Faith Pickering to State on Viola

Advanced Band clarinet player Faith Pickering played a Viola solo at the Oregon Music Educators Association District 2 Solo and Ensemble Contest on Saturday 2/21.  The contest took place at Reynolds High School, over 300 high school instrumental students from east Multnomah county and Clackamas county competed.  She placed first in the Viola and will be competing at the OSAA State Solo Music Contest at the University of Oregon on May 2.  Congratulations!

State Boys Playoff Game at DCS Friday 2/27

Congratulations to the varsity boys basketball team.  They are the #1 seed coming out of league play.  DCS will be hosting a state playoff game on Friday evening February 27.   If we have enough students, faculty and parents to have a strong pep band, I would like to support the team and school by playing that evening.  We will discuss this at rehearsal on Tuesday in Advanced Band.

Please discuss this at home, so we can make a decision at that time.

Unfortunately the girls did not make it to the state playoffs this year.  However, they still had a GREAT season!

Go Eagles!

Possible Pep Band for State Playoff Game

If the girls come out of district with the number one seed, they will play a state playoff game at DCS on Saturday February 28.  If enough students, parents, and faculty are interested and available we will perform at the game.  On next Tuesday, 2/24 we will know if we are playing that evening and if there is enough interest.  I will post on this site if we are playing.

Quote from my Coffee Cup

Bach gave us God's Word

Mozart gave us God's Laughter

Beethoven gave us God's Fire

God gave us Music that we might pray without words

I know this is well known, but it is good to see and think about again. 

Pep Band and Intermediate Band Test

Pep Band this Friday 2/13 from 5 PM until about 8:15 PM.  At this game we will be wearing hats of various colors etc. as a theme.

The girls and boys are both playing Southwest Christian.  Both games should be very competitive and interesting.

Today the Intermediate Band had a playing test.  The two high scoring students were flute Lexi G and trumpet Jonah C.  Good job!

PEP BAND and a Drummers National Anthem

Great job tonight Pep Band.  We had 29 in the band, 22 students and 7 adults.  DCS won both games and the band sounded strong, so a GOOD evening.

I told the drummers I would post the national anthem from a drummers perspective, here it is.

Oh, say can you BOOM, CRASH

By the dawn's early BOOM, CRASH

What so proudly we BOOM, CRASH

At the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright BOOM, CRASH

Through the perilous BOOM, CRASH

O'er the ramparts we BOOM, CRASH

Were so gallantly streaming? 3 &

1...2...3...

2...2...3...

3...2...3...

4...2...3...

5...2...3...

6...2...3...

7...2...3...

8...2...3...

BOOM BOOM BOOM

BOOM BOOM BOOM

BOOM BOOM BOOM

BOOM BOOOOOOMMMM; BOOM

BOOM BOOM BOOM

BOOM BOOOOOOMMMM; BOOM

BOOM BOOM BOOM

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!