Sectional Schedule
Sectionals will begin at 3:15 and end at 4:15 each day
Flute/Oboe- Tuesday, January 21
Bb Clarinet- Thursday, January 23
Alto Sax- Tuesday, January 28
Trumpets- Thursday, January 30
Horns- Tuesday, February 4
Low Brass/Low Reeds- Thursday, February 6
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
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.
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.
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.
Monday, October 28, 2013
October 28, 2013
Our final football game for this year will be at Buckhorn High School this Friday. We will leave Gardendale at 2:30 p.m. We plan to stop at Parkway Place Mall in Huntsville for dinner around 4:00. It is at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Drake Ave. Students will need to bring money for that. They can eat in the food court there. They have the typical food choices for mall food courts. There is also a Piccadilly Cafeteria in the mall where they can eat if they prefer that. We will leave the mall between 5:00 and 5:15 and arrive at Buckhorn H.S. around 5:45-6:00 p.m.
2801 Memorial Parkway Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801
Driving Directions to Parkway Place Mall Huntsville from Gardendale
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaOS1BMjl1MzhMakk/edit?usp=sharing
Driving Directions to Buckhorn High School from Parkway Place Mall
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaMzEzRWt1UElsUkU/edit?usp=sharing
Driving Directions to Buckhorn High School from Gardendale
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaOEpMcDRtU0dTM00/edit?usp=sharing
*Students should wear their gray band t-shirt and basketball shorts. They can wear thin layers underneath these to stay warm.
*Bring or wear black socks
*Bring or wear band shoes
*Bring your black gloves
*The boosters will provide drinks and snacks after halftime
Parkway Place Mall
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Huntsville, AL 35801
Buckhorn High School
4123 Winchester Road
New Market, AL 35761
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Driving Directions to Parkway Place Mall Huntsville from Gardendale
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaOS1BMjl1MzhMakk/edit?usp=sharing
Driving Directions to Buckhorn High School from Parkway Place Mall
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaMzEzRWt1UElsUkU/edit?usp=sharing
Driving Directions to Buckhorn High School from Gardendale
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaOEpMcDRtU0dTM00/edit?usp=sharing
*Students should wear their gray band t-shirt and basketball shorts. They can wear thin layers underneath these to stay warm.
*Bring or wear black socks
*Bring or wear band shoes
*Bring your black gloves
*The boosters will provide drinks and snacks after halftime
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| Gardendale High School Band 2013-2014 |
Honeybaked Ham Fundraiser
See the link below for the Honey Baked Ham Gift Card Form.
The form must be returned WITH money by 11/13/2013.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaVEF6N2E1WTdBQ00/edit?usp=sharing
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
October 22, 2013
Gardendale vs. Carver at Gardendale this Friday. This is also senior night. Call time for the band will be 5:30 p.m. Parents of seniors should be at the stadium on the ramp going from the concession stand down to the field by 6:15 p.m. We will line up alphabetically by last name of the student. The band will march into the stadium early this week. After we are in the stands, we will have seniors move over to meet the parents where they will be lined up. The band is usually recognized first because they have to be back in the stands and ready to play the Star Spangled Banner.
This will also be the week that we invite our 8th grade band students to participate in the stands with us at the game. This is a great opportunity for them to see our program and how much our students enjoy the atmosphere of the game. It's a recruiting opportunity for us. We want our band to grow each year and this is a chance to make the 8th graders feel welcome and want to be a part of our organization.
As the weather starts to get colder, students should plan ahead for the games. We do not allow blankets or extra coats in the stands. We want to maintain a uniform look in public settings. Students are allowed to dress in layers underneath the uniform. Of course, these need to be thin layers that will not impede movement.
*Students should wear their gray band t-shirt and basketball shorts. They can wear thin layers underneath these to stay warm.
*Bring or wear black socks
*Bring or wear band shoes
*Bring your black gloves
*The boosters will provide drinks and snacks after halftime so students do not need money
Congratulations to the students for receiving all superior ratings at their competition again this past Saturday. The drum majors, dance team, guard, and band also received best in class awards. The dance team, guard, and band had the highest scores of the day out of the 20 bands at the contest. This is the first time in a long, long time or possibly ever that the band has won the best in class award at both of their competitions in the same year. Congratulations!!!!!!!! Thank you for working hard to make this happen!
We will begin concert band today. I think we are all ready for a change. I have enjoyed the show this year, but it will be nice to hear something besides Grease music. We will begin to look at Christmas music and possible pieces for our concert competition which will be near the beginning of March.
Our chair placement auditions will be coming up in November. Students should be working on that music on their own. The prepared exercise is the first All-State piece. That can be found at the top of the page on this BlogSpot. They can listen to a recording of it if they would like. That link can be found in the post for All-State Podcasts on the BlogSpot as well. If students have any questions or cannot find what they need, they should ask me. In addition to the prepared exercise, they will also have a short sight reading exercise which will account for 10 percent of their score. The other 90 percent will be the prepared exercise. These auditions will count as their pass-off grade for the second nine weeks of the semester. Everyone should play an audition unless they are willing to lose those points.
Next week we will be leaving school at 2:30 p.m. to travel to Buckhorn. We plan to stop at Parkway Place Mall in Huntsville for dinner around 4:00. It is at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Drake Ave. Students will need to bring money for that. They can eat in the food court there. They have the typical food choices for mall food courts. There is also a Piccadilly Cafeteria in the mall where they can eat if they prefer that.
Parkway Place Mall
2801 Memorial Parkway Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801
This will also be the week that we invite our 8th grade band students to participate in the stands with us at the game. This is a great opportunity for them to see our program and how much our students enjoy the atmosphere of the game. It's a recruiting opportunity for us. We want our band to grow each year and this is a chance to make the 8th graders feel welcome and want to be a part of our organization.
As the weather starts to get colder, students should plan ahead for the games. We do not allow blankets or extra coats in the stands. We want to maintain a uniform look in public settings. Students are allowed to dress in layers underneath the uniform. Of course, these need to be thin layers that will not impede movement.
*Students should wear their gray band t-shirt and basketball shorts. They can wear thin layers underneath these to stay warm.
*Bring or wear black socks
*Bring or wear band shoes
*Bring your black gloves
*The boosters will provide drinks and snacks after halftime so students do not need money
Congratulations to the students for receiving all superior ratings at their competition again this past Saturday. The drum majors, dance team, guard, and band also received best in class awards. The dance team, guard, and band had the highest scores of the day out of the 20 bands at the contest. This is the first time in a long, long time or possibly ever that the band has won the best in class award at both of their competitions in the same year. Congratulations!!!!!!!! Thank you for working hard to make this happen!
We will begin concert band today. I think we are all ready for a change. I have enjoyed the show this year, but it will be nice to hear something besides Grease music. We will begin to look at Christmas music and possible pieces for our concert competition which will be near the beginning of March.
Our chair placement auditions will be coming up in November. Students should be working on that music on their own. The prepared exercise is the first All-State piece. That can be found at the top of the page on this BlogSpot. They can listen to a recording of it if they would like. That link can be found in the post for All-State Podcasts on the BlogSpot as well. If students have any questions or cannot find what they need, they should ask me. In addition to the prepared exercise, they will also have a short sight reading exercise which will account for 10 percent of their score. The other 90 percent will be the prepared exercise. These auditions will count as their pass-off grade for the second nine weeks of the semester. Everyone should play an audition unless they are willing to lose those points.
Next week we will be leaving school at 2:30 p.m. to travel to Buckhorn. We plan to stop at Parkway Place Mall in Huntsville for dinner around 4:00. It is at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Drake Ave. Students will need to bring money for that. They can eat in the food court there. They have the typical food choices for mall food courts. There is also a Piccadilly Cafeteria in the mall where they can eat if they prefer that.
Parkway Place Mall
2801 Memorial Parkway Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801
Buckhorn High School
4123 Winchester Road
New Market, AL 35761
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| GHS Band at Hayden Contest 2013 |
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