Monday, November 11, 2013

New One Call Now, November 11, 2013

Lots on deck this week.

Concert band had playing tests today
Wind Ensemble paying test tomorrow in Gb concert
Symphonic band has a playing test on Wednesday

There is a Band booster meeting on Tuesday at 7 PM

Wind Ensemble is selling butter braids.  Please turn in the order forms and money no later than Wednesday.

Wednesday night is another SC4Band rehearsal from 6:30 - 8:45.  Parents and students please consider joining us in the last 4 rehearsal before the SC4 holiday concert.

Thursday is a short Marching Band parade rehearsal after school.  Please dress appropriately.

On Saturday, Macy’s is looking for a small uniformed band to march and parade to welcome Santa to the mall.  Signup is in the band room.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

One Call Now November 6, 2013


Conferences: I will not be available Wednesday night, but I have cleared extra time both around the normal conference times tomorrow, Thursday afternoon and evening.

Please go eat at the North End Mama Vicki’s Coney Island for dinner tonight!  A portion of each bill will be donated to the PHN Bands.  Thank you Mama Vicki’s

Marching Band rehearsal tomorrow will run from 11:15 - 12:15.  Please be dressed appropriately.

Information for auditions to Winter Drum Line and Winter Guard has been made available in the band room.  These auxiliary units are a complete reaudition from the fall units.

Both students and adults should consider participating in the SC4 Community band on Wednesday nights from 6:30 - 8:30 in the Fine Arts building.  Even if it has been awhile, we’d love to see you there!


Thank You!  Eat at Mama Vicki’s tonight!

Friday, November 1, 2013

Band-o-grams

Please be at school at 12 Noon!  Really!

Full-uniform performance

Eat before you arrive.  

You can bring a few $$ just in case your transport makes a quick in-and-out stop someplace.

We will have a snack for you later in the afternoon.

Band-o-gram playlist
Eat ‘em up :15 :15
Roll off :05 :20
University Fight Song 1:00 1:20
Let’s Go Blue or :15 1:35
Go Green, Go White, Go State
YMCA 1:30 3:05
Hockey Cheer (Let’s go state/wolves) :30 3:35
Thriller (no ADDED percussion) 1:45 5:20
Hey Ya 1:10 6:30
Jaws 1:00 7:30
University fight song 1:00 8:35
Roll off :05 8:40
Final Countdown :35 8:15
PHN Fight Song 2X 1:30 9:45

Have I’m a Believer, Hey Baby and Halftime Music ready



Monday, October 28, 2013

Play Order


PHN Concert Band
Shenanigans     Robert Sheldon

Midnight Escape  Larry Neeck

Pandora   Randall Standridge

Flight of the Vampire   John Prescott


PHN Symphonic Band
Ghost Riders    Roland Barrett

Themes from Halo Suite      O’Donnell/Salvatore, arr.: R. Sheldon 

Music for a Darkened Theater   D. Elfman, arr.: M. Brown


Northern Winds and Percussion
Night on Fire    John Mackey

Pachyderm Polka   Gary Sullivan

Fantasia 2000    arr.: Jay Bocook


Strike floor, chairs on left as you face band, stands on right

PHN Drum Line

PHN Marching Band
Pregame Sequence

Halftime “Sir Elton John”
Funeral for a Friend
Love Lies Bleeding
Your Song
Saturday Night’s Alright

Introduce seniors

Everybody’s Everything

Fight song


Dismiss

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

One Call Now! October 16

5 items:
There is an International Symphony Orchestra performance on Friday night, October 18 at Port Huron Northern.  Free student tickets are available in the band room.

Would you like a pep band for your tailgate party for the Big Game on November 2?  Information is available from a band student and also on the band web site.

There is a band concert coming up.  Make sure your student understands the concert uniform expectations.  This information is available on TWiBs that have been handed out repeatedly in class.  The TWiB archive can be found online at PHNBands.org.

Thursday will be the last day for students to include their marching band picture order with the group order.

Thursday is a Marching Band rehearsal from 2:40 - 4:15 PM. Some sections will stay later.

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Band-o-grams!

Northern Band plays for you!

Flyer.