CMS Trojan Bands

Good morning,

We have a busy week ahead of us in the band program!

Tuesday: Pre LGPE Concert *Required for all students*

Wednesday: Jazz Band rehearsal until 4:15

Thursday: 6th Grade Field Trip to Woodland High School/LakePoint Station

Pre LGPE Concert: Tuesday, 3/5 @Mabry Arts Center 7th/8th grade only

We are excited to present our next concert this Tuesday at the Mabry Arts Center. We will share the concert with the high school programs and will have guest adjudicators there to give us feedback leading into our Large Group Performance Evaluation late March.

Report time for all students is 5PM.

Wear formal all black
Students are dismissed after their group finishes performing
Concert is free and open to the public

6th Grade Field Trip

Our roster for this Thursday is attached here.

Permission Form here.

I have not added the cash or check payments from the end of the week and will add those in on Monday. Please check beside your name and let me know if you have any questions about anything that is not checked off.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Xander Adams and Brayan Calix Alberto! They participated in the GMEA 2024 All State Band this weekend. Both students began working on their audition material in August with a two-part audition leading to their acceptance into the ensemble. They spent the past few days rehearing at the University of Georgia with students from across the state and performed a concert Sunday afternoon at the Classic Center. Thank you for being leaders in our band program!

Our Jazz band performed spectacularly at both of our Black History Month Assemblies on Friday. Thank you to our students for your hard work and preparation as well as the courage to perform in from of the entire school!

Summer Opportunities

If your student is interested in continuing their musical journey this summer, there are wonderful music camps that are available hosted by some of the universities here in Georgia.

https://www.cobbsummerbandcamp.org/camp-details.html (Day camp at KSU)

https://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/academics/music/community-programs/summer-arts-intensive.php (Brass or percussion focused two day camp at KSU)

https://www.schwobsummermusicfestival.com (Spend the night camp at Columbus State University)

https://ugamusiccamps.weebly.com/music-institute.html (Spend the night camp at the University of Georgia)

Online Store: Open year round!

I am excited to present our online store for CMS Band merchandise that will be open year round. I will post the link each Sunday as a reminder and will let you know if any new items are added. This does not serve as a fundraiser for our band program but it does allow for us to purchase spirit wear to represent our program!

https://ozierproducts.com/CMSBandSpiritWEAR/shop/home

Upcoming Dates:

Pre- L.G.P.E. Concert: March 5th

L.G.P.E. Concert: March 21st

Carowinds Trip: April 12-13

Solo and Ensemble: April 27th

Spring Concert: May 6th

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

Week at a Glance:

Tuesday: Percussion Ensemble until 4:15

Wednesday: Jazz Band until 4:15

Thursday-Saturday: All State Band for Xander Adams and Brayan Calix! Congratulations!

Friday: Jazz Band Black History Month Assembly Performance (itinerary coming soon)

Pre LGPE Concert: Next Tuesday, 3/5

Our students have been working hard on their music for the upcoming Large Group Performance Evaluation Concert on March 21st. In order to better prepare for this, we host and share an annual Pre LGPE concert at the Mabry Arts Center where we hire judges to provide feedback and get a run through performance before LGPE. Please ensure that students wear all black like we did for our Fall concert. Students are dismissed one their band finishes their performance.

Location: Mabry Arts Center

All students report to Mabry Arts Center: 5:00 PM

Concert Band Performance: 6:00 PM

Symphonic Band Performance: 6:30 PM

Wind Ensemble Performance: 7:00 PM

6th Grade Field Trip: March 7th

All 6th graders who would like to attend our field trip to Woodland High School and LakePoint Station must fill out the following form. Chaperones who wish to attend will also fill out the form but will select “Chaperone”.

FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP

Students who earned money towards this trip will see what they owe after submitting the form. If your student did not sell any raffle tickets, their name will not be listed and they must simply pay the full $30 after filling out the form.

We accept cash, checks written to CMS BAND, and payments on our Revtrak site.

All remaining balances must be paid by this Friday, March 1st, as well as the Jotform in order to attend next week.

Raffle Party

Our annual Raffle Party was a huge success! We had over one hundred students earn admission this year! Thank you to everyone who participated in the fundraiser and to all of the parent volunteers that helped out! Please share any photos that you took with me at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net