Mid-January Marching Band / Winter Percussion / Winter Guard News

Updates to previous information:

We will not be participating in the MLK365 “Marade” on Monday, January 21st. They just sent the logistical information today. Students I spoke to last Saturday at the drum / spin-a-thon said it was more important to spend that day studying for their finals, which begin the next day. The timeframe required for the event would have been 6 am to about 1 pm, including a 5 ½ mile march.

Also, a reminder that the call time for the concert this Wednesday, the 16th, is 6:30 pm. The marching band will start the program with the Star Spangled Banner and close with General Mitchell March and a drum cadence. The concert is required as part of students’ semester final. Extra credit is given for each person attending on your behalf. Booster parents in the lobby will have the sign-in sheets.

Our next basketball game is Tuesday, the 22nd with call time at 6 pm. Please bring study materials for your 3rd and 4th period finals. We will be done by about 8:30 pm. The game on the 30th is cancelled because they flipped the home and away dates for McClatchy and we were not given enough lead time (1 ½ days) to re-schedule our appearance. The game on Tuesday, February 5th is still scheduled.

Please remember to return your uniforms in their garment bag ASAP. There is a rack in the music room, just hang it up. Guard ladies; remember to put your uniform on a hanger. Everything is numbered, so we know what was checked out to whom.

The winter guard schedule during finals week is: Tuesday the 22nd and Thursday the 24th from 1 – 5 pm.

The winter percussion schedule during finals week is: Wednesday, the 23rd from 1 – 5 pm and Friday from 5 – 9 pm.

Everyone needs to get in their drum / spin-a-thon donation money ASAP so we can plan and order needed equipment/supplies.

Thanks for a great season! I’m looking forward to seeing family and friends at the concert this Wednesday.

Early January Music Notes - a new year and upcoming events ….

Our Winter Concert is Wednesday, January 16th at 7PM in the large Theater. The groups performing are the string orchestra, concert, symphonic, and marching bands. Call time is 6:30PM. We anticipate the concert lasting about 90 minutes. Students wear their black RHS Music t-shirt and dark bottoms; concert attire is issued next semester. Please note the Theater Etiquette on the reverse side adopted by the RHS Arts Dept. and approved by administration. Everyone is welcome. Students receive extra concert credit for each adult that attends on their behalf! Sign in at the lobby table before the concert.

It is a required concert, as stated in the syllabus/handbook, including staying for the entire concert. Since the concert is a culmination of the semester’s work, it comprises 30% of each student’s final semester grade. Plus, each student completes a written evaluation of every group, which is a national standard for music and one reason my classes are designated college prep.

In addition to the concert, students will perform in-class an etude or exercise out of their home etude book beginning January 17th as part of their semester final. Students may not use any music given by me. Students should have purchased their etude book as per the syllabus; the cost is under $10.00.

Students are asking about their next Disneyland trip payment. Thank you to those who made or raised money for their first payment. Additional fundraisers are scheduled in March and April. Currently, we have enough students to almost fill 2 buses, so I anticipate the total cost to be slightly higher than the estimate, between $395.00 and $400.00 for the 4-day, 3-night event. This amount will be confirmed in early February after the 2nd payment is in.

To reserve a space on the trip (on the bus and in the hotel), the student’s balance due must be no higher than $290.00 by the end of January. A copy of your child’s account is stapled to the copy of this sent home with your student with the current amount due highlighted in yellow. Otherwise, your student would be placed on a waiting list, which does not guarantee participation.

The RHS boosters or student music club will be sponsoring an electronic waste collection (e-waste) as a fundraiser. It will be on Saturday, January 12th from 8 am to 1 pm in the RHS front parking lot. Please support us by donating old electronics and get them out of your way at the same time! Items with a screen, like televisions, laptops, and computer monitors, are the things that earn money, but all electronics are accepted. We cannot take appliances. The list of approved items is on our website: www.rhsmusic.net

E-Waste Fundraiser

Please get the word out to neighbors and work offices that the E-Waste Fundraiser for the Music Boosters is Saturday, January 12th from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the front parking lot at RHS, located at 9594 Kiefer Blvd.
Click here to see a list of acceptable E-Waste Items:
http://www.rhsmusic.net/E-Waste_Acceptable_Items.pdf