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Our 6th Grade band members are terrific! They are well behaved and working hard to learn about music.
We are working out of our Essential Elements 2000 book.
Practice records have started.
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7th Graders have taken their scale tests on the F, Bb, Eb, and Ab scale. Next up - the chromatic scale.
Practice Records have started. They should turn it in every week for a test grade.
We have started sightreading for our Christmas Concert, held on Monday December 3. Start time is 6:30pm.

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8th Graders have taken their scale tests on the F, Bb, Eb, and Ab scale. Next up - the chromatic scale.
Practice Records have started. They should turn it in every week for a test grade.
Some of our 8th graders will be performing for our Veteran's Day assembly. They have been given several patriotic pieces to rehearse.
We have also started sightreading for our Christmas Concert, held on Monday December 3. Start time is 6:30pm.

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District/Allstate auditions are held at Columbia Middle School the first Saturday in December. Audition times will be announced at the end of October.

The audition consists of 4 scales - F, Bb, Eb, Ab, and chromatic.
(Students who signed up for Allstate will also play the first of the two allstate solos.)

Dress for the auditions - casual, but nice. Nice = no flip flops, jeans, t-shirts with writing, or hats.

The audition should take about 10 minutes, then you are free to leave. (However, the check in/warmup time may be 15-30 minutes.)

If a student scores high enough, they will be selected for the District Honor Band. District Honor Band is held Feb. 21-23, 2008. This involves Thursday night, 8-5 on Friday, and Saturday morning rehearsal/concert Saturday afternoon, concluding around 3:30.

If a student signed up for District *and* Allstate, they have a couple of possibilities: 1. make (or not) district honor band and/or 2. make (or not) the cut to try the 2nd allstate audition.
The 2nd audition is held near Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 19th. (Perry Middle School)

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