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Concert Band ♫ Symphonic Band ♫ Wind Ensemble ♫ Advanced Orchestra ♫ String Orchestra ♫ Jazz Band
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Mr. Silva, Band and Orchestra director
MUSIC PROGRAM EVENTS
AUGUST
30 - MANDATORY WIND ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: Back to School Night: call time 4:30 pm, performing at 5 p.m., Purple Circle. Attire: Purple music polos
SEPTEMBER
6 - Start of Vertical Raise Fundraiser
25 - 2nd/3rd year band students only: Angels Game Performance at Angels Stadium, transportation on your own to the stadium, attire: purple polos
OCTOBER
6 - Mandatory for 8th grade band students: Middle School Night #1 with California High School, 4 - 9 p.m.
13 - MANDATORY FOR BAND CLASSES ONLY (Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Band) - PERFORMANCE: Harvest Festival, call time 5:30 p.m., perform 6-8 p.m. Purple Circle
20 - Mandatory for 8th grade band students: Middle School Night #2 with La Serna High School (at California H.S. stadium), 4 - 9 p.m.
23 - MANDATORY EVENT - ALL STUDENTS: Group picture day after school, 2:45 - 4:30 pm [Students wear formal tuxedo/dress attire.]
NOVEMBER
8 - 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
11 - MANDATORY PERFORMANCE (WIND ENSEMBLE CLASS ONLY): Whittwood Tree Lighting Ceremony, 4 - 7 p.m.
DECEMBER
4 - Winter Basket Raffle Tickets are Passed Out (Start selling)
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)
14 - PERFORMANCE: Winter Concert in the GMS Gym, 5:30 PM for String Orchestra, Concert Band / 7 PM for Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Advanced Orchestra, Wind Ensemble
JANUARY
26-28 - SCSBOA Music Education Conference and Honor Band/Orchestra Performances
18 - Winter Basket Raffle Money and Unsold Tickets are due by 3 pm
26 - Winter Basket Raffle Drawing at 3 pm LIVE on Instagram @GMSbao
TBA - Advanced Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band Spring Field Trip
FEBRUARY
22- PERFORMANCE: Pre-Festival Concert in the G.M.S. Gym at 6 p.m. (Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra only)
MARCH
TBA - Knott’s Berry Farm Performance (Only students in String Orchestra and Concert Band)
7 ? - Incoming Sixth Grade Night - Mandatory Performance for Jazz Band in Gym, call time 4 PM, performance 5-5:30 PM
14 - Performance at SCSBOA Festival at Whittier High School (Mandatory for Advanced Orchestra and Wind Ensemble only)
APRIL
15 - Instrument Demonstration Night for Incoming 6th Graders at 6 pm (will need students to volunteer to run this event)
23 - Regional Festival (Any qualifying ensembles only Wind Ensemble and/or Advanced Orchestra, and date is approximate)
MAY
16 - MANDATORY ALL STUDENT PERFORMANCE: End of Year Concert Purple Circle - Call time 4:45 pm, picnic dinner 5-6pm, Concert 6-7:30 p.m.
22 - Band and Orchestra Banquet, Location to be announced, 5 - 9 p.m.
JUNE
17-21 - Summer Camp, string students from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., and band students from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
30 - MANDATORY WIND ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: Back to School Night: call time 4:30 pm, performing at 5 p.m., Purple Circle. Attire: Purple music polos
SEPTEMBER
6 - Start of Vertical Raise Fundraiser
25 - 2nd/3rd year band students only: Angels Game Performance at Angels Stadium, transportation on your own to the stadium, attire: purple polos
OCTOBER
6 - Mandatory for 8th grade band students: Middle School Night #1 with California High School, 4 - 9 p.m.
13 - MANDATORY FOR BAND CLASSES ONLY (Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Band) - PERFORMANCE: Harvest Festival, call time 5:30 p.m., perform 6-8 p.m. Purple Circle
20 - Mandatory for 8th grade band students: Middle School Night #2 with La Serna High School (at California H.S. stadium), 4 - 9 p.m.
23 - MANDATORY EVENT - ALL STUDENTS: Group picture day after school, 2:45 - 4:30 pm [Students wear formal tuxedo/dress attire.]
NOVEMBER
8 - 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
11 - MANDATORY PERFORMANCE (WIND ENSEMBLE CLASS ONLY): Whittwood Tree Lighting Ceremony, 4 - 7 p.m.
DECEMBER
4 - Winter Basket Raffle Tickets are Passed Out (Start selling)
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)
14 - PERFORMANCE: Winter Concert in the GMS Gym, 5:30 PM for String Orchestra, Concert Band / 7 PM for Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Advanced Orchestra, Wind Ensemble
JANUARY
26-28 - SCSBOA Music Education Conference and Honor Band/Orchestra Performances
18 - Winter Basket Raffle Money and Unsold Tickets are due by 3 pm
26 - Winter Basket Raffle Drawing at 3 pm LIVE on Instagram @GMSbao
TBA - Advanced Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band Spring Field Trip
FEBRUARY
22- PERFORMANCE: Pre-Festival Concert in the G.M.S. Gym at 6 p.m. (Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra only)
MARCH
TBA - Knott’s Berry Farm Performance (Only students in String Orchestra and Concert Band)
7 ? - Incoming Sixth Grade Night - Mandatory Performance for Jazz Band in Gym, call time 4 PM, performance 5-5:30 PM
14 - Performance at SCSBOA Festival at Whittier High School (Mandatory for Advanced Orchestra and Wind Ensemble only)
APRIL
15 - Instrument Demonstration Night for Incoming 6th Graders at 6 pm (will need students to volunteer to run this event)
23 - Regional Festival (Any qualifying ensembles only Wind Ensemble and/or Advanced Orchestra, and date is approximate)
MAY
16 - MANDATORY ALL STUDENT PERFORMANCE: End of Year Concert Purple Circle - Call time 4:45 pm, picnic dinner 5-6pm, Concert 6-7:30 p.m.
22 - Band and Orchestra Banquet, Location to be announced, 5 - 9 p.m.
JUNE
17-21 - 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.
