Please review the final itinerary.
Students will perform at the South Coast Music Festival at Flour Bluff High School and stay at El Constante Condos in Corpus Christi. Medicine Forms and Medicine will need to be turned into Mrs. Maus on Thursday Morning in the Lobby. Chaperones will meet at 8am Thursday morning. Students need to turn in a meal plan and grocery list on Wednesday to the grey box.
Students will need to bring $40 to the first piano rehearsal.
Contest Date: Saturday, May 5; performance times will be announced the week prior to the contest.
Corpus Christi Packing List
Packing List
*A few Everyday Outfits
*Undergarments
*Shoes
*Sweatshirt and some cosy clothes for downtime.
*Tasteful "Swimsuit, Flip Flops, hats, Swim Cover, Sunscreen, Sunglasses ect"
*Swim Towel
*Toiletries
*Blanket and Pillow
*Charger cords and electronics
*Instrument
*Binder
*Concert Attire
*$75 Recommended
*Any cooking supplies you can't find at HEB
Please put food list in Grey Box (one for each condo) by Wednesday
Hello Corpus Christi Chaperones.
I'm going to go ahead and cancel tomorrows meeting. (We have a lot of parents that can't attend) I'm pretty confident that we'll be able to get everything figured out Thursday morning.
Our meeting will now take place Thursday morning at 7am
Thanks
Kevin McNulty
Below are the chaperones selected for the Corpus Trip.
Thanks for all the help!
1. Karen Baker
2. Sonya Kallinikos
3. Audrey Villarreal
4. Tonya Kimmel
5. Patricia Jean
6. Stephanie Branam
7. Tonya Anderson
8. Martha Bassinger
9. Juri Roberts
10.Susan Bailey
11. Monica Broman
12. Nadine Parsons
13. Amy Scully
14. Suzanna Perea
15. Kelly Slean
16. Driver
We will have a Chaperone Meeting April 17th @ 6:30pm. The meeting should only take about 30 minutes.
Next years football games have been posted to the calendar.
Parents
All students received a packet in class last week with our sheet fundraiser information.
Please ask them for it if you haven't received it.
We're asking that families consider buying two set of sheets.
They're great quality and will last a long time!
Thanks
Kevin McNulty
Jazz Bands @ Texas University Festival
April 13th-14th
2:00pm Depart for Austin
(We'll do a short stop on the way down)
6:00 Report to Hotel
Embassy Suites Austin Central
(5901 North I-35 Austin Tx 79723)
7:00-8:00 Have Dinner
(Taco Joint)
8:00-9 Go see the bats @ Congress Bridge (Yes Bats!)
10:30 Lights Out
Saturday
7:00 Wake Up
Breakfast
Load Bus for the Day (Check out of hotel Room)
8:30 Depart for Contest
8:45 Arrive @ UT Recital Building (2406 Robert Dedman Dr. Austin Tx. 78712)
9:00 Jazz Ensemble Warm Up
9:30 Jazz Ensemble Performance Time
11:00 Lunch
12:00 Conrad Herwig Clinic
1:00-3:00 Watch Bands
3:30 Jazz Band Warm UP
4:00 Jazz Band Performance Time
5:00 Depart for CHS
(We'll stop for a quick bite on the way home)
8-9 Arrive Back @ CHS
Below is the itinerary for the South Coast Music Festival April 19-22.
**NOTE: Entry deadline is April 1
**NOTE: Duets are not allowed unless they are double concertos with accompaniment.
Prior to filling out the online form you will need:
➢ A list of all performers for each event. Spelling matters!
➢ Your accompanist’s name, if providing your own.
➢ The composer and arranger of your piece. Color Guard events, include the artist. ➢ The correct title of the piece including any numbers that are listed.
➢ The movement numbers and titles.
➢ The “class” of the piece (1, 2 or 3)
Find this by looking it up on the PML http://wwwdev.uiltexas.org/pml/ If your piece is not listed, ask your band director for help
Click the following link or cut and paste it into your browser to access the online entry form:
https://goo.gl/forms/hNXFG2CcxYoEqdF42
After you have completed the form you will need to pay your fees. It is best if you pay all of your solo and ensemble fees at one time, as there is a $3 fee per transaction.
Remember! Students must pay all solo and ensemble fees by May 1s t or they will be removed from the contest!
Follow the steps below to access your school store and pay for the event. The KISD Web Store link is: https://intouch.kellerisd.net .
User name = student’s 6 digit Keller ISD student ID number
Password = student’s last name (exactly as they used to enroll in school and it is case sensitive)
Once logged in, they will follow these steps to pay online:
1. Under ‘Who are you shopping for?’, click on the student’s name
2. Under ‘Shop’, click on ‘Items At Student’s School’
3. Next to ‘Categories’, click on ‘Band’
4. Select the item(s) you want to purchase and click on ‘Buy’
5. Click on ‘Checkout’ and follow the prompts to complete the checkout process
Once checkout is completed, a receipt will automatically appear on the screen. **NOTE: Accompanist fees ($40) for solos must be paid directly to accompanists.
TCU Jazz Festival
March 24th, 2018
Ed Landreth Auditorium Performance Location for Jazz Band!
2800 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109
PepsiCo Recital Hall Performance Location for Jazz Ensemble!
2800 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109
7:40am Band Hall Will Be Opened
8:00 Run Through!
8:30 Depart for TCU
(Students can drive themselves with a note)
10:30 Warm Up (In Ed Landreth)
11:00 Keller Central Jazz Band Performance Time
11:30 Clinic
12:00 Get lunch ! Student are free to go home if they like
3:00 Jazz Ensemble Students Meet at TCU (PepsiCo Recital Hall)
4:00 Jazz Ensemble Warm UP
4:30 Jazz Ensemble Performance Time
5:00 Clinic
5:30pm Bus Departs for CHS
6:15 Arrive Back At CHS
7:30pm Award Ceremony Begins at Ed Landreth
Students not required to go.
Students will need to wear all black for the performance. I would bring around $10 for lunch
Wind Ensemble Rehearsal Tuesday Night!
After Pre Pre UIL!
7:00 Eat Pizza together after Pre Pre UIL Performance
7:30 -9 Start rehearsing the Berlioz!
Lets try to put this thing together for Thursday!
We'll all be together anyway so lets get the Berlioz together.
Pre Pre UIL!
Parent Interactive
In CHS Band Hall
March 20th, 2018
Sit next to your kid while they perform their concert music!
5:00 Concert Band
5:45 Symphonic Band
6:30 Wind Ensemble
Location: Fossil Ridge High School Auditorium
Date: March 1, 7pm
Performance Order
Fantasia and Fugue-D minor, J.S. Bach, Arr. Walter H. Barnes
Fossil Ridge Brass Quintet
Ramen Noodles, Satoshi Yagisawa
Keller Central Tuba Euphonium Quartet
Harmonious Blacksmith, George Frideric Handle, Arr. Katherine Borst Jones
Fossil Ridge Flute Quartet
Ciudades, Guillermo Lago
Keller Central Saxophone Quartet
Aubade, Paul De Wailly
Fossil Ridge Woodwind Trio
Folk Dance, Jan Koetsier
Keller Central Trombone Quintet
Drastic Measures, Russell Peck
Fossil Ridge Saxophone Quartet
Fractalia, Owen Clayton Condon
Keller Central Percussion Quartet
Tico-Tico no Fuba, Zequinha De Abreu
Fossil Ridge Clarinet Quartet
Turbo Scramjet for Saxophone Qartet, William Pitts
Keller Central Saxophone Quartet
Semi-Finals Chamber Festival
@ Central High School
Tuesday March 27th, 2018
In Band Hall
All Ensembles will be judged by the Fossil Ridge Band Staff!
The top 5 ensembles will be chosen to move on to finals. (We will be picking one percussion ensemble) 6 Total Ensembles
Ensembles will play in this order
1. CB Trombone
2. SB Sax Quartet
3. Transmigration (Percussion Ensemble)
4. WE Trumpet Septet
5. WE Clarinet Quartet #2
6. Breakdown (Percussion Ensemble)
7. WE Trombone Quintet
8. WE Sax Quartet #1
9. Fractalia (Percussion Ensemble)
10. WE Low Brass Quartet
11. WE Sax Quartet #2
12. CC Trombone Quartet
13. WE Sax Ensemble
Hello Everyone!
Come join us this Friday for our Potluck!
Below are the items that we're asking to bring.
Everyone Bring Entree
Woodwinds Desert
Brass Chips
Percussion Soda (2 each)
Color Guard Plates and Silverware
7pm-9 Potluck
9-midnight Social Gathering for kids
Keller Central / Fort Worth Chamber Festival
Prelims Thursday February 22nd @ Central High School 5:30 to 8pm All Students
(Individual schedules will be given to the students during class)
*Students are required to watch 3 ensembles during prelims*
Semi Finals Tuesday February 27th @ Central High School 4:00- 5:30 Top 12 ensembles only
(Students are allowed to attend)
Finals Thursday 7pm March 1st @ Fossil Ridge All Students Required to GO!
Parents are free to all the performances
UTA Festival
February 23rd, 2017
2nd Period Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Band Report to the portable
Both groups will rehearse during 2nd period
11:30 Depart for UTA
(Bring a snack, we'll eat after we perform)
2:00 Jazz Ensemble Performance
2:30 Jazz Band Performance
3:30 Eat fast food on the way home
5:00 Arrive back at CHS
Hello Everyone
Take the time time to learn about our private lesson staff! If your kid isn't taking lesson, get them signed up!
http://www.kellercentral.band/meet-our-instructors/
