Percussion: Week of December 2 - 8

Nov 30

Welcome back everyone. We are entering the final portion of the semester and have a few exciting upcoming events.

After school rehearsals will be devoted to full ensemble rehearsals as we are a week away from our Winter Concert. All-Region Auditions are on Saturday.

Below is the weekly overview for the upcoming week.

Cycle 2, Week 6 (A Week) Dec. 2-8

Monday
- Wind Ensemble from 3:30-5:30 - Full Band
Tuesday
- Symphonic Band from 3:30-5:30 - Full Band in Band Hall
Wednesday
- Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal from 3:15-4:45
Thursday
- Wind Ensemble Rehearsal from 3:30-5:30
Friday (A Day)
- Free
Saturday
- All Region Auditions at Sachse High School (Morning-early afternoon, more details TBA)
Sunday
- Free

Weekly Band Updates + Announcements

Make sure you keep up with the weekly announcements for the whole band. You can access announcements at the top of the page, or by clicking HERE.

You can access the weekly band update by clicking HERE.

Supplies

With the shift in class routines, please make sure you begin to bring concert snare sticks and a practice pad to band class every day.

1 box of tissues are also requested as we transition to colder winter months.

Drumline Jersey Order - Payments are now past due

Please make payments for jerseys this week. Pay for as much as you can when you can, at least one payment each month.

Please make payments for jersey’s through the following process:

1) Each jersey is $55.

2) Provide payments to the band boosters. Click HERE for instructions and different payment options.

3) If paying digitally, include a note that the payment is for jerseys and the student’s name. Send a screenshot with the payment confirmation to ncollins@garlandisd.net

4) Please pay for what you can as soon as you can. All jerseys should have been paid in full by Friday, November 22. Thank you to those who have met this deadline!

Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal Details

We have music and parts to 2 of our spring percussion ensemble selections. These will be the pieces we perform in contest at the North Texas Percussion Festival in February.

Watercolor Sun by Ivan Trevino - Kathy, Rolando, Madison, Haley

Sacrificial Rite by David Gillingham - Aidan, Joshua, Fabian, Eduardo, and Malenah

There will be another 2-4 selections. All students will have parts on at least 2 ensembles.

We have 2 on-campus percussion ensemble concerts (Feb. 21 and April 25), and competitive festival performances at the North Texas Percussion Festival (Feb. 22) and North Garland Percussion Festival (April 26)

After-school rehearsals during the fall semester will be on 11/19, 12/11, and 12/18. Rehearsals in the spring will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Students only need to be present for their portion of rehearsal.