Grapevine High School Mustang Band

Saturday, January 11th: Area band auditions at Coppell High School at 12:00 PM.

Monday, January 13th: Ireland Parade Music Rehearsal (in the Band Hall) 8:00-8:30 AM, Wind Ensemble rehearsal 4:30-7:30 PM, Winter Guard rehearsal 5:00-8:00 PM

Tuesday, January 14th: Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM, Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM, High School/Middle School Side by Side rehearsal (Wind ensemble students only, wear your blue band shirt) 6:00-7:00 PM

Wednesday, January 15th: Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM, GCISD Education Day performance (Drumline only), Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM, Musical rehearsal 4:30-6:30 PM, Winter Guard rehearsal 5:00-8:00 PM

Thursday, January 16th: Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM, Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM, All-Region Band Clinic after school (more details will be sent out once we receive information)

Friday, January 17th: Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 8:40 AM. Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM, All-Region Band rehearsal during the school day, All-Region concerts in the evening at Coppell High School.

Saturday, January 18th: Musical rehearsal 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

On Wednesday, January 15th the drumline will participate in GCISD's Education Day. A schedule of events for the day is linked here. More specific information regarding meeting times and what to wear will be communicated by Mr. Hinz.

In addition to our main SportsYou group, each class will have their own specific SportsYou group for class specific information. The codes to join are listed below.

Wind Ensemble: YY7U-CXDM

Honors Band: MLUX-VA3N

Symphonic Band: 3H77-DVP6

Leadership team, we will have our next meeting on Monday, January 13th at 4:10 PM. The meeting will be held in Mr. Rees' office.

Please welcome Luke Kennedy as our new French Horn private lesson instructor. Luke Kennedy earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Sam Houston State University. After graduating he spent eight years teaching band before transitioning to private instruction. Currently, Luke teaches private lessons and masterclasses for Mesquite ISD and serves as a private instructor for GCISD.

In attention to teaching, Luke is the Secretary/Treasurer for COrDallas Horns, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting horn education across the metroplex and state. CorDallas hosts annual summer camps that specialize in horn instruction and development.

Outside of his professional work, Luke enjoys sewing, gardening, and exploring local craft fairs.

SPONSORSHIP PROGRESS:

If you own a business or know of one you think would be interested, please let them know the GHS HS BAND needs their support and provides wonderful marketing opportunities!

Want a flyer to help seek out SPONSORSHIPS? See the flyers below.

Questions? Please contact GHS Mustang Band Parent & Volunteer, Laurie Ackermann. I am happy to deliver flyers to you. Contact Laurie and tell her how many you want.

fundraising@grapevinehsband.com

The GHS PTSA gathers all of our parent volunteer hours every month. No time is too little to submit- if you volunteered even a half hour handing out popsicles, they want to know!

This will be the same link you will submit your volunteer hours to every month (by the 10th).

Thanks for all the time you spend supporting our students! We couldn’t do it without your support!

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The FIFTH and final installment of band fees was due on September 1st and is now past due. You can make a payment here. All band fee payments have been updated in Cut Time as of 10/12. Please login and check your Cut Time account for current fee payment status. If you have any questions, or if you see any payment data that is not accurate, please email treasurer@grapevinehsband.com.

Please visit the calendar and familiarize yourself with the rehearsal schedule and event calendar for the entire school year.

Lessons are available for all members of the band program. Please click here and set up lessons if you have not already.

The Grapevine High School Band has over 90% of students enrolled in private lessons. It is such an important part of our student's musical development!

Students/Parents should login and double check their profile on CutTime is correct. Login assistance can be found here. CutTime has replaced Charms and is one of our primary forms of communication and it is important to have accurate information. As we graduate students into the next grade, please verify that your school and grade are correct. CutTime is not an option to make a band payment.

If you have any questions, currently are not receiving the emails from CutTime, or have trouble logging in to your account, please contact Mr. Slate (brandon.slate@gcisd.net)

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