Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Important Dates
Date Time Event
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Wednesday May 16 9:05am Final Gr7 Band Rehearsal
Thursday May 17th 10:05am Final Gr 8 Band Rehearsal
Thursday May 17th 3:20pm 3rd Last Jazz Band Rehearsal
Tuesday May 22nd 7:30am 2nd Last Concert Band Rehearsal
Wednesday May 23rd 7:00pm WHMS Spring Concert
May 23rd to June 6th --------- Annapolis Valley Honour Choir Auditions
Tuesday May 29th 3:20pm 2nd Last Jazz Band Rehearsal
Wednesday May 30th 2:20pm Jazz Band performs at Spirit Rally
Friday June 1st ------------ Rental Instrument Return Date (Gr7 + Gr 8 Bands)
Friday June 1st 9:05am Summer Music Scholarship Applications Due
Thursday June 7th 3:30pm Final Jazz Rehearsal
Tuesday June 12th 7:30am Final Concert Band Rehearsal
Tuesday June 12th 9:20am Concert + Jazz Bands perform at Gr.5 Orientation
Tuesday June 12th ------------ Rental Instrument and Shirt Return (Jazz + Concert)
Tuesday June 12th 7:00pm Band Parents Association Meeting at WHMS
Busy Times!
Wow, allot of music is being made around here! We’ve had a spring full of musical, personal,
and social growth, not to mention many new memories and experiences. At festival the
Concert Band, Grade 7 Band, and Grade 8 Band all received BRONZE while our Jazz Band
received GOLD!
Thank you to all of the parent, guardian, and student volunteers who have made these events
a success. We have two busy weeks left ahead of us before we start winding down and
preparing for next year.
Spring Concert
Our spring concert is next week. There will be a performance at 2:20 for the school and a
performance at 7:00pm for parents, guardians, and anybody else who wants to come and see
our bands in action! Students are to arrive no later than 6:15 to setup, warm up, and get ready
to go. Dress is black pants, black footwear, and band shirt. Grade 6 Lab Band students (gr 6
students who are taking music next year) should wear their blue WHMS t-shirts.
Practicing
Expectations for practicing have not changed; all students should continue practicing until
their final performance. Students are expected to take ownership of their parts! Please
encourage your kids to come in for extra help if/when they are running into challenges.
Instrument Returns and Summer Use
After the concerts instruments should be taken home for a thorough cleaning and returned to
the school by Thursday June 1st for spring inventory and repairs. Please see
mrreidsite.weebly.com for a review of proper instrument maintenance and cleaning.
Students are encouraged to take their instruments home to play and participate in summer
music activities. To make arrangements a parent or guardian should get in touch with Mr. Reid
“Music is all about transporting people; speaking a language which languages fail to express”
~ A.R.Rahman