Have A Great Summer!

Have a great summer!

• I will be in limited communication until July 1.  If you need to contact me, email me and I will do my best to get back to you in a reasonable amount of time.
• Your summer homework: Play. Have fun. Pick up your horn/drum and play.
• If you need to make a band camp payment, send it to Mrs. Garwood
• FMB starts July 16 with rookie camp and percussion camp.  Full FMB starts July 17.

FMB: Contest Show Music

Listen here. Download...if you dare:
(.mp3 download)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Score: (.pdf download)
Full Score

Parts: (.pdf download)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Picture Mega-Update!

Pics from FHSCB@Vets, FHS Graduation, and FMB Memorial Day parades have been added on the picture page.  Check it out!  If you have pictures to share, email your favorites to me and I'll add them.

Booster Aluminum Can Pick-Up

Can collection… If you have aluminum cans that you would like to donate, get rid of, the Fairbanks Music Boosters would love to take them off your hands. Please call Karla Long @ 614-530-3359 and she will arrange to have them picked up from your house. Thank you for your continued support, and have a safe and joyous summer!

FHSCB@Vets 5/25: Preview the Program

Andromeda (2010)
David Shaffer

Ave Maria (1825/2004)
Franz Schubert, arr. Frank Ticheli

Down A Country Lane (1962)
Aaron Copand, arr. Merlin Patterson

La fille aux cheveux de lin (1910)
(The Girl With The Flaxen Hair)
 Claude Debussy, arr. Ramsay Payton Iannarino, French Horn. Oliver Pontius (FHS ’11), Piano

Summer Resounding! (2008)
Brian Balmages

~ 10 minute Intermission ~

Foundry (2011)
John Mackey

Brahms Ballade Op.118 No.3 (1854)
Johannes Brahms ,  Neil Yoder, Piano

Salvation is Created (1947)
Pavel Tschesnokoff, Arr. Bruce Houseknecht

Rampage! (2009)
Todd Stalter

Peace Jubilee (1955)
Karl L. King

PERSONNEL
Flute - Emily Andrews, *Jessica Bardin, Natalie Oesch, Katie Rein, *Paige Scheiderer, *Ana Taboa, Ben Voit  Clarinet - Hannah Dellinger, Monica Fannin, Ayla Spindler, Caitlin Nichols  Bass Clarinet - *Justin Anderson.  Alto Saxophone - Micah Davis, Ben Day, Charley Garwood, Allison Nance, McKenzieWilson  Tenor Saxophone - Mary Grand. Baritone Saxophone - Abby Vollrath.  Trumpet - *Seth Bond, Blake Leeds, Ryleigh Rush, Sean Moran  French Horn - Christian Carter, Payton Iannarino.  Trombone - Alli Beckley,  Robert Stapp, Neil Yoder  Euphonium - *Sarah Fisher, Daniel Rowland.  Tuba - John Bouic, Colton Taylor  Percusison - Nick Mullett, Riley Rucker, Matt Studenmund, Alexa Swackhammer, Drew Brown, Rachel Claar, Luke Koenig.
(Section leaders are in italics. *-denotes seniors performing in their final concert tonight)

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Know Your Notes: Free Printable Flash Cards

There's no reason not to have your note names memorized when you have resources like these.  Print.  Cut. Use.  Know your stuff.

Treble Clef Flash Cards
Bass Clef Flash Cards

Want to go paperless?

Online flashcards

Balance and Blend...

HS Band: Report Times

This is a reminder for all HS band members about the upcoming performances and report times:

Friday, May 25 - 6:15pm at Vets. Black concert attire

Saturday, May 26 - 9:30am at Kyre Field. Nice clothes. Guys wear a tie.

Monday, May 28 - 9:15am - Unionville Center (Darby Twp. Bldg.) Summer uniform.

Details on all these performances can be found here.

Band Camp Staff - PAS Certification

PROSPECTIVE CAMP STAFF:

First, I would like to welcome you to the FMB tradition of excellence!  It's going to be a great band and a great camp staff this year.  That being said, I need you to do two things:

1.  Send me via email, text, or Facebook, your mailing address and phone number so the board of education can send you a contract when you are approved.

2.  Secondly -

You must have a valid State of Ohio Pupil Activity Supervisor (PAS) Certificate to be a paid instructor in the Fairbanks Local Schools.  If you did this within the past three years, your PAS certificate is still current and you need do nothing more than sign the contract you get in the mail and return it.

If you do not have a current PAS Certificate you must:

*Get an FBI/BCI background check done by local law enforcement and have it submitted to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE).  You must pay for this at your local sheriff or city police department. This may cost as little as $40 and as much as $60.  Call all your local PD's because they all charge differently and shopping around is worth it.

*Be currently CPR certified (or become certified) through an accredited program and submit a copy of your card to Fairbanks Local Schools. The cost for CPR certification varies from agency to agency and class to class, but is usually under $30.

*In the past three years, you need to have taken a "First Aid for Coaches" class, either in person from the Red Cross, or online at nfhslearn.com.  If not, you need to do this before submitting the application.  Again, the online version is cheaper and easier, but you'll get more out of an actual course.  I don't care which you do.  The cost varies but is usually around $40.  If you are uncertain if you are taking the correct course, do not hesitate to contact me.

*Submit a Pupil Activity Supervisor application to the ODE before June 20, 2012 so it is at least in process when you are approved on the July school board meeting.  You must submit the application fee of $47.

*If you need further information, you can find info from ODE here on their official site.

Now, I know this seems like a lot of money you need to spend to work at a band camp, and that it can be quite a pain, but this is all state-mandated stuff.  You will be paid by the school board for your service (appx. $300 before taxes).  The other bonus is that this certification is good for three years so you can work any number of camps in that time and not need to get it done again.  If you are going into music education or coaching, you'll need this when you get your first job anyways.  It's also nice to have on a resumé.  I can only assure you that it is all worth it.  I have to go through the same thing and pay the same fees every three years.  Honestly, if you are working other camps that do not require this certificate, they are putting themselves at risk by not following state law.

If you don't get this done, the board will not hire you and you can't work my camp.  If you need any assistance in getting this done, do not hesitate to contact me.  I want to help you be able to work with our wonderful FMB students!

Fingering Charts FYI

With the distribution of new marching band music, I've had a lot of requests for fingering charts.  I have some available in the band room, but here's some quick links to some of my favorite online fingering charts for woodwinds and brasses:

Woodwinds
Trumpet/Baritone T.C./Mellophone
Baritone B.C. (3 valve)
Trombone
Tuba

Update From Mary Ellen...

Greetings band folks.

Just wanted to give you a heads up with the last week of school upon us! In regards to putting things in the band mailbox...please do not put anything in there after this Friday. The box will be closed. Please send checks etc to:

Mary Ellen Garwood
15520 Hagenderfer Road
Plain City, OH 43064

If you have any questions please give me a call or email me at 614-306-4307.

Again, things are winding down...if you have not paid anything on your camp fees please get it in the mailbox by Friday. If you would like to fill out a band scholarship, please fill it out and place it in an envelope and put it in the mailbox by Friday. After Friday, we will not be accepting anymore scholarships as to we need to make a decision at our next meeting.

Remember...Tuesday and Wednesday of fair week we will be at the gates. IF you would like to sign up for a time...It pays $5.00 an hour and your child will get credit towards their band fees. Please give me a call to discuss what times are available.

If you need a band polo please remember to put size and a check for $20 in the box. I will be at the concert on Friday evening at Vets in Marysville, If anyone would like to pay at that time they may do so.

Thank you and see some of you on Friday evening...it will be a great evening!

Mary Ellen

Signs Your Band Director Might Be Batman

Do you read Tone Deaf Comics?  You should. :-)

FHSCB@Vets Poster 2012 (SHARE!)

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Spring Concert 2012 - Audio/Video

My apologies for the blurriness of the FHSCB and HS Choir.  A camera malfunction occurred.  The audio is unaffected, however.

Links to Fairbanksband on Vimeo:
5th Grade Band
6th Grade Band
Junior High Concert Band
High School Concert Band
High School Choir

FHSCB & Choir - Final Exam Info

FHSCB - Senior Exam - Tuesday, May 22. Underclass Exam - Wednesday, May 30

• Wind players will prepare and perform solo one major scale, chosen from concert C, F, Bflat, Eflat, Aflat, or chromatic.
• Percussionists will prepare and perform solo one rudiment, chosen from double stroke open roll, 5 stroke roll, 9 stroke roll, flam-paradiddle, flamacue, or lesson 25.
• All players  will prepare and perform solo a 16-32 measure excerpt of their choosing from the concert repertoire. 
• Performance will be graded on fundamentals of playing as well as rhythmic/note/interpretation accuracy.

Choir - Senior Exam - Tuesday, May 22. Underclass Exam - Thursday, May 24

• All singers will prepare and sing solo measures 16-30 of "Hallelujah" by Cohen.  
• Singers will be graded on fundamentals of singing, including posture, breath support, and tone quality, as well as musical accuracy.