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Band Camp starts Monday, August 11
South Lakes High School 2008 Marching Band Summer rehearsal will start on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 9am.
Students should bring a bag lunch and instrument. Rehearsal will run till 5 pm. Students should also bring a copy of the FCPS Emergency Care information for students which can be found on the FCPS.EDU website.
Emergency Care Information for Students https://mail.fcps.edu/DIT/forms/se3.pdf (SS/SE-3)
On Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 7 pm we will hold Back to Band for all students enrolled in band for the 2008-2009 school year. Students and parents should attend. This meeting will last about one hour. Uniforms, rehearsals, performances, and our trip to New York will be discussed. This meeting is for everyone who is in Concert Band, Jazz Band, Color Guard and Marching Band.
I look forward to seeing everyone next week and I hope you have enjoyed your summer.
Sincerely,
Grayson Fore
Band Booster Planning Meeting
The Band Boosters will meet Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 6pm to plan for the following evening's Back-to-Band.
Summer Schedule
Greetings!
2008 fall marching band music will be distributed the first day of camp this year (August 11, 2008). Students should spend time over the summer working on their major scales, minor scales, arpeggios, chromatic and the following all-district prepared etudes, listed in below, summer assignments. Portions of these etudes will be used at the All-district auditions in January. Each of the books listed can be purchased at JW Pepper, Music and Arts or other local music dealers.
Over the next few weeks the band boosters will be organizing some fund raising materials. Parents will be getting calls for assistance, so please take a few moments to speak with these individuals to help us organize our activities for the coming year. They will need some important information form you as we prepare our corporate fund raising package for 2008-2009.
We will see all students on August 11, 2008 and parents at back to band on August 13, 2008.
Thanks for a great year and I look forward to seeing everyone as we prepare for Carnegie Hall in 2009.
Sincerely,
Grayson Fore
Director of Bands
Performing Arts Department Chair
South Lakes High School
11400 South Lakes Drive
Reston, VA 20191
703-715-4590 school phone
703-715-4597 school fax
“Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.”
----Aristotle
Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association
District XII
District Band Auditions
Prepared Selections
2007-2010
Flute/Piccolo
The Modern Flutist
2009: p. 14 (30 Caprices for Flute, #1)
2010: p. 14-15 (30 Caprices for Flute, #2)
Oboe
48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone (1st Oboe) W. Ferling
Revised by Albert Andraud, pub. – Southern Music Co.
2009: p. 13, #26. All
2010: p. 14, #28. All
Bassoon
2009: Weissenborn #33
2010: Weissenborn #35
Eb/Bb Clarinet
2009: Rose 32 Etudes #9
2010: Rose 32 Etudes #21
Bass/Contra-Bass Clarinet
2009: Rose 32 Etudes #9
2010: Rose 32 Etudes #11
Saxophone
48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone (1st Oboe) – W. Ferling
Revised by Albert Andraud, Pub. – Southern Music Co.
2009: p. 15, #29 (beginning to m.8) – tempo as marked
p. 10, #20 (beginning to m. 21, end at breath mark) – quarter note=100
2010: p. 10, #19 (beginning to m.10) – tempo as marked
p. 5, #10 (beginning to m.16) – tempo as marked
Trumpet
Theo Charlier Trente-Six Etudes Transcendantes
Alphonse Leduc, Pub.
2009: #12 Etude Moderne, m. 1-22
2010: #15 Intervalles (Les Quintes), m. 1-22
French Horn
335 Selected Melodious, Progressive and Technical Studies for French Horn
Compiled and Revised by Max P. Pottag and Albert J. Andraud
Southern Music Co., pub.
2009: p. 87, #68
2010: p. 97, #78
Trombone/Euphonium
Rochut Book I
2009: #18
2010: #20
Tuba/Bass Trombone
Marco Bordogni 43 Bel Canto Studies for Tuba (or Bass Trombone)
Music for Brass No. 281
2009: # 28
2010: #31
String Bass
F. Simandl 30 Etudes
Carl Fischer, pub.
2009: #12
2010: #20
2008 Marching Band Camp
- Band Camp starts Monday August 11 and continues for three weeks ending with the first SLHS home football game on Friday August 29.
- Parents must attend Back-to-Band Night on Wed. August 13.
- Check the band calendar at southlakesband.org for details.
Show Your Seahawk Pride
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Show your pride for South Lakes High School by displaying a "Euro Magnet" on your car. These magnets can be placed on your car without causing permanent damage like most bumper stickers. They are 3 7/8 " x 5 3/4" oval magnets with SLHS boldly displayed in the center and "South Lakes High School - Reston, VA" displayed along the bottom edge. |
Easy Fundraiser
The simplest fundraiser you can participate in to support South Lakes Band is the eScript program. All you need to do to participate is click this link, enter group "150627634", and register your Safeway card number. For the remainder of the school year, Safeway will donate a portion of your grocery purchases to the band. For more information, please visit the eScript page.