416 FM 1187 South

Aledo, TX 76008

(817) 441-5197

Michael W. Ganus, AMS Director

Joey Qualls, AMS Assistant Director

John Lindsay, AMS Principal

visit the Aledo Middle School Band online at:   www.aledoband.com
 

AMS Band Newsletter
Volume 5 - Issue 18
March 1, 2007

Inside this issue
Fiesta Texas 2007
Pre-UIL Contest
UIL Band Clinics
Sectionals
UIL Contest

Mark Your Calendar:

March 2007

1 Final Fiesta Payment Due

2 End of 4th Six Weeks

5 Begin 5th Six Weeks

5 Challenger Band Clinic
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Aledo HS Band Hall

6 Band Booster Meeting

12-16 Spring Break

23 Pre-UIL Contest
Aledo High School
During School Day
Wear Black Polo & Jeans

27 Advanced Band Clinic
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Aledo H.S. Band Hall

April 2007

5 High School Auditiion
Music Available

10 Band Booster Meeting
AHS Distance Learning Ctr.
7:30 p.m.

27 End of 5th Six Weeks

27 Night At The Pops Concert I
7:00 p.m.
Aledo High School

28 Night At The Pops Concert II
7:00 p.m.
Aledo High School

30 Begin 6th Six Weeks

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Did You Know?
Why Study the Arts?

1.They are languages that all people speak--that cut across racial, cultural, social, educational, and economic barriers and enhance cultural appreciation and awareness.
2.They are symbol systems as important as letters and numbers.
3.They integrate mind, body, and spirit.
4.They provide opportunities for self-expression, bringing the inner world into the outer world of concrete reality.
5.They create a seamless connection between motivation, instruction, assessment, and practical application--leading to “deep understanding.”
6.They merge the learning of process and content.
7.They improve academic achievement--enhancing test scores, attitudes, social skills, critical and creative thinking.

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Contact Information

Aledo Middle School Band
416 FM 1187 South
Aledo, TX  76008
(817) 441-5197 voice
(817) 441-5133 fax

Fiesta Texas 2007

Fiesta Texas - Spring Trip 2007

Attention Aledo Middle School Band Members....it is almost that time!! Plans for our Spring Trip are finalized. A final itinerary and more details will be available on the website in April. Hope you are excited!!!

Your FINAL DEPOSIT of $50.00 is due no later than April 1st.

Final Statements will be mailed out on March 21st.

There is one thing that you need to be aware of...

You MUST pass the 5th six weeks to go to Fiesta Texas.
If you do not, you have lost $150.00!!
According to Texas State Law, and the way the calendar falls this year, if your child is not passing every class at the end of the 5th Six-Weeks (April 27), then they are ineligible to attend the spring trip. We will not have any money remaining to provide refunds.

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Pre-UIL Contest

Pre-UIL Contest
March 23rd

Aledo High School Auditorium

During school on Friday, March 23...we will bus the three concert bands to the High School during the morning to perform for a set of judges who will give us feedback to help us prepare for our actual UIL Contest on April 11 & 12.

Students will need to wear Black Polos and Jeans to school on March 23rd.

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UIL Band Clinics

In preparation for our UIL contest in April, we will be having a guest director come and work with our bands to better prepare them for the judges at the contest.

Here are the details...


Advanced Band (Concert 1)
Tuesday, March 27th
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Aledo High School Band Hall

Attendance is expected.

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Sectionals

Some of you are making a good effort to have your kids here for sectionals each week. These small group sessions are great for us to really focus on the details of our UIL Contest music. We have permission from the coaching staff to begin to pull our band kids from track practice once a week for their sectionals...so all conflicts should be solved by the end of this week.

Sectionals will continue through April 5th.

Advanced Band (Concert 1)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
7:25 - 7:55 a.m.
..
Tuba
French Horn
Euphonium
Saxophone
4:00 - 4:35 p.m.
Flute
Oboe
Trumpet
Clarinets
Trombone

Challenger Band (Concert 2)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Low Brass
Flute/Oboe
Percussion
French Horn/Sax/Trumpet
..
3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
..
Clarinets
..
..
..

Sectionals are not mandatory but are very necessary for our success at contest.
Sectional time may be included on practice records!!

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UIL Contest

UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest
April 11th and 12th
Burleson H.S.

(this will be during the school day)

Students will wear Tux Uniforms
(make sure they are cleaned, pressed and ready to go)
Black Shoes and Socks

Times will be announced when we know them (about two weeks before).
Parents are welcome to attend this contest as our audience!
If you can spare an hour from work...come and support your kids!!!

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