VIDEOS POSTED
Thank you to Michelle Mills for posting several videos on the school website at this link: MARCHING BAND VIDEOS, including the band's performance at the 2009 MAIS Marching Band Festival HERE, and the 2010 MAIS Marching Band Festival HERE.
Thank you to Michelle Mills for posting several videos on the school website at this link: MARCHING BAND VIDEOS, including the band's performance at the 2009 MAIS Marching Band Festival HERE, and the 2010 MAIS Marching Band Festival HERE.
PERFORMANCES
The JA Jazz Band had their first performance of the year this week, at the Black History Assembly on Thursday.
The Sixth Grade Band also performed this week, at the Patriotic Day festivities on Friday. The band performed several patriotic songs arranged for them by USM doctoral candidate Jason Mathena.
Both performances were enthusiastically received.
The JA Jazz Band had their first performance of the year this week, at the Black History Assembly on Thursday.
The Sixth Grade Band also performed this week, at the Patriotic Day festivities on Friday. The band performed several patriotic songs arranged for them by USM doctoral candidate Jason Mathena.
Both performances were enthusiastically received.
JACKSON INDEPENDENT WINTER GUARD
Congratulations to the JI Winter Guard for earning second place honors at the Pearl HS MIA show on Saturday. The guard earned the second-highest score of all 23 groups at the event. Also worth noting is that the JI group is competing in the same class as groups composed of college students (Itawamba Community College, Delta State University, Mississippi State University, and Hinds Community College), as well as a group composed of students from two of the largest high schools in the state, in Desoto County.
A few pics from the Pearl show:
A few pics from the Pearl show:
Supportive parents Hope Burford, Reggy McDaniel, Michele McDaniel, Tim McCowan, Nancye McCowan, and Connie Hill:
JA Band Alumni Jessie Stribling (assists with the Hinds Community College guard) and Jessica Thompson (Assistant Band Director at Wayne County HS) with Cammie:
This weekend the guard will travel to Birmingham, AL, to compete at the Southestern Color Guard Super Regional on Saturday. There are 48 units from around the region registered for the event. The JI itinerary for the weekend:
FRIDAY, February 25
3:30 - Depart JA
7:30 - Dinner at Beef O'Brady's, Hoover, AL
9:00 - Check into hotel - Embassy Suites Hoover
SATURDAY, February 26
10:00 - Rehearsal at a local church
1:00 - Lunch at Riverchase Galleria Mall
4:00 - Break at hotel
6:30 - Depart for competition at Hoover HS
9:30 - Performance
10:00 - Return to hotel
SUNDAY, February 27
11:00 - Rehearsal at hotel, if performing in finals
11:45 - Fast food lunch in area
1:00 - Arrive Hoover HS, peform or watch groups
3:30 - Depart for JA
7:00 (approximate) - Arrive JA
Best of luck to JI at Hoover.
SECTIONAL REHEARSALS
This week's sectional rehearsal schedule due to the holiday Monday:
TUESDAY - Clarinets and Percussion
WEDNESDAY - ALL BRASS & Bass
THURSDAY - Flutes
FRIDAY - Saxes
This week's sectional rehearsal schedule due to the holiday Monday:
TUESDAY - Clarinets and Percussion
WEDNESDAY - ALL BRASS & Bass
THURSDAY - Flutes
FRIDAY - Saxes
February 28 - Jazz Band at Features Pageant
March 22 - Full Band Rehearsal, PAC, 7:00 - 8:30
March 24 - Central Mississippi Concert Band Festival, Ridgeland HS, details TBA
March 29 - Full Band Rehearsal, PAC, 7:00 - 8:30
April 5 - Full Band Rehearsal, PAC, 7:00 - 8:30
April 8 - MAIS Concert Band Festival, PAC
May 10 - JA Band Program Spring Concert, PAC
May 19 - JA Band Program Banquet
NEW TO THE LIST - SUMMER DATES
July 25-31 and August 2-5 - BAND CAMP, 8:30 - 11:30 and 1:00 - 5:00 each day
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