Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! We are so excited to get started back tomorrow and hope you are as well. Please remember to bring your INSTRUMENT and MUSIC tomorrow! We will be playing in class.

Concert tomorrow!

Tomorrow, December 2nd, is our Fall Concert. The concert is in the Homewood High School Auditorium at 6:00 pm.

6th grade: Be at the high school at 5:35 pm, on stage with instrument. Do not bring cases on stage. Wear dress clothes. No jeans or tennis shoes.

7th grade: Be at the high school at 5:45 pm. Wear red polo shirt, black pants, black socks and black shoes.

8th grade: Be at the high school at 5:50 pm. Wear red band jacket, black pants, black socks, and black shoes. Please come pick them up from the band room if you have not done that already!

It's cold!!

Wow, did it get cold fast! Severe weather changes such as the past few days can damage instruments. Please remember to NEVER leave your instrument in the car or outside.


We are quickly approaching our Winter concert! All three grades sound amazing and we can't wait to show them off.


Upcoming dates:
November 20th 6pm: HMS Fest (8th grade drummers and Jazz band performing)
November 24th-28th: Thanksgiving break
December 2nd 6pm: Winter concert in the HHS auditorium
December 4th-6th: UAB honor band (select students)

Samford Honor Band

Samford Honor Band will be held January 8-10, 2015. Please let us know if your child would be interested in participating. This is another great opportunity to meet other musicians from the state and be taught by some amazing directors.


http://www.samford.edu/honorband/

Great job!

Congrats to the 8th grade band and choir on a wonderful performance today! Your hard work these past weeks paid off. You made a huge impact on the audience with your music and respect towards our veterans. Thank you!


Next up....Christmas Concert!

Veterans Day

This Friday, November 7th, is our Veterans Day Program. We would like to encourage all parents to attend. The program will be in the competition gym at 9:00 am. The 8th grade band will be performing. Hope to see you all there!

Binders!

Please remember that every student needs a three ring binder and sheet protectors for class! We are starting to hand out a lot of music and each student is responsible for keeping up with his or her music.