​THANK YOU for your help in making this year’s Prism Concert a huge success! 
 
We are taking band pictures this week on Tuesday and Wednesday during class.  We are in need of a few band parents to help out with getting marching uniforms passed out on Wednesday so that we can take band pictures.  If you are able to help, please contact Candy at (772) 708-7004

We are in need of chaperones to help with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade on January 18.  Please contact Candy Kiernan if you are able to chaperone at (772) 708-7004
 
We are in need of one parent to help chaperone the 4-County Honor Band rehearsals on January 22 and 23.  Please contact Candy Kiernan if you are able to chaperone at (772) 708-7004

We will be discussing hosting Jazz and Middle School MPA, details of a proposed trip to Washington, DC for the 2017 school year, senior dinner, awards night, and marching uniforms at the January booster meeting. 

Here's the information from the handbook about the uniform if you need quick access to it:

CONCERT UNIFORM
Used for all concert season ensembles.

Gentlemen will wear a black long-sleeved dress shirt, black dress pants, black dress shoes, black dress socks, black belt and a black neck-tie.

Ladies may elect to wear the same uniform as gentlemen or may wear a long-sleeved black gown, black dress shoes (please note that flats are not dress shoes ((please see below for examples of ladies' dress shoes), and black socks or stockings.

Uniforms must be cleaned and pressed when worn. Please see the uniform handout and review the inspection checklist for more specific information. 

Concert Uniforms Inspection Checklist:

Pants, and Dresses

• Cleaned and pressed
  
• Hemmed neatly and the appropriate length (pants should be one and one half inches and skirt should touch the floor when standing and the top of shoes when sitting)
  

Shirts and Ties

• Cleaned and pressed
  
• No pins or medals are allowed
  

Shoes and Socks/Hosiery

• Gentlemen will wear cleaned and polished black dress shoes
  
• Ladies will wear flat black heel (1/2”-3/4” dress shoe NO open toed shoes OR flats)
  
• Only black hosiery allowed; black socks for gentlemen (no see through and must cover to mid-calf) 

It is of high importance for the band to present a dignified professional image during public events and it is only appropriate that the personal grooming and appearance of individual members appropriately match and blend into the quality and professional image of our performance uniforms and dress. It is for this reason that we have adopted the following polices:

• NO visible tattoos – please cover appropriately so as NOT to call attention to them;
  
• While it is strongly recommended that there be NO visible jewelry worn, in the event where a student has piercings that may not be reasonably removable, very small studs that DO NOT call attention to the individual (either by size or color) will be allowed;
  
• NO visible bracelets and rings that either call attention to the individual or might interfere with the playing of the instrument will be allowed;
  

Hair: 

• Well groomed
  
• Black Hair elastics– Clips must match hair color
  
• A natural color
  
• Black ribbons (thin ¼”) Must fit neatly into hat or must be tied out of face and may hang down past the uniform collar
  
• Gentlemen must be clean shaven or have their facial hair groomed. 
  

Make-up:

• Minimal
  
• No heavy foundation, eye make-up, or glitter
  
• No fingernail polish (nude or clear is ok)
  
• No dirty fingernails
  
• No glitter

​Prism Concert tickets are now on sale.  Please click here to download an order form or ask a band student for an order form.
 
The Prism Concert is this week!  I hope you are looking forward to one of our biggest performances of the year!  We are in need of help decorating the auditorium.  We are decorating the auditorium during the day and in the afternoons this week.  If you are able to help, please contact Amanda Hayes-Tolentino at (850) 206-5830.  We are still in need of the following items:   Buffalo bagged snow, Canned snow, Warm white lights, Net style warm white lights, and blue, silver, red, and gold shatterproof ornaments. 

Please review concert uniform information in the band handbook and be making plans now to secure necessary materials for concert uniforms.  If you are unsure of something about your uniform, please bring it in and show it to Mr. Hall. 

The dress rehearsal for the Prism Concert is Tuesday from 6:00 - 9:00 PM.  Report time is 5:45 and attendance time is 6:00.  We will run the concert and all of the transitions.  Students need to be in concert uniform for this rehearsal.  The Prism Concert will run Thursday from 7:00-9:00 PM and Friday from 7:00-9:00 PM.  Students have a report time of 5:45 and an attendance time of 6:15 each night. 
 
Students performing additional solos and ensembles at the FBA Solo and Ensemble need to begin securing their piano accompanist (if needed) now.  Names and contact information for pianists are posted in the band room.  Students performing at S&E need to play their solo or ensemble for Mr. Hall by Friday, December 11.  Guard members need to submit their music by this date and need to perform their routine for review by Friday, December 11.  Please remember that the FBA allows a maximum of four entries per student at S&E.
 
Please remember that we will be taking band pictures during class on Tuesday and Wednesday December 15 and 16.

We are in need of volunteers to help out on the following dates:

• Tuesday, December 8:  5:00-8:00
• Thursday, December 10:  2:00-6:45
• Friday, December 11:  2:00-6:45

 
Please Contact Amanda Hayes-Tolentino at (850) 206-5830 if you are able to help.

We are in need of a few parents to help at the dress rehearsal on December 8 and we are also in need of parents to help out at both nights of the Prism Concert on December 10 and 11.  Please contact Candy Kiernan at (772) 708-7004 if you are able to help.

On Monday December 14 we will be doing desserts for school staff and are in need of assistance with that.  Please contact Amanda Hayes-Tolentino at (850) 206-5830 if you are able to help.

On Tuesday and Wednesday December 15 and 16 we will be taking band portraits during the school day.  We will need parent volunteers to help out with uniforms.  Please contact Amanda Hayes-Tolentino at (850) 206-5830 if you are able to help.
 
We are in need of chaperones to help with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade on January 18.  Please contact Candy Kiernan if you are able to chaperone at:  (772) 708-7004
 
We are in need of one parent to help chaperone the 4-County Honor Band rehearsals on January 22 and 23.  Please contact Candy Kiernan if you are able to chaperone at:  (772) 708-7004

Midterm information will be given out this week for all band classes.  Please remember that 50% of the midterm grade is performing the Prism Concert section ensemble, memorized.  Choir:  perform excerpts from concert music with attention paid especially to diction, phrasing, and dynamics.

Thank you for all that you do for our students and school!