Middle School Band Night has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 26, 2016, in the Main Gym at Zion-Benton Township High School. This event is the ZB Marching Band Revue Concert, and will primarily feature the high school marching band. Middle School band students from Beach Park, Zion, and Winthrop Harbor are invited to attend and perform on one song at the concert! (This invitation is for BPMS Concert Band & Symphonic Band students only -- Cadet band does not perform at this event.)
Students need to arrive (with their instruments & wearing their blue band shirt) at the high school athletic entrance at 7:00pm, check in with Mrs. Grabot and Mrs. Eikenberry, and sit in their assigned seats in the main gym. The performance will start at 7:30pm. During intermission, we will warm up and prepare to play our combined song. There is no admission fee for audience members. Please join us for this wonderful evening of music!
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Due to current and pending weather conditions, we are postponing our middle school band night that was scheduled for Concert/Symphonic Bands this evening. We will let you all know when and how we will reschedule this event.
PLEASE DO NOT GO TO ZION-BENTON HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE NO PERFORMANCE. Dear 5th Grade Families,
This is an exciting week! It is your opportunity to officially join the Beach Park Band Program! Here's the schedule of events: Thursday, September 8, 6:30pm: Come to Beach Park Middle School to hear the Symphonic Band play and introduce the instruments. This will also be your opportunity to sign up for a time slot to try instruments on Friday or Saturday. Friday, September 9 & Saturday, September 10: These are the two opportunities for students to come try out instruments and decide which one they want to play. You will need to sign up for a time. (You should sign up on Thursday so you know when to come on Friday or Saturday). All instrument fittings are at Beach Park Middle School in the cafeteria. Please contact us if you have any questions about joining band. We look forward to helping you find the best instrument for you and to helping you find success & enjoyment in our band program! Please bring your instruments and music books to school on the first day. Read below for an email from Mrs. Grabot & Mrs. Eikenberry about our middle school band program:
--------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning, and welcome back to another school year! I am pleased to see how many students we have in the Cadet Band this year! To help you all understand the transition from grade school, I will explain a few things about how the middle school band program works. First of all, band is scheduled as a class during the school day. Students will meet in the band room every day at the same time as a full group. This means they need their instruments! They should start bringing these instruments on Thursday. We have a storage room in the band room where they may keep their instruments during the day. This is only a temporary storage space - students are expected to bring their instruments home to PRACTICE! There may be times they leave it here, but NOT every night. You have put time and money into your child's musical education, you should expect a musical return on that investment! Also - please make sure your child has a name tag on their case - although rare, instruments have disappeared from extended visits to the storage room. There are also many cases that look alike, and students will confuse them and take someone else's by accident. And PLEASE remind your student to NEVER leave their instrument in the school hallways. We do carry basic supplies here in the band room for student convenience, like reeds and oils and swabs. Please visit the band website, www.beachparkbands.weebly.com for more detailed lists and prices. I may also be able to help you find less expensive options - just let me know! I understand that costs can be overwhelming for some, and the internet offers unlimited "cheap" options. Unfortunately, cheap can be detrimental to your child's success. Please let me guide you in the direction of quality materials. Lessons are done as pull-outs during the day, on a rotating basis. This is when your child will receive individual assignments and attention to help them become better musicians. They do receive grades for lessons. Please note: the band directors and classroom teachers do communicate frequently, and we work hard to insure musical AND academic success. Your child WILL have band homework. It is never overwhelming - unless they choose not to do it. We have a few concerts scheduled throughout the year. Please mark your calendars! There are not a lot of performances, but the ones we do have are required. This is a performance based class, and our "final exams" are our concerts. The Beach Park Band Boosters do a few fundraisers throughout the year. It is very important that your child participate to the best of his, hers (or your!) ability. Monies raised help fund activities like band camp, pool parties, and trips. We also use this money for instrument repair and maintenence, music, supplies and instrument purchases. We try to provide the very best for your students, but we cannot do it without the fundraisers. If you are interested in joining our Booster team, please feel free to join us for any of our meetings that are marked on our band calendar - all are welcome! I will try to send out frequent (but not too frequent!) emails to keep you posted on our activities. All of this information and more can be found on our band website listed above. Thank you for your time, and have a great school year! If you ever have any questions, please let us know! Mrs. Grabot, [email protected] Mrs. Eikenberry, [email protected] Symphonic Band will perform at Founders Park on Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day. Please Click Here for more information.
Congratulations to the Concert & Symphonic Bands on a fantastic performance at the Spring Concert last night! Thank you to all parents/family for coming and thank you to the boosters that helped out with the cookout. Special thanks to Reese Miller, Len Walker, and Mr. Frederickson for cooking the delicious burgers and hot dogs. Congrats to our honor band winners, service award winners, most improved, and outstanding band student winners! We are proud of you. Eighth Graders - YOU WILL BE MISSED NEXT YEAR!
Join us next week for the Beginning Band & Cadet Band Concert on Thursday, May 19th at 6:30pm at BPMS. Please remember to turn in all of these forms if you will be participating in these events!
The 2016 Spring Concert and Cookout will be on Thursday, May 12th at 6:30pm at Beach Park Middle School. It will feature our Concert and Symphonic bands. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY START TIME - 6:30pm. We may be performing outside if the weather is pleasant! If we do, you will need to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to sit on. This is also our Band Awards night.
You're also invited to join us for the cookout portion of the evening, which starts at 5:30pm. We will have grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, candy, and beverages available for purchase. If you are interested in helping with the cooking or serving, PLEASE let us know ASAP!! Students need to be seated and ready to play at 6:20pm. Concert Band students will wear BLUE band shirts and jeans. Symphonic Band students will wear RED band shirts and jeans. We look forward to seeing you all at our spring concert! (Cadet & Beginner Bands will perform their spring concert on Thursday, May 19th) Congratulations to all of the outstanding musicians, dancers, and artists that performed at last Saturday's Festival of Fine Arts! We are proud of our students for sharing their talents in many ways and grateful to all of the teachers and parents that came out to support and run the events!
SUMMER BAND FORMS are now available! This summer we will again be offering a summer band program for all students currently involved in the Beach Park Band Program. Summer band is a good opportunity for students to enhance their musical training. This program will operate from June 20th - July 14th. All students enrolled will receive a ONE HOUR small group lesson PER WEEK. More details can be found on the summer band form. ALSO – any families with incoming 5th graders who wish to start their child’s band experience EARLY, we are willing to start them this summer! Please indicate this at the bottom of the registration form, and we can work together to get an appropriate instrument before the June 20th start date. Any beginners that start this summer will have 2, half hour sessions a week instead of 1, hour long session. I am also willing to negotiate an extended summer program for beginners ONLY on an individual basis. If you are interested, please print, fill out, and turn in the form by May 23. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us! Saturday, April 23, 9AM - 2PM, with our 2016 Raffle Drawing at 1:45.
Beginner and Concert Bands perform at 10:30AM, and Cadet and Symphonic Bands play at 1:15PM. Art displays, music, dance and drama performances, food and fun! Join us for the 9th Annual Festival of Fine Arts on Saturday, April 23, 2016! This event has evolved into a district-wide showcase, featuring all of the fine artistic offerings of Beach Park Schools for an evening of musical, artistic, and cultural entertainment. The Festival will take place at Beach Park Middle School. Doors open at 9:00am.
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