Good morning from the band room! We hope you had a great weekend! We are looking forward to another great week in the band room.
This Week in Band:
Monday: 4th Block, Color Guard Tryouts 3:30-5 (MSHS Gym)
Tuesday: Jazz band 7:15 AM, 4th Block, Color Guard Tryouts 3:30-5 (MSHS Gym), 6:30 Band Booster Meeting (all hands on deck!) This is our last regular meeting of the year, officer elections, any Hawaii questions, RACHEL WAMMACK FUNDRAISER. We need you all to attend! MSHS Cafeteria.
Wednesday: 4th Block, Color Guard Tryouts 3:30-5 (MSHS Gym)
Thursday: Jazz band 7:15AM 4th Block, Color Guard Tryouts 3:30-5 (MSHS Gym)
Friday: 4th Block, Color Guard Tryouts 3:30-5 (MSHS Gym)
Jazz Band Update
Because MSMS was not able to do a jazz band this year, we will not be having our annual night of jazz on May 17th. The Shoals Area Night of Jazz on 4/23 will serve as our final public performance of the year for jazz band. We will still perform on 5/4 for Solo and Ensemble, an audience is permitted during this performance.
Shoals Area Night of Jazz Schedule
Venue: Florence Middle School Auditorium
FMS is providing everything except guitar/piano cables, Griff’s bass, congas, and our jazz band fronts. Dr. Frederick and I will bring the congas and fronts. Griff and Liam, please bring your cables and bass guitar.
Call time (meet at FMS): 5:45PM, make sure you bring instruments and music
Dress: All black
Performance Schedule:
Florence @ 5:30
Cherokee @ 6:50
MSHS @ 7:10
Singing River Jazz Band @ 7:30
You may have missed:
Hawaii Info (deadline to register and pay deposit is May 1!)
Marching Band Audition Info
Upcoming Events:
4/15-19 Color Guard Clinic & Auditions
4/17 New Majorette Fitting Trip
4/23 Shoals Area Night of Jazz-Jazz Band at Florence Middle School
4/25-27 All-State Honor Band
5/4 Solo & Ensemble @ MSMS
5/6-10 Marching Band Audition Week (Drum major, leadership team, winds, percussion)
5/6 MSHS Spring Concert
5/9 MSMS Spring Concert
5/11 Rachel Wammack Benefit Concert at the MS Amphitheater, New Uniform Fundraiser Kick-Off
5/13 Band Banquet @ Cox Blvd. Church of Christ
5/17 Honor Day (small ensemble of students perform)
5/17 Night of Jazz
5/23 Graduation (all concert band students perform)
Summer 2024 Dates!
7/9 Summer Rehearsal 5:30-9
7/11 Host DCI Show at James F. Moore Stadium!
7/12 Band Basics BBQ 6PM @ Grace Life Church (All new members and their families attend)
7/13 Leadership Clinic and Trip
7/15-19 Band Camp Week #1
7/22-26 Band Camp Week #2
7/26 Band Pictures
8/5 First Day of School
