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Colorado Honor Band
Colorado Honor Band has had a long and distinguished history. Our instrumental
ensembles have been in existence in the metropolitan area since 1953 and have
established a reputation for excellence over the past 63 years. The Colorado Hon-
or Band Association has alumni who now are playing in leading symphonies across
the country, community adult bands in the Colorado area, professional jazz groups
and rock bands, working for financial institutions, attending universities, teaching
at universities, working as engineers, and donating their time back to their commu-
nities. Over the past 63 years, our ensembles have performed at International Mu-sic Festivals, World's Fairs, the Colorado Music Educators Association Convention,
and numerous concerts and parades in the Denver Metro Area. Our staff mem-
bers have been nominated to state-level positions and have sponsored festivals in
their respective school districts.
Private instrumental teachers, the Home School Association, and many public
school teachers rank the Colorado Honor Band as one of the best community op-
portunities for young students. We encourage individual achievement and pro-gress, provide experiences through travel, and advocate responsibilities and lead-
ership to aid growth and development. Music is a vital means by which to reach a
universal goal: to enrich one’s life. The directors are supported by a staff of pro-
fessional musicians, teachers, and returning alumni.
95% OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS GO ON TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH 87% RECEIVING
SCHOLARSHIPS.
Board of Directors
President: Mary Maguire
Vice President: Terrie Thaler
Secretary: Diana Carroll
Treasurer: Roberta Herbertson
Board Members: Julie Kalu,
Hillary King, Elaine Musick, Brad Pelsue, Adrian Sak
Student Board Members: Rachel Erickson, Ellie Fajer, & Allison Phillips
Being a Board Member
The CHBA Board of Directors is committed to providing a strong future for
Colorado Honor Band Association. Meeting monthly, Board members work
together to rally community support, strengthen the CHBA family of past
and present student members, and make decisions that will preserve
CHBA’s structural and financial stability.
If you know someone who has a heart for youth instrumental music pro-
grams, a desire to be a part of a nonprofit organization, and would be in-
terested in joining our Board of Directors, please contact our office. Unfortu-
nately, current parents cannot join the board.
Student Board Members
Each year, students apply and interview for the opportunity to be a part of
our Board. The students chosen attend board meetings, assist with events
and fundraisers, and form a valuable connection between the Board and
the students.
Administrative Staff
Carol Wolff —Executive Director, [email protected]
Hannah Lambrecht — Administrative Assistant,
Anna Caldwell — Bookeeper, [email protected]
Josh Kniss — Facility/Instrument Manager
Artistic Staff
(Staff emails are posted on the website)
Susan L. Smith — Program Director, [email protected]
Steve Asheim — Trumpet, Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Jayne Copland — Flutes
Heather Davis — Personnel Manager, Clarinets
Jim Donaldson — Trumpets, Brass Ensemble
Nina Esch — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Keith Ewer — Percussion, Pop/Rock Musical Director, Staging
Keith Farmer — Symphony Winds Musical Director
Sharon Gayley — Low Brass, Sectional Staff
Teresa Harvey — French Horns
Gary Hoffman —Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Jen Horn — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Barbara Kuzera — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Steve Martin — Advanced Band Musical Director
Glenn Nitta — Saxophones, Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Martha O’Connor — Satellite Center Director
Orlando Otis — Symphony Winds Musical Director
David Sheehan — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Wes Showalter — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Lindsay Smith — Sectional Staff
Mike Snell — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Sarah Starbuck — Beginning and Intermediate Musical Director
Laura Tribby — Sectional Staff
Zach Vaughan — Flute Teacher, Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Michael Vigliotti — Double Reeds
Curt Waibel — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Alyssa Zawack — Satellite Center Lead Teacher
Concert Attire
Beginning and Intermediate Bands
Girls and Boys
Blue T-Shirt with CHBA Logo
Black pants or skirt
Black socks
Black shoes – (no tennis shoes)
Advanced Band
Girls Boys
White dress blouse White dress shirt
Black floor-length shirt Black dress pants
Or black dress pants Black socks & Black shoes
Black socks/nylons/Black shoes
Symphony Winds
Girls Boys
Black ankle-length dress White Tux shirt
or black dress pants Black bow tie
or skirt with black top Black dress pants
Black socks/nylons Black shoes & socks
Black shoes
Summer Winds
Girls and Boys
Red Polo Shirt with CHBA Logo, Black pants or skirt,
Black socks, black shoes – (no tennis shoes)
TUITION
Costs vary accordingly to your students' participation, however it is cheaper by the
dozen.
For more details visit our website:
https://cohonorband.org/best-music-program/affordable-music-program/
Please also be sure to update all your information with us if it changes!
Dues are payable on or before the 10th of the first month of each semester. Please drop
your envelope in the mail, return it to one of the teachers at your center, pay online through
our website, or bring it to the main office at Historic Grant Avenue. After the 10th of the
month, the unpaid balance will be assessed a 20% late fee unless you communicate with
us! We want to help you as much as we can!
Monthly Band Billing
Near the end of each month, you can expect to receive a billing statement from Colorado
Honor Band. If you have a balance you will receive a bill one month in advance (i.e. you will
receive your February statement at the end of January). Even if you have paid for the semes-
ters tuition you may accumulate a balance.
Upon completion of a given method book or theory book, a student may ask a staff member
or pay a visit to our office upstairs at our Grant Avenue location, and we will provide the next
required book. If we do not receive payment at that time, we will simply bill your account.
We use a computerized billing program to process and email individualized monthly
statements for all members. We also send out email notices from time to time. Please
insure that we have a current email address for you at all times, or you will not receive
all the Colorado Honor Band information you need. If you do not have access to
email, we will put our communications to you in the mail. Please indicate in the ap-
propriate fields on your registration form how you would prefer to receive your monthly
statements and newsletters.
Monthly Band Notes
We send this out in the middle of the month. It has friendly reminders and upcoming
calendar dates. It is to your benefit to read it. We also post it on the website in the
Member Portal section. If you do not receive it from us please tell us because we may
not have a correct email for you, please update your information if this is true.
Program Events
WEEKLY REHEARSALS
Each of CHBA ensembles holds weekly rehearsals year-round. Students in Beginning
and Intermediate Bands may choose to attend any or all of the our weekly classes,
depending on your schedule, at no extra cost to you.
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
These music intensives include full-band and sectional rehearsals for all ensembles.
Students refine their performance pieces and have an opportunity to socialize and
meet new people. These workshops are particularly important for Beginning and In-
termediate Band students from our various rehearsal centers to play as complete
ensembles.
COMBINED REHEARSALS
These special pre-concert rehearsals are scheduled for Beginning Band and Inter-
mediate Band members only. Like the workshops, these crucial rehearsals bring to-
gether the members of our different rehearsal centers so that they may learn to
play as a full group with their peers in preparation for the Winter, Spring, and Sum-
mer Concerts. These rehearsals meet at our Historic Grant Avenue location.
CONCERTS
Each semester concludes with a concert where all bands will have a chance to
perform. Students learn proper performance etiquette and develop the pride and
self-respect that comes with working hard to produce excellence as an individual
and as a member of a group. Beginning band students must have completed les-
son 6 in order to perform in the winter concert. This is also a great opportunity for
younger students to hear the progression of abilities and their possibilities. We under-
stand that you are busy and that these concerts can be long. However, please
make an effort to stay for the whole concert as it builds community among the
groups. In addition to the two indoor concerts during the school year, CHBA also
hosts an annual Summer Concert Series in the local parks of the Denver-
metropolitan area.
Contact Information
Questions? Please ask! We would rather solve a small issue vs. a big one.
All staff members’ email addresses are posted on the website.
Please keep your emails, addresses, and phone numbers updated.
Staff Concerns/Student Policy: Susan Smith: [email protected]
General Information: Carol Wolff: [email protected]
Hannah Lambrecht: [email protected]
Please join our new communication choice...messages via text!
Visit remind.com to learn more.
To receive messages via text, your code is:
Beginning/Intermediate Band: TEXT @9fe3874 to 81010
Advanced Band: TEXT @9fe387 to 81010
Symphony Winds: TEXT @b7cb4f to 81010
General Information
Student Absence
Parents must call the main office or leave us an email. You do not need to make up a reason.
We have you call so that we know, that you know the student is not at band. If we do not re-
ceive a phone call, students in the Advanced Band and Symphony Winds will lose their chair
after 3 unreported absences.
Student Registration Forms Our Registration form is on our website at: http://cohonorband.org/join/registration. Please fill
out a form for each student that joins our program. We use some of the information on the form
for grants. You only have to complete one per child; however, please keep us informed of any
updates on your information.
Leave of Absence If for any reason you have a conflict and need to be gone for a month or more, please let us
know ahead of time. Terms are September–January, February–May, and June–August. If you do
not let us know ahead of time in writing, you will still be responsible for the monthly dues. Please
put all billing absences and billing questions in writing. The bookkeeper has no idea about your
student’s participation, and sometimes such information is not directly communicated among
staff.
Withdrawal If you wish to discontinue participation with Colorado Honor Band, please send us an email or, if
you receive a hard copy of your bill, write a message on your billing sheet. Please put it in WRIT-
ING. (Hard copy or email)
CLASS LOCATIONS Times can be found on our website: cohonorband.org
Beginning and Intermediate Bands
Historic Grant Ave.
216 S. Grant St.
Denver, CO 80209
Rocky Top Middle School
14150 York St.
Thornton, CO 80602
Moody Elementary
6390 S. Windermere St.
Littleton, CO 80120
Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran School
8997 W. 88th Ave.
Westminster. CO 80021
Carson Elementary School
5420 East 1st. Ave.
Denver, CO 80220
Lutheran Church of the
Holy Spirit
6400 S. University Blvd
Centennial, CO 80121
Franklin Elementary School
1603 E. Euclid Ave.
Littleton, CO 80120
Denver School of the Arts
7111 Montview Blvd.
Denver, CO 80220
Doull Elementary
2520 S Utica St
Denver, CO 80219
Beach Court Elementary
4950 Beach Ct
Denver, CO 80221
Steele Elementary
320 S Marion Pkwy
Denver, CO 80209
Advanced Band,
Symphony Winds, and
Pop/Rock Ensemble
Historic Grant Ave.
216 S. Grant St.
Denver, CO 80209
Class cancellations or changes will be posted on our website
and emailed. If schools are cancelled, we will not have class.
CHBA Curriculum
ACHIEVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
CHBA is a 4-tiered program, with an appropriate band for any young musician’s
ability level. Students may graduate to each successive level upon completion of
the appropriate achievement requirements. All requirements are detailed in the
CHBA Achievement Requirements Booklet which students will receive in January.
METHOD BOOKS
Students learn to recognize music notation and rhythmic patterns, and they devel-
op in technique and understanding of musical stylization. Method book pages, or
“lessons,” may be performed for approval by staff members on a weekly basis in
fulfillment of participation expectations as well as a student’s completion of
achievement requirements. Specific books used for each instrument are listed in
the Achievement Requirements Booklet. It is the students responsibility to let the
staff know they have a lesson ready to play.
MASTER THEORY BOOKS
This 6-book series introduces the basic music theory behind musical form and com-
position. Students learn how to read bass and treble clef, to count rhythms, to build
musical scales and chords, and to both analyze and compose music. Theory
books with completed lessons may be turned in for grading by staff members on a
regular basis in fulfillment of participation expectations and a student’s completion
of achievement requirements. Each page containing errors must be corrected by
the student until it is 100% correct. Students will receive this book with the Achieve-
ment Requirements Booklet in January.
STUDENT-TO-STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM
This voluntary mentoring program is open to students in Symphony Winds who are
pursuing the High Honors achievement level in the CHBA curriculum. These stu-
dents must be observed to be good role models and demonstrate leadership and
a dedication to excellence. Mentors are invited to the weekly rehearsal centers to
provide one-on-one music coaching to Beginning and Intermediate Band students.
Please also be sure to update all your information with us if it changes!
Money in your student’s account
Participate in one or more of the following fundraisers:
World’s Finest Chocolate Candy Bars
The selling price is $1.00 per bar; you get $.45 credit per $1.00 sold. There are 60
bars in a case. We have chocolate available right now. Please stop by to get a box!
King Soopers Cards
Purchase your reloadable $5 card, and begin earning a 3% rebate when you shop!
Add money to your card at the register before you check out and use it just like
cash. Your card MUST be purchased through CHBA. Order your cards by emailing
[email protected] or calling the office at 303-778-6693!
The Colorado Honor Band provides fund raising to benefit its members. These activ-
ities are designed to help the individual participants directly. These funds may be
used for any CHBA band activity. We will not buy an instrument, transfer credits to
anyone else, nor may you use the credits to buy a Fund Raising item. If you leave
CHBA and still have credits they will be automatically given back to CHBA.
SUMMER BAND
Summer Intermediate Bands All students in Beginning Band become Intermediates
Mondays—Historic Grant Avenue – 216 S. Grant—5:00-6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays—Shepherd of the Valley — 8997 W. 88th Ave. 4:00-5:30
Wednesdays – Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit – 6400 S. University 4:00-5:30p.m.
Summer Winds This band includes All Students in Advanced Band, & Symphony Winds
Mondays - Historic Grant Avenue - 216 S. Grant, Denver 6:30-8:30 p.m
Begins the first week after our Spring Concert for ALL Bands
Summer Camp
June 4-8 2017
An event not to be missed! This 5-day overnight camp is a priceless opportunity for students
to create lifetime friendships, to make huge strides as musicians, and to have a fabulous
overall experience. Camp includes a full schedule of daily rehearsals sectionals, daily use
of the campus recreation center, three meals a day in a campus cafeteria, and supervision
by CHBA Directors and a staff of CHBA alumni counselors.
Full camp payment and forms are due by May 1, 2017! Payment arrangements can begin
anytime, please contact Anna Caldwell. Forms can be found on our website.
Summer Concerts
Summer Winds
There will be 5 or 6 concerts between June and August in the Denver-Metro area parks /
outside venues. These concerts include collaborations with the Denver Municipal Band,
Colorado Wind Ensemble, Denver Brass, and Denver Concert Band.
Summer Intermediates
Summer Intermediates perform one concert at the end of the summer.
Recordings
“Hidden Treasures Audio” record our Winter, Spring, and Summer Camp Concerts. You
may order the day of the concert or submit an order form at: hiddentreasuresaudio.com
Travel
CHBA travels every 3 years. Participating in the CHBA Trip Band is a wonderful way to see the
world while sharing your musical talents with the people in other communities. Students must be
in at least Advanced Band to participate in our Summer Band Tours. Domestic Travel students
need to be going into the 7th grade, while International Travel students need to be going into
the 8th grade. Costs: Vary Accordingly.
Past Tours
2010 -- New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC
2013 -- England and Scotland
2016 -- Eastern Europe
Scrip Program
Buy gift cards to your favorite stores and get money into your credit ac-
counts!
Great Lakes Scrip Company contracts with hundreds of retailers to sell their gift cards. They, in turn, sell them to non
-profit organizations, such as CHBA. We buy these gift cards AT FACE VALUE and REDEEM THEM AT FACE VALUE.
Each retailer offers a certain percentage ‘rebate’ (from 2% to 16%). This is where our earned money is collected
into our individual accounts. CHBA will be splitting the percentages earned in an 60-40 split. Your individual ac-
count will receive 60%. CHBA will receive 40% due to the shipping/handling costs of the cards and the banking
expenses.
Contact Nicole Sheeran [email protected] with any questions.
Your contribution will help us to continue to offer programming for all students, offer
scholarships for those students who would not otherwise be able to participate and main-
tain high quality staff. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
1. Log onto www.shopwithscrip.com
2. Go to the register button, top of page
3. Click on Join a Scrip Program
4. Put in the enrollment code: 7D94584318L13, click on register.
5. Create a password by following their instructions, and then write it down for your information.
6. Enter all of your account information and click on register
7. Fill in your banking information. Presto Pay will deposit a small amount of money in your account
to verify that your information is correct.
8. In 48 hours you should be able to see if the deposits have been made (there will be 2 of them)
9. Return to www.shopwithscrip.com and Log in, top of page
10. Type in the amount of the deposit without the decimal point
11. Then GL Scrip company will send you an email message that contains instruction and a unique
approval code.
12. Send an email to [email protected] and she will enter your code into the CHBA ac-
count information
13. Once you have been notified by email you may begin shopping.