Rogers Band NEws
October 19th, 2024
This weeks Sectional Schedule
8th Grade night with the WGHS Band - Friday Night Lights Event – 8/25
This Friday October 25th, our 8th graders will be participating at a Walnut Grove High School game where the Rogers Band will be attending and performing in the stands! This is an exciting and fun opportunity for our bands to get a chance to see what it’s like to be a part of the Walnut Grove Band, get to play some fun tunes with them, and watch their marching band show.
Please read the full itinerary here. It was passed out in class last week. We are asking that students are dropped off at Children’s Health Stadium where they will have a pizza dinner along with the WGHS Band before the game starts.
All-Region Auditions are Approaching October 28th/30th
We will receive times on Tuesday and send them out as soon as we get them. In the meantime, here is the information sheet students will receive in class this week. Information Sheet
Monday Oct. 28th Phase I (All Instruments except: bass clarinet, tenor/bari sax)
Instruments that have a large number of students auditioning will have two phases (flute, oboe, bassoon clarinet, alto sax, trumpet, horn trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion). Phase I will take place on Monday Oct. 28th at Stafford MS in Frisco (Woodwinds) and Wilkinson MS in Frisco (Brass and Percussion). The highest placing students will advance to Phase II Wednesday Oct. 30th. The audition process will end here for students who do not advance. ****Evening, between 5:00pm – 9:00pm – individual times will vary****
Wednesday Oct. 30th Phase II (bass clarinet, tenor/bari sax, and advancing phase I students)
Phase II will take place on Wednesday Oct. 30th at Nelson Middle School in Frisco. This audition will be for all single-phase instruments (b. clarinet, tenor/bari sax) and those who advanced from Phase I. ****Evening 5:00pm – 9:00pm – individual times will vary****
Students who make the All-Region band will participate in a band Clinic and Concert on November 15th and 16th. The all-region band concerts are quite incredible with all of the unbelievable young musicians who make up each band.
We need your help!
We need volunteers to help run the concessions stand at Children’s Health Stadium on November 8th. The WGHS band will be away in San Antonio for a marching competition and we need Rogers parents and students to help run the concessions stands. Its actually super fun and students can do many of the jobs. We have already had several students earn NJHS volunteers ours working the in concession stands.
It’s a great way to connect with other band parents. Let’s be honest…slinging hotdogs and nachos is kinda fun! (There are other things to do if that’s not your thing 😊) Profits from the concessions does feed into our booster club to help support the Rogers Band.
Beginning Band Corner
Students received their 2nd 9-Weeks Practice Record this week. The required daily practice time has increased by five minutes, up to 20 minutes each day.
Brass instruments (trumpets, horns, trombones, euphoniums, tubas) will begin learning how to use their cleaning snake brush and mouthpiece brush. Lead-pipes should be cleaned once a month now that students are playing more frequently.
Upcoming Dates:
- Oct 25th – 8th Grade Band night with the WGHS Band Friday Night Lights
- Oct 28th – All-region phase I (SW and select CBI Members)
- Oct 30th – All-Region Phase II
- Nov 5th – Ms. Mallow visits all day
- Nov 15th/16th – MS All-Region Band Clinic and Concert
- Nov 22 – Beginning Band Reward trip