Cohorts – Updated Information

Oct 19, 2020 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, HS Band, Rehearsals

UPDATED INFO:

Thank you all for your patience in trying to restart our in person regular rehearsals in small cohorts.

On Friday, the LCHS administration asked me to hold as the LA County Department of Health may be issuing changes that would effect the ability to hold these small cohort gatherings.

As more information is available, we will be reaching out to everyone for a large information meeting to present the protocols for rehearsals and answer any questions.

Thanks again for your patience as we try to navigate this situation.

Cohort Information for the Instrumental Music Program

Oct 12, 2020 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, HS Band, Parents, Rehearsals

October 12th starts the opening of conditioning and training for many of our teams on campus. In discussing this with our LCHS administration team, here are the highlights:

  • One coach/instructor per 10 students is considered a cohort
  • Coach/Instructor can only work with one cohort
  • Students are to be in one cohort only
  • Training to take place outside. No access to the interior of buildings.
  • There is a waiver to sign and health protocols in place each time the cohort comes onto campus to train.

What does that mean for Instrumental Music Programs?!?

As long as we follow the protocols and all students remain in masks while in a rehearsal, we can meet in-person, outdoors in small groups for those students and parents who are comfortable with in-person rehearsals.

Wind players playing their instruments is still not allowed at this time.

We will be assessing this new system this week and come up with a plan for the Instrumental Program groups that can meet (Drum Line, Color Guard, Orchestra).

Please be patient with us as we discuss the protocols that need to be in place to keep staff and students safe. We will have a plan soon. Once we have a plan, we will have a mandatory meeting for all parents and students to go over the plan and answer any questions.

Thanks again for your patience!

LINKS FOR CLASSES

Sep 13, 2020 | 7/8 Band, 7/8 Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, HS Band, Rehearsals

9-12 Orchestra:

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

9-12 Band:

Topic: The Stone Center for Learning and Awesomeness

Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/96585141690?pwd=R3p3bTVnMjV3alZCQjMrYitwR3BMdz09

Meeting ID: 965 8514 1690

Passcode: 8QxaCc

7/8 Orchestra:

https://zoom.us/j/91448964974?pwd=aEpjREI4bVB5dGxZUldjSDRXQVA5UT09

7/8 Band:

https://zoom.us/j/99273362485?pwd=NE8yVUtkcENXa3c2ZW9mdVR5RE16QT09

Band Camp 2020

Aug 10, 2020 | Color Guard, HS Band, Rehearsals

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

Band Camp Update

Jul 31, 2020 | Color Guard, HS Band, Rehearsals

In a normal year our marching season would be ready to begin. But it’s 2020 and things just aren’t the same, unfortunately.

We will NOT be having our first week of band camp next week – August 3 through 7. You get one extra week of summer this year!

We will, however, be having some sort of Band Camp the following week of August 10 – 14. We’re not sure yet what Band Camp will look like, but more details will be available next week as soon as we get all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed. Stay tuned!

We will also hopefully have more details about the school year as a whole as it works within the Instrumental Music Program.

Hope you all have been enjoying the summer break and we look forward to doing as much as we can safely and within the District guidelines.

See you soon!

Mr. Stone’s Thought of the Week

Jul 13, 2020 | Color Guard, HS Band, Mr. Stone's Thought Of The Week

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer and staying safe. While the final details of what the opening of school looks like in August is still being determined by the district, LA County of Public Health, and the State, there was an announcement by the Western Band Association, our marching circuit.

With lots of input from the directors in the association and looking at the current climate, WBA has decided to cancel all of their fall marching season events. While that brings great sadness to me, I think it’s the right decision at this time to keep everyone safe. However, we will continue to pursue our musicality and musicianship in spite of the cancellation.

What does this mean for the fall Mr. Stone?!? (I know that’s the next question.)

I have been thinking a lot about this and we will, with staff help, come up with a plan to incorporate some of our marching skills we’ve been honing in all summer and continue to build our musical abilities as well. However, we are going to put our current proposed fall show Diamonds on hold and try it again for next year when we can give it the proper treatment it deserves.

Please stay tuned for more posts in the coming weeks as more information about the fall comes about. We will still have band in the fall no matter how we start. Music is the thing we need in these crazy times.

2020-2021Marching Spartans Mini-Camp

Jun 7, 2020 | Color Guard, HS Band, Rehearsals

2020-21 Marching Band & Color Guard (Marching Spartans)

Mini-Camp
June 8th-11th

Mini Camp goes Virtual!

Mini-Camp includes all 9-12 students for the 2020-2021 school year interested in Marching Band or Color Guard!

Mini-camp will happen on June 8-11 from 9am-1pm each day. During this time, we will be working on the preparations needed for our Fall Marching Show.

We will be meeting in Zoom meetings with staff instructing in Music, Visual, Guard and also time to connect with each other. Please schedule in this time into your days now as it is vital that everyone shows up and participates.

Freshmen families, this is the most important rehearsal you will attend as it will get you connected to your section leader and other students leadership, who will be doing sectionals throughout the summer. It is also the time where staff can focus on your training and becoming a true member of the La Cañada Marching Spartans!

The zoom info is in the LCHS Instrumental Music calendar Instrumental Music website, lchsmusic.org. Looking forward to seeing all 100+ members (yes we are over a 100 now) on June 8th.

Here are the details as well:

https://zoom.us/j/95494417667?pwd=RlNqOGp2OUpmM3NVdElQRmVKcE9PQT09

Meeting ID: 954 9441 7667
Password: 5sGAwW

Senior Band & Orchestra Grad Cord & Concert Wear

Jun 1, 2020 | Advanced Orchestra, Color Guard, HS Band

If there are any seniors who have not yet picked up their graduation cord, please stop by and see Mrs. Miller at the District Business Office from 8am-1pm.

If there are any seniors who still have Concert Wear that they would like to donate, you may also drop that off to Mrs. Miller at the District Business Office from 8am-1pm. Thank you for your donation to the program.