Email UPDATE

Hello Parents,

Merry Christmas! Well here we are just about a week away from our first band concert for the school year! Your students have been doing a wonderful job and I wanted to take a moment to say how proud I am of each and every one of them. Please know this can be a very stressful time in the life of a young musician! They are just beginning to realize how much goes into learning a full piece of music and the pressure of a live show can cause them to become very nervous. Please just remind them that the goal of our Christmas Concert is not to perform flawless works of music but instead to spread the joy of Christmas with our instruments, all while giving them a chance to experience a live performance!

Please note:

MONDAY Dec 12th will be a short dress rehearsal after school from 3:30-5:00. We will work with students playing their songs, getting used to the gym space, and transitioning on and off stage. Students may be picked up at the main doors of the community center! 

The Concert will be TUESDAY NIGHT (Dec 13th) at 7pm and will last just under an hour.  We are asking students to arrive at 6:15 so that we may tune their instruments and get them in their places. Dress Code for the concert is as follows:

- School Uniform

- Any additional Christmas Flair! (Hats, Socks, Ties, garland, go nuts!) 

Mr. Gooding and I look forward to seeing you at our 7th Annual Christmas Band Concert! 

-Mr. Myers

Hello Band Parents,

This is a test of my new Band Parent 2016-2017 email list I have generated from your registrations. If there is another address (spouse, grandparent, etc) that you would like me to add to the group so they receive updates please email me (dmyers@noolp.org) and I will add them right away. Also if you hear from a friend that they have not been receiving the band parent emails please let them know to contact me and I will resolve the issue ASAP!

Tuition checks for Fall 2016 trimester (Oct-Dec) are due. Please be sure to send a check made payable to Nativity Bands LLC in with your student or drop it in the office before the end of October if possible. If you have already sent your check in but have not seen it deposited I apologize for the delay as I have had difficultly making it to the bank before they close! All checks should be deposited by the end of this week!

Please sign up for my emergency Text Alert System which will allow me to communicate any last minute cancelations for lessons due to weather or teacher conflicts. I will send a test Text Alert Message some time next week to make sure everyone who has registered is receiving the alerts. 

I am very excited to have gotten the program up and running again, and our students seem more excited than ever. I look forward to working with all of them over the next few weeks as we prepare for our Christmas Concert which will be held on 

 

DECEMBER 13th @ 7pm 

in the Nativity Community Center

Thank you again and have a wonderful rest of your week!

-Mr. Myers

2016 Band Registration Information!

Hello Parents!

I hope you have received your 2016 Instrumental Music Program packet I sent home this week. Please CLICK HERE to register for the 2016-2017 instrumental music program.  If you have any questions please email me at dmyers@noolp.org and I will be happy to answer them.

Also there will be a new parent meeting held on September 29th @ 7pm in music room 118. This meeting will be to cover any questions you may have regarding the rental, or instrument purchase process, or lesson registration. If your unable to attend please check back on this blog and I will post the minuets from the meeting! Thanks again.

-Mr. Myers

Welcome Back!

Hello Current and Prospective Band Parents,

I am excited to begin another exciting year here at Nativity! Please check back later next week for our 2016 - 2017 band registration information.

-Mr. Myers

Spring Concert Has Arrived!

Hello Parents,

IT IS HERE!!! Wow, what an amazing year it has been here in the Fine and Performing Arts world.  I cannot convey how truly excited Mr. Gooding, Mrs. Ferrio, and I are to present this years Spring concert. This will be one for the ages as we are presenting music from Mozart to Prince, classical to rock, movie music to sports jams, and everything in-between. Please be sure to invite anyone and everyone for tomorrow night (Wednesday MAY 18th) The concert will begin promptly at 7:00pm in the Nativity Community Center. Below is all the Info you will need!

Student Call Time: 6:15p- 6:30p (In the Music Room 118)

Doors Open to Gym: 6:15p- 6:30p

Concert Begins: 7:00p

Concert Ends: 8:00p

Student Dress Code: Concert Attire - Boys (Dress Pants, Collared Shirt, Tie spring colors if possible) Girls-(Dress Slacks, Blouse, or Dress... PLEASE MAKE SURE GIRLS DRESSES ARE CATHOLIC SCHOOL APPROPRIATE!) Students will be seated up on stage, dresses must be below the knee. 

Please make sure you student has EVERYTHING they need to perform i.e. Music, Instrument, Cables, Reeds, Drum Sticks, Music, Mouthpiece, Music, Neck straps, Music... etc. PLEASE DONT FORGET YOUR MUSIC!

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night at our Spring Concert!!! Have a wonderful evening of pre-show practicing! 

-Mr. Myers 

Dress Rehearsal Rescheduled!!!!

Hello Band Parents,

This email is to notify you that I had to make a scheduling change for the spring concert DRESS REHEARSAL! Our previous time for dress rehearsal was after school (3:30-5:30) however we will be unable to do our dress rehearsal at that time.  With limited availability in the gym after school I have spoken with Ms. Maddaloni and received permission to hold dress rehearsal during the afternoon of Monday May 16th, from 12:50-2:50. This will get students back to class in time to make their bus and will not interfere with any of the after school activities. Students teachers have been notified and students will be responsible to make up any missed work. I do my best to limit missed class time however I think holding the dress rehearsal will be crucial to the students success and comfort during the Wednesday night show and this seems to be our only option! 

Please remember that the Spring Concert is WEDNESDAY May 18th from 7pm-8pm in the Nativity Community Center. All are welcome and admission is FREE, the students have been working very hard and have 9 more days to put it all together, it should be a fantastic show! Don't forget to grab aunt sally, crazy uncle mike, and all the family to come see us perform the music of Mozart, John Williams, the Beatles, and even Prince! It will be a great night for all, and as usual I promise to provide plenty of musically based jokes to entertain you between songs. Thank you again!

-Mr. Myers 

Drum music 2

Drum music

Spring Concert Update

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Hello Parents,

Now that PAWS has come and gone it is time to begin focusing in our our spring concert! This year the spring concert will be held on May 18th, 2016 in the Nativity Community Center.  The concert will begin at 7:00pm and should finish around 8pm. Our students should currently be working on the songs listed below, please be sure as the weather improves to continue to encourage your students to practice daily. We have selected some very challenging music for this years spring show and NONE of it will be do-able if students are not working on it daily. 

I know the last few weeks have been crazy between our school musical + easter break. I plan to make up as many of our missed lessons in the 2nd trimester as possible by following the schedule posted below for the next two weeks (3/29-4/8). Please remember that not all missed weeks will be made up in the same trimester as there is only so many hours in the day that the music room is available for lessons. We always block a few hours of make up instruction time during our dress rehearsal which will be held May 16th, 2016 from 3:30 to 5:30 before the spring show. However, I will be doing my best to keep up with some of the missed lessons as to not allow the groups to digress. ***I believe Mr. Gooding and Mrs. Ferrio have been on track with many of their lesson schedules any makeup time for them is currently planned for our dress rehearsal.***  Mr. Gooding was just in a few Mondays ago for a makeup with our beginner orchestra and has offered to do a few more Monday lessons closer to the concert to make sure students are prepared these times/dates are currently TBA. 

Our 3rd Trimester of band has begun (March 14th- May 27th) and Tuition statements will be coming home later this week. Please remember to make checks payable to Nativity Bands LLC. Sending in your tuition in a timely manner is pivotal to the success of our spring show as we are still ordering, purchasing, and paying for music/equipment for our concert. 

Thank you all for your flexibility during this very crazy time in our winter/spring schedule! April-May should be a much smoother time in our lesson schedules. Thank you again for your continued support, have a wonderful day!

Schedule for 3/29-4/8

Beginner Guitar: 

Meet Mondays & Wednesdays from 8:00am-8:30am

Meet @ Lunch Monday & Wednesdays from 12:50-1:20

We will also meet Friday 4/1 during lunch to make up for easter week! 

Advanced Guitar:

Meet Tuesdays after school 3:00-4:00 (Hour lessons to make up for missed time last two weeks)

Meet Fridays @ Lunch from 12:20-12:50

Percussion Ensemble: 

Fridays after school: 3:15-4:15 (Hour lessons to make up for missed time last two weeks)

Current Song Selections students should be practicing: 

Beginner Guitar- 

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (Coming home this week)

Get Back- Beatles

Advanced Guitar-

Space Oddity- David Bowie

Jurassic Park- John Williams

Wind Ensemble-

National Anthem (Coming home this week)

Everything is Awesome - (ALL STUDENTS)

Jurassic Park (Optional challenge piece for Intermediate/advanced players) 

Beginner Orchestra-

Beginners- Twinkle Twinkle, When the Saints

1 Stars: When the saints, Ode to Joy

Advanced Orchestra:

Choral (4 part harmony)

Jurassic Park

Percussionist:

Everything is Awesome

Jurassic Park

6/8 Drum Groove-

Get Back Drum Groove-

Space Oddity (Coming home this week) 

Centuries (Coming home this week)

Bossa nova

Blues Beat computer notation

Blues page

Drum groove 6/8

Drum groove 6/8

Beginner Guitar Update

Beginner Guitar Update

Date: 01/06/16

Hello Parents and Students,

As many of you know I am currently pursuing my Master in Music Education at Immaculata University.  This semester my courses are meeting different times than in the fall, which has led to a conflict with our Beginner Guitar lesson on Mondays after school.  Unfortunately I will have to leave Nativity by 3:15pm on Mondays in order to make it out to campus for my Monday night class this semester so I will have to reschedule our Beginner Guitar group lessons.  The new lesson time will have to be

Monday Mornings 8:00am-8:30am

Students should arrive via carline if possible and I will open the doors a few minuets before 8:00 to allow them time to come in and set up! I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause with your schedules. Unfortunately I just do not have any other after school times available. Please feel free to email me a dmyers@noolp.org if you have any questions regarding the new time. Thank you again!

Sincerely,

Mr. Myers