December 6, 2009

Volume 1, Issue 1

FM Band Department

***Jazz I Rehearsal = every Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 7:20 am

***Jazz II Rehearsal = every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday @ 7:20 am

Monday, December 7th = Band Concession Stand

Tuesday, December 8th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm

Friday, December 11th = End of the Food Drive

Saturday, December 12th = Tuba Christmas

Monday, December 14th = 7:00-8:00 pm Full Show Band Rehearsal

Band Concession Stand

Thursday, December 17th = 7:00-8:00 pm Full Show Band Rehearsal

Band Concession Stand

Friday, December 18th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm

Tuesday, December 29th = Jazz I Rehearsal 9:00am to Noon—Jazz II Rehearsal 1:00-3:00 pm

Monday, January 4th = 7:00-9:00 Show Band with Show Choir

Thursday, January 7th = 7:30-9:30 Show Band with Show Choir

Friday, January 8th = Pep Band @7:00 pm

Saturday, January 9th = SEIBA Honor Band Auditions

Monday, January 11th = Band Concession Stand

Tuesday, January 12th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm

Wednesday, January 14th = Band Concession Stand

Friday, January 15th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm Band Concession Stand

Saturday, January 16th = State Jazz Band Festival

Up-coming Events...

Food Drive 2009 have a current expiration

date and a label. If you wish

to donate to the 2009 Food

Drive you may bring all

items to the high school

front office, or the FMHS

band room; cash donations

are also welcomed.

Collection will end on Fri-

day, December 11th.

This month the FMHS band

department and Student

Council are hosting a food

drive for the local food pan-

tries. With the participation

of Richardson Elementary,

Lincoln Elementary and the

high school the goal is to col-

lect over two thousand items

for the pantries.

Do all donations have to be

canned food? Not at all. We

are accepting paper products

such as plates, paper towels,

wet wipes, baby diapers, cups,

napkins, etc. The local food

pantry is also in need of vege-

table and fruit juice, canned

meat, tuna, or any other

canned item. All donations are welcomed as long as they

Special points of interest:

If you wish to have

more information

about anything within

the band department

please contact the

FMHS Band Office at

319-372-1862 x 1221.

Inside this issue:

Jazz Band 2

Instrument Upgrade 2

Funds 3

Tuba Christmas 3

SEIBA Honor Band 3

The Bugler

What have the students done so far this

year??????

Bloodhound Jazz I and Jazz II

The students of the band department

are very hard workers. Since the

beginning of the September the band

students have performed almost every

week in either the marching, pep,

concert, or jazz band. They rehearse

everyday and continue to grow and learn

to become better musicians.

What have the FMHS band students done so

far this year??????

One week freshmen marching camp.

Two week full marching camp.

Six home football games.

Ft. Madison Marching Band Classic

Mt. Pleasant Marching Band Invitational

Davis County Marching Invitational

Marion Marching Festival

State Marching Contest.

Rodeo Parade

Homecoming Parade

Parade of Lights

Fruit Fund-raiser

Candle Sales

Four Season Fund-Raiser

Musical Pit Band

Three Assemblies

Middle School Assembly

Pep Band

Worked concession stands

Cool Jazz Band Performance

Started Winter Drum Line

Started Bloodhound Jazz Band I and II

Start Show Band

music and learn to play as an

ensemble.

Up-coming Competitions:

State Jazz Band Festival

Coe College Jazz Summit

Indian Hills Jazz Festival

SEIBA District Jazz Contest

Quincy Jazz Festival

Jazz season has already begun for the

Bloodhound Jazz Bands. Forty band

students have been rehearsing for four

weeks preparing their competition

shows. Jazz is one style of music that

is a different language; a language that

has to be learned and used to fully

understand. The jazz bands rehearse

three times a week and one half hour

sectional each week to work on their

Up-grade? Why Not! (563-391-9000) and ask for the Ft. Madison road represen-

tative, Jim Holifield. Jim will be happy to answer any ques-

tions or listen to any concerns you may have. If you wish to

call the high school band office for further

information please call 372-1862 ext. 1221.

An upgrade meeting was held back on

November 10th for all parents interested

in upgrading their child’s instrument from a

beginner model to either an intermediate

or professional level instrument. Some

families took advantage of this event.

If you would like to upgrade your child’s instrument or to just purchase a

new mouthpiece or clarinet barrel you still

can. Call Grigg’s music in Davenport, IA

Page 2 The Bugler

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Tuba Christmas

SEIBA Honor Band

FUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine between 100 and 120

tubas in the middle of a mall

performing Christmas carols.

Welcome to Tuba Christmas!!

On Saturday, December 12th

three FMHS band students will be participating in the

18th Annual Grigg’s Music

Tuba Christmas performance.

There are very few occasions

that a tuba player will ever

have the melody in a song, but

at Tuba Christmas a tuba will

always have the

melody.

Come and

experience this

special occasion

Saturday, Dec. 12th

2:00-3:00 pm in the

Southpark Mall, Von

Maur Court.

consider becoming a

band department patron;

your support is needed.

We all would like to

thank you for all of the

support you have shown

our department so far

this year.

**Please see provided form**

The students have been

very busy this year

selling various itmes:

candles, fruit, cheese/

sausage, etc. All of the

funds generated are be-

ing put to use right away. This year we

have been able to pay

for entry to several

competitions, travel

expenses, and pay

ahead on the band

trailer. The goal this

year is to pay off the

newer band trailer by

the end of the aca-

demic year. We still have over $4000.00

left to pay on this

trailer so your help and

donations are needed

and welcomed. Please

lessons throughout the

week to prepare for

their audition.

Jan. 9th Auditions

Fairfield, IA

Jan. 23rd Performance

Iowa City, IA

Sixteen students are audi-

tioning for the Southeast

Iowa Bandmasters

Association Honor Band

on January 9th. Students

that audition prepare and

memorize all major scales the full length of their

instrument, prepare two

pre-selected etudes and

one unaccompanied

solo. Does this sound

like a lot? Yes it is, but

the students can do it.

Please encourage your student to practice at

home and to come for

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Ft. Madison High School Band

2001 Avenue B

Ft. Madison, IA 52627

Phone: 319-372-1862 ext. 1221

E-mail: Tracy.Madsen@ft-madison.k12.ia.us

Learn to Live, Live to Learn

www.ft-madison.k12.ia.us

FM Band Department