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Attention Beginning Band Parents!
Click the link above to view a presentation ALL about joining 7th Hour Beginning Band for the 2020-2021 school year!
HELLO BIG RED PRIDE! Attached above is a full PDF document of everything you need to know pertaining to band camp this year. Please take a moment to look through it, print off a copy, and save these details for reference. See you all soon, it's going to be an amazing season!
Monday-Thursday, April 29th-May 2nd: Drumline & Color Guard Clinics. 3:30-4:30p. Bandroom.
Tuesday, April 30th: 5th Grade Recruitment Concert & Presentation. 2:30p. HS Auditorium. Thursday, May 2nd: NEW Band Parent Meeting. 6:30p. Bandroom. Monday, May 6th: Band BOOSTER meeting. 6:30-7:15p. Bandroom. Monday-Wednesday, May 6th-8th: Drum Major Clinc. 3:30p-4:30p. Bandroom. Tuesday, May 7th: Spring Concert, Coronation, and Reception. 6:30p. HS Auditorium, Student Center. Thursday, May 9th: Section Leader/Drum Major Auditions & Interviews. 3:30-5:00p. Bandroom. Thursday, May 9th: Incoming 6th Grade Instrument Try-Out night. MANDATORY for incoming beginning band. 6:00-8:00p. Bandroom. Monday, May 13: Color Guard Auditions & Interviews. 3:30-4:30p. Bandroom. Monday, May 13: High School Band Parent Info Meeting. 6:30p. Bandroom. Tuesday, May 14: Drumline Auditions. 3:30p-4:30p. Bandroom. Thursday, May 16: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Friday, May 17: HIgh School Graduation. 8:00p. Stadium. Call time TBA. Monday-Friday, May 20-24:Band room remodel/paint. Help needed! Our first fundraiser of the year kicked off Wednesday, and will conclude quickly! Students should have brought home two brochures, an information form and an envelope to collect money when the order is placed. All checks collected during the fundraiser should be made out to DEWEY BANDS. Thank you for your effort in helping to support the Dewey Big Red Pride Bands!
Palen rental night for our beginners was a success Tuesday night. For those who are still needing instruments: there are two options. At "palenmusic.com" you may fill out an online rental form under "Dewey" and receive the instrument at school after it is shipped. You may also rent or buy from anyone online so long as the brand is one of the accepted brands listed in the Middle School Band Handbook. See or email Mr. Tilus for any questions!
Welcome Back Dewey Bands! I am excited for the 2018-2019 school year. If I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting you, I look forward to it in the near future. The first day of school is this Thursday, August 16. Handbooks will be coming home with your student and will be due back signed Tuesday, August 21. We will be utilizing multiple platforms of communication including this website, facebook, twitter, email newsletters (beginning Monday August 20), and Remind101 text. A few notes to keep in mind as we get the year underway:
Marching Rehearsals resume Monday, August 20 with 8:00am rehearsal at the high school stadium and regular afternoon Monday rehearsals resuming Monday, August 20 from 3:30-5:00pm. Our first Marching performances are Thursday, August 23 at the pep rally and Friday, August 24 for away football at Adair. STUDENTS MUST WEAR KHAKI SHORTS AND TENNIS SHOES. Your Dewey Band T-shirt will be worn, new T-shirts are en route and will hopefully arrive on time! See you Thursday! -Mr. Tilus ONE TEAM. ONE SOUND. ONE RED. Yesterday (Monday, Jan. 16), we took students down to Cleveland High School to audition for the Mid-East OK Band Directors Association (MEOBDA) honor bands. Students had been preparing this music for over a month, and we're very proud of all their hard work. At the end of the day, we had seven of our Dewey band students make the honor band rosters in some capacity. Congratulations to the following students (listed in alphabetical order):
Brittany Anderson - 1st Chair Trumpet, HS Band Joseph Gaither - 4th Chair Percussion, JH Band Traey Garrison - 2nd Alternate Euphonium, JH Band Emma Lewis - 1st Alternate Clarinet, 7th Grade Band Sarah Newland - 7th Chair Trumpet, 7th Grade Band Kaylee Rolph - 10th Chair Trumpet, HS Band Destry Roye - 1st Alternate Bari Sax, JH Band The students who received a folder with honor band music yesterday will be traveling to Oologah High School at the end of the month for the MEOBDA Honor Band Clinic, where they will spend 2 days working with fantastic guest conductors, ending in a concert on the second evening. The clinic will be on January 30 - 31 (Monday and Tuesday). A full itinerary will be handed out in class the week before the event, and a schedule for the two days can be found at www.meobda.org. Please contact Mr. McKinney with any questions and/or concerns about this event. I'm proud of ALL of our band students that auditioned for the honor bands yesterday at Cleveland, and again - congratulations to those seven students listed above - keep up the great work! |
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