Sachse Mustang Band Updates

December 9, 2022

Message from Mrs. Taylor

It's hard to believe this semester is already coming to a close. Just a few more performances left before we end the semester.

HUGE thank you to all parent/ student volunteers that helped hosting Region Auditions be so successful!

Congrats to all of the students who advanced to Phase 2 and AREA! Here is an updated of our region band placements below. If you were an alternate to the Freshman band, please check this list as there is a possibility that you were promoted to that band after the Region Auditions. Sachse High school has more students than any other school in the district to advance to Phase 2, make a region band, advance to AREA, AND we will have more wind players performing with the Region Orchestra than ANY other school in the entire region! Congrats to all of you on such a successful showing at these auditions!

Sachse HS Region Band

If you were a Freshman Alternate, please double check the list to see if you were promoted!

Final Week of the Semester

Friday, December 9, 2022

Audition Results will be posted after school

Region Orchestra at Rockwall Heath Clinic; details in TMEA S'more

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Region Orchestra at Rockwall Heath Clinic; details in TMEA S'more

4 PM Region Orchestra Concert at Rockwall Heath (free, come support our Region Orchestra performers)

Monday, December 12, 2022

Christmas Dinner, see flier for details below.

6 PM Beginner Band Concert at SHS Auditorium

6 PM Call time for SHS Wind Ensemble (bandhall)

6:30 PM Call time for ALL SHS Students: Brass Bandhall, Woodwinds Little Theatre, Percussion Ensemble Room.

SHS Christmas Concert will begin at 7:15 PM; students eating dinner will need to make sure that you finish eating dinner PRIOR to you call time. Call time is time to have instrument stand and music in appropriate locations.

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

7 PM HMS Advanced Band Concerts (volunteers needed)

Have Chromebooks and instruments during class for picking solos

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

A1 and A4 bring appropriate clothes for FITNESS GRAM

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Jazz Band Performs @ CCC (closed GISD event)

Friday, December 16, 2022

Early Dismissal (NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES)

YES YOU MUST LEAVE, we have a faculty meeting

HAVE A GREAT BREAK!

Spring Band Results

Everyone should have a good idea of where they finished since you heard campus auditions and region results are public. Counselors are working on schedules now and adjustments may still be made due to schedule conflicts.

SOLO & Ensemble (THE NEXT BIG THING!!!)

UIL Solo Information Below (VERY IMPORTANT)

All students must purchase their solo original for the contest. If you are using smart music, you will only need the solo. If you have a live accompanist, you must also purchase the piano part. Music will need to be turned in the first day back from the break on 1/5/23. Your band fees will cover the cost of contest entry, accompanist fee, and smart music subscription, however, each student is responsible for purchasing their solo original. DUE TO COPYRIGHT, no student will be allowed to perform at the contest without an original. Solo participation comprises 2 MAJOR grades for the 3rd grading period.

Keep in mind when selecting your solo that Class 1 solos that are memorized can qualify you to advance to State if you receive a first division. There are some solos designated NMR (no memory required) that can qualify a superior rating to be qualified for state, these solos are usually either very long or very difficult. It is the performers responsibility to ensure the judge knows they are performing from memory.

PML

Check your solo here to ensure it is on the approved list. DO NOT purchase a solo prior to checking this.

JW Pepper Link

This link can be used to find music to purchase. Be careful to check publisher with the one listed on the PML; There are SEVERAL solos that have the same names, different composers and publishers.

Reminders and LOOKING AHEAD...

Sectional schedules will be specific to instrument and band and will begin when we are back from the Christmas Break.

1/7/23 Area Band Auditions (students who advanced from Region)

Auditions at Plano Senior HS

1/14/23 MLK Parade (ALL STUDENTS)

1/19-20/23 All Region Clinic and Concert

See TMEA Region S'more for details.

LOTS of Winterguard things!

Eligibility (repeat reminder)

ALL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR Christmas Concert, it is co-curricular!

BELOW IS Generic Eligibility Info

THIS 6 week check is the only 6 week check that causes a student to LOSE eligibility.

All other grading periods, the 9 week grade is the only one that can cause a student to lose eligibility. Their 3 week grade and 6 week grades can allow them regain IF they are passing ALL classes (not just the one they may have failed that caused the loss of eligibility). Just like the verification to lose, this grade check is a week prior to them actually regaining eligibility.

BAND FEES

At this time, all CHARMS fees should be paid in full. SKYWARD fees have been added for this year and most should now be appearing for you in skyward and ready to be paid. Please make the first $100 Skyward fee by the end of September and continue $100 payments until paid in full. All students should show a $200 activity fee, school owned instrument fees (some students), and $100 Percussion Camp fees should also be showing at this time. These were all acknowledged and described in the registration paperwork.

Because these fees are all added manually, it takes some time and I was waiting to confirm with our bookkeeper that she had enough time to add all of these prior to letting you know that they are ready to be paid. WITH THAT SAID, IF you paid your skyward fees in full at registration, PLEASE do not pay these online. Now that the charge is there, our treasurer will be able to cut a check to the School for those who opted to pay in full at registration. If you have already seen these charges and paid proactively, please contact my via e-mail and copy treasurer@sachseband.org so we don't pay the district for the skyward fees that may have been paid twice. It will be mush easier to reconcile that through boosters rather than the district.

Side note regarding fees, only those with an outstanding balance from LAST YEAR are on our LOP list. Students will have until the end of December 2022 to get all band fees paid prior to being added to the LOP. As always, if a specific payment plan is needed please e-mail hctaylor@garlandisd.net and treasurer@sachseband.org so we can work out a payment plan.

Volunteers

If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the district Volunteer application as soon as possible. We need to be able to verify you are cleared prior to the event and it is HIGHLY unlikely that you will be cleared the day you fill out the application and will be dependent on how busy that office is. The earlier this is done the better. Click Volunteer application button below.

If you are interested in driving a truck or pulling a trailer, you will need to complete the 4 steps listed below.

Volunteer application linked below
E-mail Completed Drivers License Check Request to Mrs. Taylor: hctaylor@garlandisd.net
Fill out the Occumed Authorization and go to a participating drug screening facility listed to complete drug test.
Notify Mrs. Taylor once all 3 above steps are completed so I can follow up for clearance.

THANK YOU ALL FOR VOLUNTEERING, it takes a small army!

Volunteer Application

DL Check Request Form

Occumed Authorization Form

All State Music

Students should be practicing All- State Music at home. We have already started with pass-offs and will continue to do so on B days. Students should have concert instruments on every B day along with their marching instrument as well.

ALL STATE MUSIC AVAILABLE HERE

Click to access All State Etudes now! Percussion is missing one etude but should be updated by the end of the week.