Brooks Bands, Week of April 23rd - 27th

D97 ETHNIC FESTIVAL PARADE, MAY 5TH @ JULIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
All 7th/8th grade band students are currently preparing for the D97 Ethnic Festival Parade at Julian Middle School on Saturday, May 5th.  The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. and all 7th/8th grade band members need to report to the Percy Julian Auditorium at 9:15 a.m.  Students can wear any of the following for this event:
BRAVO T-Shirt, Brooks Wear, or Blue or Black t-shirt, jeans and gym shoes.  Weather permitting, students may wear shorts.  Students should be finished at approximately 10:45 a.m.

Any families that have a conflict should contact Mr. Barnard immediately.  Thank you to those families that have contacted Mr. Barnard well in advance.

ST. LOUIS MUSIC TOUR (7TH/8TH Graders)
All participants & chaperones should be paid in full and all medical forms should be turned in at this time. Please contact Mr. Barnard at jbarnard@op97.org or the BRAVO! office at 708-524-5621 regarding payment and medical forms.  All Chaperones are meeting the Thursday, April 26th @ 6 p.m. in room D110 to go over the trip itinerary, chaperone groups and chaperone responsibilities.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*D97 Ethnic Festival Parade, Saturday, May 5th @ 10 a.m., Julian Middle School. This is a
required performance for all 7th/8th Grade Band students. 

*7th/8th Grade Spring Band Concert, Tuesday, May 15th @ 7 p.m., GBMS Auditorium.
This is a required performance for Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble
students.

*6th Grade Spring Band Concert, Thursday, May 17th @ 7 p.m., GBMS Auditorium. This
is a required performance for Cadet Band, Concert Band and Jazz Lab Band students.

BRAVO St. Louis Music Tour, May 18th-20th, 7th/8th Graders

8th Grade Graduation Ceremony, Thursday, May 31st, time TBA, OPRF Auditorium.
This performance is for select 6th/7th grade band students.

*These events are required performance events for 3rd trimester for all academic bands. Contact Mr. Barnard in writing (email preferred) no later than two weeks before this event if there is an important family conflict. Refer to the Band Handbook for more information.

HOMEWORK:

Practice Record Journals

Week 7 Due Monday, 4/23. Please make sure that the practice journal is also signed on the inside of the booklet as well as the front cover.

Practice records that are not turned in on time do receive a 10 point penalty each day it is late and will not receive credit if it is not turned in within the week. Make sure that both the cover as well as the assignments and goals page are signed to receive credit.


MUSIC THEORY:
No Music Theory this week due to 4 day week.

3rd TRIMESTER OUTSIDE CONCERT SUMMARIES, Due May 25th
Students in any academic music elective are required to attend one live performance of a music, dance or theatrical event each trimester and fill out the Concert Observation Form based on what they saw at the event. A copy of the program or ticket stub from the event will need to be attached and the form requires a parent signature for credit.

Students can attend any event that is school related or out in the community (i.e. OPRF Concerts, community concerts and recitals, events in downtown Chicago such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Broadway in Chicago productions, etc.). Copies of this form can be downloaded from the link provided in the upper right hand corner of the band blog.

Concert Summaries are 5% of the total band grade so please do not forget to accomplish this assignment.

JAZZ PROGRAM

Jazz Ensemble (7th/8th Graders):
Tuesday 8:00-8:50 a.m. rehearsal

Thursday 8:00-8:50 a.m. rehearsal

Jazz Lab Band:
No Rehearsal on Friday due to Teachers Institute

All jazz students, 6th-8th grade, will need to have the Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble book which will be used all three years of their jazz experience at brooks.

If students or families have any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Barnard at jbarnard@op97.org.