As discussed at the band parents meeting, a $100 deposit for the grade 9 band trip is due on Tuesday, March 1st.  Please bring payments in an envelope labelled with the students’ name and class.  Please make cheques payable to Stonepark Intermediate.

The Grade 9 Band will share an evening concert at CRHS with the Grade 10 Band on Tuesday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m.  See you there!

The slide show which was presented at the band parent meeting on February 17 has been posted on the Atlantic Festival of Music page (see band blog menu at the top of this page).  You can also access it by clicking on the link below:

2016 Parent meeting slide show

Thursday, February 25 (Periods 2, 3, 4): Grade 6 Band Orientation. Grade 9 Band and Jazz Band to perform in the cafeteria.  Uniforms are required for this performance.

Tuesday, March 1st : Grade 9 Band will share an evening concert at CRHS with the grade 10 band. *Grade 9 band students will have one full band rehearsal during that day in preparation.

Wednesday, March 9 and Thursday, March 10: PEI Band Days at the Delta Prince Edward. Grade 8 and 9 bands. Grade 9’s will perform at 4:15 on Wednesday afternoon and grade 8’s will perform at 9:00 on Thursday morning.  More details will follow.

*Please check the 2015-16 Concerts and Events page for a complete list of scheduled performances.

Grade 9 early morning band is cancelled on Tuesday morning (February 16).  This rehearsal will be rescheduled to Friday, February 19 from 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Grade 9’s will rehearse as usual on Thursday morning (February 18).

Have a great weekend!

A meeting for grade 9 band parents has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the band room at Stonepark Intermediate School.

Parents and/or guardians in attendance will have the opportunity to ask questions about the proposed grade 9 band trip to the Atlantic Festival of Music in Halifax, Nova Scotia (April 27-28).

  The  beautiful    campus    of    Mount    Saint    Vincent    University    in    Halifax,    Nova    Scotia,    Canada    is  host    to    the    Atlantic    Festival    of    Music,    the    largest    band    and    choral    festival    on    the    East    Coast.    Each    year,    approximately    3000    musicians    from    Canada    and    the    United    States    perform    for    and    receive    adjudication    from    internationally    recognized    adjudicators.    Evening    concerts,    instrument    specific    clinics,    workshops    and    participants’    dances    are    all    part    of    the    event.    

 Day  1    Wednesday    April    27    

Morning:  Meet  you    coach    and    driver    at    Stonepark    School.    Load    luggage   and    instruments and travel  to    the    Atlantic    Festival    of    Music    in    Halifax    via    the    Confederation    Bridge.

Afternoon:  Have  lunch    (own    expense)    in    the    Bedford    area    and    continue    on    to    Mount    Saint    Vincent   University  to    attend    the    Instrument    Specific    Clinics    (1:00    pm).        After    the    clinics    listen    to  other  groups    perform    before    heading    to    your    hotel    to    check    in    and    change    for    the  evening.

 Evening:  Dinner  at    the    MSVU    Rosaria    Cafeteria    followed    by    the    Evening    Festival    Concert    at    Seton    Academic    Centre.    After    the    concert    head    to    Get    Air    Trampoline    Park    in    Dartmouth.

Day  2    Thursday    April    28    

Morning:   Complimentary  Breakfast    at    your    hotel    and    then    off    to    MSVU    for    your    Festival Performance,    adjudication    and    clinic.

Afternoon:  Lunch  (own    expense)    at    a    local    restaurant    and    then    head   downtown    to    Pier    21    Canada’s    Museum  of    Immigration.    After    your   museum    tour    take    the    Halifax    ferry    to    Dartmouth        where    your    coach   will    pick    you    up    to    head    to    the    MicMac    Mall    for    shopping    and   supper        (own    expense).    Travel    home    to    PEI    via    the    Confederation    Bridge.

Please note that a more detailed version of the itinerary (including exact times, locations and contact numbers) will be provided at a later date.

2016  Tour    Inclusions   

General  

•   1    night    accommodation    
•   Overnight  security    
•   Motor  coach    transportation          

   Meals  

•   1    Continental breakfast    
•   1    Dinner    

   Atlantic  Festival    of    Music    

•   Festival  Performance,  Adjudication    and    Clinic    
•   Instrument   Specific    Clinics    
•   Festival  Concert        

   Attractions:  

•   Pier  21    Canada’s    Museum    of    Immigration    
•   Halifax-­‐Dartmouth    Ferry    
•   GetAir  Trampoline    Park    

Preliminary cost information

• Total cost/student based on 67 participants= $200/student
• This includes a $45 fundraising credit for each student.
• A deposit of $100 will be required to confirm participation. This deposit will be due by Tuesday, March 1st.

*** Please note that this number will be adjusted, if necessary, once participation is confirmed and deposits are received.

Upcoming Band Events:

Thursday, February 25 (Periods 2, 3, 4):  Grade 6 Band Orientation.  Grade 9 Band and Jazz Band to perform in the cafeteria

Tuesday, March 1st :  Grade 9 Band will share an evening concert at CRHS with the grade 10 band. *Grade 9 band students will have one full band rehearsal during that day in preparation.

Wednesday, March 9 and Thursday, March 10:  PEI Band Days.  Grade 8 and 9 bands. The schedule won’t come out until much closer to the event, but Intermediate Schools will probably perform on the 9th.  Grade 8’s usually play in the morning and grade 9’s are usually scheduled in the afternoon.

Wednesday, April 13 (7:00 pm):  Stonepark Gives Back Fundraising Concert

Thursday, April 14 (9:00 am-2:00 pm):  Beginning Band Day in Summerside.  Grade 7 band will participate.

Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28:  Atlantic Festival of Music in Halifax.  Grade 9 Band will participate.

Monday, May 2^nd:   Music Monday (performance details TBA).  Grade 9 Honours Band and Jazz Band are tentatively scheduled to participate.

May: Grade 8 field trip (date TBA)

Wednesday, June 1^st:   Spring Concert, 7:00 pm

The Stonepark bands are sounding great, and new playing tests  have been assigned to all three grade levels.  Please refer to the previous post for details.  New repertoire has also been added to band folders so students should have lots of new material to practice.

Please note that in fairness to all students, playing tests (whether they are submitted in Google Classroom, or performed or recorded at school) must be completed on time unless an extension has been requested and agreed to in advance.

As always, I will make exceptions if there are extenuating circumstances, and extra help is available after school for students who request it in advance of assignment due dates.

*Please note that I have now closed the three e-mail addresses (stonepark7band@gmail.com, stonepark8band@gmail.com and stonepark9band@gmail.com) we used at the beginning of the year for submitting playing tests.  Google Classroom is being introduced across the English Language School Board, and students are becoming very comfortable with submitting assignments through this application.

Please contact me at ampeters@edu.pe.ca if you have any questions or concerns,

Thank you!

* Dates have been updated due to the storm cancellation on Friday, Feb. 5th.

Grade 7

Bb Concert Thirds:  Due February 16

Upcoming:  Eb concert scale and arpeggio

Grade 8

Music Theory Test (key signatures and first and second grade descriptive terms)

*a review video has been posted on Google classrooom

8DF:  Thursday, February 4 (Day 6)

8EI:    Monday, February 8 (Day 1)

8AB: Tuesday, February 9 (Day 2)

Bb Concert Thirds (review):  Due February 16

Upcoming:  Eb, F, and Ab thirds

Grade 9

G minor scale and arpeggio:  Due February 16

Upcoming:  C minor, D minor, F minor