We JUST found out that the City of Alpharetta will not let us begin rehearsal until 7am (noise ordenance). Mr. Fisher and I will still be at Verizon at 6:30am, but we will not begin until 7AM. NO NEED to show up before 6:30am. Pass the word! See you in the AM - THANKS! MJW
ATTENTION LEADERSHIP TEAM: Monday and Tuesday will be training with Mr. Feritto. It will begin at 8am for Drum Majors and Band Captains, 9am for everyone else. DO NOT BE LATE. Bring a mid-morning snack for both Monday and Tuesday. Lunch will be served both days. Monday will end at 4:30 for everyone except Drum Majors, who will go until 5:30pm. Tuesday will begin at 8:30 for everyone and finish at 4:30pm. Please download and complete your second personal strength inventory and Post-leader Candidate info form. Bring completed forms Monday morning. Returning leaders, don’t forget your white workbook!
IMPORTANT: First-year leaders bring a roll of nickels; second year leaders a roll of dimes; and third year leaders a roll of quarters. DO NOT FORGET. Explanation Monday. Proceeds will go to the music fund!
Wednesday will begin at 8am and conclude at 12 noon. Be sure you invite your section and your band friends; its only $35 per person for non leadership and will make our band that much better!! Remember - Scott Lang never starts late and is always excited - - so be on time!
The final day for tuxedo turn in will be Wednesday May 9, 2012, after school (4pm). Please be sure they have been dry cleaned and in bags, and labeled with your name.
The Tri-M sponsored chamber concert scheduled for Tuesday May 15th has been postponed until next October. The date is TBA!
Parents and Students: Want the AHS Band calendar to sync with your cool new iPhone / iPad calendar? It can be easily done. This is an EASY way to stay informed and up to date on band events. It does not override anything you personally add. It simply adds Band events from our website calendar to your personal calendar.
Open your computer: go to iCalendar app, clinck on the Calendar button at top, and click on the first item in the dropdown menu (subscribe). This is under settings, “add account,” “other,” “add subscribed calendar” on our iPhone and iPad. You will get an open window asking for a URL to subscribe to. Copy this link and past into that window: https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/walshmi1%40comcast.net/public/basic.ics
All Band events will now be added to your iPhone or iPad! Of course you can manage events as you’d like, but you will stay up to date as events are added and modified.
DROID USER (like me)? You have google calendars on your phone already. simply go to your settings menu on your DROID, accounts and sync, then at the bottom “Add account”, sign in, then add raiderbandman@gmail.com This will get you the Band website calendar events to your google calendar!
The Festival Disney performances went well! The Symphonic Band earned an EXCELLENT rating and the Wind Ensemble earned a SUPERIOR rating, earning the second highest score out of 30 bands. We are PROUD of our AHS Bands!!
The AHS Full Symphony has been invited to the 66th annual International Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Il. This is the most prestigious clinic of its kind in the world. The clinic will take place in December 2012 (actual clinic is the 19th - 22nd) and will involve a significant number of Wind Ensemble members! There will be an audition process for the 2012-13 Symphony wind and percussion positions. More details to follow - stay tuned!
The placement audition etudes for the 2012-13 school year are available for download NOW!
Click the “Music” page button at the top of this website. Once you are on music page, scroll to the bottom and download the appropriate etude. The window for auditions will be the week of April 9-13, 2012 (4-weeks from now, the week after spring break). Cameras will be set up the entire week. If you are currently in middle school, a camera set up along with recording instructions will be made available to you for audition.
ALL 12 major scales will be required to be played prior to the etude. Credit always give for successful extra octaves.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL: You should prepare all scales for this audition. Keep in mind that redit is given for extra octaves. The purpose of this audition is so that we can get an idea about your current music skills on your instrument. While the audition is NOT required to get into our program, it will determine which ensemble you are placed in. ALL 3 concert ensembles combine to form the marching band - everyone can be in marching band, even without audition! Ability is what separates our 3 concert ensembles. The etude is optional for placement into Symphonic Band II, required if you are auditioning for either Symphonic Band I or Wind Ensemble.
QUESTIONS? Email Mr. Walsh. Students, please cc your parents when corresponding.
Here are the current Band Booster Bylaws and the proposed Bylaw changes for you to download and read. If you have any questions after you read the document changes please contact Booster President Dave Longacre.
For the third consecutive year all 3 concert ensembles - Symphonic Band 1, Symphonic Band 2, and Wind Ensemble - earned solid SUPERIOR ratings at the annual Georgia Music Educators District 5 Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) hosted at Mays HS. We are very proud of our students for their great performances!