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Wednesday, 24 June 2009
The Hillwood High School Band
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June 24, 2009
This Week's News
- Car Wash! The HHS Band Boosters will sponsor a car wash on Saturday, June 27 beginning at 9:00 AM at the Krystal's on the corner of Hicks and Old Harding in Bellevue. Come in comfortable clothes ready to work.
- Competitive Band Paperwork and Planning Calendar Discussed at June Band Booster Meeting. If you were unable to attend, that paperwork will be sent to the mailing address we have on file for you. Information packets should arrive by the end of the week. All paperwork needs to be returned, with appropriate signatures, by July 27, 2009. (A list of paperwork requirements is included in the packet.)
- July Booster Meeting Scheduled. The next general Band Booster meeting will be held the evening of July 27. The exact time will be announced at a later date.
- Returning Band Members Still Have Outstanding Band Fees? Since the band program is moving away from a traditional school-sponsored program to a competitive, extra-curricular band program, new policies will be in effect. Please review the new financial agreement.
- In order to participate in the competitive program at Hillwood High School, all outstanding band fees must be paid for by the first day of band camp. Band members who fall behind on their fees will not be allowed to participate in competitive band activities.
- Now Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, and PayPal. Band fees can now be paid by using a variety of methods through PayPal. Don't forget donations! We have a place for that now, too. Visit the HHS Band website at http://www.hillwoodband.com/ to see (and use) them.
- Fundraising Opportunities:
- Kroger cards (contact Mrs. Jody Gregory)
- Car Wash June 27, 9:00 AM
- Central Parking (email parking@hillwoodband.com)
07.04.09 4th of July (3 shifts available: 8am-2pm, 2pm-8pm, or 8am-8pm)
Commentary
From Mr. Chester
No comments this week.
Additional Comments
No additional comments this week.
Calendar
JUNE
June 27 (Sat) - Car Wash @ Krystals on Hicks Road
JULY
July 7 (Tue) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 9 (Thu) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 14 (Tue) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 16 (Thu) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 27 (Mon) - Band Camp (times TBA)
- General Booster Meeting (TBA)
July 28 (Tue) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 29 (Wed) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 30 (Thu) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 31 (Fri) - Band Camp (times TBA)
Aug 1 (Sat) - Band Camp (times TBA)
Email updates are provided by Hillwood High School Band Boosters.
Cindy Franco and Shirley Dansby,
Co-Vice Presidents for Media and Community Relations | |
Tuesday, 09 June 2009
The Hillwood High School Band
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June 9, 2009
This Week's News
- Positive Performance Concepts: June 18-19, 2009 at John Overton High School. The goal of the two day workshop is demonstrating that all members of a band program are equal contributors. If your child is interested please click on the link to this website and register. http://www.positiveconcepts.org/index.html Please direct questions to Mr. Chester.
- Car Wash! The HHS Band Boosters will sponsor a car wash on Saturday, June 27 beginning at 9:00 AM at the Krystal's on the corner of Hicks and Old Harding in Bellevue. Come in comfortable clothes ready to work.
- Competitive Band Paperwork and Planning Calendar Discussed at June Band Booster Meeting. If you were unable to attend, that paperwork will be sent to the mailing address we have on file for you. Information packets should arrive by the end of the week. All paperwork needs to be returned, with appropriate signatures, by July 27, 2009. (A list of paperwork requirements is included in the packet.)
- Returning Band Members Still Have Outstanding Band Fees? Since the band program is moving away from a traditional school-sponsored program to a competitive, extra-curricular band program, new policies will be in effect. Please review the new financial agreement.
- In order to participate in the competitive program at Hillwood High School, all outstanding band fees must be paid for by the first day of band camp. Band members who fall behind on their fees will not be allowed to participate in competitive band activities.
- Now Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, and PayPal. Band fees can now be paid by using a variety of methods through PayPal. Don't forget donations! We have a place for that now, too. Visit the HHS Band website at http://www.hillwoodband.com/ to see (and use) them.
- Fundraising Opportunities:
- Kroger cards (contact Mrs. Jody Gregory)
- Car Wash June 27, 9:00 AM
- Central Parking (email parking@hillwoodband.com)
06.26.09 Goodfellas Car Show @ LP Field- 8am-5pm
06.27.09 Goodfellas Car Show @ LP Field- 8am-5pm
06.28.09 Goodfellas Car Show @ LP Field- 8am-3pm
07.04.09 4th of July- 8am-8pm (3 shifts)
07.18.09 Jamie Foxx @ Sommet Center- 4pm-8:30pm
Commentary
From Mr. Chester
Dear Parents,
Band is more than a series of performances developed through an ongoing rehearsal schedule. It may appear we are simply completing one event and immediately starting to prepare for the next. Although we do maintain a busy schedule, there is a higher learning taking place that will benefit your child in all of life's disciplines.
We all know young people possess unlimited potential for learning, achievement, and personal success. Every individual's self-worth is based on turning potential into accomplishment, and that requires a healthy measure of discipline. Band is a metaphor of life because it is a training ground for developing a solid pattern of personal discipline habits. Band is a collection of artistic values clearly defined and ultimately achieved. This process unlocks the power of commitment, puts human will in action, develops a positive attitude, controls negative thinking, encourages success, and deters failure.
The study of music is a link between inspiration and value achievement; it is a bridge between thought and accomplishment, between ideas and results. This explains the impressive correlation between music study and academic achievement. Our band members are clearly experiencing the value of discipline driven by inspiration, enticed by desire, tempered by reason, and guided by intelligence. Band is grooming them for successful living.
Your child's participation in band is so much more than performance preparation; it reinforces the importance of self-discipline as the fundamental of healthy self-esteem, group pride, personal satisfaction, and aesthetic joy. Being in the band is teaching your child how to master the circumstances of life by putting ambition and skill into action.
Thank you for your continued encouragement and support. Thank you for understanding music education is a groundwork strategy for the development of more capable minds. Thank you for demonstrating the value of persistence and discipline as we meet the challenges associated with our program's growth. Thank you for being an active parent in our band!
Warmest Regards, Michael Chester Music Director and Conductor, The Hillwood High School Band 615.353.2050 telephone 615.353.2027 fax michael.chester@mnps.org
Additional Comments
No additional comments this week.
Calendar
JUNE
June 18 (Thu) - Positive Performance Concepts (select students)
June 19 (Fri) - Positive Performance Concepts (select students)
JULY
July 7 (Tue) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 9 (Thu) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 14 (Tue) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 16 (Thu) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 27 (Mon) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 28 (Tue) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 29 (Wed) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 30 (Thu) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 31 (Fri) - Band Camp (times TBA)
Aug 1 (Sat) - Band Camp (times TBA)
Email updates are provided by Hillwood High School Band Boosters.
Cindy Franco and Shirley Dansby,
Co-Vice Presidents for Media and Community Relations |
Monday, 01 June 2009
The Hillwood High School Band
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June 1, 2009
This Week's News
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Booster meeting tomorrow night at 6:30 in the rehearsal hall. All parents are, by default, members of the HHS Band Booster. Please join us to learn about the upcoming marching season and next year's (tentative) calendar.
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It's time to get physicals! Band members participating in marching band are required to have sports physicals before the first day of Band Camp, or as soon as last year's physical expires. (The expiration date can be found on your paperwork.) As we did last year, we will have a Nurse Practitioner on site to do physicals. The cost is nominal - just $20! Look for exact dates in the coming newsletters.
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PayPal accepted! Band fees can now be paid by using PayPal. Don't forget donations! We have a place for that now, too. Visit the HHS Band website at http://www.hillwoodband.com/ to see (and use) them.
Commentary
From Mr. Chester:
Dear Parents,
The Hillwood High School Band is an exciting, active organization. We are proud to have a committed, enthusiastic group of students who are involved in the music making process. These musical ambassadors are a source of pride for our band, school and community.
An equal source of pride is the band's parent support group, the Hillwood Band Boosters. These dedicated parents and friends have given unselfishly of their time and talents to provide enrichment experiences for the students involved in our program.
During the course of the school year, our band parents make a difference. Annual projects help raise needed funds to offset the costs involved in travel, equipment and related educational expenses. Our band parents also help manage uniform maintenance and distribution, assist with transport and set-up of equipment, and serve as chaperons.
Equal to all of these jobs is the important role as an audience member. The loudest statement a parent can make to their child is through attendance at band concerts and performances. Your child may not come right out and say "thanks," but they will certainly appreciate and value your support.
On Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 6:30 PM in the band rehearsal hall at Hillwood, the Hillwood Band Boosters will be meeting to discuss upcoming band events and support activities. The meeting should not last more than an hour. Please try to clear your calendar and attend. By attending and participating in our parent support group, you can stay informed of the activities of the Hillwood High School Band Program.
This is your personal invitation to come out and renew an old friendship or make a new one. Experience first-hand the sense of community that develops as involved parents and friends support the activities of their children. I look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Michael Chester
Director of Bands,
Hillwood High School
More From Mr. Chester:
Positive Performance Concepts - June 18-19, 2009 at John Overton High School
This clinic is highly recommended! Over 200 band students from across the southeast attend this workshop.
This annual clinic focuses on all aspects of marching band for every member regardless of their experience. Newly appointed section leaders and field conductors will especially benefit from this clinic. Hillwood Band students who have attended in years past have noted all of the wonderful instruction they have received from this clinic and have worked first hand with some of the regions finest adjudicators and clinicians.
The goal of the two day workshop is demonstrating that all members of a band program are equal contributors. Our definition of Leader is ANY student, regardless of age, experience, or ability level, that presents themselves to their peers as a role model. Personal and competitive success is achieved through the understanding and active practice of positive, logical instruction executed with clear, well-defined goals. Band is an all-inclusive term involving the equal partnership of drum major, wind, percussion, and color guard members.
The Positive Performance Concepts Clinic prepares students in all aspects of the band to perform as ideal role models to their peers, leading them to personal and competitive success. PPC also provides instructional, hands-on presentations for band directors in the areas of show development, rehearsal techniques, and general effect methods.
Students of any experience level will benefit from the well-planned and progressive instructional sessions. Participants at PPC will experience the process and techniques needed to mold and shape fellow members into ambitious, enthusiastic achievers for their own band programs.
If your child is interested please click on the link to this website and register. Highly recommended!
Calendar
JUNE Calendar
June 18 (Thu) - Positive Performance Concepts (select students)
June 19 (Fri) - Positive Performance Concepts (select students)
JULY Calendar
July 7 (Tue) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 9 (Thu) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 14 (Tue) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 16 (Thu) - Rehearsal (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
July 27 (Mon) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 28 (Tue) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 29 (Wed) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 30 (Thu) - Band Camp (times TBA)
July 31 (Fri) - Band Camp (times TBA)
Aug 1 (Sat) - Band Camp (times TBA)
Email updates are provided by Hillwood High School Band Boosters.
Cindy Franco and Shirley Dansby,
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2010 MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment:
Performance: 1
Sight Reading: 1
Marching: Superior
SWEEPSTAKES!!!
For more awards, visit the About Us section of this website.
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