Band/Orchestra News |
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Welcome to the 2011-12 school year! I trust you had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to a musically rewarding and fun school year. Please remember to get the proper items for our band/orchestra uniform as we will be taking band/orchestra photos on October 10th and 11th. Uniform requirements can be found in the handbook. Attention Jazzy Knights: we will continue to have Jazzy Knights practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30am-9:25am. As I begin my 24th year of teaching instrumental music, I am just as eager to start as I was at the beginning of my first year of teaching! Also, I would like to welcome Dr. Andrew Tucker to Clearwater! Dr. Tucker is the new band director at Clearwater High School and I look forward to working with him as we continue to build a strong band/orchestra community in the Clearwater area. We have already started planning a couple of combined events – 10/21 Clearwater H.S. home football game with the Knight Band and our Winter Holiday Concert(7pm) for all bands/orchestra on December 8th (hopefully) at the new Clearwater H.S. auditorium. I am truly looking forward to working with many talented students and the exciting musical experiences we will create for the Oak Grove M.S. Music Department! Let’s have an awesome year of music at “The Grove”!
Musically yours,
Mr. Anthony Fuoco - Music Director
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Upcoming Events:
12/8 - Winter Holiday Concert - All Bands & Orchestra, 7pm at Clearwater High School
12/15 - St. Petersburg Pier Holiday Concert - Knight Band/Jazzy Knights, noon
12/15 - Jazzy Knights Chick-Fil-A Holiday Concert,6:00pm
12/19 - 12/30 - Winter Holidays - No School |
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Mark Your Calendar:
1/3/2012 - Classes Resume
1/16 - No School
1/18 - Orchestra field trip to Ruth Eckerd Hall Florida Orchestra “Coffee Concert,” 9:30-noon
1/20 - No school for students
2/1 - All County Band Concert 7pm at the Mahaffey Theatre – Congratulations Audrey Shaw!
2/10-2/11 - FBA Solo and Ensemble Festival Gibbs/PCCA High School – Intermediate Band, Knight Band
2/17 - FBA Jazz Festival at Palm Harbor High School; Time TBA – Jazzy Knights performance
March is Music in Our Schools Month!
3/20 - 3/21 - FBA Concert Band Festival @ John Hopkins MS (times TBA) – Knight Band and Intermediate Band performance.
3/22 - International Knight of the Arts (Beg. Band, Orchestra, & Jazzy Knights)
5/22 - Spring Awards Concert 7 pm – All Bands and String Orchestra at Clearwater H.S.
5/26 - Annual Busch Gardens trip – Knight Band, Jazzy Knights, 8th grade band/orchestra students
6/1 - Annual Band/Orchestra Picnic 10am – 2pm
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Important Information:
PLEASE REMEMBER THE PROPER ITEMS FOR OUR BAND AND ORCHESTRA UNIFORM.
Uniform information can be found in the Band and Orchestra Handbook.
Please review your Band/Orchestra Handbook for all the important information regarding our music program. All students receive a band handbook that is full of valuable information. It is very important that parents and students read it together and that both of you fully understand the expectations of this program.
CHECK OUR WEBSITE CALENDER FOR PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVITIES. DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND PERFORMANCE DATES MAY BE ADDED AS REQUESTS TO PERFORM ARE SCHEDULED.
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JAZZY KNIGHTS practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30am.
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Volunteers
We have many opportunities for you to volunteer with our band program, such as working in the Band store (9:20 - 9:38 am), serving on the Band Picnic committee, chaperoning for concerts or field trips, calling chaperones, or performing secretary/clerical/database help. Please help out when you are able to do so. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Fuoco. (Note: A Pinellas County volunteer form must be on file to volunteer.
I thank all of you for your willingness to help the band and orchestra.
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About our Bands
Our Beginning Band consists of students in grades 6-8 who have little or no experience on wind instruments.
Our Percussion Band consists of students in grades 6-8 who have had little or no experience on percussion instruments.
Our Beginning Orchestra consists of students in grades 6-8 who have had little or no experience on stringed instruments.
Our Intermediate Band consists of students in grades 7-8 who have one or more years of experience and have successfully completed the beginning band or percussion class. The Intermediate Band performs several concerts during the school year as well as participates in the Florida Bandmasters Association music performance assessments.
Knight Band and Jazzy Knights are advanced groups, determined by audition, that perform many concerts during the school year as well as participate in the Florida Bandmasters Association music performance assessments. |
