The directors and All Staters are back from a fantastic TMEA Convention celebrating 100 years of music education in Texas! Let's hit the ground rolling as we now have less than a month until contest.
Varsity, notice that this weeks schedules is a little different. Our evening rehearsal is on TUESDAY and is earlier at 5:00 as we have the renowned Dr. Garner coming and working with us Tuesday evening. Please be in your seat and fully warmed up BEFORE 5:00. I cannot describe in words the amount of respect I have for Dr. Garner. I'm not one prone to hero worship, but Dr. Garner really is one of my idols. Please, please, PLEASE make this the single best rehearsal so far this year.
We'll also be skipping sectionals for one week only - we'll pick back up next week.
Some other notes:
Trip people: We need to catch up on payments. Make sure they're labelled and placed in the drop box ASAP.
Varsity: Online tests should be in. Non Varsity students will have the opportunity to challenge you over this material within the next two weeks.
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This Week's Schedule
Monday 2/17
* No School
Tuesday 2/18
* No School - Teacher Inservice
* 5:00pm - Varsity Clinic with Dr. Garner. Be in your seat and warmed up BEFORE 5:00.
Wednesday 2/19
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
Thursday 2/20
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
Friday 2/21
* 7:15am - Varsity Percussion Sectionals
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
Sunday 2/23
* Winter Guard, tentatively 2:00 to 4:00
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Next Week's Schedule
Monday 2/24
* 7:15am - V Flute sectionals
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall.
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
* 6:00pm - Varsity Clinic with Dr. Trayler
Tuesday 2/25
* 7:15am - V Clarinet sectionals
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall.
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
* 6:00pm - NV Clinic with Matt Knight
Wednesday 2/26
* 7:15am - V High Voice sectionals
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall.
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
Thursday 2/27
* 7:15am - V Low Voice sectionals
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall.
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
Friday 2/28
* 7:15am - V Percussion sectionals
* 8:00am - Varsity Warm Up in Band Hall.
* 9:12am - NV Warm Up in Band Hall
Sunday 3/1
* Winter Guard, tentatively 2:00 to 4:00
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NY Trip
Many of us are behind on payments and it's placing us in a severe financial bind. PLEASE bring payments ASAP.
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Upcoming Dates
Feb 18 - Varsity Clinic with Dr. Garner, 5:00 to 8:00
Feb 24 - Varsity Clinic with Dr. Trayler, 6:00 to 8:00
Feb 25 - NV Clinic with Matt Knight, 6:00 to 8:00
March 2 - Varsity Evening Rehearsal, 6:00 to 8:30
March 3 - NV Evening Rehearsal & Possible Clinic, 6:00 to 8:30
March 9 - Varsity Evening Rehearsal, 6:00 to 8:30
March 10/11 - Concert & Sight Reading Contest in Panhandle
March 14 - Winter Guard Contest in Lubbock
March 19 - 23 - Spring Trip to NY
March 28 - Winter Guard Championships in Lubbock
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As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Mr. Benton
806.669.4800x1137
john.benton@pampaisd.net