Rogers Band News August 16th, 2024

Instruments and Supplies!!!

All Beginners need to bring their instruments and supplies on Monday. Please drop any supplies you might have at home off in the Band Hall on your way into school. We begin inventorying all student supplies next week. Students were issued a required supplies checklist, but they can also be found by selecting the appropriate section below.

Symphonic Winds, Concert Band I & Concert Band II Members: All students are expected to have supplies by Friday 8/23 We have talked a lot about ordering their "Blue Book" so that we can start using them in class next week.

Symphonic Winds, Concert Band I and Concert Band II Supplies

Beginning Band Members

Beginning Band Member Supply List

Band Registration Forms

Band Registration should only take a few minutes to make sure we have all of the forms we need for the school year. Band Registration items can be completed online in the comfort of your own home, couch or office.

1. Completing the Permission Forms
2. Paying Band Fee(s) that apply to your student

Rogers Band Registration Form

Please use the link above to fill out the band permission forms and a link to pay the band fee for the year.

Hawaiian Waters Celebration

All members of the Rogers, Hays, Jones, Rushing and Reynolds Bands (6th through 8th grade) are invited to participate in the optional Hawaiian Waters Celebration being held on Friday, August 30th from 5pm till 8pm. We have reserved the entire water park all to ourselves!!! That’s right… just the Rogers, Hays, Jones, Rushing and Reynolds Bands!!! The cost is $35 per person and is due on Monday, August 19th by the end of the day! Please see the attached flyer for more information regarding the celebration. The $35 fee will cover entrance to the park and a hamburger or hotdog, chips and a drink. A vegetarian option will also be available. HAWAIIAN WATERS 2024 FLYER

Payment can be made with credit card through this link or by cash/check (payable to WGHSBBA) in a envelope labeled with your students name. ***IMPORTANT: CC payments: To avoid a processing fee, select “other” in the dropdown and type $0 located under “Contribution” in the order summary.***

We would like to request the help of a few of our parents to help chaperone during our Hawaiian Falls Celebration on Friday, August 30th. We only have a few complimentary chaperone tickets available first come (email) first served. If you are available to attend and help us out, please contact Mrs. Williams (our new band director) at bcwilliams@prosper-isd.net.

Private Lessons – Sign-up Now!!

The optional private lesson program at Rogers Middle School is an integral part of the individual progress and achievement of each student. Each lesson offers your child a unique experience that he or she cannot receive during a regular classroom setting. Private lessons are held either before school, during the student’s band class, or after school based on the student’s availability and private teacher’s schedule. Each during class lesson is half the school period, of which your student will have 100% of the instructor’s attention. Each lesson consists of a weekly one-on-one instructional period with an instrumental specialist who will develop an individualized plan for each student based on ability, progress and desire. Each private lesson teacher has been selected by the directors and has gone through background checks with the district.

Private lessons are highly encouraged for all students regardless of their age and ability level. The most successful student musicians come from strong private lesson programs and tend to progress at a faster rate. The directors believe strongly in the private lesson program and believe that it is a worthwhile endeavor for each student to explore.

To see a list of all of our private lesson teacher’s and bios, please visit https://www.rogersband.com/private-lessons-1 . With over 300+ students in the Rogers Band Program, their studios fill quickly, so the sooner you can make contact the better to ensure your student’s spot.

We have a limited amount of financial aid for students throughout the school year. Parents will need to reapply each year to request consideration for private lesson financial aid, even if the student received financial aid from the previous year. We do this to help keep our records up to date and to ensure the need still remains. The application is available on the band website at www.rogersband.com/financial-aid-for-private-lessons . All completed applications should be sent directly to Mr. Ferman. If you have any questions about private lessons, please contact any of the directors.

Sectional F.A.Q

Sectionals Begin This Week for Symphonic Winds

The concert bands at Rogers Middle School will be hosting weekly sectionals throughout the year. Sectionals are required rehearsals held before and after-school with like-instruments. Sectionals allow us to work in smaller groups and on more specialized material. Sectional attendance is paramount for the advancement of individual and group achievement in performance techniques, style and mastery of various musical projects we work on throughout the year. Below are commonly asked questions concerning sectionals.

Who participates in sectionals?

All concert bands (no beginners) participate in weekly sectionals held throughout the year. Every concert band (Symphonic Winds, Concert Band I & Concert Band II) will follow a different schedule, which will be distributed in the weekly Roger Band News.

How is the sectional schedule made? What times do sectionals begin?

We make every effort to avoid as many student conflicts as possible. Our students participate in TONS of activities! Before forming the sectional schedule, we ask students to fill out a form of known schedule conflicts (sports practice, church, etc). We take that information and try to schedule their section on days and times with the fewest amount of conflicts. There are issues that arise from time to time that we cannot work around as we have a limited amount to days and a bunch of sections to get through! The directors have great working relationships with all of our coaches at Rogers and try to work around any practice conflicts so that the student can participate in all activities. The band hall is open by 7:00am and closes around 5:00pm during sectional days to work around any ride issues. Morning sectionals are from 7:05am to 8:05am and after-school sectionals are from 3:35pm-4:45pm.

How many days a week is my student required to attend a week? Can my student go to another sectional if they are unable to attend their scheduled sectional?

Only one sectional per week is required! The purpose of sectionals is to work with like-instruments which allows us to focus on instrument specific materials. While we understand that conflicts do arise, it is important that students make every effort to attend THEIR SECTIONAL, as the effectiveness is severely limited if they have to attend another instrumental group’s sectional.

Upcoming Dates:

• Aug. 19th – Sectionals begin for SW – Sectional schedule will be sent out on 8/16
• Aug. 19th – Hawaiian Waters Money Due
• Aug. 30th – Hawaiian Water Social (Optional)

ROGERS BAND CALENDAR