RBJH 8th Grade Promotion

Band students in grades 6th & 7th will perform at the 8th grade promotion.
Date:  Thursday, May 17
Time: Promotion starts at 7:00 pm, band students should be in the JH music room ready to warm-up by 6:40. The promotion will last approximately 40 minutes.
Dress:  Students should wear nice dress clothes

RBHS Graduation

All RBHS Band members perform at RBHS Graduation. Senior band members perform pre-ceremonial music with the band.
Date: Sunday, May 20
Time: Graduation starts at 3:00 pm, band students should be seated by 2:40. The band will perform pre-ceremonial music beginning at 2:45. The promotion will last approximately 1 hour.
Dress:  Students should wear nice dress clothes

Congratulations to the following individuals on receiving the 2012 RB60 Band Awards during the RB60 Spring Band Concert on Tuesday, May 1.

John Philip Sousa Band Award
Drake Sorenson

Glen Gray Band Director’s Award
Zach Fehr & Mason Shirley

Lindsay Hodel Band Award
Caitlyn Bilow, Samantha Hayes, and Abigail Hubner

The RB60 Spring Band Concert will on Tuesday, May 1st at 7:30 p.m. in the RBHS gymnasium. Band students in grades 5 through 12 will participate.  The schedule will be as follows:

5th Grade Band

• Arrive at RBHS at 7:10 p.m.
• Meet in the hallway going towards the RBHS Band room
• Bring your instrument and music
• Dress-up in nice clothes

6th Grade Band

• Arrive at RBHS at 7:10 p.m.
• Meet in the hallway going towards the RBHS Band room
• Bring your instrument and music
• Dress-up in nice clothes

Junior High School Band

• Arrive at RBHS at 7:10 p.m.
• Meet in the RBHS Chorus room
• Bring your instrument (Mr. Hayes will bring your music)
• Wear your band uniforms

High School Band

• Arrive at RBHS at 7:00 p.m.
• Meet in the RBHS Band room
• Dress-up in nice clothes

Why doesn’t the high school band wear their band uniforms? We don’t have enough uniforms.  It works with the marching band because we take a dozen students out of the band to be in the flag squad.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or to call me at home.

Sincerely,

Steve Hayes
Director of Bands
Roanoke-Benson School District 60

Portions of the RB60/Band website may be unavailable for the next 24-48 hours.  We apologize the inconvenience.

Mr. Ted Wanack, one central Illinois premier jazz trombonists, will solo with the RBHS Concert Band and the RBHS Jazz Band on the May 1st Spring Concert.  The concert will include bands from grades 5 through 12.  Mark your calendars:

Spring Band Concert
7:30 PM
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
RBHS Gym

The RBJH Music Booster’s Inflatable party will be held on Thursday, March 29 from 4 to 7 PM in the RBJH gymnasium.  Thank you to RB Music Booster President Kathy Anderson for arranging this party and thank you to all the students and parents who sold items!

The RB Music Boosters fundraiser pick-up will be Friday, March 9th from 3:00 to 4:30 PM at Sowers Elementary School.  If you are unable to make the pick up, it is your responsibility to find someone to pick up your items for you.

Thank you for making the 2012 RB Music Booster fundraiser a great success.

RBHS Band Members:  Congratulations and thank you to all members of the RBHS Band for the outstanding job you are doing this year.  In rehearsals, musicianship is stressed.  Just playing the notes is not enough.  Creative and expressive interpretation of the music are the keystones of great musicianship.  This semester we will create an online collection of examples you feel demonstrate great musicianship.  Go to http://www.rb60.com/rbhsband2012musicblog/ for more information.

Flutist Lydia Luginbiuhl was recently named to the RBJH Musicians’ Hall of Fame.  To be eligible for the RBJH Musicians’ Hall of Fame, a student must correctly perform all 12 major scales in under a minute.  Lydia correctly performed all 12 major scales in 23 seconds!

Congratulations Lydia!

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