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WBPA General Meetings are held
at 7:01PM in the Windsor High School Band Room
on the 2nd Tuesday of every month!
Join us to keep up-to-date on everything
related to the Windsor Music Program,
meet fellow Windsor Band Parents and
help make the Windsor Music Program the best it can be!
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Nate Wisdom, Director
Steve Hermach, Assistant Director
02.10.2008
Greetings Students!
The District Music Festival (held at Jefferson College, Hillsboro) is
the last weekend in March. However entries must be submitted
on-line in just a few weeks.
Those of you planning to do solos or small ensembles MUST
have your music selected this week! There will be a form to fill
out in the band room on Tuesday. You will also need to play part
of your selection for Mr. Hermach or myself this week as well.
If you have not made a final choice yet, or cannot find a solo
or small ensemble, let me know and I will help you.
The Jazz Band will be playing at 6:30ish in the commons for
the "freshman parents night" at the high school THIS TUESDAY!
Everyone is welcome to come and listen.
Have a great Sunday and Monday.
Mr. Wisdom
02.07.2008 - SPRING TRIP UPDATE!!
The Band Spring Trip looks like it will be GREAT!
The mere [Call!] per student includes all of the following:
The trip is May 8 thru very early on the 11th!
1 - Charter Motor Coach to and from Chicago and all attractions. (this
is actually paid by WBPA)
2 - Two nights in a DELUXE hotel with an indoor water park (Lazy River
and everything)
3 - Ticket to BLUE MAN GROUP CONCERT
4 - Ticket to Six Flags Mid-America
5 - Two full breakfasts (or other snacks at the hotel with wristband -
value $25.00)
6 - Meal at the Rain Forest Cafe
7 - Visit to Hard Rock Cafe - Chicago,other great stores in downtown
Chicago and Sears Tower!
8 - A few folks want to attend the Musical "Wicked" and for an extra
payment of [undetermined] we will do our best to accommodate them.
NOTE: The hotel and water park are relatively new - just opened this
month! Feb. 2008!!!!
If you have not made the initial $65 deposit, you may do so up to Feb.
29. If you have any debts left over from marching season these must be cleared up by that date as
well. On March 14, an additional [Call!] is required either through
fund-raising or a payment.
So, get it together and join us for this great trip!!!!
Wisdom
02.06.2008 Winter Guard Needs Your Support!
Greetings Band Students!
The Winterguard is in need of a few good...band members...to help
with the floor covering at festivals. You will get in for free (up to
seven) to
all of the remaining WG Festivals. If you are interested in helping
and
attending
the festivals you should attend the practice tomorrow night (Thursday,
Feb. 7).
The remaining festivals are as follows:
Saturday, Feb. 9 - Eureka
Saturday, Feb. 23 - Francis Howell Central
Saturday, March 8 - O'Fallon, IL
Friday thru Sunday, April 4-6 (Maybe just Saturday and Sunday, April
5-6)
This will be determined when we see the schedule.
Guard crew will need to sign up in the band room if you
are interested in serving.
Guard parents are invited to help out as well!
Thanks everyone!
Mr. Wisdom
02.05.2008 Drumline message from Mr. Hermach
Dear Students and Parents,
It is that time of year again to start pre-season rehearsals for drumline. This year we will be rehearsing from 6:00 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. on Thursdays in the High School Bandroom. Conducting these sessions will be Aaron and Dave Ringle as well as myself (Mr. Hermach).
The purpose of these rehearsals is to give the drumline students a chance to develop their skills on a marching drum or frontline percussion of their choice. We will allow students to move around on the drums or keyboards during each session and through out this pre-season period. By May, assignments will be made as to which instrument each student will have for the 2008 fall marching band season.
Attendance is not mandatory during the months of February-May for drumline but positions will be awarded based on each students understanding and mastery of the battery or frontline percussion instruments. So, it would be in each students interest to attend as many rehearsals as possible. I would appreciate verbal or written notice when a student is unable to make a rehearsal so that I can plan each weeks objectives.
The following weeks we will NOT have a drumline rehearsal:
February 28th H.S. Musical
March 20th Spring Break
May 1st H.S. Band Concert
May 8th H.S. Band Trip.
We are looking forward to building an outstanding drumline for this fall and having a lot of fun doing so.
Thank you,
Steve Hermach
11.08.2007
The Band Council will be selling raffle tickets every day this week
(November 12-16) before school and at lunch in the Commons. The raffle
is for a 7" widescreen portable DVD player with an iPod dock to view
videos. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. The drawing will be held
during 1st hour, Monday, November 19th. All faculty, staff and students are eligible to participate. Proceeds will be used to purchase band equipment. Thank you for supporting the band!
11.08.2007
All band students are reminded that they must supply the following for the concert uniform:
Men: Black dress pants, black socks, black dress shoes
Women: Black dress slacks (or black mid-calf skirt), black hose, black dress shoes.
The school will supply a white tuxedo shirt, bow tie and cummerbund.
Students will try on shirts during 7th hour after Thanksgiving.
REMEMBER that we are accepting spring trip ballots until Monday.
So far Chicago is winning!
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