Date: Our Winter Concert will be December 9th with a snow date of December 11th!
Time: Students' report time is 6:10pm and the concert start time is 6:30pm.
Dress: Students should wear all black, and be in adherence to the school dress code.
Attendance: Concerts take a lot of work, practice, and teamwork to be able to perform. It is important that all band and chorus members attend. Students will receive a summative grade based on a reflection of the concert. If there is a circumstance preventing your students' attendance, let Ms. Hibbard know prior to December 2nd, so we can make a plan.
Program: 6th Grade will be performing The Frost King and Sing in Harmony. 7th Grade will be performing My Favorite Things and Promised Land. 8th Grade will be performing Bidi Bom and Lean On Me. Everyone will perform Home all together.
Rehearsal: We obviously rehearse in class. However, if you need and want more help or practice, you can come to Ms. Hibbard's room during Flex time. You also have been given part assignments and rehearsal tracks to practice along with in Google Classroom.
School Day Schedule:
We will be running a PM Activity schedule on the day of our concert. Students will be pulled out of classes to go to the gym to rehearse.
8:20-9 8th Grade Chorus (go to first special before, A/C block after)
9:40-10:45 7th Grade Chorus (go to first special before, C/A block after)
10-10:45 6th Grade Chorus (leave C/A block 5 minutes early, second special after)
10:20-10:45 6/7/8th Grade Combined Rehearsal (6th and 7th will already be there. 8th grade is pulled out of FLEX)
12:55 Band and Chorus perform for the whole school
Our District Concert will be March 5th with a make up date of March 13th.
Time: Students' report time is 6:10pm and the concert start time is 6:30pm.
Dress: Students should wear all black, and be in adherence to the school dress code.
Attendance: Concerts take a lot of work, practice, and teamwork to be able to perform. It is important that all band and chorus members attend. Students will receive a summative grade based on a reflection of the concert. If there is a circumstance preventing your students' attendance, let Ms. Hibbard know prior to February 26th, so we can make a plan.
Program: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade will be performing Bridge Over Troubled Water. 8th grade will be performing Hope is the Thing With Feathers with the high schoolers. The whole district will be performing The Storm is Passing Over and Oye.
Rehearsal: We obviously rehearse in class. However, if you need and want more help or practice, you can come to Ms. Hibbard's room during Flex time. You also have been given part assignments and rehearsal tracks to practice along with in Google Classroom.
School Day Schedule: 8th grade will go to their first period class for attendance, the pledge, and moment of silence. They will then go to the gym and be there for the rest of the day.
7th and 6th grade will attend their classes as scheduled. At 9:40am they will go to the gym and be there for the rest of the day.
The New Hampshire Music Educators Association (NHMEA) hosts music festivals in each region of the state, every year. Each music teacher nominates students in their ensembles to participate, and the board of music educators that organizes the event selects students from the nomination list to participate. After students are selected, the repertoire they need will be given to them by their ensemble director. It is the students' responsibility to practice their music on their own and to set up times with their director if they need assistance.
The Southwest District Festival for Band and Chorus will be held at Keene Middle School on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Our festival day typically runs from 8:30 AM-6:00 PM. A more precise schedule will be available at a later date.
The rep. is as follows:
A Distant Shore - Mary Donnelly/arr. George L.O. Strid (SAB)
Jambo - Teddy Kalanda Harrison/arr. Narverud (SAB)
Be Who You Are - Ryan Main (3-pt mixed)
This festival is for 7th and 8th graders.
Congrats to those that were selected!
Our Spring Concert will be on May 12th.
Time: Students' report time is 6:10pm and the concert start time is 6:30pm.
Dress: Students should wear all black, and be in adherence to the school dress code.
Attendance: Concerts take a lot of work, practice, and teamwork to be able to perform. It is important that all band and chorus members attend. Students will receive a summative grade based on a reflection of the concert. If there is a circumstance preventing your students' attendance, let Ms. Hibbard know prior to May 5th, so we can make a plan.
Program: 6th Grade will be performing Firefly and J'etends le Moulin. 7th Grade will be performing It's Only a Paper Moon. 8th Grade will be performing Rainbow Connection. 7th and 8th grade will perform their Great East Festival pieces.
Rehearsal: We obviously rehearse in class. However, if you need and want more help or practice, you can come to Ms. Hibbard's room during Flex time. You also have been given part assignments and rehearsal tracks to practice along with in Google Classroom.
School Day Schedule: TBD
Each year, the 7th and 8th graders participate in the Great East Festival, that is also hosted by NHMEA. The students practice and rehearsal additional pieces in class for this festival. The pieces are performed by a panel of music educators and scored. Then, we have fun at Canobie Lake Park!
7th and 8th grade chorus will be performing Wild Mountain Thyme and Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin'.
This trip costs $75. Permission slips and the first $35 dollars are due Friday, February 13th. The last payment of $40 is due Wednesday, April 1st.
More info to come!