South Paulding Middle School Band
2015-2016Calendar

A copy of this SPMS Band Calendar will be sent home with all band students during the first week of school.Please write these dates on your home and personal calendars and inform Mr. Stanleyas soon as possible if you haveprevious commitments on a band date. Once these dates are on your calendar,
please keep the mandatory attendance dates free of conflicts. Thanks !

P Parents, please be careful to pick your student up on time after rehearsals. It is a great inconvenience for Mr. Stanley to have to to wait for students to be picked up.

A student will receive a 100-point formative (daily) grade for attendance at anafter-school rehearsal. AA student will receive a 200-point Summative (test) grade for attendance at a band performanceor a zero for an unexcused absence.

Event Date / Event Details / Location
Tues., Aug. 4 / Horns- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Thurs., Aug. 6 / Percussion- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Mon. Aug. 10 / Flutes- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Aug. 11 / Clarinets- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Aug. 11 / SIXTH GRADE BAND ORIENTATION MEETING, 7:00 P.M. / SPMS GYM
Mon. Aug. 17 / Saxes-3:45-5:00 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Aug. 18 / INSTRUMENT RENTAL MEETING, 3:45-6:00 / SPMS CAFETERIA
Mon., Aug. 24 / Oboes- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Tues. Aug. 25 / Trumpets- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Thurs., Aug. 27 / Trombones and Euphoniums- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Mon. Aug. 31 / Tubas-3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Sept. 1 / Horn Audition- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Thurs., Sept. 3 / Percussion Audition- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Sept. 8 / Flute Audition- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Thurs., Sept. 10 / Clarinet Audition-3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Fri., Sept. 11 / CANDY SALE KICK-OFF / SPMS Band Room
Friday,
Sept. 11 / 8TH GRADE BAND NIGHT
SOUTH PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL / SPHS Band Room
Mon., Sept.14 / Saxophone Audition- 3:45-5:15 / SPHS Band Room
Tues., Sept. 15 / Oboe Audition-3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Thurs., Sept. 17 / Trumpet Audition- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Fri., Sept. 18 / ALL STATE REGISTRATION DUE
Sept. 21-25 / FALL BREAK / Practice on your own
Mon., Sept. 28 / Trombone and Euphonium Audition / SPMS Band Room
Tues.,
Sept. 29 / PAULDING COUNTY MARCHING BAND EXHIBITION, 7:00 P.M.
Mon., Oct. 5 / Tuba Audition, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Oct. 6 / Horns, DHB, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Thurs., Oct. 8 / Percussion, DHB, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band Room
Oct. 12-16 / PARENT CONFERENCES / SPMS Band room
Mon., Oct. 12 / Flutes, DHB, 2:45- 4:30 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Oct. 13 / Clarinets, DHB, 2:45- 4:30 / SPMS Band Room
Thurs., Oct. 15 / Saxes and Oboes, DHB, 2:45- 4:30 / SPMS Band Room
Friday,
Oct. 16 / 8thGRADE BAND NIGHT, PAULDING COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Mon., Oct. 19 / District Honor Band- Open Session, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Tues., Oct. 20 / Trombones and Trumpets, DHB, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Thurs., Oct.22 / BAND PICTURES- 3:45- 5:00 (Students need to bring or wear their band shirts!)
3:45- Symphonic Band Group Picture
4:00- Symphonic Band Individual Pictures
4:30- Concert Band Group Picture
4:45- Concert Band Individual Pictures
5:15- Sixth Grade Band Individual Pictures (Group Picture will be taken at Winter Concert)
(Sixth Grade students who have the Band T-shirt will be included in the composite Band portrait.) / SPMS Gym
Mon., Oct 26 / District Honor Band, Open Session, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Tues., Oct. 27 / Tubas, DHB, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Thurs., Oct. 29 / Full Symphonic Band Rehearsal, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Mon., Nov. 2 / District Honor Band, Open Session, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Thurs., Nov. 5 / Full Symphonic Band Rehearsal, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Mon. Nov. 9 / Symphonic Percussion, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Tues., Nov. 10 / Symphonic Band and ChorusRehearsal, 3:35-5:30 / SPMS Gym
Thurs.,
Nov. 13 / Symphonic Band and Chorus
Patriotic Concert, 7:00 P.M. / SPMS Gym
Mon., Nov.16 / 6th Grade Percussion, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Tues., Nov. 17 / Full Concert Band Rehearsal, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Thurs., Nov. 19 / District Honor Band, Open Session, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Nov. 23-27 / THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS / SPMS Band room
Mon., Nov. 30 / Symphonic Band Rehearsal, 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Tues., Dec. 1 / 6th Grade Band Rehearsal- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Thurs., Dec. 3 / District Honor Band-Final session (All students planning to audition for DHB must audition for Mr. Stanley to qualify for the audition on Dec. 5.) / SPMS Band room
Sat., Dec. 5 / HONOR BAND/ALL STATE DISTRICT AUDITIONS / Excel Christian School, Cartersville
Mon., Dec. 7 / 6th Grade Band Rehearsal- 3:45-5:15 / SPMS Band room
Tues., Dec. 8 / 6TH GRADE BAND, 1ST CONCERT-
7:00 (students arrive at 6:30 P.M.) / SPMS GYM
Mon., Dec. 14 / Full Concert Band, 3:45-4:30
Full Symphonic Band, 4:30- 5:30 / SPMS Band Room
Tues., Dec. 15 / 7TH AND 8TH GRADE BAND
WINTER CONCERT- 7:00
Performance is required for a grade, Students arrive at 6:15 / SPMS Gym
Dec. 22-Jan. 4 / Holiday Break