All Band Students Grades 5-11

1. Next year's dates have been added to our Band Calendar. This includes summer camps. You will also receive a printed copy later this spring with our newsletter. Please let Mr. Hanika know if you have questions!

2. ECNC Honor Band Set Up: We will be setting up the gym, band room, and other parts of the building for ECNC Honor Band starting at 2:00pm on Friday, May 3. All current band students at the MS/HS are encouraged to help! 

HS Band

1. Upcoming Performances:

   • Monday, May 6 - ECNC Conference Honor Band - All Day at Auburn MS/HS

   • Sunday, May 12 - Graduation - 2:00pm | Arrive by 1:15pm

   • Tuesday, May 14 - Fine Arts Festival - 6:30pm Awards | 7:00pm Concert

     1. NOTE: We will have Jazz Band at 7am that morning and then rehearse in the gym during 1st period. Seniors--please mark this on your calendars so you can plan to be there! 

2. Upcoming Spring Auditions

   • Leadership Interviews: April 24-25, April 29-May 3 by appointment

     1. The application and interview sign up is posted in Google Classroom! 

   • Color Guard Auditions: May 7-10 from 3:45-4:30pm

   • Drum Line Placement Auditions: May 16 from 7:00-7:45am

7th-8th Grade Band

1. Upcoming Performances:

   • Monday, May 6 - ECNC Conference Honor Band - All Day at Auburn MS/HS

   • Wednesday, May 22 - 8th Grade Graduation & MS Honors Assembly 

2. Scale Tests: Just a reminder that for this semester's scale test, you will need to be able to play the Concert F, Bb, Eb, Ab, and Chromatic scales correctly from MEMORY! Tests will happen in early May, before the end of the school year. 

   • Percussion: you will be tested over selected rudiments (open-closed-open) for this test.

3. Upcoming Spring Auditions

   • MS Band Drum Major Auditions: May 7-10 (during our regular class time) 

   • MS Drum Line Placements: May 7-10 during Student Family  

6th Grade Band

1. Scale Tests: Just a reminder that for this semester's scale test, you will need to be able to play the Concert F, Bb, Eb, Ab, and Chromatic scales correctly from MEMORY! Tests will happen in early May, before the end of the school year. 

   • Percussion: you will be tested over selected rudiments (open-closed-open) for this test. 

5th Grade Band

1. The entire lesson and full band schedule for 2nd semester is posted on the 5th Grade Band page. We will resume our regular lesson rotation now that the Spring Concert is over. 

   • Monday, April 29: Flutes & Saxophones

   • Tuesday, April 30: Clarinets

   • Wednesday, May 1: Trumpets & Trombones

   • Thursday, May 2: Percussion (Snare Drum) 

   • Friday, May 3: No Band

2. REMINDER: If students do not have their instruments the day of their lesson, they will receive a deduction in points on their weekly Attendance & Participation grade. This is in effort to hold students accountable for having their instruments and all needed materials so that they are prepared for their lesson! 

3. Looking Ahead: Summer Band lessons will be held Monday-Friday, July 22-26 to review key concepts from this year and prepare for 6th Grade. The lessons will be in small groups as follows:

   • 8:00-8:30 - Flutes

   • 8:35-9:05 - Clarinets

   • 9:10-9:40 - Saxophones

   • 9:45-10:15 - Trumpets

   • 10:20-10:50 - Trombones

   • 10:55-11:25 - Percussion