Highland Band Boosters

Highland Contest Week of Sept 7 Welcome to our first TWIB for contest weeks!  We've emailed the Sept & Oct calendar with contest locations updated. If you wanted a show shirt and didn't get one... please send me your size by Thursday and we will get a 2nd order in. Sign-ups are created for all contest weekends to feed our kids.  Please consider signing up for at least one spot.  https://signup.com/go/BSRfrDO Here's the schedule for this week: HIGHLAND MARCHING INVITE WEEKEND Tues : 6:30- 8:30 Marching Percussion Rehearsal Wednesday : 6-9pm FULL BAND Thursday : Enjoy your day off! Friday : 3:30-5:30 FULL BAND (senior FULL UNIFORM PICS prior to rehearsal - papers should have come home with your student, should be brought back by Friday to be given to the photographer) Saturday : 7-12 Graders performing SSB: MEET AT FB SCOREBOARD (with instrument and SSB MUSIC) at 7pm Marching BRASS: also join at scoreboard by 7pm for SSB performance All ...

Below is our itinerary for the week!  Please note, we have a home game on Friday that was not originally scheduled for home.  No after school practice on Friday, come prepared for the game at 5pm!    For the KV contest: We feed the kids bandwhiches, chips, fruit and dessert.  The boosters provide the bandwhiches, we need a couple families volunteer to bring individual servings of chips, fruit and dessert! Also, bottles of water are always needed for home games and contest days!  Please email the Boosters and let us know what you can bring!   Football Friday/KV HS Saturday Week 1 Itinerary   Tuesday : Sectionals Wednesday : Full Ensemble on Practice Field Thursday : NO REHEARSAL (as originally scheduled) Friday : Game (not on original schedule)  5pm call time - dressed in compression  - parent note - NO food in uniform, no beverages except water.  Students will have 3rd quarter to get their concessions NOT in ...

TWIB: Raffle Tickets & 2017 Marching Invitational Raffle Tickets: Raffle tickets will be sent home today and tomorrow with your band child.  All families are asked to try and sell 5 tickets.  Tickets are $5 each.  Prizes are $500, $250 and $100!  The winners will be drawn at our Marching Invitational on September 16th.  Please turn in any sold AND unsold tickets to Mr. Blocker by September 8th. Marching Invitational: Speaking of the Marching Invitational, the time for the invitational was changed from noon to 2pm.  What is the Marching Invitational?  We host 7 bands from around the area at our school to perform their marching show for judging.  It's a great time to see what marching band is all about!  Our very own 7th-12th graders will be performing the National Anthem at 1:45.  Please keep an eye out for more information on this.  We will need a lot of help with ensuring the invitational is a success. Football Game ...

TWIB: School is almost here! Band Camp finishes up this week!  Great Job to everyone!   Method Books Needed for the School Year  HS: Habits of A Successful Musician (Some 10th-12th graders may still have this) 8th Grade: Habits of a Successful Middle School Musician (NEW) 7th Grade: Sound Innovations Book 2 (Red) 6th Grade: Sound Innovations Book 1 (Blue) - Standard Edition Helpful Tools for Band Students  All students should have a tuner and metronome on their personal digital device.  Mr. Blocker recommends: Tonal Energy - Tuner ($3.99) Tempo - by Frozen Ape (Free Version) Any Free Fingering Chart App - These are helpful for alternate fingers and trills. SmartMusic  SmartMusic has been updated and fixed for this year!  All Students will start with the $8 version.  If a student wants full access, there is an additional $20-$25.  Mr. Blocker will be sending home information about this.  At that time, you can send ...

T W I B : July 1- 4th July 1 - Car Wash Fundraiser!! Car Wash at Elks on 45th in Highland 10am - 2pm Share with all your friends!! We need kids to come wash cars and a few grown-ups to help supervise! We are also in need of some towels to help dry cars.    Cross your fingers there is no rain! July 3 - Highland Parade Meet at HHS band room in SUMMER UNIFORM (band polo, like khaki/tan shorts, white shoes and socks, brown belts) by 5:30 pm.  We will walk down to Merkly (Erie & 42nd st corner) to stage for the parade.    Let family/friends know to sit NORTH of 42nd street in order to see the band!   After the parade, students will back to HHS.  If you want to pick up your child, parents can meet us at the corner of 5th and Highway (by OLG/Main Square).  Large instruments need to be brought back to HHS (percussion/tuba/baritone/tenor sax).   If you have a van/truck - we could use your help for the trip back to the school t...