From the High School PodiumIan Melrose . March 2014 Volume 42 Issue 5 Sun Prairie Band Boosters 4 Play from your heart Prairie View Band Room Banter Encourage your musician to practice

March 2015 Booster Meeting: Monday, March 23th, 7pm, SPHS Music Area Volume 43 Issue 5

Sun Prairie Band Boosters 1 Play from your heart

From the High School Podium

High School in full “swing”….

Congratulations Jazz Ensemble I for being selected for an unprecedented third consecutive year as a national

“Essentially Ellington” finalist!

They will be traveling to New York, May 6-10 to compete with the best of the best at the Time Warner building

in Rose Hall at the edge of Central Park in Manhattan. The band was selected as one of only 15 bands

nationwide by blind audition.

There will many concerts, workshops and fundraising to help the students do their best in NYC! If you can

donate a great raffle prize or know of any way to help raise money let us know!!!

Thank you to all of you who helped at our recently Sun Prairie Jazz Festival. The bands and clinicians all had

wonderful things to say about the value and organization of the day’s activities. Thank you for your wonderful

work!

The HS Band Concert will be this coming Tuesday, March 10 beginning at 7:30pm in the SPHS PAC.

Remember there is a small admission charge that goes to support our commission consortium. In addition to

the three concert ensembles there will also performances by our Flute and Saxophone choir.

The concert and symphonic band recently returned from their clinic opportunity at UW-River Falls. We were

able to work with a fantastic director and heard a saxophone player from the Netherlands – a great day!!

The Wind Ensemble will be traveling to Northwestern and visiting two of the Chicago area’s best HS Wind

Ensembles. They will play an exchange concert at Neuqua Valley HS and work with Jim Kull at St. Charles

East HS. They will also hear a Symphonic Band Concert at Northwestern University and receive a two hour

clinic on the Campus of Northwestern.

Finally, High School Band auditions will be coming up the week of March 16th

. Percussion materials are

available in the front of the HS Band room or from your child’s band director. Winds will play all of their

major scales, ascending only, in as many full octaves as possible, along with a full range chromatic scale and a

short piece of sight reading. Please note that the higher the band, the more expectation for practice and

sectional work as well as being available to perform with the group on tour and at extra concerts.

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We also have SOSP kickoffs coming up, lots of concession/fundraising opportunities, the meat sale and a whole

lot more! Hope to see you soon at one of the many exciting upcoming events!

Steve Sveum & David Rush

SPHS Band Directors

FROM Cardinal Heights Band Congratulations to the over 200 Cardinal Heights music students who participated February 7th’s Solo & Ensemble Festival held at Patrick Marsh Middle School. Also, thanks very much to all the parents who were able to donate their time and talents in making it a very smooth and enjoyable experience for all. Special congratulations to the following band students who advanced to the State Level in late April. Sasha Horan – Flute Solo Taylor Brown – Flute Solo Mallory Keating - Trombone Solo Katie-Rose Blachowicz - Piano Solo Jordan McWilliams - Trumpet

More Congratulations to the following 8th grade band students; they have been selected to participate in the Tri-State Honor Band in Decorah Iowa on March 7th.

Adam Tess - Trumpet Lauren Rault - Percussion Megan Rault - Alto Sax Andrew Bucheim - Trumpet Laya Lempley - Clarinet March Concert, Thursday 3/12, Performance Times

We are very lucky to have large and supportive audiences at our Cardinal Heights Band Concerts. As our enrollment has increased, it has also increased attendance at our concerts beyond the Auditorium’s capacity. Because of this we will have 2 halves to our concert, where students are only required to be at their half, but encouraged to come to the other concert for extra credit: 7:00pm - 8th Grade Bands (arrive 6:30) 8:00pm - 9th Grade Band & Wind Symphony (arrive 7:30)



Conductor in Residence

On Wednesday & Thursday March 11th & 12th, Cardinal Heights bands are pleased to welcome Dr. Carolyn Barber from University of Nebraska, Lincoln as our conductor in residence. All four bands will work with Dr. Barber in clinics and perform under her guidance at our concert March 12th @ 7pm. 8th Grade Band - Kalahari Band Festival On Friday April 24th 8th Grades students will spend a morning working with great clinicians and hearing other 8th Grade Bands from Wisconsin. Afterwards students will enjoy some well-earned fun time at the Kalahari Water Park and/or Theme Park.

Important Info:

- Permission Slips & will be handed in March (details to be finalized)

- Approximate Cost = $42

- Chaperones, please contact Mr. Melrose if interested ([email protected], 318-8134)

- Students will wear concert dress, then change at Kalahari

Auditions for next year’s Wind Symphony scheduled for March 16-18

Students received information during exams about the materials and process of auditions for the 2015/2016 Wind Symphony. For more information please use the web link below and contact Mr. Mesner if you have any questions. http://www.spbb.org/uploads/2/2/2/1/22215324/chums_band_classes__audition_info_2014.2015.pdf Thank you, Joe Mesner Ian Melrose

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Prairie View Band Room Banter Encourage your musician to practice every day. Growth happens every time they sit down to play. Ask them to share

with you their goals for the day, week and month. Listen to them play often and offer whatever encouragement you can! It means the world to them to have a parent recognize their hard work!

Great job everyone with Solo/Ensemble Festival and Jazz Fest. There was a lot of blood, sweat and tears that went into both days! What awesome volunteers we had from every building! Thanks to all!

We have several performances scheduled and other events in the next month or so. Here is the "short" list!

Swing into Spring Saturday, March 14th 7:00 pm at Prairie View

This is the final concert of the jazz season. Please come and celebrate with us the accomplishments of these hard working “jazzers”! The concert will be at Prairie View. Come “Swing into Spring” with us! We are looking for a few

great helpers to man a donation bucket and sell concessions for the event to raise money for Jazz 1. Please contact Mrs. Sederquist at 834-7825 if you can help for an hour. We will need about 20 volunteers. Prairie View extends

congratulations to the high school Jazz 1 for their acceptance into the Essentially Ellington competition on May 6-10.

We are preparing for our spring elementary tour. We are playing for Royal Oaks at the end of March and after spring

break we will be going to Westside, Horizon, and Creekside.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Band O Rama on April 13th!

Keep practicing and check that lesson schedule every week!

Mrs. Sederquist and Mr. Quaglieri



March PMMS Band News

Moving into the third month of the New Year, we have a lot of things to mark

your calendars for and get excited about. Read on, and find out what we are

doing this month!

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Jazz at the Marsh

The jazz students did a great job at the Sun Prairie Middle

School Jazz Fest on February 20. We are now looking forward

to our Swing into Spring Extravaganza.

Who: All middle school jazz musicians

What: Swing into Spring Extravaganza

Where: Prairie View Middle School Cafetorium

When: Saturday, March 14; 7-10:30 p.m.

Elementary School Tour

The 7th graders will be traveling to a few of the elementary schools in the area, on April 8, to showcase what

band is all about. This is an experience that impacts the incoming sixth graders, the current seventh graders, and

the future of our program.

UW-Eau Claire Visit

Tuesday, March 10, UW-Eau Claire Wind Ensemble will be visiting our 7th grade

bands. The college students and the middle school students will be performing for

each other. The college students will give our students mini-sectionals on their

band music, their instrument, and answer questions they may have about music

life after middle school.



Commission Possible 5

The 7th grade commission project is underway! The band will be

receiving the piece this month and begin preparation on this

music. The WORLD PREMIERE of this piece will be at our

Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 12. This is truly a once in a

lifetime experience and you won’t want to miss this!

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Congratulations to: Those students who performed at Solo Ensemble on

February 7--you all did GREAT!

Everyone on an excellent Early Spring Concert on February 24.

All parents who performed with Parent Band at the last concert.

Jazz students who participated in Jazz fest.

All students who participated and performed with Friday morning ensembles.

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Upcoming Events First day of Spring: March 20

Band O Rama: April 13; SPHS

Gymnasium

Chris Gleason and Sharon Haraldson

Patrick Marsh

Margaret Davison, Student Teacher



SOSP 2015 officially begins Saturday March 14th, 9am – 5pm at Sun Prairie High School. Percussion and Color Guard have gotten off to a great start and we’re excited to bridge that into March 14th. Also - there is still time to encourage new folks to check out what SOSP means - invite them to try it out on March 14th, even if they’re not quite sure! SOSP First Rehearsal & Registration – Saturday 3/14

Parents are highly encourage to join us on Saturday March 14th to get all commitment forms, health forms, and payments the morning of our first rehearsal from 8:30am to 10:30am in the hallway by the music area (enter Door #3). There will be copy machines for insurance cards, a notary public for the commitment form, and our treasurer and student account manager will be there to handle all payment questions. SOSP - Piano Player Needed!

We are still looking for a piano player to join our front ensemble section for this upcoming season. We are hoping to find a student with piano training and exciting about adding this important, colorful, powerful, and beautiful aspect of our show. Please let Mr. Melrose know if you have anyone you think may be interested. SOSP Physicals

This year members will again be asked to have a completed physical on file. If a student already has a physical on file with the school district from athletic teams or from SOSP, they are complete (these are valid for 2 years). We will post lists of who needs an updated physical for this year.

● Physicals dated on or after 4/1/13 will be good for the 13-14 and 14-15 school years, including this summer. ● Physicals dated on or after 4/1/14 will be good for the 14-15 and 15-16 school years. If you need a physical, wait

until after 4/1 – then it will be valid until 2016!! SOSP email List If you haven’t already, you may also want to sign yourself up for the SOSP email list to receive future SOSP information: https://mail.spbb.org/mailman/listinfo/sosp

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Updates Drum Major Workshops began Wednesday 2/18 and continue every Wednesday until auditions on Wednesday

March 18th.

This year’s show will re-image 3 classic works of the symphonic and rock repertoire; Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis”, John Lennon’s “Imagine”, and Faure’s “Pavane”. Rick Kirby and Ben Pyles are hard at work

putting final touches on the music. We welcome Sun Prairie & SOSP Alumnus, Zach Brock, who will work with our percussion section. Zach has

been very active in the marching arts with the Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps and Gateway Indoor Percussion.

See you very soon & LOVE THAT SOUND! Ian Melrose – Director [email protected] 318-8134 ==============================================================================

** Fruit/Cookie dough sale REMINDER**

Fruit and Cookie Dough orders will be delivered on Saturday March 14th. Please plan to pick up your orders at 7:30am on Saturday, March 14th. *** Please note, the location for pick has been changed to the Tech Ed Garage at the High School which is located in the back of the High School at doors #3, 4, 5. *** Please be on time to help sort fruit and compile your order. Bring your parents and plan on spending at least 1 hour. We would also appreciate help at 7:00 to unload the truck. We recommend that you go through every box of oranges and grapefruit to be assured that you have the correct amount of fruit free of damage. After all the fruit is sorted, you can start compiling your orders (see your group chair for a pick list). Cookie dough will be packaged and labeled separately with your name on it. After you have your order put together, find your group chairperson to check you out. Deliver the fruit as soon as possible, and remember to protect the fruit from the weather. Collect the money when you deliver. Please ask your customers to make checks payable to “Sun Prairie Band Boosters.” *****If you cannot be there for pick up, you must make arrangements for someone else to pick up your fruit****** There will be a limited amount of additional fruit available during the delivery week. If you need additional fruit or have questions, contact Ann or Bill Nelson, 944 Eddington Drive, 225-5282. E-mail: [email protected]

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Turn in Money The money is to be turned in to your group chair (see below) by noon on Saturday, March 21st. Any cash should be converted to a check payable to “Sun Prairie Band Boosters” before being turned in. Group Chairs Spring 2015

Student last names A thru K: Bill Nelson Address – 944 Eddington Drive 608-225-5282 [email protected] Student last names L thru Z: Randy Kaminski Address: 4994 Creek Haven Rd Cottage Grove 608-837-3068 [email protected]

Ann and Bill Nelson Fruit Sale Chairs

A Message from the President

A Rising Tide

There is an old saying made famous by John F. Kennedy (although, to be fair, he borrowed it from someone

else) that says, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” In this case, in layman’s terms, the saying means that what is good

for one band in Sun Prairie is good for all bands in Sun Prairie.

Once again the kids from our high school Jazz 1 band have earned the right to be called one of the top-15 high

school jazz bands in the country. They have earned this right through hard work, dedication, long hours,

superior instruction, and an environment of support for the band program that is second to none.

Now it is your turn to reaffirm your support of the Sun Prairie Band Program and lift all of the boats in the

Program by supporting the fundraising efforts of the Jazz 1 families, and the Sun Prairie Band Boosters as a

whole.

Make no mistake, the burden of raising the funds needed to send these talented kids to New York – for a once in

a lifetime experience - is not solely the Jazz 1 parents’ to bear. It is all of ours!

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“But how does rising this tide lift my child’s boat,” you may be asking. Here’s how: because Jazz 1 has

EARNED the right to go to New York:

The Jazz 1 musicians will be inspired to continue their musical journey

We, once again, prove to the school board, Sun Prairie community, and surrounding communities that our band program is one of the finest in the state

World renowned clinicians want to work with the best programs in the country, which includes Sun Prairie; making our program even better

Young musicians are inspired by the possibility that they, too, may someday earn the right to be considered the finest in the country

The best programs attract and retain the best talent; which is needed to foster an environment of learning and love of music for our kids

As you can see, when you support the upcoming Jazz 1 fundraising efforts, you’re not just sending the Jazz 1

kids to New York, you’re sending all of our young musicians to New York, and everywhere else a love of

music can take them. You are helping us determine just how high our boats can rise. Won’t you join me?

Kris Tazelaar President, Sun Prairie Band Boosters [email protected] www.SPBB.org

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Student Ledger Policy!

The table below outlines all of the different ways in which you can use fundraising dollars to help your student in band!

Policies on how SPBB Student Account Ledgers are used: - Accounts are to be used within 1 SPBB Fiscal year (October 1 - September 30) - All Student Ledger funds not used within fiscal year, are transferred to SPBB General Fund on October 1 of following fiscal year Use of Student Ledger Funds

Costs listed are estimates Meals may not be included

1. Band field trips/clinics a. HS Wind Ensemble Spring-?? b. HS Symphonic Band Spring-$100 c. HS Concert Band-$TBD d. CHUM Wind Symphony/9th Grade-$90 e. CHUM 8th Grade-Kalahari-$40

2. HS Jazz Groups Festivals/Clinics

a. Generally $30-$40 per day plus meals

b. $100 overnight plus meals

c. New York- fundraising and TBD

3. Other trips TBD

4. Sound of Sun Prairie

a. Fee of $700-$800

b. Uniform Parts and Accessories

c. Shoes, Gloves

d. Extra parade shirts beyond the one included with their fees

e. Other uniform parts as determined by the director

5. Summer music camps

a. Providing proof of registration

b. Submit the bill to the Band Booster’s secretary for payment directly

to the camp

c. If you do not attend the camp, you will need to reimburse the

Boosters the cost of the camp

6. Honors Ensemble tuition, if excepted. This includes WI State Honors

Ensembles, WYSO, Winds of Wisconsin

a. Providing proof of registration

b. Submit the bill to the Band Booster’s secretary for payment directly

to the camp

c. If you do not attend the camp, you will need to reimburse the

Boosters the cost of the camp

7. Private Lessons (Pilot program for 2014-2015)

a. Lesson teachers must be approved by SPASD Band Director

b. Maximum of $500 use per fiscal year (October 1-September 30)

c. 2 weeks before payment is needed, send email request to SPBB Vice

President ([email protected]) and they will send you a form

d. Check will be made out to the private lesson teacher and can be

picked up from CHUMS band director, Ian Melrose

([email protected])

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Band Director Contact Information

Sun Prairie High School Steve Sveum Dave Rush 834-6780 834-6781 [email protected] [email protected] Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School Joe Mesner Ian Melrose 318-8137 318-8134 [email protected] [email protected] Patrick Marsh Middle School Chris Gleason Sharon Haraldson 834-7625 834-7627 [email protected] [email protected] Prairie View Middle School Ann Sederquist Matt Quaglieri 834-7825 834-7839 [email protected] [email protected]

SPBB Executive Committee 2014-2015 President Kris Tazelaar 577-0829 [email protected] Vice President Steve DeWitt [email protected] Treasurer Cindy Bortmess 834-2496 [email protected] Secretary Tracie Ruether 287-6618 [email protected] SPHS Band Director Steve Sveum 834-6780 [email protected] CHUMS Band Director Ian Melrose 318-8139 [email protected]

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SPBB's General Committee Information 2014-2015 GENERAL and/or BAND SPECIFIC SUPPORT Jazz Tim and Julie Keal [email protected] Newsletter Tracie Ruether 287-6618 [email protected] Publicity OPEN [email protected] Varsity Awards Tammy Weiss [email protected] FUNDRAISING SUPPORT Concert Host John Clawson [email protected] Concessions Judy McCafferty 345-5351 [email protected] Culver’s Share Night OPEN Entertainment & Bucky Bks Steve DeWitt 220-2521 [email protected] Fruit Sale Ann & Bill Nelson 825-6771 [email protected]

________________________________________________________ The Booster Beat is published monthly during the school year, except for the month of December. This newsletter will be delivered electronically. If you prefer to receive this newsletter via US Mail, please send an email to the editor at [email protected]. In your email, please list your name, your child’s name, and which band they are in. If email is not an option, please contact your child’s band director.
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From the High School PodiumIan Melrose . March 2014 Volume 42 Issue 5 Sun Prairie Band Boosters 4 Play from your heart Prairie View Band Room Banter Encourage your musician to practice