Band Lettering
- In a normal year students are awarded varsity/academic letter awards for exemplary participation and performance. We had a limited amount of opportunities this year and letters will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please apply here: https://forms.gle/BuC3sEAfd7qRMyQg9
Drumline mini-clinics & Auditions begin this week in the band room. Audition materials are posted in Canvas
- Clinic 1: Monday, 5/3, 4pm-5:30
- Clinic 2: Wednesday, 5/5, 4pm-5:30pm
- Clinic 3 & Auditions: Wednesday, 5/12, 4-5:30pm
2021-2022 Band Leadership
- Leadership Application are now closed. Those students that applied, check email to sign-up for an interview time-slot.
- Drum Major Auditions will be held May 6th during Seminar. You only get a vote if you are in attendance. Please show support to your fellow peers!
Symphonic & Jazz Band Placement Auditions for 2021-2022
- Materials have been posted to Canvas. All current students grades 8-11 will complete a basic audition. Students wishing to make Symphonic Band or the Blue Knights Jazz Ensemble will complete a more advanced audition.
- Audition videos will be due 5/7/2021
Final Band Concert Monday, May 10, 6:30pm, SME Auditorium
- Concert Band – 6:30pm
- Jazz Combo (outside on patio), 7:00pm
- Symphonic Band – 7:30pm
2021 Senior Scholarships
- The Band Boosters will be awarding two seniors with the annual Rich Nitsch Memorial Band Scholarship of $500 each at our band banquet on 5/17.
- Access the Scholarship application and rubrics here
Band Booster Meetings
All parents are invited to attend the Band Boosters last meeting of the school year on Tuesday, 5/4 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Immediately following that meeting at 7:30pm via Zoom, there will be a Volunteer Open House meeting to share the open positions for next school year. The majority of positions have not been filled and we really need parents volunteers to support the band so that next year will be fantastic. During the Volunteer Open House, we’ll discuss the various volunteer roles needed and make sure all questions are answered.
MAY BAND BOOSTERS MEETING INVITE:
Topic: SME Band Boosters Meeting – MayTime: May 4, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/93113288635?pwd=ZzY0NzlJTCtoQjZSWWhiTS9NVTR3UT09
Meeting ID: 931 1328 8635Passcode: SMEBAND
VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE MEETING:
Topic: SME Band Volunteer Open House (2021-2022) Time: May 4, 2021 07:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/97994351044?pwd=ZVpPTEd2OXIreW5GL1JvcFEvZFJyQT09
Meeting ID: 979 9435 1044Passcode: SMEBAND
2021 Band Banquet – Monday, May 17 @ 7pm, SME Auditorium
- The good news: We can have an in-person banquet!
- The bad news: Only seniors and families will be in-person. Everyone else will be live-streaming with us on WebEx or YouTube. More information will be coming soon
2021 SME Marching Lancers Show Preview, Wednesday May 19 @ 7pm
- Grades 8-11 will gather in the SME Gym and sight read/rehearse the show music for next year
- Meet your incoming Lancer Band members, drum majors and new section leaders for 2021-2022
SME Graduation @ SM North Stadium, Monday May 24 @ 7pm
- All non-seniors join us to perform a short concert, Pomp & Circumstance, and send off our 2021 Seniors! More details will follow soon
- Call time: 5:30pm @ SMN
Week At-A-Glance:
Symphonic Band: All Prescott/percussion 5-min drills should be finished. Please finish this week!
Monday :
- Warm-up (Habits book): tone & technique, rhythm, TOS
- Focus: Call of the Wild, Molly on the Shore, Mena Mtn
- Remote Students – Follow along with rehearsal, finish Prescott videos
Wednesday:
- Warm-up (Habits): Tone & Technique, TOS scale chorales
- Call of the Wild, Mystery on Mena Mountain, Molly on the Shore, SR graduation music
- Remote Students – follow along with
Friday:
- Move to Auditorium
- Full Rehearsal of all concert pieces
- Remote Students – Follow along with rehearsal
Concert Band: All Prescott/percussion 5-min drills should be finished. Please finish this week!
Monday :
- Warm-up (Habits of A Successful Musician, Chorale Book, Bb Sequence)
- Full Rehearsal – Folk Dances, Rites of Tamburo, Romanesque
- Remote Students – Follow along with rehearsal
Wednesday:
- Warm-up (Habits of A Successful Musician, Chorale Book, Bb Sequence)
- Full Rehearsal – Rehearse Romanesque, Folk Dances
- Remote Students – Work on late work and placement audition material asynchronously
Friday: Move to Auditorium
- Full Rehearsal – Warm-up, rehearse concert order: Folk Dances, Romanesque, Rites of Tamburo
- Remote Students – Follow along with rehearsal
Blue Notes Jazz Ensemble
- Tuesday/Thursday/Friday: Audition prep & solo improvising work. Bebop scales & arpeggios starting on the 3rd/5th/7th scale degrees
- Remote students — follow along with rehearsals asynchronously
- Auditions for initial placement in Blue Knights-Blue Notes are due 5/7. Materials posted in Canvas
Blue Knights Jazz Ensemble
- Tuesday/Thursday/Friday: Audition prep & solo improvising work. Bebop scales & arpeggios starting on the 3rd/5th/7th scale degrees
- Remote students — follow along with rehearsals asynchronously
- Auditions for initial placement in Blue Knights-Blue Notes are due 5/7. Materials posted in Canvas
Music Theory
- Tuesday/Thursday: Sibelius tutorials, composition/arranging project. Review ear training
- Friday: Review all, composition project work