Concert/Dress Rehearsal UPDATE 5/17

Hello Parents,

A couple quick things! I have been lucky enough to be able to reserve the gym for both Monday and Tuesday next week. This means I am able to break the dress rehearsals up to maximize stage time for each group to rehearse. Next week Schedule is as follows! Your student only needs to attend during their posted ensembles times! 

Monday 5/15: Wind Ensemble (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion: Joe/Vincent) 3:30-5:30

Monday 5/15: Orchestra (Violin, Viola) 3:30-5:30

Tuesday 5/16: Guitar Ensembles (Guitar, Bass, Percussion: Teagan, Brian, Chris, Kyle) 3:30-5:00

Tuesday 5/16: Percussion Ensemble (Teagan, Brian, Chris, Kyle, Joe, Vincent!) 3:30-5:00

Wednesday 5/17: CONCERT All Ensembles

Call Time/Doors open: 6:00pm

Concert Runs: 6:30pm-7:30pm

Dress Code: Dress down (Rock inspired, favorite Band T shirt, Jeans etc) Please make sure everything is Catholic school appropriate! It should be something you would wear on a 3D day. Fun hats/socks/glasses are welcome! 

Thanks for your continued support! See you all WEDNESDAY night! 

-Mr. Myers

Makeups, Dress Rehearsal, and more!

Hello Parents! 

Happy MAY! We are just 17 days away from our Spring Band Concert and your students have been doing a wonderful job preparing for our upcoming concert. Please remember to encourage daily practice to help them be ready for this very fun evening! Our Spring Band Concert will be held from 6:30-7:30. Please make note of this start time is a bit earlier than years past. Unfortunately ABW has their spring show the same night starting at 7:30 and many of our families have students in both so I moved our start time up by 30min. 

Event: Spring Band Concert

Date: May 17th, 2017

Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm 

MAKEUPS: I would like to make up the Wind Ensemble lessons that were missed in March by running a 1 hour rehearsal on TUESDAY May 9th from 3:15-4:15. This is not a mandatory rehearsal however I hope that all our students are able to attend so that we can have a full hour to rehearse as a group to better prepare for the dress rehearsal. Beginner Guitar will have their makeup on TUESDAY May 16th from 3:15 - 3:45 and Advanced Guitar will have their makeup TUESDAY May 16th from 3:45 - 5:00

Dress Rehearsal: Will be Monday May 15th from 3:30-5:30 for ALL instrumentalist. This will give us time to work with each ensemble on stage and run our show. Mr. Gooding will work with our Orchestra Students while I rehearse the Winds/Guitars. Please plan to pick your students up in the back parking lot by 5:30pm! 

Please let me know if you have any questions! Thanks again and I look forward to seeing you all May 17th in the Nativity Community Center at 7:30!

-Mr. Myers

UPDATED EMAIL!!! SENT!!!

Quick correction to my previous email. The Wind Ensemble Makeup was supposed to be TUESDAY May 9th (not May 8th like was in my previous email) however that is Nativity's MAY procession. So instead it will have to be WEDNESDAY May 10th from 3:15-4:15 I am sorry for this confusion and Thank you to those of you who brought it to my attention! 

-Mr. Myers 

Updated Schedule:

Wednesday May 10th: Wind Ensemble Makeup Lessons 3:15-4:15

Monday May 15th: DRESS REHEARSAL (EVERYONE) 3:30-5:30

Tuesday May 16th: Guitar Beginner Makeup Lesson (3:15-3:45) Guitar Advanced Makeup (3:45 - 4:15)

Wednesday May 17th: SPRING CONCERT 6:30-7:30

Spring Concert Info

Hello Everyone!

I am excited to say that our Spring Concert is fast approaching!  Mr. Gooding and I have been able to schedule the show for Wednesday May 17th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm in the Nativity Community Center. 

- Students should arrive at 6:00 for tuning (Band/Guitar report to Music Room, Orchestra May report to the stage in the Gym)

-Dress Code: Students are asked to wear Summer Uniform and as usual may ad fun music flare to their outfits (Hats, Ties (no singing ties), Socks, etc. 

- Our Dress Rehearsal will be Monday May 15th and will run from 3:30-5:30 after school. Please pick your students up from the "D" Door near the Music room. 

-Make Up Lessons: At this time I am starting to try and schedule some makeup lessons from my bereavement leave / PAWS conflicts. It is my plan to rehearse on a few Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00 I will send another email at a later date for these makeups groups and times. My plan is to move them a bit closer to the spring show so that we have more material to practice and we can use this makeup time a mini dress rehearsals for different sections. Thanks for your understanding. 

Lastly we have now entered the 3rd Trimester so please send your Spring Tuition. Checks must be made payable to Nativity Bands LLC There are still a few lessons 

- Single Student Tuition Rate: $200

- Double Student Tuition Rate: $300

I look forward to seeing you all at this years Spring Concert! Please let me know if you have any questions!

-Mr. Myers 

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Drum Fills/Grooves

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