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Manor Middle School
BIG HORN BAND
“Home
of the Rams”
BAND HANDBOOK
2014-2015
August
2014
Dear
Parents/Caregivers:
I
am delighted to be the Head Band Director at Manor Middle School this
year. I am excited to get to know your
student and to begin to make meaningful music with them as well.
Please
read through the following band handbook and return all indicated forms. The
rest of the handbook is for your reference.
I
hope that I have the opportunity to meet you and your family soon. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any
concern or question.
Go
Bighorn Band! “Home of the Rams”
Sincerely,
Cathy
Lewis, Director of Bands
Manor
Middles School
Killeen
Independent School System
Director
Email: Catherine.lewis@killeenisd.org
Band
Hall Phone #: (254) 336 1331
BIG HORN BAND CALENDAR
RED & WHITE Band Schedule
AUGUST MON
21 Meet the Teacher Night 5:00-7:00PM Manor MS
SEPTEMBER TBA Freedom Walk/911 Memorial Event (Manor MS during
school day)
FRI 26 Ellison HS Middles School Band Night (for 8th grade
students attending Ellison next year) – Leo Buckley Stadium
SAT 27 Middle
School Extravaganza Band Night – Killeen High School Leo Buckley Stadium 6-8PM REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
OCTOBER SAT
11 FREE Region Music Preparation Clinic – 9-11:30AM –
Eastern Hills MS –(Attendance Highly Suggested – Free master class with highly
qualified instructors. Great audition tips and help with problem spots -
instrument specific
THU 30 Fall/Halloween
Concert – 7PM
Manor MS REQUIRED
ATTENDANCE
FRI 31 Harker Heights HS 8th GR
Band Night (for 8th grade
students attending Harker Heights next year) – 7:30-10:30PM Leo Buckly Stadium
NOVEMBER SAT
1 Region Band Auditions 8-4PM – Liberty Hill MS REQUIRED
ATTENDANCE RED BAND
FRI 15 & Region
Clinic & Concert
(only for those that make the band)
SAT 16 Copperas Cove (Friday night rehearsal and all day Saturday with concert)
DECEMBER TBA Tuba Christmas – Killeen Mall (Only for Tuba/Baritone players)
SAT 13 Nursing Home Caroling/Killen Mall
and/or Christmas Parade TBA
TUE 1 Christmas
Concert –
Killeen High School 7PM REQUIRED
ATTENDANCE
JANUARY TBA Sweets for the
Sweet - Concert of Solos – 7th/8th
FEBRUARY SAT 7 KISD Solo & Ensemble Competition – 8-4PM Palo Alto MS
REQUIRED
ATTENDANCE RED & WHITE BAND MEMBERS
???? Multicultural Night TBA Manor MS
APRIL THU 2 Pre-UIL Concert & Sight Reading Room (evening TBA)
Ellison HS REQUIRED ATTENDANCE RED BAND ONLY
THU 30 UIL
Concert & Sight Reading Competition TBA (during the school day)– Copperas Cove Concert
Hall REQUIRED ATTENDANCE RED BAND ONLY
MAY TUE
19 Spring Concert REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
SAT 23 or 30 Schlitterbahn Water Park Band Contest &
Fun Day
BIG HORN BAND CALENDAR
BEGINNER BAND SCHEDULE
AUGUST MON 21 Meet the Teacher Night 5:00-7:00PM Manor MS
TUES 22 6th Grade Ram Camp – 2:00-4:00PM
– Manor MS
SEPTEMBER SAT 27 Middle
School Extravaganza Band Night – Killeen High School
Leo Buckley Stadium 6:00-8:00 PM Parents you
are invited to bring your student to this event to watch the 7th and
8th grade students perform.
There is an entry fee to this event. Parents must stay with their
student.
OCTOBER THU 30 Beginner
Band Fall/Halloween Concert Manor MS 7 PM
REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
DECEMBER TUE 1 Christmas
Concert – Killeen High School 7PM REQUIRED
ATTENDANCE
MAY SAT 9 KISD Beginner Solo & Ensemble Festival (either AM or PM) Manor
Middle School REQUIRED
ATTENDANCE
TUE 19 Spring Concert 7PM – Killeen High
School REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
SAT 23 OR 30 SCHLITTERBAHN
Waterpark Contest & Play Day
MMS BIG HORN
BAND
REQUIRED MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT
RED/WHITE
BANDS
Method Book:
RED Band: Technique & Musicianship Book by Pearson for your instrument
WHITE Band:
Essential Elements Book TWO – for your instrument
1" BLACK 3 Ring Binder:
Each student in RED/WHITE band will be given
a binder this year. This binder will
hold your method book, scales, fingering chart, music and information. Binders will be kept in assigned slots
Pencil Pouch:
You must have a pencil pouch with at least 4
pencils in the pouch. A small sharpener is also suggested. Pencils will be checked for a grade
Supplies:
-Brass Players: necessary care kit for your instrument, valve
oil, slide grease, slide cream (trombones) etc…
-Woodwind Players: necessary
care kit for your instrument. Make sure you have reeds for your
instrument. YOU SHOULD HAVE 4 GOOD REEDS in your reed protector all the
time. Tip: Brasswind & Woodwind store online (www.wwbw.com) sells boxes of reeds at a good price.
Clarinets should have: Van Doren 3, 3 ½ strengths
Alto Sax should have: 3, 3½ strengths
Recommended Practice Items:
-Metronome: you can download one to your phone or device for
free or buy a battery operated metronome.
This helps them stay with the beat and develops rhythm.
-SmartMusic: www.smartmusic.com this is a
software program that makes practicing fun. Your student’s method book, Region
Music, UIL music as well as 1000’s of solos and exercises are in this program. Check
it out it is very cool!
-Music Stand: a small folding stand will keep them in
proper posture while working.
Uniforms:
-Manor Band Shirt and Jeans:
T-shirt order form is in this packet. Please fill out the order form and return
with $20.00
- You will be issued a White
Long Sleeved Collared Shirt for Formal Concerts (we will provide bow ties &
red vest)
-Black Pants/Black
Shoes/Black Socks
MMS BIG HORN
BAND
REQUIRED MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT
BEGINNER BAND
Method Book:
ALL Beginners except percussion: Essential
Elements Book ONE – for your instrument.
Look at the top of the book to be sure you get the right one.
Percussion only: Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum and A Fresh
Approach to Mallet Percussion
3 Ring Binder (1”):
Please try to get a RED colored binder. This
binder will hold your method book, scales, fingering chart, music and
information. Binders will be kept in
assigned slots
Pencil Pouch:
You must have a pencil pouch with at least 4
pencils in the pouch. A small sharpener is also suggested. Pencils will be checked for a grade
Instrument:
In the
yellow pages of the phone book or on the Internet, there are Music Instrument
Dealers listed that can make new or used instruments available to you. Their
rental plans are designed to give your child the opportunity to begin an
instrument with only a minimal investment.
Dealers may have differences in their lease-purchase plans. Shop carefully for the plan that best suits
your needs.
You can
purchase or obtain an instrument from other sources. Please use the KISD LIST on the next page as
a guide and remember to check mouthpieces.
No students will be turned away for not having the “right brand”. Please feel free to contact me if you have
any questions. Remember it’s the
instrument’s condition and the mouthpiece, not always the age of the instrument
that is important.
Please do
not let the students play the instrument and/or mouthpieces before they have
had instruction. This simple precaution
is so that we can teach students the proper way to assemble and care for their
instrument. Please let us protect your
investment.
Recommended Practice Items:
-Metronome: you can download one to your phone or device
for free or buy a battery operated metronome.
This helps them stay with the beat.
-SmartMusic: www.smartmusic.com this is a
software program that makes practicing fun. Your student’s method book, Region
Music, UIL music as well as 1000’s of solos and exercises are in this program.
Check it out it is very cool!
-Music Stand: a small folding stand will keep them in
proper posture while working.
MMS BIG HORN BAND BEGINNER
STUDENTS - CONTINUED
Supplies Specific to your Instrument:
Flute:
tuning rod and soft cloth
Clarinet: Fobes Debut or 5RV Lyre Vandoren Mouthpiece, swab,
polishing cloth, cork grease, mouthpiece brush, reed guard to store 4 reeds and
4 Van Doren Reeds – Strength 2 or 2½
Alto Saxophone: Selmer C* or Rousseau 4R mouthpiece, swab,
polishing cloth, cork grease, mouthpiece brush, neck cleaner, double reed
guard, neck strap, and 4 Van Doren Reeds – Strength 2.
Trumpet: Bach/Benge 5B or 7C or Schilke 11 Mouthpiece,
valve oil, tuning slide grease, cleaning coil, polishing cloth, valve brush,
mouthpiece brush.
French Horn: Holton MC, Conn 2, or Schilke 30 Horn
Mouthpiece, rotary valve oil, polishing cloth, tuning slide grease, mouthpiece
brush, bore brush.
Baritone: Bach 6 ½ AL, Bach/Benge 7C or Schilke 47
Mouthpiece, valve oil, polishing cloth, tuning slide grease, mouthpiece brush,
bore brush.
Trombone: Bach
6 ½ AL, Bach/Benge 7C or Schilke 47 Mouthpiece. Slide cream, cleaning coil, water
mister, polishing cloth, mouthpiece brush, and tuning slide grease.
Tuba: Bach/Benge 24 A W Mouthpiece or Schilke 66
mouthpiece, valve oil, mouthpiece brush, tuning slide grease and bore brush.
Percussion: Drum Kit, Stick/Mallet
Bag, Balter, Blue Yarn Mallets YB22B, Balter, Green Rubber Mallets 5B, Vic
Firth Timpani Mallets T1, Vic Firth Snare Sticks SD1
Uniforms:
-Manor Band Shirt and Jeans: T-shirt order
form is in this packet. Please fill out the order form and return with $20.00
MMS BIG HORN
BAND –
USE OF SCHOOL
OWNED INSTRUMENTS
Larger and very expensive instruments are rented
to the student by the school district.
We want to remind parents that your help with
taking care of school owned instruments is very important. Any major dents or mishaps that occur due to
the student mishandling at home or at school will result in the student being
responsible for the repairs. Remind your
student of these guidelines:
1.
Other siblings should not be allowed to play
on the instrument.
2.
Never leave the instrument unattended.
3.
If a mouthpiece gets stuck in it, bring it to
school for help.
4.
Always take the instrument to the band
director if you think it needs repair.
***Although you are using a school instrument
the following items along with a method book will need to be purchased by the student:
Bass Clarinet: 1 box of Van Doren 3 or La Voz Medium reeds
and a Fobes Debut Mouthpiece
Bassoon/Oboe: At least 2 Emerald Plastic Reeds, or one plastic
and one wooden medium Lesher or Singin Dog reed, Swab, Polishing Cloth, cork
grease, and small water holder.(film canister or pill bottle) and a reed case.
French Horn: Holton MC, or MDC, Conn 2, or Schilke 30 Horn
Mouthpiece, rotary valve oil, polishing cloth, tuning slide grease, mouthpiece
brush, bore brush.
Baritone: Small Shank Bach 6 ½ AL, Bach/Benge 7C or
Schilke 47 Mouthpiece, valve oil, polishing cloth, tuning slide grease,
mouthpiece brush, bore brush.
Trigger Trombone: Large Shank Bach 6 ½ AL, Bach/Benge 7C or
Schilke 47 Mouthpiece – remember - Large Shank, valve oil, polishing cloth,
tuning slide grease, mouthpiece brush, bore brush
Tuba: Bach/Benge 24 AW Mouthpiece or
Schilke 66 mouthpiece, valve oil, mouthpiece brush, tuning slide grease and
bore brush.
MMS BIG HORN
BAND
2014-15
STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET
Name_____________________________________________________Grade_______________________
Address________________________________________________________________________________
E-Mail______________________________________________Student
Date of Birth_____________
Home
Phone___________________________________Cell Phone_____________________________
Father’s Guardian
Name_______________________________________________________________
Work Phone______________________________________
Mother’s/Guardian Name_______________________________________________________________
Work
Phone______________________________________
Insurance
Company_________________________Member#__________________________________
Military Dependent
#___________________________Sponsor #______________________________
Hospital
Preference_______________________________________________
List the name of another
local person who may be notified if studen’ts parents are not available at the
time of an emergency.
Name__________________________________________Address___________________________________
Phone___________________________________________________________________
In the event of an
emergency;, if immediate care is needed and none of the above can be notified
or contacted, I give my permission for Manor Middle School Band Staff or
designated chaperone to secure emergency medical attention for the above named
student.
Parent/Guardian
Signature____________________________________________Date______________
List Student’s disabilities
or allergies___________________________________________________
MMS BIG HORN
BAND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PAGE
As a student in the
Manor Middle School Band Program, I acknowledge and understand the policies
outlined in the band handbook. I
understand what is expected of me and what is required to participate in this
program
_____________________________________________________ ____________________
Student Signature Date
As a parent or Legal
Guardian of the above named student, I also acknowledge and understand the
policies outlined inthis handbook. I wil
help my child to meet the expectations of this band program.
______________________________________________________ _____________________
Parent Signature Date
Killeen Independent School District
Parental Response to
Secondary Band/Choir Participation Policy
Name of
Organization: Manor Middle School Band
Name of
Student:___________________________________________________
I have read the
policies regarding my child’s participation in co-curricular and
extra-curricular performances with the campus organization as outlined above,
and I agree to this as a condition for enrollment of this student in that
course. I further agree to make every
effort to see that my child attends all performances that are required for
participation in the program.
_______________________________________________________ ___________________
Parent Signature Date
MMS BIGHORN
BAND
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