The grade 7, 8, and 9 bands as well as the jazz band will be presenting a concert in support of the Stonepark Gives Back fundraising campaign on Thursday evening in the Stonepark gymnasium.  The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. and band students are asked to arrive by 6:30 p.m..  Uniforms are required for this concert.   Admission to the concert is by donation, and  all proceeds will be used to  raise funds for the local Cancer Treatment Centre at the QEH, for cancer research, and for treatment programs focused on youth. 

Full band rehearsals will be held throughout the day on Thursday, so all students should bring instruments and music to school.

In order to allow gym classes to resume on Friday morning, we have been asked to move band equipment out of the gym immediately following the concert. 

I am going to ask the grade 9 band students and all percussionists and jazz band members to be responsible for this following this concert.  Equipment can be moved through the back hallway to the band room very quickly if everyone helps out. 

The grade 9 band will also be performing in the P.E.I. Band Days Band Festival at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6th at Confederation Centre.  We will take a bus to the centre at 1:00 p.m. and students will be responsible for arranging their own transportation home at the end of the day.  We will be remaining in the theatre as a group after our performance to listen to the two bands scheduled to perform after us.  Students may be picked up at the centre at 4:30 p.m..

Grade 9 band students who have not paid their second trip deposit ($40.00) are asked to please do so as soon as possible.  The final payment ($132) will be due before March Break.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you at the concert on Thursday evening!

Thank you to band students for attending rescheduled rehearsals this week.  The presentation for the grade 6’s went very well and hopefully we will have lots of applications for the grade 7 program.

Jazz Band is canceled for Thursday after school.

Mr. Parsons (band teacher at Charlottetown Rurual) has rescheduled his visits to Stonepark and he will now be working with the grade 9 band next Wednesday morning and with the jazz band next Thursday after school.  Students are asked to please be on time for these rehearsals.

Grade 9 Band students are asked to please have their second trip deposit ($40.00) in by the end of this week.

Thank you

Grade 7 lunch hour band rehearsal is canceled for Tuesday, February 14th.

Grade 7 students are reminded to practice all scales and band repertoire for next Tuesday’s practice!

Welcome back to the Grade 9 French Immersion students!  The grade 8 band, the grade 9 band, and the jazz band will be performing for the grade 6′s from our feeder schools on Wednesday, February 15th at 9:15 a.m. in the Stonepark cafeteria. 

Please note the rehearsal schedule for next week.  Attendance is very important as we will be making final preparations for the grade 6 presentation.  Any changes due to school delays or cancelations will be posted to the blog.

Monday, February 13:  Grade 8 Early Morning Band Rehearsal (7:45-8:35) 

                                           Grade 9 Lunch Hour Band Rehearsal (12:30-1:15)

Tuesday, February 14:  Early Morning Jazz Band Rehearsal  (7:45-8:35) 

                                           Grade 7 Lunch Hour Band Rehearsal (12:30-1:15)

Wednesday, February 15:  Grade 9 Early Morning Band Rehearsal (7:45-8:35) 

Music Program Orientation Concert:  9:15 a.m. .   White shirts and band sweaters will be required for this concert. 

Thursday, February 16:  Jazz Band Rehearsal with Mark Parsons from Charlottetown Rural (3:10-4:10) in the Stonepark band room.

Honours Band members are reminded that they will be asked to demonstrate their instruments for the grade 6′s on Wednesday.  Please have your short excerpt prepared for Monday’s rehearsal.

Thank you, and happy practicing over the weekend!

All band students are reminded that instruments must be practiced at home on a regular basis.   Practicing for 15-20 minutes should be a regular part of each student’s daily homework.   This is where the concepts and skills introduced in class are perfected. Without regular home practice, sufficient skill development rarely occurs, and this leads to frustration and loss of interest.   Encouragement and interest from parents is the most effective kind of support.

Great practice habits lead to great performances and a more enjoyable experience in band for everyone!

A big congratulations to the Stonepark students who represented our school this past weekend as members of the 2012 PEI Intermediate Honours Band.  The students put in over 10 hours of rehearsal time over the weekend and the end result was a fantastic concert on Sunday afternoon at Confederation Centre. Thank you to all of the students involved for representing our school so well.  This year’s Honours Band members were:

Cat Noseworthy, Keely McGill, Jared Vriends, Lesley MacMillan, Gillian Dennis, Izzy Hogg, Alexzara Drake-Wood, Kendal Baker, Nicholas Lipton, Laura Whalen, Kate Arbing, Madeline Burge, Kathleen Bergin, Rebekah Dempsey, Madeline Shaw, Abbey MacLellan, Kelsey Smith, Sadie Milner, and Kate Doiron.

Please follow the link to view the trip itinerary which was presented at the meeting last Thursday.

Atlantic Festival of Music Itinerary

A more detailed itinerary will be provided in April.

The second deposit ($40.00) is due on Wednesday, February 15th or may be paid during Parent-Teacher interviews.

Due to the Grade 9 French Immersion trip, grade 9 early morning band is canceled for this week.  This rehearsal has been rescheduled to Monday, February 13 from 12:30-1:15 p.m.

There will be an early morning band rehearsal on Wednesday, February 15th to prepare for the Grade 6 concert which will be held later that morning in the Stonepark cafeteria beginning at 9:15 a.m..  The Grade 8 Band and the Jazz Band will also perform.  White shirts and band sweaters will be required for this concert. 

Honours Band members are reminded that they will be asked to demonstrate their instruments for the grade 6’s.  Please have your short excerpt prepared for Monday’s rehearsal.

Thank you!

Jazz Band is cancelled this Thursday afternoon due to a conflict in my schedule and will be rescheduled to Friday, February 3rd from 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Thank you!