Coleman Jazz Band, Feb. 6 State Fair Performance - Details and Schedule

Below is a note from Mr. Dunn, with complete information on the Coleman Jazz Band's performance Friday, Feb. 6 at the Florida State Fair:

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The jazz band will be participating in the Jazz band MPA (music performance assessment) at the Florida State Fair on Friday, February 6th at 1:30 p.m. This is the first Jazz band MPA performance in the last 25 years!!!!.

All jazz band students will get in to the fair free. Your students have been working very hard for this performance and are very excited about it. Please read below for information concerning this performance:

Date, Time, Place: Friday, Feb. 6 at 1:30 p.m.
Davis Special Events Center at the Fair grounds-Gate 3

Uniform:
Students will wear their concert uniform: black dress pants,
white dress shirt, cumberbund, bow tie, block socks, black shoes

Chaperones:
We will need three chaperones to
help with equipment. If you are interested, please indicate on the
form below.

Transportation:
We will also need people to drive us to the fair grounds. We will need about five vehicles to transport the jazz band. All students will need to be picked up at the fair grounds by their parents or have a ride home from the fair grounds. If your student will be staying at the fair with another parent, I will need a note before we leave for the fair grounds on Friday. We will be parking and picking up at Gate 3.

Schedule:
11 a.m. - Coleman Band room for rehearsal

11:45 a.m. - Leave for the fair

12:30p.m. - Arrive at fair

1 p.m. - Warm-up

1:30 p.m. - Perform on stage

2:30 p.m. - Pack up and leave


Parents: If you can help chaperone or drive, please print this form, fill it out and return to Mr. Dunn as soon as possible.

Student Name:__________________________________________


____Yes I can drive students to the fair ___Yes, I can help chaperone the performance

Parent Name:______________________________________ Phone_________________

Jazz Band MPA/No State Fair trip/Solo and Ensemble

Important announcements from Mr. Dunn:

Jazz Band MPA
February 6th

The jazz band will be performing in the Jazz music performance assessment at the Florida State Fair Grounds on February 6th. Times of performance and schedule for the day will be posted next week.

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No State Fair trip

Due to the limited dates and cost of transportation, we will not be performing at the State Fair. The dates we were given were on testing dates or days we had off of school. We will be given first choice next year.

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Solo and Ensemble
February 20th and 21st - Alonso High School

Solo and Ensemble is an event where students can perform individually or with a group.
It is a select number of the students in band who participate in this event. Students who are participating in this event will be getting a schedule in a week when it is posted.

6th Grade Band Night - Thursday!

Here's the complete information from Mr. Dunn:

6th Grade Band Night
January 15, 2009 at 6:30pm in the Bandroom

Welcome to the Coleman Cobra Band!!! We will be having an informational meeting this Thursday in which we will be discussing all of the aspects of band at Coleman. We will have two local music stores in attendance to rent instruments and set your students up with all of their music needs. We will also have our band booster parents there to talk about the band boosters and answer any questions you might have concerning band. I am very excited to have your students in band and I look forward to seeing you at the meeting

Thanks,
Christopher Dunn
Director of Bands

This Thursday - Meeting for Parents of Sixth-Grade Band Students

Parents of sixth-grade band students are invited to meet with Mr. Dunn, this Thursday (1/15) at 6:30 p.m. at Coleman.

The Coleman Band Boosters will also present information on upcoming activities.

More details to come.