter, itinerary, and permission forms are available here:
Learning tools for Festival pieces are now posted for grades 7-9. Check the resources section to have a look and listen. Grade 6 will be up by the end of the week. Expect to see your own copies in class shortly!
Use the following website to play drones (steady tones) which you can use to practice your intonation (tuning).
http://www.flutopedia.com/reference_drones.htm Learning Tools for Divinum Mysterium (Grade 8/9) and Pachelbel's Christmas (Grade 7) are now posted under Resources. Individual parts will be handed out next class. Check out the Resources to listen to the selected sections.
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Mr. MannBand Conductor and Teacher at Ecole Camille J. Lerouge School in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. |