From the Podium 3/14

Good morning. The week before spring break is an exciting one. Work hard knowing there is a 10 day break in our future. 4th block band class is focused on two things: Our mass band spring concert and WGI percussion ensemble. This will be the focus for many weeks ahead. Jazz band cranks up this […]

Stawberries For Sale Tonight At Our Meeting

Our MSHS Winterguard girls are selling strawberries as a fundraiser this Spring. We will have some extras tonight at the meeting available for purchase! These are great for making preserves, pies or just eating by themselves 🙂 They are $30 for a full flat (8 cartons of strawberries ) or $15 for half a flat […]

IT’S MPA WEEK!

Parents, please try to find time to come to Norton Auditorium during your child’s performance. It’s literally the only time we will perform this literature they have worked so hard on! Also, Shoals Honor Band will happen all day Friday and Saturday on our own high school campus! Students will need to be in their […]

Booster Meeting Next Week

Our next band booster meeting is Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30pm in the MSHS Cafeteria. We will recap the success of our most recent fundraiser and look ahead to our upcoming Spring events. Hope to see you there!

Percussion ensemble info

Tomorrow (Thursday) we will push to the middle school gym at 2:45 like two weeks ago. We will start rehearsal promptly at 5:30 at the gym. We will load the trucks at the gym again so please make sure we have everything we need for that JUST LIKE LAST WEEK. Packing the trucks and trailers […]

MSHS Wind Ensemble Music Performance Assessment Schedule

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022: MSHS Wind Ensemble MPA Schedule Location: UNA Norton Auditorium 1:35 – Students report to 4th block to change into concert black attire. Use the dressing rooms behind the stage or restrooms in the hallway. 2:15 – Short rehearsal  3:00 – Load equipment 3:45 – depart for UNA 4:30 – Wind Ensemble […]

MSHS Symphonic Band MPA Schedule

Tuesday, March 8th, 2022: MSHS Symphonic Band Location: UNA Norton Auditorium 9:00AM – Students report to bandroom to change into concert black attire. Use the dressing rooms behind the stage or restrooms in the hallway. 9:45 – Load buses for UNA 10:30 – Symphonic Band warm up  11:00 – Symphonic Band performs 11:30 – Symphonic […]

From the Podium, 2/28/2022

Good morning band family. I would like to start by saying my prayers are with the Ukrainian people and their families. I also pray for our military and our countries leaders as they discern what must be on an hourly basis the military crisis. This week is the last full week of rehearsals for our […]

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE KNOXVILLE INFO

Knoxville Percussion Trip: Schedule: Thursday 3/3 Night Rehearsal,  Gym somewhere 5:30-8:45  Load truck and trailer after  Full students, staff, parent meeting immediately after last run through before loading. Friday 3/4  2:00 Departure for Knoxville (lose an hour headed to Knoxville) Trucks may depart sooner if interested. 5:00 Dinner around Chattanooga area  9:00 Arrive at Hotel  […]

Message for Percussion Ensemble

Good morning percussion ensemble members and parents. Our first contest is Saturday at Bob Jones High School in Madison. Our official performance time is 11:50am. We will be performing 4 minutes of our show with 2 minutes still left to learn. This week: Tuesday night rehearsal on stage, Wednesday sectional, Thursday after school. Friday dress […]