Sunday, August 8, 2010

8/8/10 UPDATE




Thank you to all who attended the Premiere Performance on Friday. A special thanks to those who helped move equipment after the performance. The process went very quickly thanks to everyone's assistance.

More photos from camp have been posted online on the JA Band Photo Gallery, which is also included in the links above.

The only JA Band activity this week will be the performance on the stage in the PAC for the opening of Teacher Orientation on Monday morning, August 9, at 7:45. All students should be in the PAC by 7:30, ready to perform, in black band t-shirts and khaki shorts. Band members will be dismissed immediately following the performance.

The school year rehearsal schedule will begin on Monday, August 16. Here is the typical weekly schedule (any changes for a given week will be announced in that week's blog update):

MONDAYS - 2:00 - 4:00
TUESDAYS - 2:00 - 2:46 and 6:30 - 8:00
WEDNESDAYS - 2:00 - 4:00
THURSDAYS - 2:00 - 4:00
FRIDAYS - 2:00 - 2:46, evening schedule determined by football schedule and announced in the newsletter and in class each week

GUARD SECTIONAL - Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:00
PERCUSSION SECTIONAL - Tuesdays 5:30 - 6:30

SATURDAYS:
October 2 - Oak Grove and West Jones competitions
October 16 - All day rehearsal at JA
October 23 - MAIS Marching Festival at JA
October 29-31 - BOA Atlanta Super Regional Championships

Please mark your calendars for the JA Band Booster meeting on August 17 for more information about the season and the Atlanta trip.

Thank you for your encouragement of your student throughout what proved to be a very successful Band Camp. We are looking forward to a great year.

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