Ms. Munday’s News & Notes…

The most important detail for Monday is… There is NO 0 period meeting August 17th. We will begin Orchestra on Tuesday, August 18th at 7:45am until 8:20am. It will be the same Zoom link each day.

https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MTI1ODMyMTM5MTQ3/m/MTI1ODcyNzE1NzA1/details

As a parent, I ask you to make sure that your Orchestra student has an instrument, a music stand, and room at their computer that they can play their instrument.

We will meet and greet for the first week and get used to meeting online. I have lots of ideas for the year, and I will let you know those later!

Good luck to All! It is likely that the internet connections will fail because of the amount of use and users. If that happens, encourage your child to try to get back on. If they can’t, have them go to Google Classroom for instruction.

We will keep moving forward and make music! I am looking forward to this very unique school year!

Band Camp 2020

Welcome back!

Here we are… It’s August and school starts in just one week! So, let’s get our season started! We’re moving forward and looking for creative, innovative, and outside-the-box ways to bring our group together to make music and grow friendships. Please keep an open mind, hold your critiques and look for the positive. As with everything these days – things change all the time and we have to roll with it the best we can. It’s not a year to toss away, but one to stretch us out of our comfort zone and learn something new.

Starting Monday, August 10th, Band Camp will run from 3pm to 6pm Monday through Friday – and of course, everything will be online.

Here’s the link info: Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99353193734?pwd=bUs0VlVkajZjZGRPQXBZSUxmdDlEUT09

Meeting ID: 993 5319 3734
Passcode: 2x83HW

Mr. Stone’s Thought of the Week

Happy Start of School! Well at least Band Camp!

I would say this is a strange way to begin our year, but in light of the past four months, strange takes on a whole new meaning. Regardless, we are hoping to continue our growth in musicianship and performance techniques to bring you a whole new fall show in a unique way. The show will be announced to everyone on Monday and the staff and I are very excited for the possibilities and learning opportunities of focusing on the music and movement moments, without the judges perception and being “competitive” being a factor in our creativity. Our fall season will last for the first two months of school and will culminate with a video rendition of our show (with a live version possibly during the possible Feb-Mar football season). We will not be holding regular Tuesday and Thursday night rehearsals, but there may be opportunities in the evenings to better our show, connect with each other and continue the things that make band the best (those things are music, friends and fun!). As we move through the year, we will be taking all precautions to keep everyone safe, while still trying to bring everyone together with music.

Thank you all for your patience and resilience (you’ll need it at 8:25am band period 1) as we work through this online opening and what’s to be an odd and unforgettable year. Keep looking to the constant contact emails we send out each week for updates and upcoming events as we want to keep everyone informed and engaged as possible. Take care and see you soon!