Grapevine High School Mustang Band

Saturday, February 22nd:

-Percussion Bash 1:00-4:00 PM (Additional details below)

Monday, February 24th:

-Ireland Music Rehearsal 8:00-8:30 AM

-Wind ensemble clinic with Mr. Merrill on the stage 4:30-7:30 PM

-Winter Guard rehearsal 5:00-8:00 PM

Tuesday, February 25th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM

-Symphonic Band Rehearsal 5:00-6:30 PM

-Spirit Guard rehearsal 4:30-6:00 PM in Gym 2

Wednesday, February 26th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM,

-Winter Guard rehearsal 5:00-8:00 PM

Thursday, February 27th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM

-Ireland Trip Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM in GHS Library

Friday, February 28th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM

-Winter Guard Rehearsal 5:00-8:00 PM

Saturday, March 1st:

-Winter Guard competition at Birdville (additional details will come from Mr. Bender)

-Jazz Bands compete at TCU Jazz Festival (itinerary linked here)

Percussion Bach is this Saturday (Feb. 22nd) at 1:00 PM. Come and cheer on our Percussion students!

You can purchase tickets using this QR Code

There is a mandatory parent meeting for the Ireland trip on Thursday, February 27th from 6:00-7:00 PM. The meeting will take place in the Library. In order to keep the meeting as short an efficient as possible, please submit any questions you may have ahead of time here.

If students need replacement marching shoes or gloves for the Ireland trip they can be ordered here through this link. https://my.cheddarup.com/c/ireland-marching-supplies/items?cart

College Credit

• Course Options: Students have multiple optons for completing coursework online. College credit options differ in theme and destination based on the content of the WorldStrides program.
• Eligibility: College courses are open to students who are enrolled in grades 9-12 at the time of travel. Rising freshmen are not eligible for college level coursework.
• Cost: College credit is already included in your program fee so there is no added cost for travelers to take advantage. Transcripts for college credits are ordered directly from George Mason University.

https://worldstrides.com/en-us/why-worldstrides/educational-excellence/academics

Below are the hotels we will be staying at for the Ireland Trip. This information is also available in your WorldStrides portal.

If you know of anyone who may be interested in joining color guard, have them come out to Spirit Guard. The next practice will be on Tuesday, February 25th from 4:30-6:00 in Gym 2!

Attached are the All-Region Concert recordings. You can listen to them here.

UTA's Double Reed Day is happening on Saturday, April 5 from 8am-5pm. This event is free to attend and open to oboists and bassoonists of all ages and skill levels! It is a super fun event with guest artists performing in recitals, masterclasses, and elective classes. At the end of the day, everyone learns new ensemble music and plays together as a giant oboe choir and double reed ensemble.

Our featured guest artists this year are oboist Dr. Euridice Alvarez from Baylor University and bassoonist Dr. Darrel Hale from University of North Texas!

There also is an optional solo contest, which costs $7 to enter. There are two divisions: Junior High (5th-8th grade) and High School (9th-12th grade.) It is a great opportunity to prepare for solo contest or State Solo and Ensemble and receive written feedback from a panel of double reed players. Prizes for the winners include free lessons, gift cards to Bocal Majority, and the high school winners get to perform with piano on the final recital. All of the details are on the registration website.

I hope that you will register and join me on April 5! It's going to be a great time!

For more information and to register, visit:

http://www.melissabosmaoboe.com/double-reed-day

The wind ensemble has been invited to perform at the prestigious Allen Pre-UIL Invitational festival! A tentative itinerary is attached here.

Each season the NEO holds a high school solo competition where the winner receives a $500 scholarship and the opportunity to be the featured soloist on our season finale concert in May.

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, February 24th at 4:10 PM. The meeting will be held in Mr. Rees' office.

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!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv6e9BYL1az9jIi16KuZ3LYnC3uJjvfdOgQ__bvEsjvM2DRg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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

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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