Stony Point HS Tiger Band

Welcome, 2008 - 2009 Tiger Band members!
We know that everyone’s on the move this summer, but please keep the following dates in mind. Remember - if you ar going to miss a rehearsal, please email Mr. Sedatole at brian_sedatole@roundrockisd.org

Have a gr-r-r-r-reat summer!

JUNE

June 3-4, 9 am - 3 pm
Percussion Camp #1 (mandatory for all marching percussion)

June 7, from 10 am - 12 pm
Squad Leader Meeting (mandatory for all squad leaders)

June 9-13, from 8 am - 12 pm
Welcome Week (mandatory for all band members)

June 24, from 6 - 8 pm
Wind Rehearsal #1 (not required, but encouraged for all wind players)

JULY

July 7-8, from 9 am - 3 pm
Percussion Camp #2 (mandatory for all marching percussion)

July 8 - 12
George M. Parks Drum Major Camp (mandatory for all drum majors)

July 22, from 6-8 pm
Wind Rehearsal #2 (not required, but encouraged for all wind players)

July 22-24, from 9 am - 3 pm
Percussion Camp #3 (mandatory for all marching percussion)

July 31 - August 2
Leadership Camp (mandatory for all elected and appointed officers)

AUGUST

August 4
Summer Band begins (every day, Monday - Friday through August 22; mandatory for all band members)

As we now concentrate on our concert music during the spring semester, many of the weekly announcements will be ensemble specific. Please check your email for the Weekly Updates from your child’s director. If you have not been receiving updates via email and would like to be included on the “mailing list”, please email your child’s director directly. We will continue to post general updates and announcements here on the front page. Thanks for your patience.

Wind Ensemble - Brian Sedatole
brian_sedatole@roundrockisd.org

Symphonic Band - Matt Greene
matt_greene@roundrockisd.org

Concert Band & Jazz Ensemble - Cathy Benford
cathy_benford@roundrockisd.org

Hello, Tiger Band families!

Is it just me or is this year literally flying by?! I can’t believe it’s already November and the week of our last district game! And how about those TIGERS?!! District Champions - WOO-HOO!! What an awesome year for Stony Point - and it’s far from over! As of now, the “5ATexasFootball.com” website is predicting that our first play-off game will be against Bryan High School, whose current record is 4 wins/4 losses. With that competition (compared to our 7 wins/1 loss), it looks as if we’ll be playing at least into the Thanksgiving holidays. Remember, play-off games are single-elimination, meaning when we lose, we’re done. As I stated in an earlier email, we won’t know any specifics about any play-off game until the week of the play-off game. But I promise that as soon as information is made available, we will let you know. Here are your reminders for this week:

Sunday, 11/4: Daylight Saving Time ends - don’t for get to set your clocks back one hour! z-z-z-z-z-z-z

Monday, 11/5: VERY IMPORTANT Band Booster Meeting at 7:00 pm in the bandhall. We are going to be discussing and voting on an opportunity that could affect our band for years to come. Please attend this meeting (especially sophomore/freshman parents) at 7:00 pm in the SPHS Band Hall. (Executive Officers will convene at 5:30 pm in the Ensemble Room.)

Tuesday, 11/6: SPHS Symphony Orchestra Winds will rehearse in the SPHS Band Hall from 4:30 - 6:00 pm.

Wednesday, 11/7: No before or after-school activities scheduled.

Thursday, 11/8: Full Band Rehearsal from 7:30 - 8:30 am (a change from the published calendar time) Note: anyone missing this rehearsal without obtaining prior approval from a director (with the exception of an excused school absence) will not be allowed to attend Friday’s game. Bb Clarinet Parents work Concessions at SPHS Stadium beginning at 4:15 pm (please see attached concessions memo). “SOUTH PACIFIC” Pit Orchestra will rehearse from 4:30 - 6:30 pm in the SPHS Band Hall. The “Region Jazz Clinic” printed on your calendar does not involve any SPHS students.

Friday, 11/9:
* Wind Ensemble performs today at Berkman Elementary’s Veteran’s Day Celebration at 9:00 am. Please print, read, sign and return the attached permission form by Thursday.
* This is the final day of grades for the 2nd Six-Weeks. Report Cards will be distributed in next week’s advisory class.
* SPHS vs. Westwood - this is our last district HOME game, so we’re at Tiger/Dragon Stadium. Kids need to wear their show shirts to school today. We will have a Pep Rally and, if eligible, students will miss their 4th Block class. We will follow our normal after-school game day schedule. Tonight’s meal is Schlotsky’s.
* Trumpet Parents (HOME Side) and Percussion Parents (VISITOR Side) work Concessions at Tiger/Dragon Stadium beginning at 6:15 pm (please see attached concessions memo). This should be a huge night for concessions, so any and all parents willing to work (regardless of your student’s section) are welcome!
*Tonight is Senior Recognition Night! Senior Parents: please read the attached instruction letter from Mrs. Sharp!

Saturday, 11/10:
* UT Fundraiser (If you are signed up to work, please see the attached memo.) If you signed up to work, but are now unavailable, please contact Mr. Sedatole asap!
* Basketball Scrimmage Game Concessions from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm - if you would like to work (students), please sign-up with M. J. Angulo;
* Region Orchestra Auditions - those students who signed up to attend these auditions, please see the attached memo.

Region Band Auditions Entry: if you would like to auditions for District Band on November 30, please sign-up with your band director no later than this Wednesday, November 7th (this is a calendar change). Note: these auditions are mandatory for Wind Ensemble members and highly encouraged for Symphonic and Concert Band members. Everyone who attends will receive a point towards earning their letter jacket. The entry fee is paid by the SPHS Band office, but if you enter and DNA (do not appear) on audition day, the entry fee will be deducted from your account.

Next Week At-A-Glance In Advance
* Sunday, 11/11 - Veteran’s Day: THANK YOU to all of our Tiger Band Parents who have served in the US Armed Forces!
* Monday, 11/12 - Calendar Clarification: “Region Jazz Clinic/Concert” does not involve any SPHS students.
* Tuesday, 11/13 - SPHS Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal from 4:30 - 6:00 pm; “Region Jazz Clinic/Concert” does not involve any SPHS students.
* Thursday, 11/15 - Region Orchestra Clinic at the Georgetown ISD PAC; Playoff-Game?? Stay tuned for more information . . .
* Friday, 11/16 - Region Orchestra Clinic at the Georgetown ISD PAC; Annual Tiger Band Lock-In ??? Playoff-Game?? Stay tuned for more information . . .
* Saturday, 11/17 - Region Orchestra Clinic/Concert at the Georgetown ISD PAC; Playoff-Game?? Stay tuned for more information . . .
* Sunday, 11/18 - De-Installation of Semi-Permanent Seats at UT Stadium. We’ll need about 70 - 100 volunteers for this LAST UT fundraiser. We will begin at 2:00 pm and transportation will be provided. If you and/or any members of your family would like to work, please sign up in Mr. Sedatole’s office.

Have a gr-r-r-r-reat week Tiger Band!

Happy Halloween, Tiger Band families!

Well, for all practical purposes, it looks like we are probably going into football play-offs - GO TIGERS!! The play-off games information will be given out weekly, as we don’t receive it until Monday or Tuesday the week of the game. I’m not sure how this will affect our annual Tiger Band Lock-In, but I’m working closely with Band President Lindsey Runyan and we have some contingency plans in place, just in case we have to reschedule due to a football game. Here are your reminders for this week:

Monday, 10/29 - No before or after school activities.

Tuesday, 10/30 - Auditions for the 2008 SPHS musical, “South Pacific” (actors & actresses only - not pit orchestra) 4:30 pm beginning in the band hall.

Wednesday, 10/31 - Happy Halloween! No before or after school activities. Enjoy your evening, but please be safe.

Thursday, 11/1 - Full Band Rehearsal 7:30 - 8:30 am (note the new, user-friendly time!); 2nd Six-Weeks Progress Reports should go home during Advisory Period today - please ask your student for theirs! Flute Parents work Concessions at SPHS Stadium beginning at 4:15 pm (please see attached concessions memo). Solo & Ensemble Selection Night, 5:00 - 8:00 pm at the SPHS Band Hall. Southern Music Company will be here with their entire stock of solos and ensembles. If you are planning on playing a solo this year, this is your opportunity to browse through their selection and find the right one for you! Directors will be here to help you. Southern Music will accept payment in cash, credit or check!

Friday, 11/2 -SPHS vs. Georgetown - this is an AWAY game (directions attached). We’re at Georgetown Eagle Stadium. Kids need to wear their show shirts to school today. We will follow our normal after-school game day schedule. Tonight’s meal is a tex-mex fiesta: two (2) cheese enchiladas, rice, beans & drink.

At A Glance In Advance

Sunday, 11/4 - Daylight Saving Time ends - set your clocks BACK one hour (remember: “Spring ahead, Fall back”)

Monday, 11/5 - VERY IMPORTANT Band Booster Meeting!! Please plan to attend in the bandhall at 7:00 pm (Executive Officer Meeting at 5:30 pm)

Thursday, 11/8 - Full Band Rehearsal, 7:30 - 8:30 am

Friday, 11/9 - Wind Ensemble performs at Berkman Elementary, SPHS vs. Westwood (Senior Recognition Night)

Saturday, 11/10 - Region Orchestra Auditions at Westwood High School and the last UT Fundraiser

Thanks and have a gr-r-r-reat week, Tiger Band!

Hello, Tiger Band families!

Well - this is it! The week that we’ve worked for since August. The show has come a long way, but we’ve still got some things to fix to get that 1st Division! Before we get to our reminders, we have a few people to thank:

The parent helpers at SP9 concessions were awesome this past week. We actually had 3 games: Freshman White, Freshman Gold and Freshman Blue, the first starting at 4:00, so it made for a very long evening. Thanks to all the trumpet/low reed parents who helped! A few parents stayed for all 3 games! Our profits were about $1400 and we closed after right after halftime on the third game because we were completely out of just about everything! You guys ROCK!

Thanks to our brave parent chaperones, concession and merchandise workers who volunteered to work at the Homecoming Game! The stadium was packed! We couldn’t have done it without you! Concessions made a killing and there were no issues with the band students. Thank you so much!

Thanks to all the parents who worked at the Central Texas Marching Showcase! It was a great day because of YOU! I know it was a very long day, but hopefully it will make you feel better to know that the Boosters profited over $10,000!! Woo-hoo! Special thanks must go to our hard-working event organizers: Jackie Mires, Olivia Generali, Lori Clyde and Fred Cartmill! All of the bands in attendance were talking about what a wonderful experience it was and most wanted to be sure we were doing it again next year! OH, if you accidentally went home with your lanyard and I.D. badge, would you please return them to the band office. They are actually quite expensive and we want to recycle them as many years as we can!

Due to the fact that we are trying to clean our show and making changes everyday, it is imperative that your student attend each rehearsal this week! O.k., on to our reminders:

Monday, October 15 - Full Band Rehearsal from 4:30 to 7:00 pm

Tuesday, October 16 - Full Band Rehearsal from 7:00 - 8:30 am

Wednesday, October 17 - Full Band Rehearsal from 7:00 - 8:30 am (Mr. Babbitt will be here to clinic.)

Thursday, October 18 - Full Band Rehearsal from 7:00 - 8:30 am Pit & Low Brass (Euphonium and Tuba) Parents work Concessions at SPHS Stadium beginning at 4:15 pm (please see attached concessions memo).

Friday, October 19 - SPHS vs. Leander - we’re at A.C. Bible Stadium (directions attached). Kids need to wear their show shirts to school today. We will follow our normal after-school game day schedule. Today is also the deadline to sing up for Region Orchestra Auditions (these auditions are for all instruments except bass clarinet, saxophone and euphonium). Please sign-up on the legal pad in Mr. Sedatole’s office no later than this afternoon.

Saturday, October 20 - It is a tradition in the SPHS Tiger Band that the band parents decorate their student’s locker for UIL Marching Contest. The bandhall will be open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - please come decorate your student’s locker before our rehearsal. We can even open the locker and allow you to place a small gift or good luck token inside. Please refrain from leaving gum, candy or food of any kind - we don’t want to attract pests of any kind. REGION 26 UIL MARCHING CONTEST at RRISD Athletic Complex (schedule is attached). Admission for spectators is $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.

Monday, October 22 - RRISD Festival of Bands at RRISD Athletic Complex (schedule is attached)

We now have Festival of Bands Tickets in the band office. The University of Texas Longhorn Band will be our guest at this awesome night of marching and music. Please print and complete the attached form, send it to Ms. Benford through your student and she will send the tickets back to you. You may check out a number of tickets to sell, or just pay for tickets for your family. Remember - our band only receives a percentage of the profits of tickets we sell through our office, so please buy all of your tickets here! We don’t get a penny from tickets sold at the gates! Note from Ms. Benford: if you send money with your student to buy tickets from me on Monday, you’ll have to come here to pick them up since the kids won’t be going home before the festival!

Don’t forget to order pictures of your student in the Central Texas Marching Showcase performance from MV Productions. Pictures can be viewed at
www.mvproductions.morephotos.com until the end of December. All purchases benefit the SPHS Band Boosters.

I am sorry to say that we didn’t receive enough orders via email to make it practical for the band parents to reorder another 36 show shirts. I do apologize to those of you who were unable to purchase on this year. We based our order this year on the number of shirts we ordered last year - I think we were blindsided by the number of parents and supporters that wanted shirts (I think the awesome graphic had something to do with it). I promise that we will do a better job in predicting sizes for next year’s order and we’ll be sure to have plenty for everyone.

As you are shopping for groceries this weekend, please put a bag of individually wrapped Halloween candy on your grocery list. Our band officers will be asking you for it next week as we start to put together “goody bags” to be given to the kids at the football game on the week of Halloween. Every student who wants to participate will be required to turn in one bag of candy (no gum, please). You’ll also have the opportunity to order a “Ghostwriter” for your student! More info on that next week!

Thanks for your support and have a gr-r-r-reat week, Tiger Band!

Brian Sedatole, Director
Stony Point High School Band
1801 Bowman
Round Rock, TX 78664
brian_sedatole@roundrockisd.org
512-428-7184/fax: 512-428-7846

“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” -Beethoven