Brooks Bands, Week of 9/20 - 9/24

OPRF Marching Huskies are hosting their annual 8th grade recruitment night this Friday at OPRFHS. All 8th grade band members are invited to participate in this event. Permission slips were given to all 8th graders and need to be turned in by this Thursday. The following activities will happen on Friday.

3:30 p.m. Meet in the band room to walk over to OPRFHS. Students will need to carry instruments, backpacks, etc. Students may meet us at the OPRF Band Room at 4:30 p.m. if they are getting a ride to the event. Please let Mr. Barnard know in writing if you plan on meeting us at OPRF.

4:30 p.m. Meet with Julian/Roosevelt 8th graders and section leaders from the Marching Huskies in the OPRF Band Room.

5:00 p.m. Rehearsal pre-game show with the Marching Huskies on the practice field.

6:00 p.m. Pizza Dinner provided by the OPRF Band Parents.

7:00 p.m. Pre-game show for the Huskies Varsity Football Game. Students will sit in the stands with the OPRF Marching Huskies to play pep band tunes during the 1st Half. 8th graders will stay in the stands to watch the Marching Huskies perform this year's half-time show.

9:00 p.m. Following the half-time show, students will go back to the OPRF band room to pack up instruments and get picked up by parents at the main Scoville entrance. Students may stay to watch the rest of the game but will not be supervised by OPRF or D97 music staff.

All students are asked to wear orange and blue to represent OPRF's school colors.

If parents have any questions please contact Mr. Barnard at jbarnard@op97.org.

CONCERT REMINDER: The first band concert of the school year is on Thursday, Oct. 28th @ OPRF Auditorium. The event is the D97 Instrumental Music Festival featuring Band and Orchestra students from both Brooks and Julian Middle Schools. There will be rehearsals at OPRFHS on Wed., Thurs. Oct 27th/28th during the school day and permission slips will be available soon for students to bring home.

Concert performances are part of the middle school music curriculum in D97 and students are expected to participate. If there is a conflict please contact Mr. Barnard no later than two weeks prior to any performance event. An alternate assignment will be given to those students with an excused absence and must be completed before the end of the trimester.

HOMEWORK:

Practice Records: Week 4 is due this Monday, 9/20. All students are expected to practice 150 minutes this week for an A. Please remember that the practice records must be signed by a parent each week before it is turned in for credit.

Music Theory: (Wednesdays)

6th Graders: Alfred Book 1, Lessons 4-5, Homework: Activity Worksheet 1-1

7th/8th Graders: Alfred Book 2, Lesson 26-27, Homework: Activity Worksheet 7-1

All music theory assignments are due by Friday 9/24.

JAZZ PROGRAM:

Jazz Ensemble: 1st rehearsals this week, Tuesday & Thursday @ 8 a.m.
Jazz Lab Band: 1st rehearsal this Friday @ 8 a.m. Guitar & Bass players bring your patch chords.

All students are asked to meet Mr. Barnard at the main entrance at 7:50 a.m. in order to start rehearsals on time. All students must have a signed permission slip to participate.