Elementary Band Students:
(Lorton Station, Newington Forest, Silverbrook, Halley, Gunston, & Laurel Hill)
We welcome you to the South County Mustang Band!!
We hope to see you at the annual 6th Grade Winter Concert Pyramid Band. We cannot wait to meet you!
Rehearsals:
Dates: Wednesday, November 18th and Monday, November 23rd from 5:15-6:30pm.
Location: SCMS Band Room – Room B110.
Enter SCMS: Please enter at Door 8. Once you enter the building, it is the first door on your left.
Enter Band Room:
1.) Come in and find their name tag.
2.) Put music on the music stand with pencil.
3.) Take out instrument.
4.) Put case on the side of the chair.
5.) Begin to practice/warm-up.
Music: Music TBA - will be given to all students by their elementary Band Director. (We will have extra copies on hand in case students forget.)
Mentors:
SCMS Mustang Band students are providing their mentorship services to you. They are there to help you with rhythms, fingerings, notes, articulations, etc.
Please ask for their help and politely say “Thank You” for playing with you and helping you learn the pieces. 😊
In 7th and 8th Grade, you will have the chance to be mentors to the elementary students as well! :-)
*SCMS Band Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:00pm.
*Call-Time is 6:15 pm to the Auxiliary Gym - Enter at Entrance 8. There will be signs and a map posted.
*DRESS CODE: Wear something "dressy" or "festive" to the concert as it is a performance. (You can also wear whatever your elementary school's band uniform is. Usually, it is White on top and Black on Bottom with Black shoes.) But, it is your choice.
*At the concert, please stay in your seats on the bleachers. Please quietly and respectfully enjoy the performances of each band from the comfort of your band seat. Thank you!
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To register your 6th grader to rehearse and perform: Click HERE. (Registrations will open on Friday, October 30th.)
To pay for your child's dinner after the November 23rd rehearsal: Click HERE. (Deadline for payments is Monday, Friday, November 19th.)
Sign-Ups are open until Friday, November 14th. (Registrations are now closed.)
Click HERE for the Student Musician Information Handout.
Click HERE for the Rehearsal and Concert Seating Chart!
Parents/Audience Members: Please enter and exit SCMS from the outside Gym doors near Entrance 8 of SCMS/Basketball Courts. (Signs will be posted.)
This is going to be such a fun event!!