Monday, February 24, 2014

New TWiB and Symph Band performance

Tuesday, February 25 Symph Band Perform at MS Music Festival
Date announced in October and *all* ensuing handouts
TWiBs (over a dozen of them) and concert programs!
6:25 Depart on Bus to PHHS or get own ride over
6:45 Meet in PHHS Band Room
7:45 Perform
8:15 Board bus or get own ride home


Wear concert blacks



New TWiB!

Friday, February 14, 2014

SC4 Concert + AREA HS S/E Events

The SC4 band and SC4 jazz band will be presenting a concert on Saturday, February 15 at 7 PM at McMorran.

We currently have 6 student groups performing. We are REALLY looking forward to hearing them!

Student ensembles are to wear something that looks appropriate for a performance. 

HS guests should go to McMorran backstage doors in NE corner of building. Go down the stairs to the green doors. If you stand at the top of the stairs, you can see the SUBWAY restaurant.

Arrive not much later than 6:15.

Get instruments out ASAP and I'll walk you through the logistics. I can let you play a little bit on stage. If you would like longer to practice onstage, arrive bwteen 5:00 and 5:30.

Student performers get in for free. Each student will receive 1 ticket to give to a parent.  This ticket will be available backstage.



For the concert, students will get in free with student ID;  tickets can be purchased for $10.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

One Call Now. Thursday, February 6

Thursday’s pep band is a “go” from 6 - 9 PM.  Tonight’s theme is rock and roll or grunge.  Even if you did not sign up, we sure could use a few more players in EVERY section

Honors band applications are due tomorrow.  Links to these can be found on FB, and in the Twitter feed on the left hand side of phnbands.org    ALSO, LINK HERE

Still looking for a few food donations for Scrapbooking Saturday.  If you would still like to participate in the even or donate anything, look for the information on the front page of the band website or the booster website.  ALSO LINK HERE

We could also use a few more people to help set up the Scrapbooking event on Friday night

We will have a pep band Friday night from 6-9 PM, as well.

All of this information can be found on the front page of the band website, PHNBands.org





THURSDAY PEP BAND IS *ON*

WOO!  Let's have some fun and make some noise!
6 - 9 PM

Tonight's theme: Rock-n-roll/Grunge



Also need some more volunteers for Saturday.

Also looking for donations for Saturday.
DELI MEAT
SLICED CHEESE
A COUPLE GALLONS ORANGE JUICE
BAGS OF LETTUCE, OR AN ALREADY CONSTRUCTED SALAD IF YOU SO DESIRE
TOMATOES


Can't make a food donation?  How about a small monetary donation?

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Update

Pep band Thursday
Pep Band Friday
Need volunteers for Saturday (mostly morning)
Need food donations for Saturday:

* 3 CROCKS of SOUP   (Pick Me! Pick Me!)
* Deli Meat for Croissant Sandwiches ( donate any kind and amount- we know some of these items are expensive, so whatever you would like to do is appreciated )
* Sliced Cheese for the above named sandwiches
* 4 gallons Orange Juice or Apple Juice or Grape Juice (as always, you do not need to be the person who donates all 4 gallons-just whatever you want)
* A few more bags of APPLES AND ORANGES
* A FEW MORE COOKIES
* BAGS OF LETTUCE, SPINACH,FIELD GREENS OR WHATEVER YOU WOULDLIKE TO PURCHACE
* TOMATOES AND/OR PEPPERS TO ADD TO THE SALAD THAT WILL BE ASSEMBLED BY OUR  TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS

If you know of somebody that can donate, please contact Mary Croteau phnbandsecretary@hotmail.com ASAP

Also, if you know somebody that wants to PARTICIPATE, please contact phnbb.com

Friday, January 24, 2014

S/E Instructions

Location: 180 S. Livernois, Rochester, MI

Final Instructions: Link
Final Schedule: Link

Dress nicely
What time should I leave?
It will take a little over an hour to get to Rochester HS
It will take at about 15 minutes to get from parking lot to warm-up room
You should be in your warm-up room at least 30 minutes prior to performance time
Therefore, leave about 2 hours prior to your first performance time
Get a map at the desk just inside the doors you enter
When you arrive at school, stop by headquarters and look for blue the PHN originals crate
Take originals from the envelope
If you are sharing a score with another event, instructions are on the envelope
Return envelope to crate
There is a pencil in the envelope if you still need to number the score
Go up to performance room
Put one number in every measure of the score without regard to repeats, etc.
Go to warm-up room, check-in with adults
Make sure score is numbered
Warm-up when instructed
As you leave room, hand original to warm-up room worker
Play your event, listen politely for feedback from judge
Return to room, put instruments away (load large instruments on truck?)
IMMEDIATELY RETURN SCORE/PENCIL TO ENVELOPE IN THE CRATE (if sharing score, follow instructions)
Get rating, get medal.
If you have a problem, make sure you find me in performance 9 through 14

Good Luck!