Reynolds Band E-News

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Oct 28 - All-Region Phase 1 Auditions - Times communicated early this week

Oct 30 - All-Region Phase 2 & Single-Phase Instrument Auditions

Oct 31 - End of Fundraiser!

Nov 6 - Wind Ensemble Puckett Clinic @ 6:30 AM

Nov 15-16 - All-Region Clinic & Concert (WE and SB members who earn seats in the band)

For all band-related questions, please do not reply to this email. Instead, please email your child's director separately using their district email address.

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Cole and Sarah are our first two band members to complete their Fundraiser Calendars and earn an Olive Garden dinner party with the directors!

Want to know more about how your child can earn an Olive Garden dinner with the directors? Scroll to the Fundraiser Update section below!

All sectionals will return to NORMAL this week! (Reminder: Wind Ensemble Flutes will end sectionals at 5:45 PM on Friday in order to work on their music for Caroling at Admin in December)

Thank you to all for your flexibility as we navigated through two shortened school weeks.

Audition times and information will go live in the next couple of days! As soon as times and audition site details are emailed to Ms. Taylor by the contest office, the information will be given to students.

PHASE ONE AT A GLANCE:

• Monday, October 28th
• All instruments except for Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, and Baritone Saxophone will audition on this night.
• Woodwinds: Auditions will take place at Stafford MS in Frisco. The first round of auditions begins at 5:30 PM, with the latest auditions ending around 9:15 PM.
• Brass and Percussion: Auditions will take place at Wilkinson MS in Frisco. The first round of auditions begins at 5:30 PM, with the latest auditions ending around 9:15 PM.
• Students should plan to arrive about 30-45 minutes prior to their audition window. Students must attend their scheduled audition time.
• With 1500 students auditioning, there is not much room for audition changes; however, if there is a major conflict please let Ms. Taylor know ASAP so that an alternate time can be worked out. Some instrument groups might not be able to work out alternate times due to the nature of the auditions. Scheduling is not done by Prosper ISD and impacts students from about 30 different schools in our area.
• Ms. Taylor will send out results as soon as they are available to share. Students who make it through to Phase 2 will receive information on Tuesday during class (or as soon as it is made available, whichever happens first)

PHASE TWO AND SINGLE PHASE AT A GLANCE:

• Weds, October 30
• Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, and Baritone Saxophone: All Single Phase instruments will audition on this day. There will likely only be one block for the respective instruments and time alterations are not likely.
• All students should plan their week as if they will be called in for round 2 auditions and should plan to be busy from about 5 PM until 9:30 PM. Alternate times are not likely to be honored since this is the final round to determine placement into the 2024 All-Region Bands
• As soon as times are released, they will be communicated (this could be a 24 hour turn around this year)
• The first round will begin at 5:30 PM, final rounds will end as late as 9:15 PM.
• Location: Nelson Middle School in Frisco.
• Students who earn spots in the All-Region Band will receive their All-Region information packets on Friday, November 1st during class (or they can stop by the band hall on Thursday at the end of the day to pick up folders).
• Results will be communicated as soon as they are released to the directors!

Students who earn a spot in one of the 2024 All-Region Bands MUST attend the clinic and concert schedule in its entirety on November 15-16.

*This only pertains to Wind Ensemble and a few select Symphonic Band members.

CLICK THE UNIQUE LINK LIST ABOVE TO ACCESS YOUR CHILD'S UNIQUE LINK! Then blast it out to family and friends!

At a glance:

• Our fundraiser ends on Halloween! We still have 11 days left to meet our goal!
• Send your child's unique link to family, friends, social media, colleagues, etc. We have even had some very resourceful students create and print QR codes with their link to bring to neighbors!
• Donors can either select a custom amount to donate or choose to select specific "dates" from the calendar. If they select dates from the calendar, they will donate the amount that corresponds with the day.
• That's it! Keep thinking up new family/friends/etc to ask for help until your child's calendar is filled!
• Students can earn lots of super fun prizes! Our first round of raffle prizes will be drawn on Tuesday! (See flyer below for details)
• Other prizes are listed in the flyer below!

Shirts and hoodies are in cubbies for anyone who still has not received one. Please check with your child on Wednesday!

Please note: Students must be in good standing (band forms and fees completed) in order to receive a band shirt and hoodie. If your child did not receive a shirt or hoodie, please visit reynoldsband.com/register to complete the band registration steps which were due in August.

Check back weekly for more opportunities!

While these slots are primarily for high school band members, the PHS band students will have a rehearsal this night. Band parents can include "Reynolds Band Parent" in the comment section instead of stating their high school.

For information and to sign up, please visit the link below! More information will be emailed out to volunteers by Jenny Denis, the monitor coordinator for Region 24.

There is still one game left for anyone who wants to join in on the Friday Night fun!

Here are the available nights:

• Oct 31 - Prosper vs. Princeton

WHAT'S NEW?

• Have been introduced to articulation, how to use fingering charts, and their first 5 notes!
• Classes have started working from their books!
• Objective Sheet #2 will be due the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Please check in with your child about completion of their new objective sheet items at least once per week.
• Students in lessons can complete Objectives with their lesson teacher!
• Instruments should go home each night. From this point forward, it is a requirement for all instruments to go home nightly. Check your child's practice journal for current practice assignments!
• We will start doing random checks throughout the week and email home for any instruments left behind.

Sectional schedules posted below for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band. For conflicts, please reach out directly to your child's director for alternate plans.

This does not pertain to beginning band members. Students starting band for the very first time this year are not required to attend sectionals.

Private lessons are a vital part of any successful band program and are what make the Reynolds band students really great musicians! Prosper ISD bands are very fortunate to have a staff of incredibly highly qualified teachers that have been vetted by the same intensive processes as all Prosper ISD school teachers. We very highly recommend that any and all band students enroll lessons offered through the Reynolds Band. Additionally, most students who take lessons from Reynolds lesson staff are able to take lessons during band class!

**Reminder: Private lessons are required for Symphonic Winds members as well as french horn, double reed, and percussion students.

Clarinet, saxophone, low brass, and percussion: Due to the high demand of for lessons from our amazing teachers at Reynolds as well as other schools, these sections tend to fill up FAST - we highly recommend signing up sooner than later to ensure a spot in the studio!

For more information about our lesson program, please visit reynoldsband.com/lessons or click the link below to enroll your child in the 2023-2024 Reynolds Band Private Lesson program today!