Shake it Off TAB and Drum Groove

Here is the UPDATED LINK to download and print! Please use this to practice! Thanks

-Mr. Myers & Mr. Dair

Welcome Back!

Hello Band Parents!

Welcome back to school! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years break. It is time to jump right back into the swing of things here in 2015. The winter session of Band Lessons will begin next week, starting on January 12th and run until March 16th. Please begin sending your winter tuition payments in. Checks may be made out to Nativity Bands LLC. Mr. Dair, Mrs. Ferrio, Mr. Gooding and I are looking forward to continuing our work with your talented students. Thank your again for your support of our growing performing arts programs! Happy New Year and God bless.

Mr. Myers

Christmas Concert

Hello all,
I want to take this opportunity to express how proud I am of the job the Strings (as well as the other ensembles) did on their Christmas Concert. I saw excitement in all of my students and I am really happy to have seen that. All sounded really good. Job well done Strings!!! I can't wait to start back up in January. See you all then!!

~Mr. Gooding


P.S.
I am available to give private violin and viola lessons on Saturdays at the Music&Arts Store in Horsham P.A. The number is 215.443.7880. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Christmas Photos!

Hello Band Parents,

Donna Eckert was kind enough to take these wonderful photos of everyone at the Christmas Concert! Thank you for helping to make this our most successful Christmas Band Concert ever. Your students are truly amazing! Merry Christmas and God Bless.

-Mr. Myers

Christmas Concert Update

Hello Parents,

Well our Christmas concert is less than a week away! The kids have really been working hard on all their songs and to be honest it's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas! Please note the concert has been MOVED to Archbishop Wood due to confessions in the church. The details for the show are below as well as for our dress rehearsal on monday thanks again for all your support! See you Tuesday night!

Date: Tuesday Dec 16th

When: 7:30pm-8:30pm

Where: Archbishop Wood High School

Student dress: School uniform + fun Christmas sock, shoes, hats, ties...go crazy it should be fun!

Call time for band members: 7:00pm please report to the band room for tuning and warm up

This week has been a bit crazy with our Anne's Choice Choir and being off on Monday. Mr. Dair would like to Make up the missed guitar lessons from Monday (Dec 8th) TOMORROW (Friday Dec 12th) after school. Beginner Guitar 3:30-4:00 Intermediate Guitar 4:00-4:30. Drum Lesson students will meet with the Intermediate Guitar students from 4:00-4:30. If this poses a conflict for anyone please let me know via E-mail. 

Dress Rehearsal Information:

MONDAY December 15th from 3:30pm-5:00pm will be a dress rehearsal for the concert. ALL students in Guitar Ensemble, Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble will please stay after school for us to try to run through the whole concert. This will be our chance to work through our concert order as well as getting the kids comfortable moving on an off stage and knowing when they are going to play what! It will also allow us to make up some of the time we missed over Thanksgiving and Halloween. Attendance is Mandatory (pending any family emergencies) please do your best to make arrangements for your students to attend. (Students do not need to be "dressed up" in christmas gear for the dress rehearsal) 

Thanksgiving Week Schedule

Hello Band Parents!

Just sending out an email confirming guitar ensemble and lesson schedule this week! 

Monday 11/25

12:20-12:50- Guitar Ensemble PLEASE HAVE ALL 4 STRINGS LEARNED AND YOUR CHRISTMAS SONG 

3:30-4:00- Beginner Guitar (Please make sure you have your Mel Bay books and have learned all 4 strings EBGD and your christmas song we began last week)

4:00-4:30- Intermediate Guitar (Please have your notes and Mel Bay exercises ready as well as the christmas music you began last week) 

DRUM LESSONS- 3:30-4:00 on Monday (Little drummer boy should be ready to go as well as any other rudiments or groves on the drum kit Mr. Dair has given you) 

Monday 11/24

3:00-3:30- Beginner Winds (TRUMPET,TROMBONE,FLUTE,SAXOPHONE,CLARINET) 

3:30-4:00- Intermediate Winds (TRUMPET, SAXOPHONE, FLUTE)

Tuesday 11/25

8:00am-8:30am- Intermediate Saxophone lesson

12:20-12:50- WIND ESNEMBLE REHEARSAL ALL WIND INSTRUMENTS 

MONDAY 11/24

12:50-1:20- Beginner String Ensemble 

3:30-4:00- Beginner String Lessons

4:00-4:30- Intermediate String Lessons

TUESDAY 11/25

12:50-1:20- Intermediate String Ensemble 

I know some students will have conflicts with sports or other after school activities however we hope to see as many of them as possible! The students have been making great progress and we didn't want to miss a week especially with the concert only a few weeks away. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend and Happy Thanksgiving!

-Mr. Myers & Mr. Gooding

Christmas Concert!

Hello Parents,

I wanted to send an email with the date and time of our Christmas concert!!! We have scheduled the Hall at Nativity for DECEMBER 16th @ 7:30-8:30 Cookies and Coffee will be served. Students should arrive to tune and warm up at 7:00pm. They can report to Mr. Myers room 118 parents may make their way down to the hall to find a good seat, and be ready to be entertained! 

The kids have been working hard learning how to read, count, and play their music in a very short period of time. Please continue encouraging your young musicians to practice daily. Short daily practice sessions will go a long long way in helping your student to be prepared for their weekly lessons. One day a week for a hour is nothing compared to six days of 10min sessions!! 

Guitars should be working on their first four stings out of the Mel bay method 1. EBGD pages 7-14 in their books. Mr. Dair will be handing out some single sheet christmas arrangements this week. 

Trumpets- Should have CDEGA learned and be working on the 3 Christmas songs we have been doing in band "Jingle Bells, Jolly old st. nick, up on the house top"

Beginner Saxophones- Should have GABCDEF#G learned and be working on the 3 christmas songs we have been doing in band "Jingle Bells, Jolly old st. nick, up on the house top"

Clarinets- Should have CDEGA learned and be working on the 3 Christmas songs we have been doing in band "Jingle Bells, Jolly old st. nick, up on the house top"

Flutes- Should have Bflat,C,D,Eflat,F learned and be working on developing their sound on the head joint! They will be playing all three christmas songs as well but we will be adjusting the arrangement due to the difficulties in the fingers. Do not let them get discouraged Flute is the hardest instrument to produce a sound on!!!

Orchestral String Beginner- Should have the Bow, all four strings learned and the first 3 fingers on G and D learned. They will begin working on "Do you hear what i Hear" starting today!

Orchestral String Advanced- Should have removed their tapes and be working on intonation and "Simple Gifts"  and tomorrow we will begin learning how to tune intervals by ear!