Marching Band will be having “two-a-day” practices the week of Aug 3-6. 8am-12 and 6-8pm at Minerva Middle School

All summer practices this year will take place at Minerva Middle School. We will have a dedicated field there.

Drum-line will be starting the week of July 13, Monday through Thursday 8am-12.

We will be having a rookie day for all freshmen and other new marching band members on Monday, July 20th. All other band members will begin Tuesday, July 21st 8am-12.

For the remainder of the summer we will be practicing 8am-12 Monday through Thursday.

Information about Color guard / Dance Team tryouts is listed below:

We will be honoring our seniors at the next booster meeting!

Please plan to join us on Monday, June 8th at 7 pm in the high school parking lot by the band room. We will be discussing Disney, band camp and the upcoming season. There will be lots of information discussed!!

All drum-line instruments will be trying out on snare drum. Please submit your tryout video to maxeyd@minerva.sparcc.org. Before performing the following, state your name and the instrument you are trying out for.

– 5-stroke roll
– 2-stroke roll
All rudiments should start at a slower and manageable tempo, progressively speeding up, then slowing back down. This can be done at any tempo that allows for correct and accurate playing 

The band registration form can be found on-line this year. Please complete by May 22.

We will be doing auditions for next year via video. You can practice the selections as much as you want before deciding to send in your final video to Mr. Maxey at maxeyd@minerva.sparcc.org

Your video should include ALL of the following:
– The Eb Concert scale in half notes
– The chromatic scale
– The tryout selection (see below)
– Percussion is also required to play the rudiments listed below, and both snare AND mallets selections

Make sure you are clearly visible in the video (as well as your fingers)!

You have until Fri, May 22 to e-mail in your video.

Happy Practicing! 🙂

Tryout information for the 2020-21 Concert and Marching Bands is listed below. This is a requirement for any student wishing to participate next year and will also be reflected in your grade for this final fourth grading period.

Flute
Oboe
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Saxophones
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Snare / Mallets
(All percussionists should prepare both selections titled “snare” AND “mallets.” Percussionists wishing to tryout for Wind Symphony can’t skip the “Mallets” portion.

All instruments will also be asked to play the Eb Concert Scale and the Chromatic Scale. Percussionists will be asked to perform the following rudiments: Open roll, Flam Tap & Paradiddle

I want to thank everyone for your cooperation with the popcorn sales turn in! “Drive thru boostering” seemed to work pretty well and it was nice to see so many of you!

We are working with the school and maintaining our schedule in accordance with theirs. For you, that means that everything is still on track as far as popcorn pick up April 8th at MHS (more details at a later date). Our next booster meeting is April 13th @ 7pm.

DISNEY DEPOSITS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED BUT WE HAVE REMOVED THE DEADLINE FOR NOW.

IF SCHOOL DOES NOT RESUME ON APRIL 6TH, we will adjust our calendar according to the new timeline put out by the district. Our only objective is to keep our students and their families safe right now!!

A note for our seniors…we have not forgotten how important this is year for you! We, the booster officers, parents and school staff want you all to know that we love you!! Hang in there!!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call me at 330-418-2327!

❤️🦁🎼 Nessa

With the current school shutdown we have come up with a plan to collect the popcorn orders and Disney deposits.

The High School office is open M-F, 9-1 this week. They will take the orders/deposits and put them in our box if you want to drop them off there.

For those whose schedule does not allow them to get to the school during those hours, we will have a booster officer in the parking lot Friday from 5-7 and Saturday from 12:30-2.

If none of these times work for you, you MUST call Nessa at 330-418-2327 ASAP to make arrangements to drop off your order with her. All orders must be turned in by Saturday!!

We are doing everything we can to make sure our kids get their orders in to help with the cost of the Disney trip and we ask that you be patient with us while we all work through this together.

We wanted to take a minute and thank all of you for supporting our band members with our latest fundraising effort for Disney!

With the corona virus making an appearance in Stark County and the district’s precautionary actions, we are working on a plan for turning in the popcorn fundraiser orders should the district shut down next week. We do not have any definite plans yet but are working diligently.

Please stay tuned to our Facebook, your email and Band Remind for further details.

Also, don’t forget that a $150 deposit is due April 6th for all students and chaperones planning to go with us to Disney. The deposit can NOT be paid with fundraiser monies and is required even if your child is using alternate transportation to and from Disney.

Please call or text Nessa at 330-418-2327 if you have any questions.