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TUXEDO PICKUP MONDAY; PARENTS MEETING TUESDAY
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NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 1
- BPA MEETING TUESDAY: SAFETY UPDATE
- TUX PICKUP MONDAY
- MARCHING BAND NEWS
- ALL-SOUTHERN APPLICATIONS DUE
- FREE MASTERCLASS WITH HARVEY PITTEL
- FALL CONCERT OCT. 30
- $5 TICKETS TO MONK'ESTRA AT THE BROAD
- ROME PASSPORT COPIES DUE
- WE'RE AT 65% OF OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL!
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Band Parents Meeting This Tuesday: Safety Update
Please come to the Band Parent Association meeting Tuesday, October 2, at 6:30 pm in the band room. Mr. McKeown will discuss the incident with the homeless man entering campus during marching band practice on Friday night and go over the safety protocols we have in place at Samohi.
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Review the minutes of our September 4 BPA meeting here
Then, anyone who is interested -- and definitely anyone who has a student in
Wind Symphony or Wind Ensemble -- should stay for the 7:30 Bands at the Broad and Rome tour planning meeting. We have lots of great ideas but are open to even more, and we need a team to help us implement them!
Thank you to
Liz Comay for heading up the Bands at the Broad auction this year. If you would like to be part of her auction committee, or can help out in any way, please contact her at
[email protected].
Bands at the Broad not only funds scholarships for this year's Wind Ensemble tour, but also helps with our down payment on the 2020 Wind Symphony tour. Let's keep our touring program thriving!
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Tuxedo Pickup This Monday
Elite Tuxedo will deliver all of the tuxedos that were fitted, ordered, and paid for to the band rooms on Monday, October 1. They will be available for pickup from 2:45 - 4:15 pm. Any leftover tuxedos will be taken to the band room and will need to be picked up by Wednesday, October 3.
If your child was fitted for a tuxedo but it was never paid for, it was sent back to Elite Tuxedo's stock room. Starting next year, only students who have filled out orders and payment forms will be fitted for tuxedos.
Concert dresses will be delivered to school in early October. Students will have an opportunity to try on the dresses that they bought or will borrow during concert band class periods on a date to be announced soon.
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Thursday and Friday Rehearsals
Parents and students, Thursday and Friday evening rehearsals are very important practices - our full staff is here and we want to use the time as efficiently as possible. PLEASE do not schedule any doctor's or dentist's appointments on those days! Thank you.
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This Week's Schedule
M-F, Oct. 1-5: 7 am rehearsals
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Thursday, Oct. 4: Rehearsal 4:30-7:30 pm
Friday, Oct. 5: Samohi Varsity Homecoming Game vs. Hawthorne HS, call time 5:45 pm on the JAMS lawn
Saturday, Oct. 6: UCLA High School Band Day
*Currently a Friday AM rehearsal is scheduled; however, Mr. McKeown will be discussing the possibility of adding time onto the Thursday rehearsal instead. We will update ASAP.
Remaining Home Football Games
Friday, October 5, 7 pm
Thursday, October 18, 7 pm
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Friday, October 26, 7 pm
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**Since this football game against Beverly Hills has been moved to a Thursday, playing pep squad will be optional.
***At the
October 26 game, the Viking Marching Band will perform
"Wonderland" in full uniform at halftime. Invite your friends and family -- it's the only time you can see the show at SMC!
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Viking Marching Band Raffle
We are asking each VMB student to sell 20 tickets by October 30, when we will announce the winners at the fall concert.
Each ticket costs only $2 and the prizes include:
1) A brand-new iPhone X
2) A beautiful new iPad (2018)
3) And $200 cash!
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Help feed our 130 hungry marchers/musicians/color guard at competitions! No volunteer clearance is required to be a shopper, and no money is required, either. (You can either get reimbursed afterwards or ask for cash before you shop.) You even get a specific list of food to shop for, so no decisions, no questions, no problems. Easy, right?
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All-Southern Applications Due Nov. 2
SCSBOA All-Southern honor group applications due by Friday, November 2. You will need the Director Member Number of your concert band instructor, so don't wait until the last minute to ask Mr. Sakow or Mr. McKeown.
>> Read more on samohiband.com
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FREE Masterclass with Saxophonist Harvey Pittel
On
Tuesday, October 9, at 4 pm in the music building, celebrated saxophonist Harvey Pittel will be presenting a saxophone masterclass. This is a big deal! All are invited -- especially saxophone and clarinet players. Learn about reeds, repertoire, tone, technique, vibrato, and more.
Consistently acknowledged as America's foremost classical saxophonist, Harvey Pittel has popularized the very concept of the saxophone in concert and has elevated his instrument to a new level of appreciation by lovers of fine music.
>> Read more on samohiband.com
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Fall Concert Tuesday, Oct. 30
Our first concert is only four weeks away, on the night before Halloween! The Fall Concert promises a few spooky tunes from our bands, plus a Concert Café with a festive theme. Come and see what your kids have been learning from our great music instructors, bring your family, purchase some delicious homemade food, and have fun!
General admission tickets cost only $10 for adults and $5 for youths/students/seniors (suggested donations) and can be bought through an order form brought home by your student or at the door.
Parents, are you interested in becoming part of our fabulous Concert Team? Please contact Karen Wise at
[email protected] to help out with the Fall Concert. We will have a Signup Genius link ready soon for people who want to buy, make, drop off, and serve food at the café!
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Webmaster Needed!
Please email Alisa Stewart at [email protected] if you're interested in volunteering as our webmaster, which entails adding new posts to our web page, adding links to the band email archive, and uploading BPA meeting minutes.
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$5 Tickets to John Beasley's MONK'estra at the Broad
Open to All Samohi Band Families!
Friday, Oct 12th at 7:30pm at The Broad Stage
For $5 tickets,
click here and then on the "Have a Promotion Code?" button in the top right corner. Enter code "Rhythm" before selecting your tickets.
Please pick up your tickets no later than 30 minutes prior to show time, or they may be released. Tickets will be held at the Box Office will call (1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401).
PLEASE NOTE: There is no processing fee. Offer expires 10/12/18 at 4:30 p.m. Valid for MONK'estra performance only in the Level A and Level B sections. Four tickets maximum per account. Not valid on prior purchases. Online sales only. Not valid at the box office window.
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Passport Copies Due by Friday, November 16
Don't forget: In order to participate in the Rome tour, each Wind Ensemble student must have a passport that is valid until at least October 14, 2019. In order to finalize our flights, we will need a copy of that passport by Friday, November 16. For more information about obtaining a passport, or uploading a copy of the passport for tour planning, please visit this page on Samohiband.com.
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We Are at 65% of Our Fundraising Goal!
Every one of our children deserves an excellent music education. Our public-school district funds a lot of that education, but there are still funding gaps, and those gaps are filled by your generous donations to the band program.
We understand that not everyone can contribute the full amount -- and some cannot donate any -- but every child gets the same education regardless. So, if you can, please donate to the band program today! No amount is too small.
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