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Wheaton
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Reminders
& Upcoming Events
May 25 -
Monday – Memorial Day Wheaton
Memorial Day Parade ·
9:15 am – drop off at NW Corner of Memorial
Park (Wheaton Ave and Union Ave) ·
10:45 am – Pickup at Edison MS (we
strongly suggest parking a few blocks away, as there is a huge amount of
traffic around Edison after the parade) ·
Notes: Please leave all instrument cases in the car. Students should wear their red band
shirt, black pants, black socks, and black shoes. DrumLine – Mr Blazek will have
your shirts!!! DrumLine should
wear khaki shorts and the new DrumLine shirt which Mr Blazek will issue on
Monday. May 27
– Wednesday 18th
Annual Band Awards & Spring Concert ·
Who: 6th Grade Cadet & 7th/8th
Grade Concert Bands ·
When: 6:30 pm Awards; 7:30 pm Concert ·
Where: MMS Commons, then the Gymnasium for the
concert ·
Notes: We are asking each family to bring
"finger food" to serve a dozen people. Veggies and dip, cookies, brownies,
etc for the evening's festivities.
Please drop the food off at the food table area near the auditorium. |
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Notes of Interest ·
We
were very proud to have had all three bands: Concert, A-Jazz, and B-Jazz participating
in the IGSMA state contests this year.
GO EAGLES!!! ·
Band
study music and tracks are listed in “Listening n’
Learning” (above, right).
Click on the links for MP3s of these tracks. Check out the following sites for
sheet music options: |
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Schedule 2008-2009 schedule at a glance |
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Sights |
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Listening n’ Learning Click on the links for tracks : 6th Grade Cadet Band: o
Calypso Bay (Loest) o
Pirates of the Caribbean (Sweeney) 7th/8th Grade Concert Band: o
Great Locomotive Chase (Smith) o
Quad City Stomp (Sweeney) B Jazz Band: o
Bad Attitude (Sweeney) o
Autumn Twilight (Neeck) o
Oye Dude (Lopez) A-Jazz Band: o
Blue Rondo a la Turk (Brubek) o
Wah, Wah (Roh) o
Get it On (Chase) |
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Bulletin Board · Private music instruction options: |
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Contacts ·
Robert Blazek – ·
Susanne Wong –
Band/Parent Liason ·
Additional
Band/Parent Chairs |
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Links ·
Community School District 200 ·
Wheaton North High School Band ·
Wheaton-Warrenville South High School Band ·
Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage ·
Quinlan & Fabish Music Company |