Picture Day Tuesday Wear Concert Clothes

All Bands will have their picture taken during class on Tuesday for the yearbook. Jazz band will meet during SDR. You can change back into regular clothes after your picture.

March 7th Concert for grades 6 - 12 at Liberty

Our "Almost Spring" concert is next week on Wednesday, March 7th at Liberty High School. This is the concert where we feature band students from grades 6 - 12. The final number of the evening will involve every student!
Click on Maywood Band Documents for the schedule or click here March Concert .
Students should arrive and be ready to rehearse at 5:30pm in the Liberty gym.

Volunteer to help set up chairs and percussion equipment at 5pm  by clicking on the link in the right hand column.

Practicing at Home is Essential

Hi Everyone,
This is a message for all band members. Parents please read as well and give your added support at home. Band members, please practice your music at home so you are ready to participate in class. Class time should be used for ensemble skills such as tone, balance, learning who has the melody, putting all the parts of the piece together, etc. We are spending too much class time on individual technical things like what note to play.  We have a concert on March 7th and no school next week. Please be proactive and work on your concert music at home. If you are still having difficulty with your individual music please make an appointment with me. I'm happy to work with you individually if you've put in the work at home first! Each group should be aware of the pieces they are performing at the March 7th concert. Thank you all.  
Great teams are only possible with great team players.   Ms. S

Solo and Ensemble forms are due tomorrow

If you plan to participate in this year's Solo and Ensemble Festival on March 10th your form and fee must be turned in by tomorrow, February 10th. 6th graders are on the ball and all who are participating have turned in their forms. Let's go 7th and 8th grade! This is a great event and you will reap great rewards by participating. Forms for solos or ensembles are available under band documents or in class.

January Practice charts are due

January practice charts are due for all classes by this Wednesday. If you need a copy you can find it under Maywood Band Documents in the practice chart folder. If your printer isn't working you can get a copy at school. Charts turned in next week will not receive credit.

Smartmusic tests for all

I have assigned the first smartmusic tests for each band. The test is due by Friday October 21. This should give everyone a chance to get their smartmusic up and running.  If you are enrolled in smartmusic you should receive an email as well giving you the specific assignment for your class. If you have not enrolled yet the assignment will show up once you do enroll. 6th graders have an additional assignment this weekend to complete their rhythm compositions. For more details see your grade level assignment folder in the right hand column.