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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Christmas Concert and Parade

The band will present their 2013 Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:30p.m. in the auditorium.  Call time for the students will be 6:45p.m.  The concert will last approximately 30-45 minutes.  Bragg will begin their part of the program at 6:30p.m. if you would like to come early and listen to their groups.

The Gardendale Christmas Parade will be Thursday, December 5 at 6:00p.m.  Call time for the students will be 5:00p.m.  We will meet in the band room and walk to the beginning of the parade route.  We will finish the parade in approximately 45 minutes to one hour.  We will end at the band room.  If you plan to watch the entire parade, please plan a meeting spot to meet back with your child or let them know where to find you.

Friday, November 1, 2013

GHS Chair Auditions

Chair Auditions 2013-2014

Everyone will be expected to audition even if you're the only one in your section.  This will count as your pass-off grade for the 2nd nine weeks.

Tuesday, November 12- 1:30-3:00- Trombones
Tuesday, November 12- 1:30-3:00- Horns and Oboe
Wednesday, November 13- 1:30-3:00- Flutes
Monday, November 18- 3:05-4:00- Tubas and Baritones
Tuesday, November 19- 1:30-3:00- All Saxophones
Tuesday, November 19- 1:30-3:00- Trumpets
Wednesday, November 20- 1:30-3:00- All Clarinets
TBA Mon, Tues, or Wed, 18, 19, or 20- 1:30-3:00- Percussion

Everyone will audition on the first all-state exercise.  Copies of those exercises were made available to the students in September.  They have also been on this BlogSpot since August.  Recordings are available if you go to the blog titled Alabama All State Band Exercise Podcasts which was posted on October 16.

Percussion will audition on snare, mallets, or timpani.  They may choose to audition on one, two, or all three of these instruments.  Their all-state exercises will be used as well.