October 2023 Newsletter
Upcoming Events- Mark your calendars
October 1- school owned maintenance fees due.
October 2- NISD Band Showcase @NISD stadium. 7/8 grade bands- required performance.
***October 9 -- NISD All District Band @Tidwell
(for Wind Ensemble oboes, bassoons, bass clarinet, bari/ tenor sax, euphoniums, tubas, percussion)
***October 7 -- All District Band for Wind Ensemble @Tidwell
(for flutes, clarinets, horns, trumpets, trombones, alto saxes)
October 17-- Adams vs. Wilson football game!
(Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band)
October 19-- 8th grade night with Eaton- NISD stadium. We will bus to and from the game. Details will be emailed out.
October 23 -- Fall Concert @ EHS PAC.
Concert, Symphonic and Wind Ensemble. Concert begins at 7:30 PM. See below for details.
***October 25- All Region auditions at Hedrick MS, Lewisville ISD
(Wind Ensemble oboes, bassoons, alto saxes, bari/tenor sax, bass clarinet, euphoniums, tubas, percussion phase 1)
***October 28-- All Region auditions at Huffines MS, Lewisville ISD
(Wind Ensemble flutes, clarinets, trumpets, horns, trombones, tubas, percussion phase 2)
October 30-- Beginning Band Demonstration Concert. This is a required/ graded performance. PERCUSSION will be at Eaton HS. Please see Mr. Vogt's emails for details.
*** Wind Ensemble-- click the following links for Audition Procedures document.
Fundraiser News
THANK YOU to all who particpated in our fundraiser and got the word out! We met our goal and raised just over $20,000!
7/8 Grade Band News
We are working hard on our fall concert music, AND all region music!
What should you hear being practiced?
Long tones
Scales
Music
Wind Ensemble should be practicing All Region Etudes daily. Symphonic Band should be practicing for All Star.
Wind Ensemble will have sectionals through Region auditions, then take a break from sectionals in November/ December. We will resume sectionals in January when we begin working on our UIL program.
We have LOTS going on this month-- it's "BANDTOBER!" Please mark all dates on your calendars.
Fall Concert Schedule:
When: October 23 at 7:30 pm
Where: Eaton PAC (auditorium-- parents may enter in the back of the school. The PAC entrance is to the right of the large courtyard, opposite the gym entrance.)
Student call times: 7:00 PM for warm up.
Wind Ensemble: Eaton Orchestra Room
Symphonic Band: Eaton Band Hall
Concert Band: Meet on stage
Attire: We will be wearing our formal black uniforms with black socks/ shoes. If you still need to have your uniform hemmed, please do so before this concert.
Each band is performing two pieces, so this will be a short and sweet concert to showcase our students' hard work this fall!
Congratulations to the 2023 Wind Ensemble for being named a NATIONAL WINNER in the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors Competition! This is a HUGE honor, and we are so proud of our students!
Wind Band-SM.pdfThe future of the Eaton Band is bright! Showcase was a blast! We can't wait for the football games!
On EHS Homecoming Day Wind Ensemble brought some PEP to our friends at Schluter!
Private Lessons
Some of our teachers still have a little bit of space in their schedules. Check out the Private Lesson tab on the website. You can also enroll in lessons by clicking HERE, and we will put you in contact with the appropriate teacher. Email Mrs. Northam if you have any questions about private lesson opportunities.
To enroll CLICK HERE!
BEGINNING BAND NEWS
Beginning Band students have been starting to read music! We are now in the early stages of learning how to play songs by reading notes/ rhythms and playing them on our instruments.
Students should now be practicing daily, which means they need to take their instruments home EVERY DAY, so they can master the concepts they are learning in class. We will have weekly playing tests.
Students are given daily assignments to write down. You should never hear, "I don't know what to practice" or " I don't have anything to practice for band." Practice logs are due with a parent signature EACH THURSDAY. To earn a 100, students must practice for 20 min 5 days in the week.
Demonstration Concerts are coming the evening of October 30!! At these performances, students will demonstrate what we do in class each day, as well as have an opportunity to teach a family member about their instruments. This is a REQUIRED performance. Students will wear their BAND SHIRTS AND JEANS.
What should students be "practicing" at home?
Rhythm-- You should hear their metronome clicking while they practice counting.
Fundamentals and Songs- each class is learning to play exercises found in their band binders that are continuing to teach the fundamentals of their instrument. They are also beginning to learn songs out of their Essential Elements books, and will have weekly playing tests.
Band OLYMPICS! - We have handed out a "Band Olympics" page where students will earn colorful zip ties to attach to their cases for "passing off" (performing correctly with a metronome) various fundamentals, rhythm charts, and book lines. We can't wait to hear their progress!
Beginning Brass have learned how to maintain their instruments properly! Ask them about Maintenance Monday, and make sure they continue to do this at home!
