Thanks to Cathy Doll for the great pictures of last nights’ concert. Click this link to see them:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.397925920234724.106585.147227235304595&type=1&l=6f0bdca140
Jazz Percussion Extravaganza Tuesday Night 3/27
03/26/2012 — wkiteDear Band Family, Please come out Tuesday evening, 3/27, to see our annual Percussion/Jazz Extravaganza at 7:00 PM in Lassiter Theater! We are featuring percussionist, composer, arranger, educator, Dr. Brian Mason of MSU! Should be a great show!
Thanks to all for your support! Sincerely, Bill Kite william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us Director of Bands Henry Clay High School
Percussion/Jazz Itinerary and Band Award Voting
03/21/2012 — wkiteDear HC Band Family, See link below for the Percussion/Jazz Extravaganza Itinerary for your review. The concert is next Tuesday, March 27 at 7:00 PM in Lassiter Theater. Call Time is 4:30 PM and dress is professional ALL BLACK. This concert will feature Dr. Brian Mason with both percussion ensembles and the EJ Hayes Middle School Jazz Band under the direction of Ms. Lois Wiggins. Please come out to support Steel Bands, Lab Band, Jazz Ensemble, and 1st-3rd Percussion Ensembles! Should be a great show!
Also over the next 2 days, we will be voting on annual HC Band Awards to be presented at the Banquet on Monday, May 14. For color guard members in the marching band not in regular classes, please come by the band room to vote!
Thanks to all! Please stay up to date on the calendar! We will need plenty of parent volunteers to help with the Band Banquet and Pops Concert!
2012 Perc-Jazz Extravaganza Itinerary
Sincerely, Bill Kite william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us Director of Bands Henry Clay High School
Important Dates/Info
03/19/2012 — wkiteDear HC Band Family, I wanted to quickly touch base with you concerning some upcoming important dates and info. Thanks to all who attended the Disney trip for a great performance, workshop, and weekend! The professional Disney clinician came out to watch our performance which I was later told “never happens.” He was very impressed by the band students and the level of concentration and playing ability. He said that he was glad he could relax and enjoy the workshop because he knew the students were high caliber performers. He also mentioned that he rarely has students sight read and record the sound track to Tarzan because it is one of their more difficult workshops and our students handled it well!
Reminder: There is a VERY important band booster meeting this evening in the band room at 7:00 PM. We will be discussing the budget, upcoming events, and positions for the future. Parents, please attend to help continue this great experience for your child.
Please keep checking the online calendar at www.henryclayband.org The next 2 weeks are busy preparing for our annual Percussion/Jazz Extravaganza on Tuesday, March 27. We will be featuring Dr. Brian Mason, Morehead State University on that concert. All perussionists must attend the rehearsal with Dr. Mason this Fri. 3/23.
Also, please be reminded about HC Band Auditions beginning Monday, April 9 the day we return from spring break. This audition will be used for class placements for next year. We also begin Drumline, Color Guard, and Drum Major training sessions for next year that week in addition to those interested in positions of leadership.
We begin rehearsing after school for district concert band festival during the week of April 9 with Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. Each group is performing the highest level of literature and we need all students prepared for after school rehearsals with percussionists. KMEA District Concert Band Festival is Saturday, April 28.
Thanks to all for your support! Should be a great last few months! Sincerely, Bill Kite william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us Director of Bands Henry Clay High School
After school Percussion Rehearsal with Guest Artist, Brian Mason
02/17/2012 — wkiteDear Percussion Families, Justin has been able to secure an outstanding guest artist, Brian Mason for our annual Percussion/Jazz Extravaganza in late March.
Mr. Mason has requested to rehearse with the 1st and 3rd period percussion classes after school on Friday, March 23 from 4:00-6:00 PM. This is a mandatory rehearsal for all percussion students. Please make note of it on your calendars. This will be a great experience with a nationally known guest artist!
Thanks for your time! Sincerely, Bill Kite william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us Director of Bands Henry Clay High School
PEP BAND ROSTERS AND INFO!
02/14/2012 — Tom BensbergDear Henry Clay Band Family, Click link below for the Pep Band Rosters. All Students enrolled in a 1st-4th hour band class must attend their assigned game. This is a performance grade! Also, due the large amount of student will will have 3 Bands this year. We will know the regional schedule after Districts are completed.
NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE!
Tuesday February 21st – PEP BAND A: Call time in Band Room is 5:00 PM
Wednesday February 22nd - PEP BAND B: Call Time in the Band Room 7:00 PM
Friday February 24th – PEP BAND C – Call Time is Either 5:00 or 7:00 (Depends on if the teams win/lose)
Regionals will be the following week.
Sincerely, Jeff Bayerle jeffrey.bayerle@fayette.kyschools.us
Great Opportunity for Percussionists
02/06/2012 — jeffbayerleThe Kentucky Percussive Arts Society (KYPAS) is proud to announce this year’s artist roster for the 2012 “Day of Percussion” (DOP), which includes: Zoro, Colin McNutt, Dr. Chris Tanner, and Dr. Christopher Norton. In addition, the DOP will involve a performance by the All-Collegiate Steel Band, directed by Dr. Chris Tanner, and comprised of students from colleges and universities throughout Kentucky. A new addition to the DOP’s festivities will be the “Rudimental Snare Drum Competition” adjudicated by Colin McNutt. Also, hundreds of door prizes will be raffled off throughout the day. Prizes in years past have included: drum set microphone systems, snare drums, bass drum pedals, cymbals, ethnic drums, drumheads, tambourines, triangles, mallets, drum sticks, T-shirts, a so much more.
See links below for more information: Great Opportunity for Percussionist
http://kentucky.pas.org/Kentucky/DaysofPercussion/SnareDrumCompetition/
Pep band T-shirts
02/04/2012 — Tom BensbergBasketball pep band will be starting soon. Students are required to wear the blue, Blue Devil Band t-shirt that they wore for marching and football pep band. If a replacement is needed I must have your size request and payment by Friday, February 10. Shirts will be given to those requesting the week of the 13th. No shirts will be available on the nights of the games.
Those in need, send me your name and size.
Place payment – $10 – in band box indicating the payment is for a t-shirt. No shirts will be handed out without payment.
Leigh Grossman Lag830@insightbb.com
Important Info for ALL students and parents – Pep band
01/23/2012 — jeffbayerleDear Henry Clay Band Family, I hope everyone is off to a great start for this abnormal winter! I wanted to touch base with everyone concerning Pep Band. All Students participate in pep band. It is a part of being enrolled in an HC Band/Percussion Class. This is part of their grade and will count as a performance. We only play at the post season District, Regional and State Tournaments. This begins towards the end of February and have been on the Band calander since last June. Unfortunaly, the exact dates and times are not released until the regular season has concluded. With that being the case, we have blocked off the weeks in which the tournaments are held. Students will be assigned to one of three pep bands. Students and families need to be flexable and students must be present at the time of the assigned game.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR BLUE DEVIL BAND SHIRT AND IT STILL FITS!! If you are need of a shirt please contact Leigh Grossman ASAP. Her email is lag830@insightbb.com The shirts are $10. This needs be taken care of before February 13th.
Please stay up-to-date with everything this semester. Mr. Kite and myself have spent many hours making sure we are scheduled ahead with plenty of time for people to make adjustments. The calander is located at henryclayband.org. You can also keep updated via the Henry Clay Band Facebook page, twitter, and attending monthly booster meetings.
Sincerely, Jeff Bayerle jeffrey.bayerle@fayette.kyschools.us
Fall Percussion Final
11/22/2011 — jeffbayerleDear Henry Clay Percussion Family, The percussion final directions are in the link below. The Final is made up of two parts: 1) Playing (P), 2) Written (P),
Both sections will take place on the day of the final. **IF STUDENTS NEED HELP. THEY NEED TO TALK TO ONE OF THE DIRECTORS AND/OR JUSTIN TO SCHEDULE A TIME TO WORK BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL. HELP IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE, BUT DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE**
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks, Jeff Bayerle jeffrey.bayerle@fayette.kyschools.us
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