Percussion: Week of February 22 - 28
Great job last week! The send-off was a success. We learned valuable lessons from the TWU performance. Our percussion concert went very well, and we will be sending 3 students to the State Solo Contest! Congrats to Joshua, Rolando, and Haley!
This week is our last big week for percussion ensemble until April. The North Texas Percussion Festival will be this weekend. District Pre-UIL (for all bands) will be on March 11.
Cycle 3, Week 8 (A Week), February 22 - 28
Monday
During A1 - Pad Fundamentals, Ensembles check
No Rehearsal after school
Tuesday
WIND ENSEMBLE (B5) CALL TIME IS 7:00am
Set up for Valdres, Folk Song, and Shimmering from 7-7:10, Individual Practice until 7:30, Full band from 8:00-9:00
During B5 + B6 - Pad Fundamentals, Ensembles and Full Band
During B7 - Pad and Mallet Fundamentals, New band music
Symphonic Band from 3:30-5:30pm (with Percussion)
Wednesday
During A1 - Ensembles and Mallet Fundamentals
NFPE Rehearsal from 3:30-4:30pm
Rogue Agent from 3:30 - 4:00, Sculpture in Wood from 4:30- 5:00pm
Thursday
WIND ENSEMBLE (B5) CALL TIME IS 7:00am
Set up for Valdres, Folk Song, and Shimmering from 7-7:10, Individual Practice until 8:00, Full band from 8:00-9:00
During B5 + B6 - Mallet Fundamentals, Ensembles and Full Band
During B7 - Pad and Mallet Fundamentals
Wind Ensemble from 3:30 - 5:30pm
Friday (A Day)
During All Classes - Solos and Ensembles
NFPE Rehearsal from 3:00 - 5:00pm
Rogue Agent from 3:00-4:00, Sculpture from 4:00-5:00pm
Saturday
Sunday
Free
Weekly Band Updates + Announcements
Make sure you keep up with the weekly announcements for the whole band. You can access announcements at the top of the page, or by clicking HERE.
You can access the weekly band update by clicking HERE.
North Texas Percussion Festival
Please visit our event page for details on this contest. We are performing Sculpture in Wood and Rogue Agent.
Students that are not performing may be a part of this event to help and watch the performance. Please let Mr. Collins know by Wednesday if you want to attend.
Students should plan to arrive having already had lunch. We will provide a snack bag for the bus.
Solo and Percussion Ensemble Goals
Percussion Ensemble Goals for the Week
All Ensembles - Covering all in chunks and full runs
Please note request for student run sectionals for sculpture.
Please note the rehearsal schedule for the week.
Solo Festival Recap
We had our best showing in over a decade at the UIL Solo and Ensemble Festival this past weekend.
10 Students participated in the festival - Best participation in over a decade
2 students received an Excellent, 2nd Division Rating - Congrats Emily and Fabian
5 students received a Superior, 1st Division Rating! - Bravo Benji, Madison, Adrian, Yasmin, and Noah
3 students received a Superior, 1st Division Rating and performed a Class 1 solo memorized to qualify for State Solo and Ensemble Festival!
Let’s give a shoutout to Joshua, Rolando and Haley! This is the most students to qualify for State in over a decade!
Upcoming Events
North Texas Percussion Festival - Saturday, February 28
NFPE Concert Attire
NFPE (Naaman Forest Percussion Ensemble) concert attire is defined as “concert black with Green and Grey highlights. Please click HERE for details.
When in doubt, wear all black. All attire should be concert and professional.
Enhancement Series/MS Drum Club
We do not have an Enhancement scheduled for this week. Middle School Drum Club this Wednesday is cancelled. We do not have any after school activities planned after 4:30 on Wednesday.
Guardians Drum Corps Audition Camp at Naaman Forest on March 7
Naaman Forest High School will host the Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps for their audition camp on Saturday, March 7, from 9am-9pm.
This will be a great opportunity for anyone interested in drum corps and wants to learn more through an active experience. Guardians is an organization that has taken progressive steps to provide a positive experience and wants to be a “bridge” into the world of drum corps. Therefore, it will be focused on education, and developing the skills of performing at the higher levels. With this model, membership is more affordable and requires less of a time commitment. I also believe the percussion staff is a highly qualified group of educators.
If you are interested in learning more, and even participating, please visit https://guardiansyoutharts.org/ for more information.
Drumline Jersey Payment
Drumline Jersey payments are past due. Multiple students/families have not made payments and will be receiving notice in the coming week requesting payments be made immediately. Please review past weekly percussion updates for details on costs and how to provide payment.
Upcoming Assignments and Grades
North Texas Percussion Festival - February 28 - Major Grade
Pre-UIL Performance on Wednesday, March 11 - Major Grade
