Greetings Milwee Band Family,
I hope you are doing well. I’m sorry this email is so long, but there is SO MUCH information to review as there are a lot of things going on over the next few weeks!
OVERVIEW:
1. Spring Concert Details
Just reminder that our Spring Concert for all students is on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:30pm in the Lyman High School Auditorium. ALL students report time is between 5:30 and 6pm: beginning band will go directly to the stage and Concert/Symphonic band students will assist getting ready for the concert or sit in the auditorium with their families plus instrument and music in hand.
Students should NOT to bring their instrument case into the auditorium this concert
-- students should keep their instrument cases in the car and only bring their instrument and music into the auditorium. All Milwee owned instruments may be turned in after the concert at Lyman HS -- students who have a home tuba, baritone, french horn, or any other wind instrument MUST check their instrument in with Mr. Autrey after the concert before leaving. If you wish to check in your instrument on the night of the concert, we will take care of transporting the instruments back to Milwee from Lyman, on your behalf.
All students are to wear the same uniform that was utilized to at the Winter Concert.
For beginners, please wear the green Milwee Band T-Shirt with black pants, black socks, black shoes, and a black belt.
Concert Band, please wear the uniform polo shirt, black pants, black shoes, black socks, and black belt.
Symphonic Band and Jazz Band students should wear the tuxedo uniform.
Thank you all for your hard work and support this year! The students and myself are very excited to share our final concert music with you, it’s going to be a fun show! We expect the concert to conclude at 8pm, with clean up/inventory drop to be concluded just after 8:15pm.
2. Wednesday Pep Band Opportunity (girls basketball team)
Last year, the Milwee band started a fun tradition of playing at the school basketball games near the end of the season to support our Milwee peers. We had a blast shouting and playing for our team!I am so excited to announce that we will have another opportunity to perform for the girls basketball team again this Wednesday, April 24th. All Band Members invited! All you need to do is show up with your instrument and music, to the band room after school on Wednesday. We will be wearing the green Milwee Band T-Shirt. Pick up will be after the varsity game is over, around 6:30pm. Pick up should be no later than 7pm.
3. IOA Field Trip - Trip Date is May 18th (Payment Due FRIDAY, APRIL 26th!)
Our IOA Studios student and chaperone payment deadline is fast approaching!
Please visit our band website (www.milweeband.com) if you need another copy of the IOA trip form.
All registration forms and payments are due FRIDAY, April 26th! If you have signed up and paid to chaperone, thank you so much for your service on this FUN DAY!
We are now accepting ONLINE PAYMENTS for this trip from our band website. Please visit there if you turned in your form and have not paid. Remember ALL students going must pay and turn in the trip form.
4. Middle School Summer Band Camp Info
Reminder that Registration for the Milwee MS Band program’s Summer Band Camp is OPEN!
We offer classes for beginners, students wishing to learn a second instrument, advanced concert band, and jazz band! opportunity!
This years camp theme is DISNEY! featuring selections from movies being released this summer.
Please visit
https://sites.google.com/markhamwoodsband.org/lml-band-camp/summer-band
to view our website, see information/dates/times, and register your student.
We are also ready to accept all forms of payments!! Online payment can be found at the website listed above, but you may also make check and cash payments directly to the band safe, located in the Milwee band room. If you already registered and have not paid, we appreciate you making payments as soon as possible so we can order our camp t-shirts for the students!
Regards,
Joshua Autrey
Director of Bands
Milwee Middle School
I hope you are doing well. I’m sorry this email is so long, but there is SO MUCH information to review as there are a lot of things going on over the next few weeks!
OVERVIEW:
- Spring Concert Details
- Wednesday Pep Band Opportunity (girls basketball team)
- Reward Trip to Islands of Adventure reminder
- Summer Band Camp reminder
1. Spring Concert Details
Just reminder that our Spring Concert for all students is on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:30pm in the Lyman High School Auditorium. ALL students report time is between 5:30 and 6pm: beginning band will go directly to the stage and Concert/Symphonic band students will assist getting ready for the concert or sit in the auditorium with their families plus instrument and music in hand.
Students should NOT to bring their instrument case into the auditorium this concert
-- students should keep their instrument cases in the car and only bring their instrument and music into the auditorium. All Milwee owned instruments may be turned in after the concert at Lyman HS -- students who have a home tuba, baritone, french horn, or any other wind instrument MUST check their instrument in with Mr. Autrey after the concert before leaving. If you wish to check in your instrument on the night of the concert, we will take care of transporting the instruments back to Milwee from Lyman, on your behalf.
All students are to wear the same uniform that was utilized to at the Winter Concert.
For beginners, please wear the green Milwee Band T-Shirt with black pants, black socks, black shoes, and a black belt.
Concert Band, please wear the uniform polo shirt, black pants, black shoes, black socks, and black belt.
Symphonic Band and Jazz Band students should wear the tuxedo uniform.
Thank you all for your hard work and support this year! The students and myself are very excited to share our final concert music with you, it’s going to be a fun show! We expect the concert to conclude at 8pm, with clean up/inventory drop to be concluded just after 8:15pm.
2. Wednesday Pep Band Opportunity (girls basketball team)
Last year, the Milwee band started a fun tradition of playing at the school basketball games near the end of the season to support our Milwee peers. We had a blast shouting and playing for our team!I am so excited to announce that we will have another opportunity to perform for the girls basketball team again this Wednesday, April 24th. All Band Members invited! All you need to do is show up with your instrument and music, to the band room after school on Wednesday. We will be wearing the green Milwee Band T-Shirt. Pick up will be after the varsity game is over, around 6:30pm. Pick up should be no later than 7pm.
3. IOA Field Trip - Trip Date is May 18th (Payment Due FRIDAY, APRIL 26th!)
Our IOA Studios student and chaperone payment deadline is fast approaching!
Please visit our band website (www.milweeband.com) if you need another copy of the IOA trip form.
All registration forms and payments are due FRIDAY, April 26th! If you have signed up and paid to chaperone, thank you so much for your service on this FUN DAY!
We are now accepting ONLINE PAYMENTS for this trip from our band website. Please visit there if you turned in your form and have not paid. Remember ALL students going must pay and turn in the trip form.
4. Middle School Summer Band Camp Info
Reminder that Registration for the Milwee MS Band program’s Summer Band Camp is OPEN!
We offer classes for beginners, students wishing to learn a second instrument, advanced concert band, and jazz band! opportunity!
This years camp theme is DISNEY! featuring selections from movies being released this summer.
Please visit
https://sites.google.com/markhamwoodsband.org/lml-band-camp/summer-band
to view our website, see information/dates/times, and register your student.
We are also ready to accept all forms of payments!! Online payment can be found at the website listed above, but you may also make check and cash payments directly to the band safe, located in the Milwee band room. If you already registered and have not paid, we appreciate you making payments as soon as possible so we can order our camp t-shirts for the students!
Regards,
Joshua Autrey
Director of Bands
Milwee Middle School