Spaulding High Music Department
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Noteworthy Newsletter
Week of October 17, 2011
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Week of October 17, 2011
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"Pass and Review": Congratulations!!! Job well done for the Salem and Dover Bandshows! Your time, talents and efforts paid off and we were able to include Jupiter in our show through practice, preparation, and collaboration at home and school. The show had just the right amount of "Sparkle, light, and cape pizzazz" to top off the music and marching that still makes Spaulding who we are! Thanks for carrying on the "tradition of excellence" that so many friends, family, and alumni have come to know and love. Kudos Class of 2012 and other student leaders!
Columbus Day Parade: We did a good job at the parade in Boston and left the crew and management at McDonald's and Ronald sitting to ponder how clean the dining room was after we left. We have another few parades coming up in the near future and may want and need to tighten things up a bit if we will continue to march and play them. "American Band" and "Soak Up the Sun" are two of these pieces and even "Final Countdown" and our cadences could use some fine tuning and tweaking to make them fabulous and admirable vs. their current state of "almost adequate". Please put a bit of time into these tunes or we will have to pull them from the upcoming.
Halloween Parade in Woburn Massachusetts on Sunday, October 30th: Our schedule will be as follows...
Friday, October 28th: Marching Band Senior Night Schedule
Sunday, October 30th, Woburn Halloween Parade: Please see above for details.
Upcoming November/December Dates:
Special Thanks: We are blessed to have so many helpful, talented, giving, and caring people.
Enriched Band or Chorus (grades - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th):
Honors Band or Chorus (grades - 11th and 12th):
Don’t forget to prepare for SENIOR NIGHT on October 28th from 3:00-4:30pm! 2 More Home Games Guys….Make it Spectacular !!!!! Seacoast Choral Festival…..Give it all you’ve got and prep your music.
Columbus Day Parade: We did a good job at the parade in Boston and left the crew and management at McDonald's and Ronald sitting to ponder how clean the dining room was after we left. We have another few parades coming up in the near future and may want and need to tighten things up a bit if we will continue to march and play them. "American Band" and "Soak Up the Sun" are two of these pieces and even "Final Countdown" and our cadences could use some fine tuning and tweaking to make them fabulous and admirable vs. their current state of "almost adequate". Please put a bit of time into these tunes or we will have to pull them from the upcoming.
Halloween Parade in Woburn Massachusetts on Sunday, October 30th: Our schedule will be as follows...
- 8:30am - Meet at SHS and dress in uniforms
- 9:00am - Leave SHS
- 10:30am - Arrive at a restaurant to eat and use the restrooms
- 11:30am - Leave the restaurant for Woburn Parade Lineup
- 12:00pm - Parade placement, warm-up and get ready
- 1:00 to 2:30pm - Parade
- 2:30pm - Return to SHS with a brief stop at a rest area in Seabrook
- 4:30pm - Arrive SHS and change out of uniforms
Friday, October 28th: Marching Band Senior Night Schedule
- 3:00 - 4:30pm: Senior Gifts and Reflections
- 4:30 - 5:30pm: Dinner
- 5:30 - 6:00pm: Dress
- 6:00 - 6:15pm: Warm Up
- 6:15 - 6:55pm: Senior Parent Presentation (ALL Parents/Srs. Recognized)
- 6:55pm: Pre-game Show
- 7:00 - 10:00pm: Game
Sunday, October 30th, Woburn Halloween Parade: Please see above for details.
Upcoming November/December Dates:
- All New England Choral Festival at PSU November 3rd
- UNH Band Extravaganza November 18th
- All State Auditions November 19th
- All New England Band Festival at PSU November 21st
- Music Boosters November 16th
- Village Set-up Thursday, December 8th, all day 8:00am - 11:00pm
- Concerts on Friday, December 9th at 7:00pm and Saturday, December 10th at 1:00pm and 7:00pm
Special Thanks: We are blessed to have so many helpful, talented, giving, and caring people.
- Sewing Crew: Cathy Miller, Debbie Dumont and Kate Hayward for hemming/pinning 75 dresses.
- Moving Crew for the parades and band show: Molinaros, Goodwins, Smiths, Seaveys, West, Miles, Lemoynes, Terry Desjardins, and anyone else we may have missed.
- Uniforms Cleaning Crew: Seaveys, West, Benway, Rouleau, Haywards, Goodwins, Desjardins, Agrella, Fleming, Berry, Bunce, Hoffman, Fortier, McNally.
- Photos and Website: Mark Hoffman, Beth Hoffman, Kate Hayward, and Gwen Pham
- Also thank you to anyone else we may have missed!!!
Enriched Band or Chorus (grades - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th):
- Students on a Personalized Education Plan and Leadership Responsibilities as well as Student Recital Solo work or small ensembles.
Honors Band or Chorus (grades - 11th and 12th):
- Students are required to audition for All State as well as complete the requirements for Enriched Band/Chorus and are strongly advised to study their instrument with a private vocal or instrumental instructor. All New England Festival Participation is also strongly recommended.
Don’t forget to prepare for SENIOR NIGHT on October 28th from 3:00-4:30pm! 2 More Home Games Guys….Make it Spectacular !!!!! Seacoast Choral Festival…..Give it all you’ve got and prep your music.
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