1/25/15 UPDATE

WINTER GUARD

Congratulations to the JA Independent Winter Guard for a very successful weekend. The guard earned the highest score of all 24 groups at the Brandon HS MIA show on Saturday.

UPDATED Upcoming Guard Schedule:

TUESDAY, 1/27 - Rehearsal 3:45 - 6:45

SATURDAY, 1/31 - Rehearsal 2:00 - 7:00

THURSDAY, 2/5 - Rehearsal 3:30 - 7:00

FRIDAY - SUNDAY, 2/6-8 - WGI Nashville

SECTIONAL REHEARSALS

We will have the regular sectional rehearsal schedule this week:

MONDAY - Sax
TUESDAY - Flute, Clarinet, & Percussion
WEDNESDAY - Trombone
THURSDAY - Trumpet

PHOTO GALLERY

A few more photos from the guard at Brandon:

 

1/19/15 UPDATE

WINTER GUARD

The JA Winter Guard's first performance event is this Saturday, MIA Field Day and Night Show at Brandon HS.

SATURDAY, 1/24
10:45 - Rehearsal @ JA
1:15 - Load and depart for Brandon
3:00 - Field Day performance

7:15 - Meet at Brandon fully dressed
8:45 - Night show performance
10:00 - Retreat

SUNDAY, 1/25
2:00 - 6:00 - Rehearsal @ JA

The season schedule has been added to the Upcoming Events to the right.

CONCERT BAND

Sectional rehearsals begin this week. All sectionals are 3:00 - 4:00.

Here is the usual schedule:

MONDAY - Saxophone (THURSDAY this week due to the holiday)

TUESDAY - Flute, Clarinet, & Percussion

WEDNESDAY - Trombone

THURSDAY - Trumpet

PHOTO GALLERY

A few photos from the Jazz Band performance at the JAA event on Thursday:

 

1/11/15 UPDATE

JAZZ BAND

The Jazz band will be performing this Thursday, January 15, for an important JA community event, the presentation and discussion of the new JA Mission Statement.

The band will play before the 3:30 staff presentation, and again before the 5:30 meeting for the JA Community.

Students may stay in school attire for the performances. They should be dismissed by 6:30.

MAIS CONCERT BAND CLINIC

JA Band members Aaron Dallaire, Kenneth Niemeyer, and Ilana Dallaire participated in the MAIS Concert Band Clinic this week.

Here Aaron -- who earned second chair status in the top band -- sits in with the Capital City Jazz Band.

Here are some video clips from the clinic:

PERCUSSION -- with former JA Percussion Director Paul Heindl

MAIS Band Clinic 2015 Percussion from Anthony Thaxton on Vimeo.

RED BAND

MAIS Band Clinic 2015 Red Band from Anthony Thaxton on Vimeo.

BLUE BAND

MAIS Band Clinic 2015 Blue Band from Anthony Thaxton on Vimeo.

After-school sectional rehearsals will begin the week of January 19. The students are coordinating the schedule, which will be posted in the blog next week.

WINTER GUARD

Upcoming events:

Sunday, 1/18 - Rehearsal 2:00 - 6:00

Saturday, 1/24 - Rehearsal 11:00 - 2:00
BRANDON MIA FIELD DAY - 3:00 performance
BRANDON NIGHT SHOW - 8:30 performance

PHOTO GALLERY

Thanks to the JA Band members who were among the staff and students who braved the cold to volunteer at the water station for the MS Blues Marathon on Saturday.