X THS BAND PROGRAM WEEKLY NOTES: 11/11/18 Rehearsals this week: Tuesday Friday Concert Band 3 2:25 4:00pm Stage Band 2 / 3:15 4:15pm Improv class Concert Band 2 4:00 5:00pm Stage Band 1 / 4:15 5:45pm Improv class Concert Band 1 5:00 6:30pm Events Calendar (new in bold): DATE EVENT Tuesday 13 th November Tuesday 20 th November Saturday 24 th November Tuesday 4 th December Tuesday 11 th December Thursday 13 th December Tuesday 18 th December Solo Night 7pm, after rehearsals BSG meeting & AGM. Staff Common Room in A Block (upstairs) 7pm for 7.30pm St Andrews Inclusion social Band blacks with Band Polo shirts SB2. 5.30pm start, arrival time 5.pm Year 7 Orientation Day (morning) SB2 & CB2. School uniform End of year Concert (evening) All Bands Presentation night CB1 & SB1. School uniform Junior CAPA Showcase. CB3 & SB2 band blacks with polo shirt Arrive 5.15pm for 6pm performance Darling Harbour Performances all bands sports uniform Please let your band manager(s) know (see end of band notes) if you cannot make a performance or have a band-related problem that needs solving (e.g. how do I get my large instrument there?...). Band notes are also available on the school s website in the band section: (www.turramurrahighschool.com.au/content/outstanding-school-bands) Page 1 of 8
Solo Night Come one come all!! A fantastic line up is planned for this year s Solo Night. We encourage everyone to come along and support those that are performing. We would like to ask for some baked goods even from those who can not attend the night. Please either bring to the MPC from 6.30pm or drop to Linda Lesslie at 7 Seymour Close, Wahroonga. WHEN: WHERE: Tuesday 13 th November. 7pm after rehearsals The Turramurra High MPC Optional dinner for those wanting dinner between CB1 and Solo Night Half a pizza $7 / Whole pizza $14 Drink $1 Please see Mrs Willis before your CB3, CB2 or CB1 rehearsal if you would like her to orde pizza for you. International Tour 2019 time is running out to register! Don t miss out! Registrations are now open for the 2019 THS International Band Tour to the USA for all band students. The google link to register is https://goo.gl/forms/xfg0bvkkzuyb3pjp2 To register and secure your child's place please don't forget your $1000.00 deposit is required along with the form. Please email receipt/payment confirmation to bsgtreasurer@ths.community and also THSBand_IntTour@hotmail.com (THSBan d_inttour@hotmail.com ) with students name and Int Tour as the reference. This is going to be an amazing experience so register now so your child does not miss out! Position available BSG notes co-ordinator Hi everyone, It has come time for me to step down as notes co-ordinator and hand over the reigns to someone else! It s a really easy job. Collating relevant information from the committee and band managers. Updating the database at the start of the year (with the year 12 s leaving and new kids joining). Some basic updating through the year as kids leave and join. If you are interested, please email me on bsgnotes@ths.community Cheers Sarah Page 2 of 8
AGM. Tuesday 20 th November At this AGM the roles of President & Secretary will need to be filled. Please contact the current incumbents to find out more about the roles before the AGM. The Annual General Meeting of the THS Band Support Group will be held on Tuesday 20 November in the Staff Common Room. Drinks and nibbles will be provided from 7.00 pm for a 7.45 pm start to the meeting. All band families are asked to send along one parent representative to the AGM where reports for the year will be provided and discussion of plans for 2019 will take place. Please consider seriously taking on a role in the Band Support Group to continue to provide the great opportunities to your children that they have experienced to date-international Tours, Regional Tours, performance opportunities, master classes and development of their musical interests. Remember that many hands make light work and a program such as ours cannot be run by only a handful of volunteers. Your Children NEED YOU!!!!!! Have your children been enjoying the wonderful benefits of being a part of the Turramurra High School Band program this year? Making new friends from different classes and different year groups, developing their musical skills and interests, performing at interesting venues and travelling the country and the world?? For these opportunities to continue, evolve and improve we need new members of the Band Support Group!!! Please find below a more detailed description of all of the roles that make up our Band Support Group and think about how you can be involved. In short, the below two Executive positions need parents with the following strengths: PRESIDENT-this position is great for someone with good interpersonal skills, who is an organised person and who is enthusiastic about the band program at our school. Page 3 of 8
SECRETARY-this position would suit someone who is a good listener, an accurate record-keeper and who is prepared to send and receive emails. Positions in brief: Please note: None of these positions is particularly onerous! The Exec: President: The president takes on overall organization and leadership of the BSG. This includes: overseeing all Committee activities on behalf of the BSG; chairing the monthly BSG meetings; liaising on band matters with Jeff Lambert (representing the school) and Mark Barnsley (our Band Master); preparing reports for BSG meetings and for the P&C; and representing the BSG at school functions. The President is someone who will get to know the parents of the band members and be available to answer questions they may have or direct them to the people who can answer them. This position is great for someone with good interpersonal skills, who is an organised person, and who is enthusiastic about the band program at our school Vice-President: Principle role is to support the President. Shares duties with the President (responsibilities are split as agreed). Prepares entries for festivals and eisteddfods for the bands. The Vice-President is responsible for spear-heading administration and organisation for events involving more than one band. In particular, for ensuring that festivals and eisteddfods are entered within time and that parents, band members and band managers are aware of the arrangements. Also, the Vice- President is historically responsible for organising the arrangements for the endof-year concert at Darling Harbour, encompassing all bands. From time to time the Vice-President will chair meetings and deal with committees. Once again, good interpersonal and organisational skills and a real enthusiasm for the band program are needed. Secretary: The Secretary is the minute taker at the monthly meetings, prepares agendas for meetings and deals with correspondence as appropriate. The Secretary is also the main point of communication for the Executive of the BSG in regard to the day to day running of the band program (primarily by email)! This position would suit someone who is a good listener, an accurate record-keeper and who is prepared to send and receive emails. Page 4 of 8
Non-Exec positions: Band Managers: The are the first point of contact for band members. Mangers communicate any relevant Band-specific information to the band via e-mail. They are available to assist when their band performs (or find a responsible parent to perform this role), including being responsible for music and hand-held percussion instruments, or organising the relevant band members. Possible organization of appropriate gigs for the band managed is encouraged! Band managers are also encouraged to attend BSG meetings so that their knowledge of gigs and performance opportunities is up-to-date. This is a great position for someone who is interested in the program and enthusiastic about supporting their child. Database and band notes co-ordinator: This person records all registrations at the beginning of the school year and maintains the membership database through the year. They assemble and distribute the Band Notes weekly. This is a great job for someone who works from home as the majority of the work is data entry and email gathering of information. It is a chance to be involved and would suit someone with small children who stays at home. Publicity co-ordinator: The Publicity Co-ordinator seeks to raise the profile of the Band Program, both within the school community and externally (e.g. local newspapers). They act as a point of contact for the media. They also support the Vice-President and the band managers in finding and setting up performance opportunities. This is also a position which involves emails and telephone calls and would suit a stay-at-home or working from home parent. Band camp and tour committees: These roles are specific to organising Band Camp (for years 7-9 generally), Regional Tour (annually) and the International Tour (once every 3 years or so!). Roles within these committees are varied and include organization, co-ordination, finance, fund raising etc etc. There is no ideal number of parents for these committees, but the more who are involved, the easier it is to get everything sorted out. It is not necessary for committee members to attend camp or tours, but it is essential that they be enthusiastic and supportive. Music Librarian and Instrument Coordinator: Responsible for ensuring that originals and copies of all the current music are up to date (what we can copy is strictly governed by copyright laws). Also ensures that the school s instruments are maintained and the instrument inventory is up to date. This is a job for someone with a penchant for administration and an orderly approach. It is a help but not essential if the person is familiar with band music and band instruments. It is also not essential for these tasks to be performed by the one person and in the past, that was the case. The position will also suit people who want to attend rehearsals and have close contact with the band members, but, once again, this is not mandatory. Portal Database Please remember to ensure your contact details are up to date on our database! https://portal.msmusic.com.au/thsmusic This portal will also have a calendar of events for anything coming up Page 5 of 8
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Band support group for 2018 President Linda Davies & Anne Cornford 0412 616 691 bsgpresident@ths.community Vice President Humberto Ho 0413 752 117 bsgvp@ths.community Treasurer Leigh Hudson bsgtreasurer@ths.community Secretary Cathy Sanders 0431 736 143 bsgsecretary@ths.community Weekly Notes Coordinator Sarah Redshaw (Arbidans) 0439 421 444 bsgnotes@ths.community Music Librarian Elizabeth Willis 9489 0146 0439 240 673 elizabethawillis@hotmail.com Instrument Coordinator Assistant Instrument & Music Coordinator Publicity Coordinator Events Coordinator Elizabeth Willis Juliette Hackett Humberto Ho Nicola Drake Louise Tiller 9489 0146 0439 240 673 elizabethawillis@hotmail.com hackettx5@optusnet.com.au 0413 752 117 humbertoho@yahoo.com.au latiller@bigpond.net.au CB1 Manager Bonnie Mackinnon bon@inkyblue.com CB2 Managers Nicola Drake 0410 502 152 gedandnick@yahoo.com.au CB3 Manager Marnie Cooper 0416 180 400 mcooper@marniecooper.com.au SB1 Manager Gareth Richards 0425 84 88 22 mary_gareth@bigpond.com SB2 Manager Wendela Flokstra- Mesker 0450 348 270 fam.flokstra@hotmail.com Band Camp Committee Kerry Medd Jane Willis Nicola Drake 0410 502 152 kerryjamie@optusnet.com.au janecwillis@optusnet.com.au gedandnick@yahoo.com.au Regional Tour Committee International Tour Committee Wendela Flokstra Humberto Ho Chris McArthur Cathy Sanders Melissa Webster Linda Lesslie Tracy Darby Marnie Cooper fam.flokstra@hotmail.com humbertoho@yahoo.com.au websterm@live.com.au Band Master Mark Barnsley markbarnsley@hotmail.com Acting Band Master Jeff Barnsley 0417 650 685 jeffbarnsley@hotmail.com Improv instructor Steve Fitzmaurice sfitzmaurice@hotmail.com Band Captains Sarah Taylor and Matt Ridley for concert band; Luke Bryant for stage band. Page 8 of 8