Concert Band ♫ Symphonic Band ♫ Wind Ensemble ♫ Concert Orchestra ♫ String Orchestra ♫ Jazz Band
Mr. Silva, Band and Orchestra director
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MUSIC PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Band and Orchestra Calendar of Events, 2022-2023 School Year
AUGUST
16 - First Day of School (Early Dismissal, 1:38 p.m.)
23 - Instrument Information Night at 6 p.m. in GMS gym (for all new band and orchestra students)
31 - PERFORMANCE: Wind Ensemble only, performing at 5 p.m. (Back to School Night)
SEPTEMBER
5 - No School (Labor Day)
8 - Parent General Information Night - New parents at 6 p.m., returning parents join us at 6:30 p.m.
23 - No School (Parent Conference day)
26-30 - Fall Parent Conferences (minimum day schedule all week)
OCTOBER
14 - First Quarter Ends
TBA - Middle School Night with California High School, mandatory for all 8th grade band students only, 5 - 9 p.m.
17 - Mandatory Band and Orchestra group pictures after school, 2:45 - 4:30 pm [Students wear formal tuxedo/dress attire.]
21 - Middle School Night with La Serna High School (at California High School’s stadium), mandatory for all 8th grade band students only, 4 - 9 p.m.
27 - Winter Basket Raffle Tickets are Passed Out (Start selling)
28 - MANDATORY (WINDS/BAND CLASSES ONLY) PERFORMANCE: Harvest Festival at 6 p.m. in the Purple Circle
31 - No School
NOVEMBER
1 - No School (Teacher Training Day)
3 - MANDATORY (STRINGS CLASSES ONLY) PERFORMANCE: Fall Strings Concert at 6 p.m. inside the GMS Gymnasium
TBA - Band and/Orchestra Social Gathering (for all band and orchestra students) location TBA, Time TBA
TBA - Chipotle Fundraiser at the Whittwood, from 5 - 9 p.m.
11 - No School (Veterans Day)
12 - MANDATORY PERFORMANCE (WIND ENSEMBLE CLASS ONLY): Whittwood Tree Lighting Ceremony, 4 - 7 p.m.
21-25 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)
DECEMBER
All State/All Southern Honor Group Audition Recordings are due first week of December (Visit SCSBOA.org and/or CBDA.org/all-state-ensembles for information)
2 - Winter Basket Raffle Money and Unsold Tickets are due by 3 pm
7 - Winter Basket Raffle Drawing at 3 pm LIVE on Instagram @GMSbao
14 - PERFORMANCE: Winter Concert at Vic Lopez Auditorium at Whittier High School - 6 pm
16 - End of Semester Celebration, location and time TBA
21 - First Semester Ends
22-31 - No School (Winter Break)
JANUARY
TBA - Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser (Saturday morning breakfast from 8 - 10 a.m. at the La Habra Applebee’s)
1-8 - No School (Winter Break)
9 - Return from winter break
13 - No School (Teacher Training Day)
20 - 22 SCSBOA Music Education Conference and Honor Band/Orchestra Performances
18 and 24 - Alumni Rehearsals (Mandatory for Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra classes) 4 - 9pm
27 - Alumni Concert (Alumni students and Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra classes) at 6 pm at Vic Lopez Auditorium (WHS)
FEBRUARY
13 - No School (Lincoln’s Birthday)
20 - No School (Presidents’ Day)
22- PERFORMANCE: Pre-Festival Concert in the G.M.S. Gym at 6 p.m. (Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra only)
MARCH
TBA - Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Concert Orchestra Spring Field Trip
8 - PERFORMANCE: Spring Concert, G.M.S. Gym - Mandatory for Jazz Band, String Orchestra and Concert Band only, at 6 pm
16 (date can change) - Performance at SCSBOA Festival at Whittier High School (Mandatory for Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble only)
20-24 - Spring Parent Conferences (minimum day schedule all week)
17 - Third Quarter Ends
27-31 - No School (Spring Break)
APRIL
TBA - Knott’s Berry Farm Performance (Only students in String Orchestra and Concert Band)
7 and 10 - No School
17 - Instrument Demonstration Night for Incoming 6th Graders at 6 pm (will need students to volunteer to run this event)
27 - Regional Festival (Any qualifying ensembles only, and date is TBA)
MAY
17 - PERFORMANCE: End of Year Concert Purple Circle Area - Concert Begins at 5:30 p.m.
24 - Band and Orchestra Banquet, Rose Gardens, 5 - 9 p.m.
29 - No School (Memorial Day)
JUNE
9 - Promotion Performance (Mandatory for Wind Ensemble, Chamber and Concert Orchestras) / Last Day of School (Early dismissal)
19-23 - Summer Camp, string students from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., and band students from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
26-29 (no camp on Friday) - Summer Camp, string students from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., and band students from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
AUGUST
16 - First Day of School (Early Dismissal, 1:38 p.m.)
23 - Instrument Information Night at 6 p.m. in GMS gym (for all new band and orchestra students)
31 - PERFORMANCE: Wind Ensemble only, performing at 5 p.m. (Back to School Night)
SEPTEMBER
5 - No School (Labor Day)
8 - Parent General Information Night - New parents at 6 p.m., returning parents join us at 6:30 p.m.
23 - No School (Parent Conference day)
26-30 - Fall Parent Conferences (minimum day schedule all week)
OCTOBER
14 - First Quarter Ends
TBA - Middle School Night with California High School, mandatory for all 8th grade band students only, 5 - 9 p.m.
17 - Mandatory Band and Orchestra group pictures after school, 2:45 - 4:30 pm [Students wear formal tuxedo/dress attire.]
21 - Middle School Night with La Serna High School (at California High School’s stadium), mandatory for all 8th grade band students only, 4 - 9 p.m.
27 - Winter Basket Raffle Tickets are Passed Out (Start selling)
28 - MANDATORY (WINDS/BAND CLASSES ONLY) PERFORMANCE: Harvest Festival at 6 p.m. in the Purple Circle
31 - No School
NOVEMBER
1 - No School (Teacher Training Day)
3 - MANDATORY (STRINGS CLASSES ONLY) PERFORMANCE: Fall Strings Concert at 6 p.m. inside the GMS Gymnasium
TBA - Band and/Orchestra Social Gathering (for all band and orchestra students) location TBA, Time TBA
TBA - Chipotle Fundraiser at the Whittwood, from 5 - 9 p.m.
11 - No School (Veterans Day)
12 - MANDATORY PERFORMANCE (WIND ENSEMBLE CLASS ONLY): Whittwood Tree Lighting Ceremony, 4 - 7 p.m.
21-25 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)
DECEMBER
All State/All Southern Honor Group Audition Recordings are due first week of December (Visit SCSBOA.org and/or CBDA.org/all-state-ensembles for information)
2 - Winter Basket Raffle Money and Unsold Tickets are due by 3 pm
7 - Winter Basket Raffle Drawing at 3 pm LIVE on Instagram @GMSbao
14 - PERFORMANCE: Winter Concert at Vic Lopez Auditorium at Whittier High School - 6 pm
16 - End of Semester Celebration, location and time TBA
21 - First Semester Ends
22-31 - No School (Winter Break)
JANUARY
TBA - Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser (Saturday morning breakfast from 8 - 10 a.m. at the La Habra Applebee’s)
1-8 - No School (Winter Break)
9 - Return from winter break
13 - No School (Teacher Training Day)
20 - 22 SCSBOA Music Education Conference and Honor Band/Orchestra Performances
18 and 24 - Alumni Rehearsals (Mandatory for Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra classes) 4 - 9pm
27 - Alumni Concert (Alumni students and Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra classes) at 6 pm at Vic Lopez Auditorium (WHS)
FEBRUARY
13 - No School (Lincoln’s Birthday)
20 - No School (Presidents’ Day)
22- PERFORMANCE: Pre-Festival Concert in the G.M.S. Gym at 6 p.m. (Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra only)
MARCH
TBA - Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Concert Orchestra Spring Field Trip
8 - PERFORMANCE: Spring Concert, G.M.S. Gym - Mandatory for Jazz Band, String Orchestra and Concert Band only, at 6 pm
16 (date can change) - Performance at SCSBOA Festival at Whittier High School (Mandatory for Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble only)
20-24 - Spring Parent Conferences (minimum day schedule all week)
17 - Third Quarter Ends
27-31 - No School (Spring Break)
APRIL
TBA - Knott’s Berry Farm Performance (Only students in String Orchestra and Concert Band)
7 and 10 - No School
17 - Instrument Demonstration Night for Incoming 6th Graders at 6 pm (will need students to volunteer to run this event)
27 - Regional Festival (Any qualifying ensembles only, and date is TBA)
MAY
17 - PERFORMANCE: End of Year Concert Purple Circle Area - Concert Begins at 5:30 p.m.
24 - Band and Orchestra Banquet, Rose Gardens, 5 - 9 p.m.
29 - No School (Memorial Day)
JUNE
9 - Promotion Performance (Mandatory for Wind Ensemble, Chamber and Concert Orchestras) / Last Day of School (Early dismissal)
19-23 - Summer Camp, string students from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., and band students from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
26-29 (no camp on Friday) - Summer Camp, string students from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., and band students from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Not sure what instrument to pick? Watch the videos below!
Please note that the videos below were created last summer, so some of the instructions are not up to date. Please ignore instructions regarding instrument choice surveys. This year we are not asking for students to commit to an instrument choice just yet. We will give all of our accepted applicants the opportunity to choose their instrument at a later date.
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Is my child guaranteed to play the instrument of his/her choice?
A band or orchestra must have a balanced instrumentation in order to have a great sound. During the first and second week of school, each student will choose their first choice of instrument, and if the instrumentation is balanced, everyone will get their first choice. It is likely, though, that a large number of students will choose one particular instrument.
If we have too many people who want to play the same instrument, we will then assign volunteering students their second or third choice instrument. Just like in sports, an ensemble that has 20 trumpets and only 2 trombones (or 40 violins and 1 cello) will be about as successful as a baseball team with 3 pitchers and no catcher. Students who already have an instrument (from an older sibling, summer camp, etc) will more likely be assigned that instrument, unless they are willing to play something that is really needed in the ensemble.
A band or orchestra must have a balanced instrumentation in order to have a great sound. During the first and second week of school, each student will choose their first choice of instrument, and if the instrumentation is balanced, everyone will get their first choice. It is likely, though, that a large number of students will choose one particular instrument.
If we have too many people who want to play the same instrument, we will then assign volunteering students their second or third choice instrument. Just like in sports, an ensemble that has 20 trumpets and only 2 trombones (or 40 violins and 1 cello) will be about as successful as a baseball team with 3 pitchers and no catcher. Students who already have an instrument (from an older sibling, summer camp, etc) will more likely be assigned that instrument, unless they are willing to play something that is really needed in the ensemble.
Granada Middle School Instrumental Music
Mr. Silva, Director
Email: rsilva@ewcsd.org
15337 Lemon Dr, Whittier, CA 90604
Mr. Silva, Director
Email: rsilva@ewcsd.org
15337 Lemon Dr, Whittier, CA 90604
Granada Middle School (school website - click here) is located in Whittier, California.
