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Symphonic Band CPA Itinerary

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Please remember that ALL SYMPHONIC BAND MEMBERS (BRASS, WOODWINDS & PERCUSSION) have after school rehearsal after school from 2:30 – 4:45 on Tuesday (Feb 28th) and Thursday (Mar 2nd). These are for our annual Concert Performance Assessment at MTSU next week on March 8th.

These dates have been posted on the band calendar at McGavockband.com since November and students have been constantly reminded in class. This is a bare minimum amount of rehearsals for this important performance.

This is a graded activity and if students would like to participate in the concert next week at MTSU they need to be here. Below is the detailed itinerary for our performance on March 8th at MTSU.

Symphonic Band After School Rehearsals

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Please remember that ALL SYMPHONIC BAND MEMBERS (BRASS, WOODWINDS & PERCUSSION) have after school rehearsals after school from 2:30 – 4:45 on Tuesday (Feb 28th) and Thursday (Mar 2nd). These are for our annual Concert Performance Assessment at MTSU next week on March 8th.

These dates have been posted on the band calendar at McGavockband.com since November and students have been constantly reminded in class. This is a bare minimum amount of rehearsals for this important performance.

This is a graded activity and if students would like to participate in the concert next week at MTSU they need to be here. A detailed itinerary for next week will be handed out and posted on mcgavockband.com soon.

Wind Ensemble Camp Day #3

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Please see itinerary below for the Wind Ensemble’s third Saturday Camp this coming Saturday, February 4th. It is important that EVERY STUDENT IS HERE AND IS ON TIME. Thanks to the Music Makes Us initiative, we are able to bring in HIGH QUALITY instructors on each instrument to help with individual parts. This part of the learning process is absolutely pivotal to our success at our concert in April.

Students should plan to be in the band room by 8:45 to be ready to start in sectional rooms at 9:00AM.

Wind Ensemble Camp Day #3 (PDF) 

Wind Ensemble – MNPS Pre-CPA

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Here is the itinerary for Pre-CPA. Please note that this is on Monday, Februrary 20th which is NOT A NORMAL SCHOOL DAY. This will be a mini-camp day and students will rehearse at 9:30AM.

The performance will be at Hillwood High School at 6:30PM. We encourage EVERYONE to come watch and support the Wind Ensemble as they perform. The students need as many performance opportunities as possible to be comfortable with their music.

Please see full itinerary below:

Wind Ensemble – Pre-MNPS Concert Performance Assessment (PDF)

Wind Ensemble Camp Itinerary

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Please see itinerary below for the Wind Ensemble’s first Saturday Camp this coming Saturday, January 28th. It is important that EVERY STUDENT IS HERE AND IS ON TIME. Thanks to the Music Makes Us initiative, we are able to bring in HIGH QUALITY instructors on each instrument to help with individual parts. This part of the learning process is absolutely pivotal to our success at our concert in April. 

Students should plan to be in the band room by 8:45 to be ready to start in sectional rooms at 9:00AM.

Wind Ensemble Camp Day #1 Itinerary (PDF)

Nature’s Vision Fundraiser

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Our new fundraiser begins Monday, January 9th and ends on January 30th.  This is a catalog order from a company called Nature’s Vision.  Your student needs to get a catalog, order form, and parent note.  These will be available in the band room.  The parent note explains how you can set up an account online for people to order from the catalog.

Please see PDF below for information on online sales: