Upcoming Band Performances

May 1  Friday  

The Advanced Band and Jazz Band will be performing at Chapel.  Please Dress up and be at school before 8 AM to warmup, tune, and get organized. 

May 8 Friday

Damascus Christian is hosting a band festival at Warner Pacific College.  We will have Pat Vandehey, the band director at George Fox University, adjudicating and and giving a clinic for each band.  Students need to meet at DCS at 7:20 and will be taken to WPC.  We need to be there by 8:00 AM.   DRESS UP.   Parents are invited to come and listen and WE NEED DRIVERS.  The festival is starting and ending early because of District Track Meets.

Students need to stay for the entire morning, unless they are involved with the District Track Meet.

The order of performances is as follows.

8:05 North Clackamas Christian

8:40 Portland Christian

9:15 Damascus Christian

9:50 Horizon Christian

10:25 Westside Christian

11:00 Corbett

Done and gone by noon.

May 19 Tuesday 

This is our Spring Concert with all bands performing.  Students need to arrive at 6:15 PM, the program will begin at 7:00 PM.  All students need to DRESS UP.  Please invite your friends and relatives.   The bands have improved a great deal this year and you will find the level of playing and the variety of music very entertaining.

May 31 Sunday

The Advanced Band will be performing at both services at Damascus Community Church.   Students need to arrive at 8:00 AM and will be through around 11:30 AM

If you have any questions please email me.

Thank you,

Chuck Bolton

Jazz Band Rehearsal this Wed. 4/29 at 7:30 AM

We are adding a rehearsal for this Wedensday at 7:30 AM.  The Jazz Band will be performing at Chapel on Friday May 1.  We are performing 4 songs and need the rehearsal.

Please try to be there by 7:25, so we can start at 7:30.

Woodwind Quintet and Trumpet Trio

Our two ensembles will not be playing this Saturday, April 18, at the Jr. Division Solo and Ensemble Contest.  April has just become too busy to have the ensembles prepared to perform. We will continue to prepare the music and have them perform in Chapel at school and at a service at Damascus Community Church.   The Woodwind Ensemble is made up of Lindi B. on Flute, Keira B. Oboe, Carrie O. Clarinet, Kayla K. Clarinet, Alyssa B. Horn, and Lydia M. Tenor Sax.  The Trumpet Trio is Alyssa B., Val W., and Hannah S.

Intermediate Band

Good rehearsal today.  

Test on Thursday 4/9 on third line of Barlow Warmup.

Test on Tuesday 4/14 on the four scales on page 37.

New books today, go ahead and practice the first two pages.

Psalm 33:1-4

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely of the upright.  Praise the LORD with harp; sing unto him with the psaltry and an instrument of ten strings.  Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.  For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

As a band director, I especially like the "play skillfully".  The part "with a loud noise", I assume means with good breath support.  However, the most important part is "the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth".

Students and Chocolate and Maple Bars

Congratulations, 34 Students will receive their just rewards after class on Tuesday.

Parent Teacher Conferences and Maple/Chocolate Bars

Again this grading period I am giving each student who has a parent attend the parent teacher conference and speak with me or Mrs. Schmidt a maple or chocolate bar.  To make the deal even sweeter, each parent will receive a maple or chocolate bar at the conference.  On the serious side, we would love to talk to the parents about their child's progress in band.