8/26/12 UPDATE

MISSISSIPPI LIONS ALL-STATE BAND COLOR GUARD WORKSHOPS

JA Guard members Annie Campbell, Samantha Hill, Caroline Burford, and Sarah Allen Bowman participated in workshops this weekend to prepare for All-State Lions Band auditions, which will be held in November. The All-State Band will travel to Hamburg, Germany in July 2013. Best of luck to our guard members at auditions.

JA BAND SCHEDULE AUGUST 27 - 31

NOTE: The impending storm will likely have an impact on this week's schedule. Please watch your email and this blog, and ask your student about announcements made in class, for updates throughout the week as information becomes available.

MONDAY, 8/27 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 8/28 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
     Color Guard - 5:00 - 6:00 - Activities Building
     Percussion - 5:30 - 6:30 - Activities Building
     Full Band - 6:30 - 8:00 - Activities Building

WEDNESDAY, 8/29 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 8/30 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
BACKYARD BRAWL - MC vs. Millsaps College game, 7:00 pm kickoff - Drumline in the stands
NOTE: The details about timing, and dropoff and pickup at Millsaps for those families not attending the game, will be announced early this week when they are finalized, if the weather does not cause a cancellation.

FRIDAY, 8/31 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
HOME FOOTBALL GAME v. RIVER OAKS - 7:30 Kickoff
6:00 - Report for warmup on the parking lot - band in half uniform, guard in shorts and band t-shirts
FIRST & SECOND QUARTERS - Drumline in stands
HALFTIME - Competition show - parent help needed!
THIRD QUARTER - Break - students may visit concessions
FOURTH QUARTER - Drumline in stands
END OF GAME - Band will march as a group back to the band hall. Students will be dismissed when all equipment is put away.

PHOTO GALLERY

A few photos from the pep rally, game warmup, and pregame this past week:

SMALL BANDS VIDEO

The information posted last week about the BOA Symposium clinicians including the JA Band in a presentation about small bands reminded us of a video presentation produced by the JA Band Boosters on the same topic back in 2004. The techniques presented are still valid eight years later.

The video is linked here: SMALL BANDS: MAKING THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE, and also in the YouTube video section at the top right of the page. Clips of JA Band performances through the years are included in the video.

UPCOMING EVENTS

AUGUST 30 - Backyard Brawl - MC v. Milsaps
AUGUST 31 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 7 - Football game @Pillow Academy, Greenwood
SEPTEMBER 21 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 28 - Football game @Home - Homecoming
OCTOBER 5 - Football game @Prep
OCTOBER 6 - Band competition @Clinton HS
OCTOBER 13 - Band competition @Pearl HS
OCTOBER 26 - Football game @Home
OCTOBER 27 - MAIS Marching Band Festival @Prep
NOVEMBER 1-4 - BOA San Antonio Trip - See Preview Video above
NOVEMBER 9 - Championship Football Game

8/19/12 UPDATE

SAN ANTONIO TRIP

All JA Band families should have received an email this week from our trip coordinator, Sue Guindon, with details about the San Antonio trip November 1-4, including a reduced price for students and families.

If you have not yet responded, please do so this week so that final reservations can be made. If you did not receive the email or have any questions, contact Sue at sue.guindon@gmail.com.

Click on the video below for a preview of the trip:

BACKYARD BRAWL

The JA Band has been invited to have the drumline add some excitement to the Mississippi College - Millsaps College football game on Thursday, August 30, with a 7:00 pm kickoff at the Millsaps stadium. This is the 41st annual meeting between these schools, and the game will be broadcast via a live remote by WAPT. The JA Drumline would play on a deck overlooking the field.

The report time at Millsaps and other details will be announced next week. If any parents would like to attend the game, please let us know by Wednesday, August 22 via an email to jaband@aol.com, so that we can let the organizer know how many tickets we will need. All tickets will be complimentary to JA Band families.

JA BAND SCHEDULE AUGUST 20-24

MONDAY, 8/20 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 8/21 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00 

     Color Guard - 5:00 - 6:00 - Activities Building

     Percussion - 5:30 - 6:30 - Activities Building

     FULL BAND - 6:30 - 8:00 - Activities Building

IMPORTANT - PARENT MEETING - 7:45 - Activities Building - For all parents who are able to help with the equipment Friday nights at the football games. Contact Terri Fisher at tfisher@jacksonacademy.org with any questions.

WEDNESDAY, 8/22 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 8/23 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

FRIDAY, 8/24 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00

HOME FOOTBALL GAME v. NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE

6:00 - Report for warmup on the parking lot - Guard in band shirts and shorts, band in half uniform

First & Second Quarters - Drumline in stands

HALFTIME - Competition show - Parent help needed, see Tuesday schedule above

Third Quarter - Break - Students may visit concessions

Fourth Quarter - Drumline in stands

End of Game - All band members will march together around the field to return to the band hall. Students will be dismissed when all equipment is put away.

JA BAND IN THE NEWS

We have learned that during the BOA Summer Symposium this year, two BOA & DCI adjudicators, Glenn Fugett and John Howell, presented a talk about small bands. They used JA as a great example of success, mentioning the band in the following video excerpt from the presentation (the JA segment begins approximately 5 minutes in):

PHOTO GALLERY

A few photos from a busy first full week of school for the JA Band (more in the PHOTO GALLERY):

ALL SPORTS NIGHT:

PEP RALLY:

REHEARSAL AND STORMY FOOTBALL GAME:

Event Schedule:

NOTE - ALL AFTER SCHOOL COMMITMENTS FOR THE FALL (OTHER THAN TUESDAY NIGHT REHEARSALS), INCLUDING ALL FOOTBALL GAMES THE BAND WILL ATTEND, ARE LISTED BELOW:

AUGUST 24 - Football game @Home
AUGUST 30 - Backyard Brawl - MC v. Milsaps
AUGUST 31 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 7 - Football game @Pillow Academy, Greenwood
SEPTEMBER 21 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 28 - Football game @Home - Homecoming
OCTOBER 5 - Football game @Prep
OCTOBER 6 - Band competition @Clinton HS
OCTOBER 13 - Band competition @Pearl HS
OCTOBER 26 - Football game @Home
OCTOBER 27 - MAIS Marching Band Festival @Prep
NOVEMBER 1-4 - BOA San Antonio Trip - See Preview Video above
NOVEMBER 9 - Championship Football Game

8/12/12 UPDATE

Thanks to JA Band members Annie Campbell, Will Tribble, Chase Oswalt, and Michael Payne for helping with the painting of the parking lot for rehearsals on Saturday.

JA BAND SCHEDULE AUGUST 13-17

IMPORTANT NOTES:

- Please remind your student to bring a change of clothes (shorts and tshirt), plus socks and sneakers, for rehearsal each day. We will give the students time to change before practice begins.

- BOTTLED WATER NEEDED FOR REHEARSALS. With 25 students, we go through at least a case of water each practice. Especially with outdoor rehearsals beginning, it is vital that the students stay hydrated. Thank you for your donations!

MONDAY, 8/13 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 8/14 - ALL SPORTS NIGHT

All students in gray band t-shirts and shorts.

     COLOR GUARD - 5:00 - 5:45

     PERCUSSION - Report at 5:15 to move equipment to the Activities Building

     HORNS - Report by 5:45

     6:00 - Band introduced at All Sports Night

     6:30 - 8:00 - Full Band Rehearsal in Activities Building

Reminder to parents: Rehearsal ends at 8:00, and students will be dismissed after all equipment is returned to the band hall.

WEDNESDAY, 8/15 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 8/16 - First football game @ Presbyterian Christian School, Hattiesburg

     3:45 - Students report in gray band t-shirts and shorts, with $$ for dinner and any desired concessions

     4:00 - Load bus and depart for Hattiesburg

     5:30 - Fast food dinner stop

     6:30 - Arrive at PCS, drumline in stands

We will depart at the end of the game, returning to JA about 11:30 pm. We will remind students who need to be picked up to call home when we are about 20 minutes from JA.

NOTE: Band families are welcome to join the band on the bus for the trip to the game. Any non-band siblings will need to be accompanied by a parent.

FRIDAY, 8/17 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00

Event Schedule:

NOTE - ALL AFTER SCHOOL COMMITMENTS FOR THE FALL (OTHER THAN TUESDAY NIGHT REHEARSALS), INCLUDING ALL FOOTBALL GAMES THE BAND WILL ATTEND, ARE LISTED BELOW:

AUGUST 14 - All Sports Night
AUGUST 16 - Football game @PCS, Hattiesburg
AUGUST 24 - Football game @Home
AUGUST 31 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 7 - Football game @Pillow Academy, Greenwood
SEPTEMBER 21 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 28 - Football game @Home - Homecoming
OCTOBER 5 - Football game @Prep
OCTOBER 6 - Band competition @Clinton HS
OCTOBER 13 - Band competition @Pearl HS
OCTOBER 26 - Football game @Home
OCTOBER 27 - MAIS Marching Band Festival @Prep
NOVEMBER 1-5 - BOA San Antonio Trip - Click HERE for a preview video
NOVEMBER 9 - Championship Football Game

8/5/2012 UDPATE

BAND CAMP

Thank you to all the JA Band members for their hard work at Band Camp these past two weeks. Their efforts have ensured that the 2012 season is off to a great start.

PHOTO GALLERY

Here are a few photos from Friday. Many more have been posted to the JA Band PHOTO GALLERY, also linked in the menu bar above.

FALL 2012

Here is the usual rehearsal schedule once school starts, beginning August 13.
ANY CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED EACH WEEK IN THE BLOG UPDATE.

Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday - 2:10 - 4:00
Tuesday - 2:10 - 3:00
     Color Guard - 5:00 - 6:00
     Percussion - 5:30 - 6:30
     Full Band - 6:30 - 8:00
Friday - 2:10 - 3:00, Football game schedule TBA each week

Event Schedule:

AUGUST 16 - Football game @PCS, Hattiesburg
AUGUST 24 - Football game @Home
AUGUST 31 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 7 - Football game @Pillow Academy, Greenwood
SEPTEMBER 21 - Football game @Home
SEPTEMBER 28 - Football game @Home - Homecoming
OCTOBER 5 - Football game @Prep
OCTOBER 6 - Band competition @Clinton HS
OCTOBER 13 - Band competition @Pearl HS
OCTOBER 26 - Football game @Home
OCTOBER 27 - MAIS Marching Band Festival @Prep
NOVEMBER 1-5 - BOA San Antonio Trip - Click HERE for a preview video
NOVEMBER 9 - Championship Football Game