November 17, 2014

Cuthbertson Band
Bulletin
November 17, 2014
Volume 5, Issue 9
Mrs. E’s E-News
From the Desk of Mr. Ebert…
Mrs. Ebert and I made a whirlwind trip to Indianapolis this past
weekend for a National Concert Band Festival site visit. We met
directors from across the country, stayed in downtown Indy at the
site hotel, visited Butler University’s Clowes Hall (our 2,100-seat
performance venue), plus we attend the BOA Grand Nationals
marching band championship at Lucas Oil Stadium. We’re pleased
to report that Florida’s Tarpon Springs edged out Oklahoma’s Broken Arrow for the National Championship, followed closely by Indiana powerhouses Avon and Carmel.
Go CAVS Football: Our Cavs smashed Ashbrook last Friday night,
despite the chilly weather. Report time for this Friday’s secondround playoff game is 6:30 pm. Dress warmly. No shorts allowed.
The Monroe Holiday Parade is this Sunday, November 23. The
Waxhaw Holiday Parade is Sunday, December 14. Both events are
required marching band activities...all students (winds, percussion &
guard) must attend. Every student must wear a Santa hat.
Oops! I inadvertently left Ryan Stewart off last week’s Tri-M new
members list.
Winterfest Students: MS—wear your concert polo, black pants,
black socks and black shoes. HS –wear your concert wear, please
check it out on Wednesday afterschool. Good news! Ryan Stewart
and Sameer Malik were added to Winterfest, bumping the number
of participating Cuthbertson students up to 27!
Fundraisers: Cuthbertson’s indoor Winterguard and
Percussion programs continue to grow in size every
year. Please consider ordering holiday greenery to
support the needs of these groups. Orders need to be
turned in on Friday. All items are direct from the good folks at Powers
Tree Farm in Ashe County, NC.
Holiday Bazaar: Speaking of the holidays, the Cuthbertson Holiday Bazaar returns on Saturday, December 13, with lots of new & familiar features! Santa will be there. We have included the poster with this newsletter. Please print it and distribute to your neighbors, your work and your
friends. Please send it out through your neighborhood enews.
MS Concert Update: The first middle school concert of the season is
coming up soon. Make plans now to join in the festivities on Tuesday,
December 16, starting at 7:30 pm in the CHS Auditorium. Every middle
school band student must have a concert polo and black pants, shoes &
socks. No exceptions.
Playing Test—6-12 grades the week after Thanksgiving for all students.
6th Drumline—tryouts this Friday in Class. Audition materials are
attached (page 9) and videos of the solos will be put on Youtube.
[email protected]
Just a reminder: No newsletter next week.
[email protected]
Greenery & Ornament Fundraiser
An order form has been included with
the newsletter. Orders will be accepted by through this Friday, November 21. Share it with a neighbor
or two. Do you have a community
email distribution group? Please
send it out to all your neighbors and
friends.
November 21. Orders will be available for pick-up the first week in December.
Marching Band Parade Update
Parades are graded performances, and every marching band student is required to participate, including Guard.
All students must wear a Santa hat for the parades.
November 23—Monroe - Call time 2:00p
December 14—Waxhaw
And then join us for the end of season Marching Band Party on December 14 after the parade. More details coming.
Key Winterguard Dates
Parent/Student (HS & MS) Meeting
Auditions for HS Guard
Monday, Nov 17
7:00 pm
Monday, 11/17, Tues 11/18, Wed 11/19, Thursday 11/20 4-6:45 pm
HS Cafeteria
HS Cafeteria
HS Guard Practice
Thursday 11/20, Friday 11/21
6-8:45 pm
HS Cafeteria
MS Auditions/Practices
Monday, December 1
4:15-7 pm
MS Band Room
Wednesday, December 3
4:15-6 pm
MS Band Room
December 6
December 6
9am—12 pm
9am-3 pm
HS Cafeteria
HS Cafeteria
MS Winterguard Camp
HS Winterguard Camp
November & December Drumline Practice Schedul
13-Nov
18-Nov
20-Nov
25-Nov
27-Nov
28-Nov
2-Dec
4-Dec
5-Dec
9-Dec
11-Dec
12-Dec
16-Dec
18-Dec
6:30-9:00 pm
6:30-9:00 pm
6:30-9:00 pm
no practice
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
6:30-9:00 pm
6:30-9:00 pm
4:30-6:30 pm
6:30-9:00 pm
6:30-9:00 pm
4:30-6:30 pm
winter concert (MS)
winter concert (HS)
TUBA CHRISTMAS
CONCORD - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 - TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Charlotte Motor Speedway (Speedway Christmas)
REGISTRATION: 1:15 pm, Cox Mill High School, band room
REHEARSAL: 2:15 pm, same
PARKING: beside band room at High School, follow signs and look
for our band trailers
NOTE: Participants registration fee is $10.00. After our performance you will have time to enjoy Speedway Christmas, which will
include a lot of different vendors, activities and refreshments for
purchase.
CONDUCTOR: Joseph Earp
COORDINATOR: Joseph Earp 704-787-6420
NC South-Central District Honor Band Information
Auditioning for District Honor Band is highly recommended for intermediate or advanced 7th and 8th grade students. Information is now available on the band website, including sign-ups. Students need to be able to play the scale sheet and the
solo piece on the back.
http://www.cuthbertsonband.org/
Re-Link Harris Teeter E-VIC Cards
7721
7721
Please send your name and the phone number associated with your card to the newsletter e-mail and we will forward it on to our new Discount Chairs. Add your friends, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and yes even strangers.
We currently have over 190 families and have earned our first $525.
http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx
Double Reed Symposium
Sunday, January 18, 2015
For more information:
https://sites.google.com/site/ugabassoonstudio/events/symposium
$160 National Concert Band Festival (Blue Note Winds) & $150 Disney (8th grade)
NCBF— past due Nov 15; Disney—due Nov 30
Drumline & Guard Payments - Dec 1
Please make sure your payments are upto date.
Student’s Name __________________________________ Grade__________ Date_____________________________________
Payment Method (please circle)? Check (#
)
Credit Card (call our Treasurer)
Take from student band account
Parent’s Name_______________________________________Phone Number____________________________________________
As always, cash payments are only accepted in person by our Treasurer. Place any payments in a sealed envelope with student’s name, grade and amount and then have your student place it in one of the band lock boxes M/M Ebert’s office.
Remind 101
A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents
Parents
Students
Marching Band parents, text 754-333-6690,
in the message line type @cavaliermb
Marching Band students text 704-288-0702, in
the message type @mbstudents
Band Boosters, text 754-333-6690, in the
message line type @cuthboost
6th grade band students, text 704-288-0702, in
the message type @band2021
8th grade band parents, text 754-333-6690,
in the message line type @2019band
7th grade band students text 704-288-0702, in
the message type @band2020
7th grade band parents text 754-333-6690, in
the message line type @2020band
8th grade band students text 704-288-0702, in
the message type @band2019
6th grade band parents, text 754-333-6690,
in the message line type @2021band
High School band students text 704-288-0702,
in the message type @hscuthband
High School band parents text 754-3336690, in the message line type @cuthhscon
Guard students, text 704-288-0702, in the message type @cavguard
Guard parents, text 754-333-6690, in the
message line type @cuthguard
Indoor Percussion / Drumline / Front Ensemble
students text 704-288-0702, in the message
type @drumcuth
Indoor Percussion / Drumline / Front Ensemble parents text 754-333-6690, in the message line type @cuthdrum
Tri-M Students: text 704-665-0252, in message type@chstri
TREASURER’S UPDATE
Middle School Students: Your concerts will be coming up quickly...do you have your polo shirt? Please send me an email
if you need one or if you just need a bigger size.
Marching Band Parents: Need a Cuthbertson Shirt for all our upcoming events?
Parents: There are a lot of trips and activities planned this year, please keep your payments up to date. It really helps us
make our payments on time. If you have any problems...contact Kristen.
Fundraisers: Completely optional and all checks made payable to CBB.
Contact: [email protected]
Remember: If you send in money remember we do not take cash. All checks made payable to CBB. Want to make a credit
card payment, call Kristen at 704-243-4181
Our first Holiday
bazaar sponsor!!!
Cuthbertson Holiday Bazaar
MS Concert - Updated Information
Saturday, December 13
9am—2 pm
Tuesday, December 16 (all MS students will
perform)
Over 75 vendors - more added daily
7:30 pm, CHS Auditorium
We need everyone’s help to make this a huge success.
Concert Wear: Black Pants, Black Socks, Black Shoes and
the MS concert Polo.
Please volunteer we need both parents and students.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c48adaf2ca57holiday3
Bake Sale: http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/4090c48adaf2ca57-holiday2
If you can’t access these sign up genius, please email
[email protected]
And I will get you added.
Concert Parking at the High School
New for this year! All band concert attendees should
park in the south end of the football stadium parking lot,
closest to the high school, and enter the building
through the patio area in the back of the high school.
Please reserve the limited number of parking spots at
the front of the high school for those with limited mobility. Thank you for your willingness to try something
new!
Don’t have one? E-mail [email protected]. MS Concert Polo
is $25.
Admission: $5 per person or use your Cuthbertson Band
Booster Family Membership for free admission for you
and your immediate family members. Grandparents can
purchase memberships, too!
http://www.cuthbertsonband.org/media/201415_cbb_Membership_Form.pdf
Booster Memberships $30, Checks made payable to CBB
Shoes:
Have you started to clean out those closets? Take old shoes in any condition
and bundle them together, then put them
in garbage bags 25 pairs to a bag. More
information coming soon.
2014-15 Cuthbertson Band Tentative Schedule
Last Updated: November 11, 2014
AASU Winterfest (HS, 8th, 7th)
November 20-23
Monroe Christmas Parade (MB)
November 23
Holiday Bazaar
December 13
UGA Midfest (selected 8th & 7th students)
December 11-13
Waxhaw Christmas Parade (MB)
December 14
Winter Concert (6th, 7th and 8th)
December 16
Winter Concert (HS Wind & Symphonic Bands)
December 18
Band Booster Meeting
December 18
District Honor Band Auditions (optional, but recommended)
January 10, 2015
Band Booster Meeting
January 15
UGA Janfest (selected HS students only)
January 22-25
UGA Fest Performance (HS Wind Ensemble)
January 23
Band Booster Meeting
February 19
Works in Progress Concert (7,8th and HS MPA Bands)
February 19 or 26
Union County Concert Preview (HS MPA Bands)
March 5
NC Bandmasters District MPA (8th, 7th)
March 10 or 11
MFA National Concert Band Festival (HS Wind Ensemble, extra fee)
March 12-15
8th Grade Disney Trip (optional, extra fee)
March 18-22
Band Booster Meeting
March 19
NC Bandmasters District MPA (Wind, Symphonic)
March 26 or 27
Band Booster Meeting
April 16
Possible Fiesta-Val Event, Pigeon Forge, TN (HS Symphonic Band, extra fee)
April 17-19
Solo & Ensemble (optional, all grades)
May 9
Spring Concert (7th, 8th grade)
May 14 or 21
Spring Concert (6th grade, wind, HS Symphonic Band)
May 14 or 21
Band Booster Meeting
May 21
End of Year Party (HS and marching 8th graders)
May 29
Cuthbertson Graduation
June 11
HORN SOCIETY OF THE CAROLINAS
The Horn Society of the Carolinas’ Student Horn Workshop will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Church at Charlotte,
2500 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC 28226.
The workshop will be structured for middle and high school French Horn students to increase their knowledge, improve their
performance skills and provide an opportunity to play in small and large horn ensembles. Selected students will be provided an
opportunity to play in a master class demonstrating their audition-ready skills. The workshop will serve as timely preparation
for those students auditioning for All-District Bands.
Master classes and ensemble sessions will be conducted by area professional horn players and Horn Society of the Carolinas
members. A horn maintenance session will be presented.
At the end of the day, there will be performances by several ensembles drawn from workshop attendees, which is open to the
public and free-of-charge.
Online enrollment is available through our website. The cost is $30 per student, which includes lunch, T-shirt and a horn maintenance kit. Need-based financial assistance is available for a limited number of students. Directors and teachers are welcome
to attend the workshop without charge (directors and teachers must register, however, to receive lunch).
Don't miss out on this enriching experience.
http://hornsocietyofthecarolinas.org/2015-student-horn-workshop/registration-form/
Cuthbertson Band Booster Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2014
Executive Members Present: Todd Ebert – Band Director; Katie Ebert – Asst Band Director; Lloyd Spencer – President; Steve Hampson – 1st
VP; Kristen Trentham – Treasurer
Attendance: 22+ (approx.)
Meeting was called to order by President Lloyd Spencer. Booster Club meeting minutes from October 16, 2014 were asked to approve as
published in the newsletter/published on website. These approved minutes can also be found on the website.
Honor Bands: Winthrop Honor Band: 2 students going (Nov. 22nd); 27 students will be attending Winterfest (the weekend of Nov. 23rd).
Jack Stamp will be at Winterfest (this is in Savannah GA). To tie in a “historical aspect” to the trip, they will be eating at The Pirate House and
going on a Ghost Tour. Other highlights may include going to the beach and flea market.
Question: What time will they be returning from Winterfest? Ans: The Middle School concert is at 6:00. The High School Concern will follow.
We should be done around 8:00, with a return time of approx. midnight. (Look for a Remind101 for a more accurate return time.)
- High School Wind Ensemble (1st block) – featured performer at JanFest (University of GA) January 23, 2015; this is the Southeast’s biggest
honor band clinic; the band will be performing some of the same material as will be performed at National Concert Band Festival.
- Other Honor Band opportunities: USC (only 10, 11 & 12 graders can try-out for this one), UNCG, UNC-Wilmington, UGA etc. Some students
research on their own to find other Honor Bands they would like to try-out for. After the first of the year, District, County and All-State Bands.
Check newsletter for key dates, any questions contact Todd or Katie Ebert.
Remaining Marching Band Schedule: 11/23 – Monroe Christmas Parade (Mr. Ebert has requested if anyone has or could make a hippo costume with pink tutu. We have someone that has volunteered to wear it at the parade. Prize of $300 for best entry), 12/14 – Waxhaw Christmas
Parade (Marching Band Banquet at Cuthbertson High School after the Waxhaw Parade).
Question: When is “call time” for the parades? Ans: These times have not been decided at this point; however, the Monroe Parade starts at
2:00 (approx. call time 12:00). The Waxhaw Parade starts at 3:00.
Remaining Playoff Football Games: 1st Playoff games tomorrow (11/14/14). Please have your student wear several layers and hoodie under
their uniform and their gloves. They may bring a jacket and blanket as well.
Question: Why is the marching band not marching the show?
Ans: It is unsafe for the students to perform, with the tempo of the show being (164-168), and without practice, the stamina of the students and
remembering the drill may not be as good as it should be. We have been concentrating on preparing for concerts, meetings (like tonight)
and getting ready for our Winter Season (ie Winter Guard and Indoor Drum Line.)
- If we win the first playoff game tomorrow (11/14/14) the students attending Winthrop and Winterfest (and PASIC students) will be excused
from the playoff football game next Friday (11/21/14). However, ALL other marching band members will be required to attend.
- What if we win the first two playoff games? Yes, the next Friday (11/28/14) will be the day after Thanksgiving (we do not know if it will be
away or home). Mr. Ebert stated that if Mrs. Warr wants the marching band to be at the game. Then THE MARCHING BAND WILL BE THERE.
(Please do not start sending Mr. Ebert e-mails concerning this yet.)
High School Wind Ensemble (1st block) & High School Symphonic Band (3rd block): Your band student should be practicing EVERY day.
Homework is posted on the white board in the band room. If your student says they do not have “band homework”…… they do ….every
night.
Fundraising:
Yankee Candle and FUN Pasta orders due tomorrow 11/14/14 – both of these will fund student accounts for trips or fees.
- Holiday Bazaar – Dec. 13, 2014 9am – 2pm (at Cuthbertson High School); 70+ vendors already signed up to participate including our very
own Butt Burners BBQ. We will also have singing, music and performances from local schools and of course a Bake Sale.
Following the Booster Meeting – David Starnes (rep from Music for All and now with Western Carolina University) will be here to answer questions and discuss requirements/motivations for students re: National Concert Band Festival trip to Indianapolis – Wind Ensemble HS Band will
be participating in this Festival. (Music for All National Concert Band Festival; mid-March 2015 This is the highest honor available to high
school bands; Cuthbertson is only the 5th band in NC to ever go and the only band ever from Union or Mecklenburg counties (NC) to go National Festival will have 5 – 6 internationally known clinicians who will interact with the bands providing instruction and feedback (includes
John Mackie); other activities include musical performances by other bands and collegiate clinicians plus a recording that will be used to instruct other HS bands. )
Meeting adjourned.
Cuthbertson Band Boosters Mtg Minutes – 11/13/14