The weekly January 13th

1/12/2014

A Walk for Heroes: A Tribute to Firefighter/Engineer Chris Douglas THIS SATURDAY
Wind Ensemble will be performing the National Anthem at 11:15am with Marching Instruments in the LQHS Stadium. Call time is 10:45am at the Band Room. Concert Band - you are invited to come as well! We will play a couple of pep band songs immediately following the National Anthem. You will be dismissed from the stadium at approx. 11:45am. You may wear any LQ Swag you have.

NEXT PARENT MEETING: JANUARY 22nd 6:30pm

(NOT THIS WEDNESDAY, Mr. Fleischmann sent the wrong date last week , sorry!)

Concert Band & Wind Ensemble:
Playing tests will be conducted in class on Tuesday. This week's rehearsals will focus on the following music, be prepared!
Concert Band: In the Forest of the King, Movement 2 (review Movement 1)
Wind Ensemble: Incantation & Dance (148 - End), Lux Aurumque (C - End).
We will also be reviewing interval identification to prepare for our upcoming final on Mon, Wed, and Fri.

* You can download the final exam attachment below. A hard copy will be given in class.

Solo/Ensemble Festival:
Wind Ensemble, you are REQUIRED to participate in Solo/Ensemble Festival. You must have a selection chosen by Feb. 1st. You are responsible for hiring/rehearsing with an accompanist if you choose a solo piece. If you choose a chamber ensemble piece, you will be responsible for putting your ensemble together, and rehearsing on your own.

Concert Band, you are not REQUIRED to participate in Solo/Ensemble Festival. If you plan on moving up to Wind Ensemble next year, it is HIGHLY recommended that you consider this experience.

FUNDRAISING:
We have a few things happening to help you to move ahead with your accounts, and get ahead for next year. Thanks so much to Frank Kalb and Lori Ramhoff for creating so many opportunities!!!

1.) Candy sales - we have a few boxes left that are up for grabs to anyone interested. If you have any money still out from last month, you must submit your $60.00 ASAP!

2.) Tour de Palm Springs Raffle Tickets - Sell these for $1.00 each, 100% of what you sell goes back to YOU! These are due January 22nd in the box with the money & the completed ticket stubs. Any unsold tickets MUST be returned! Raffle prizes can be found at:
http://www.tourdepalmsprings.com/Raffle. This is updated daily, so keep checking back!

3.) The Humana Challenge - we need to fill 7 more shifts! 100% of the proceeds go back to your student accounts. We are under contract to provide these shifts, so we REALLY need people to step up and fill these. Email Frank Kalb (frank.kalb@blackhawkbrigade.org)if you have questions, or would like to help.

FANCLOTH WILL BE IN THIS WEEK. Thanks, again to Frank for coordinating this for us!

TOUR DE PALM SPRINGS GIG - FEBRUARY 8th Approx. 11:30am - 3:00pm

This is a mandatory gig for the Marching Band/Pep Band. More details soon...

CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER:
Similar to Panda Express, this will be a restaurant night at our Local Chipotle on Hwy 111 in La Quinta. Tentatively, the date will be Wednesday, Feb 12th from 5:00pm - 8:00pm. Similar to Panda, you will need to have guests arrive with a flyer. We are NOT allowed to distribute flyers at the restaurant (or outside). Proceeds go to the general booster account.

BASKETBALL BAND IS CANCELLED FOR THE SEASON… sorry

Extra Credit Opportunities!!!

Turn in a program with a 1-2 page TYPED synopsis of what you observed.

Please come to see some great music on the following dates: