All-District Update

Due to In climate weather the CDBA All-District Auditions has been postponed to January 15th. We will follow the same auditions times next Saturday. Unfortunately if you have a prior commitment for the 15th you will have to make a choice. On a positive note you have another week that you were probably hoping for.

All-District Auditions

Good luck to all of our students auditioning for CDBA All-District Band this weekend. We have 46 students pre-registered. So much of what we do in band is We/Us. This is a great opportunity for students to test themselves on an individual basis. This is also a great risk by steping out and tesing yourself amoungst your peers. We wish you all the best and I know that regardles of the results you will have learned a great deal.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt


You miss 100% of the shots you never take.
Wayne Gretzky

New Music Listening Assignment

I am listening to a lot of new music for us to consider. I thought it might be good for you to join me. I have listed them by NC State Grade level. You can find Youtube recordings of most of these. Send me an email or a note with you thoughts. No extra credit I'll just like you more than the rest.

Grade VI
Year of the Dragon, Sparke
Dance Movements, Sparke
English Dances I, Arnold
Symphony for Band, Persichetti
Harrison's Dream, Graham
Trittico, Nelhybel
Symphonic Movement, Nelhybel
Toccata Marziale, Williams

Grade V
Ricochet, O'Laughlin
Undertow, Mackey
Yosemite Autumn, Camphouse
Dancing at Stonehenge, Suter
Be thou my vision, Gillingham

Grade IV
Among the Clouds, Balmages
Currents, Smith
Mountain Dance, Kiefer
Not Afraid to Dream, Balmages
Tell Tale Heart, Clark

Let me know if there are others that you find along the way that you would like for me to listen to.

Lockers

Thank you to the seven band students that came in on Friday 12/31 and cleaned the band room! We need for everyone to do the following with their lockers.

1. Label your locker


2. purchase and use a lock


3. turn in your combination for to me.

Thanks

Fruit Sale

The Fruit Sale went very well this past Thursday. The truck showed up an hour early and we had a great crew of five unload the first section of the truck. Thank you to everyone that had a hand in the organizing, selling buying and distributed.

Panther Creek Invitational 2010

Thank you to all of the Parent Volunteers, Alumni, Students and Staff that PCI 2010 one of the best yet. Thank you for remembering that first and foremost this event is about creating a positive experience for the bands and their families.

It was a great day with hot, but dry weather. We hosted a record 18 bands on campus. The big thank you needs to go to the outstanding PCI board members and the PCI Chairman Don Fisher. I am again reminded what amazing, dedicated parents we have at Panther Creek.

Football Friday

Great crowd, great weather. What more can you ask. The band sounded great or loud both were fine. Heres to the begining of another great season. Thank you to all of the fantastic Chaperones/pit crew for all you do to make us look great!

We were treated to a fantastic leadership workshop with one of the best leadership teachers in the country. We had a great time as we learned some outstanding principles.
We will not forget why we take/teach band:
1. The more you do, the more you get, the more you give!
2. win/win
3. Never quit until its perfect.

Band Camp is over

Thank you to all of the great Parents, Staff and students on another great start to a great season! This is the largest Panther Creek Band at 161 and certainly my largest band. It will take a great effort from all of us to maintain high standards and a tight knit band family. I am excitted about our potential!

Pit Crew Hard at work

Marching Band has not officially begun until props are being built.

Thank You to the Smith family and all of the parents, students and company employees that helped in building our props.

I especially love the attention to detail and artistic approach! And the red eyes...more red eyes.