Daily Archives: September 29, 2025
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Please mark your calendars. This date was still a question when I distributed our calendar at Back to School Night, and printed our Band Handbook. Thank you for your patience!
Is your student interested in studying music in college? This informative online presentation is being hosted by The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, and Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. The link to register is here.
Please also see the attached flyer (which I offered at Back to School Night), with similar information.
The YHS Tri-M chapter is open to grades 9-12 and is looking for new membership! Mark your calendars for their general interest meeting to learn more.
Remember when your student started playing a pee-wee sport? Are they using that same athletic equipment now that they are at YHS? If your student is still playing the same instrument from 5th grade, it might be time for an upgrade.
On 10/6, I arranged for Music & Arts to bring a variety of intermediate instruments to YHS for students to try. Flute, clarinet, trumpet and alto sax options will be available. Students are welcome to try out instruments during class, their free periods, and after school.
If your student finds an instrument they are interested in, and your family would like to learn more, I will have info available. Students are not obligated to try or purchase instruments. This is meant to be a helpful way to explore options, in the comfort of our own Band Room.
Our annual Music Boosters Tag Sale is a fun fundraiser and community building event! Please save your stuff to donate. Our sale is Saturday 10/18 from 9am-2pm at YHS. We will be accepting donations on Friday 10/17 from 2:30-7pm. Tell your friends and neighbors! Parent and student volunteers are needed to make this event a success. Look for an e-mail in the coming weeks to find out how you can help.
TRI-TOWN PERMISSION SLIPS DUE
If you were invited to participate, your permission slip is needed ASAP.
PERIOD “0” JAZZ JAM!
Please join me before school (from 7:10…or whenever you get off the bus… until the first bell) to practice improvising. Help yourself develop skills and a plan for success!
GUIDED PRACTICE
Do you need help practicing your lesson HW assignment? Guided practice sessions are offered weekly and hosted by our junior and senior band members (thank you!). Students who lead or attend a session receive 1 point of extra credit. Sessions are held period 9, unless noted otherwise. I am also always available for help by appointment.
| Monday 9/29 | Jazz Band Saxophone Sectional p.10 |
| Tuesday 9/30 | Trumpet with Selma, Clarinet with Zack and Joe, Bassoon with Michael |
| Wednesday 10/1 | Jazz Band Trumpet Sectional, Trombone with Vincent, Percussion with Ava, Jazz Band Trombone Sectional p.10 |
| Thursday 10/2 | Yom Kippur |
| Friday 10/3 | Jazz Band Rhythm Sectional, French Horn with Gillian |
JAZZ BAND REHEARSAL #2 TUESDAY 9/30
What a fun first rehearsal last week! Let’s keep building on your infectious enthusiasm and musicality! Music, recordings, and HW are all available on Dashboard.
Please arrive to rehearsal with your HW assignment prepared. Be set up, warmed up and tuned so we can start promptly at 7:00. Thanks!
CITRUS SALE
Our 22nd annual Citrus Sale begins Wednesday! We will review ordering information in class this week, which will also be available on Dashboard, Google Classroom, and in paper form in the Band Room.
Each year, our Band, Choir, and Orchestra ensembles all participate in regional music festivals. The monies raised from our Citrus Sale will help students defray the cost of their personal festival participation. In 2019, our best sale ever, our music students SOLD 1,498 boxes and earned a PROFIT of $21,820.
PEP BAND
Our next home game performance is Friday 10/10 vs. Mahopac!
Thank you for helping your student establish a daily practice routine! Encouraging this habit (even when your student resists!) is integral to their success!
* Busy students are welcome to practice at school during lunch, free periods, or after school until 2:45pm.
* Guided Practice Sessions are offered p.9 (led by an upperclassman).
* I am always available for extra help by appointment!