February 19 Newsletter

Don't forget to purchase your tickets to our Mardi Gras event on Saturday, 2/24! Tickets are $10 and include all you can eat pie (over 60 pies), plus an evening of amazing jazz/ orchestra music. In addition, we have over 50 tricky tray baskets!

Ordering is easy: https://eahsmusic.org/general/an-evening-of-music-and-mardi-gras/

Online ticket sales will end this Wednesday, 2/22!

• Weekly Schedule
• NEW: '23 - 24 Course Scheduling Information
• NEW: Donations for Pit Orchestra Dinners
• REMINDER: Orchestra Mardi Gras!
• Mardi Gras sign up genius (volunteers & donations)
• NEW: Musical Concession - Donations and Volunteers Needed!
  
• SENIORS: IMA Scholarship Information
• DUE MARCH 6: WE Audition Information ('23 - 24 school year)
• DUE FEB. 24: Senior Recital Audition Information
• Instrumental Music Department Concert/ Event Dates
• Summer Dates 2023 released
• March Forth Fundraising Campaign is here!!
• SAVE THE DATE: Panera Night Feb. 20th!
  
• NEW: RaiseRight Fundraising Opportunity

THIS WEEK:

Monday, February 20

• NO SCHOOL
• END: Online Noto's Sale
• Don't Forget! Panera Night, 4:00 - 8:00pm @ 3714 Easton-Nazareth Highway

Tuesday, February 21

• Pit Orchestra, 2:30 - 6:00pm
• Tuba Lessons, 2:45 - 4:00pm

Wednesday, February 22

• Band Council, 6:40am
• Pit Orchestra, 2:30 - 6:00pm
• Tuba Lessons, 2:45 - 4:00pm
• LAST DAY TO PURCHASE MARDI GRAS TICKETS!

Thursday, February 23

• Jazz Lab, 2:30 - 4:30pm
  
• Jazz Band, 6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, February 24

• Pit Orchestra, 2:30 - 8:00pm
• DUE: Senior Recital Interest Form

Saturday, February 25

• Mardi Gras Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert, 6:00 - 8:00pm (student report time: 3:00pm)

Sunday, February 26

• Jazz Band @ Steel Stacks, report time: 3:30pm

NEXT WEEK:

Monday, February 27

• Pit Orchestra, 3:00 - 8:00pm

Tuesday, February 28

• Pit Orchestra, 3:00 - 8:00pm

Wednesday, March 1

• Pit Orchestra, 3:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, March 2

• EAHS Musical

Friday, March 3

• EAHS Musical

Saturday, March 4

• EAHS Musical
• END MARCH FOURTH CAMPAIGN
  

Sunday, March 5

• EAHS Musical

Stay up to date by viewing our online calendar on our website!

During the week of Feb. 13, students will schedule their elective courses. Please read the following:

• When choosing elective, please place your ensemble in the first category (including students interested in CIT). If there is a conflict, this allows myself & school counselors to work together to find a solution.
  
  
• If you are a string student, you should register for STRINGS.
  
  
• If you are a band instrumentalist currently in 10 - 12 band OR 9th grade band, you should register for BAND.
  *students who audition into wind ensemble will then be moved into wind ensemble. There is nothing you would need to do.
  
  
• If you are a band instrumentalist currently in wind ensemble, you should register for WIND ENSEMBLE.
  
  
• If you are in band, choir & orchestra, you should register for BAND/ CHOIR/ STRINGS.
  
  
• Students interested in learning more about jazz & improvisation can register for HONORS JAZZ IMPROV & ARRANGING I.
  
  

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

The IMA provides dinner to the students in the Pit Orchestra during full dress rehearsal days (Fri. 2/24, Mon. 2/27, Tues. 2/28, Wed. 3/1). We are asking for help with donations of fruit, dessert & meals on 2 of the nights, along with volunteers to help serve/clean-up each night. Please remember NO NUTS in any of the products donated.

Please contact Jennifer Smith (imajennifersmith@gmail.com) with any questions. Thank you!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A5AB2EA0FBC07-dinners

Come out for a night of live music, all you can eat pie, a tricky tray, and more on Saturday, February 25!

New this year, we are transforming our typical "Spaghetti Dinner" into a Mardi Gras event! It will feature music from our orchestras AND jazz band!

Ticket cost is $10/ person and includes all you can eat pie, live music, refreshments, masks & beads. Additional concessions will be available for purchase. In addition, you can also participate in a HUGE tricky tray of over FIFTY baskets!

Orchestra student report time: 3:00 PM

Don't miss this event!

For more details and to purchase tickets, click here!

We are looking for volunteers to help with our Mardi Gras (formerly Spaghetti Dinner) event in February!

Volunteers are needed to assist with set up and various tasks during the event. If you are interested in signing up, please see the sign up genius below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48a5ab2ea0fbc07-mardi#/

To help with donations, please see this sign up link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48a5ab2ea0fbc07-donations#/

Once again this year we will be selling snacks and drinks at each of the Easton Area High School Musical performances of Once Upon a Mattress. Please consider donating an item and/or volunteering to help during one of the performances. If you'd prefer to make a monetary donation that can be used to purchase items needed instead, please reach out to Lee Ann Kubbishun (lkubbishun@yahoo.com) or Kim Crawford (kscraw1978@gmail.com).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A5AB2EA0FBC07-musical

*Attention ALL Seniors*

The IMA will once again award six $1,000 scholarships this year to the seniors in the instrumental music program. The IMA Scholarship Application will be available Tuesday, February 7, on the EAHS Scholarship Website at scholarships.eastonsd.org.

The application and recommendations will be submitted online this year. The deadline to return the application is Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

There will be an informational Zoom meeting about scholarships at 6 PM on Wednesday, February 8. The link will be posted on the website and the senior class Schoology page.

We look forward to reading and considering your application.

*Questions regarding the IMA Scholarship can be directed to Mrs. Jennifer Brunetti at scholarships@eahsmusic.org

Any band instrumentalists in grades 9 - 11 interested in auditioning for wind ensemble/ symphony orchestra for the 2023 - 2024 school year, please read this informational document. That document includes:

• Required scales/ rudiments
• Excerpts
• Google form to submit all videos

Auditions are due via video by Monday, March 06.

I look forward to hearing your auditions!

Each year, we hold a recital where seniors are able to perform solo/ small ensemble works. This year's recital will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

In order to perform on the recital, students must audition. Information on what is required to audition can be found below:

Senior Recital Informational Document

To submit an interest form, students should complete this form by Friday, February 24.

Please view the attached document that includes all concert & event dates for the 2022 - 2023 school year.

For planning purposes, please see a list of TENTATIVE summer dates, including both strings camp & band camp.

Please note, an official list of 2023 - 2024 dates will be sent out towards the end of this school year.

WHAT IS IT?
March 04 is known as “National Marching Arts Day.” To tie into this day, we are opening the March Forth fundraiser for one month with a goal of $15,000 in unrestricted funds. It is a large sum of money, but if 500 people donated $30, we would reach our goal! All donations are tax deductible.

It costs approximately $80,000 to maintain the programs the IMA supports on an annual basis. Through the donations of many over the past three years, some of what we have been able to provide includes:

• Maintaining instruments & uniforms
• Student leadership seminars (Drum Major Academy, etc.)
• Provide six $1,000 scholarships on an annual basis to graduating seniors
• Bring in guest clinicians/ private lessons
• Purchase new instruments & cases
• Offset costs of travel within the instrumental music program

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

There are THREE ways to make a donation:

1. The IMA website (www.eahsmusic.org) – donate & pay all online!
2. Paper form (check/ cash) – attached to this email
3. Facebook @ Easton Area High School Instrumental Music Association

50% of any contributions received for the March Forth campaign that are affiliated with a band/ orchestra student can go towards their trip contributions. Unfortunately, we are not able to have any Facebook contributions count towards student contribution goals.

Please consider donating today: https://eahsmusic.org/general/march-forth-2023/

An EASY & EFFECTIVE means of fundraising! 100% of the amount fundraised goes to helping offset student contributions for our upcoming travel opportunities.

WHAT IS IT?
Participants can buy gift cards at face value. There is a percentage listed that you earn for every purchase. Gift cards are either instant download and/ or physical gift cards. You can then spend the gift cards as you would normally, knowing you helped fundraise!

HOW IT WORKS:

Click here to learn more about the program, create your account & begin fundraising! Friends & family can help fundraise anywhere in the country - it is a great way to get relatives involved who may not be able to participate in our normal fundraisers.

The Easton Area High School (EAHS) Instrumental Music Program has a long history of success. The program consists of nearly 380 students in grades 9 – 12 and encompasses marching band, three concert bands, three orchestras, two jazz ensembles, pep band, and pit orchestra.

Email: ballentinec@eastonsd.org
Website: www.eahsmusic.org
Location: 2601 William Penn Highway, Easton, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 250 2481
Facebook: facebook.com/eahsmusic
Twitter: @eahs_band