Last week before Spring Break, everybody!  Let’s make a big push to this break, and make sure we come back prepared to head into the last stretch of the school year ready and motivated!

Look to the bottom of the page for future dates

Here’s the plan:

• Monday, March 26th
  • 2nd Block
    • Joaquin
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution/Individual Practice
  • After School –
    • 4:00-4:15 – Hands
    • 4:15-4:30 – Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 4:30-5:00 – Backsticking/Setup for Joaquin and Stumpy
    • 5:00-5:30 – Joaquin
    • 5:30-6:00 – Stumpy
• Tuesday, March 27th
  • 2nd Block – Individual Practice
  • 3rd Block –
    • Individual Practice 12:00-12:45
    • Recital Previews 12:45-1:30
  • After School – No Concert Band Rehearsals
• Wednesday, March 28st
  • 2nd Block – Recital Previews
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution/Individual Practice
• Thursday, March 29th – Pre-Act Day for Sophomores
  • 2nd Block – Recital Previews
  • 3rd Block – Recital Previews
  • After School – Jazz Band 4:00-6:00
• Friday, March 30th
  • No School for students
  • SPRING BREAK! 
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Future Dates:

• April 9th               4:30-5:30               First rehearsal with East Cooper Honors 8th graders
• April 19th              4:00-6:00              Spring Training (HS only)
• April 22nd            4:00-9:00              Percussion Dress Rehearsal in PAC
• April 23-25           4:00-8:00              Percussion Dress Rehearsals in PAC
• April 26th            7:00                          Jazz and Percussion Concert
• May 2^nd                5:00-7:00               Marching Band Spring Training
• May 7th                 4:00-7:00              Percussion Recital in Band Room
• May 9^th                 4:30-6:30               Percussion Spring Training
• May 10th               7:00                        Wando Spring Concert
• May 14th               6:30                        End of Year Celebration
• May 16^th               4:30-6:30               Percussion Spring Training
• May 22^nd              5:00-6:30               Percussion Spring Training
• May 22^nd              6:30-8:00               Marching Band Spring Training
• May 30^th               4:30-6:30               Percussion Spring Training

Hope everyone had a great weekend, especially the All-State folks.  Concert Performance Assessment, AKA Concert Festival, is this week, so it’s a big week.  Be sure to be in tip top shape for the Tuesday night rehearsal!  Here’s the plan:

• Monday, March 19th
  • 2nd Block
    • Concert Snare Work
    • Surge
  • 3rd Block – Concert Snare Work
  • After School
    • 4:00-5:00 – Backsticking/Rack
    • 5:00-6:00 – Joaquin on Sunshine
• Tuesday, March 20th
  • 2nd Block – Individual Practice
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
  • After School – *Schedule subject to change
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, March 21st – Concert Festival! – SCHEDULE HERE
  • 2nd Block – Prep Equipment for Day
  • 3rd Block – Prep for Concert Festival, or already there
• Thursday, March 22nd
  • 2nd Block
    • 10th Graders- Precoding for Pre-ACT
    • Others: Either practice or Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Individual Practice
  • After School – Jazz Band 4:00-6:00
    • New Tunes for both bands!
• Friday, March 23rd
  • 2nd Block – Joaquin
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
• Saturday, March 24th – SC Day of Percussion @ Lexington HS
  • Go if you can!  I’ll be in the drumset room in the morning, Elliot in the late afternoon, great stuff all day!
  • Click the thumbnail for the full schedule!  There is great stuff going on all day long, unless you don’t like percussion or music.  If you don’t like either, then it is pretty boring, and fortnight is a better use of your time…

See you tomorrow!

Hey Everybody!

Missed you all the past few days, and hope that you all got some great practicing taken care of.  This is All-State week, and next week Concert Festival is already here, so expect band rehearsals to be a little more intense this week (especially if you can’t play your parts…)

• Monday, March 12th
  • 2nd Block – Joaquin
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
  • After School
    • 4:00-4:30 – Hands
    • 4:30-5:00 – Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 5:00-6:00 – Backsticking/Rack
• Tuesday, March 13th
  • 2nd Block – Surge
  • 3rd Block – The River
  • After School – *Schedule subject to change
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, March 14th – Pi Day!
  • 2nd Block – Stumpy
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – TBD
  • 1:59.29 – Optimal π moment
• Thursday, March 15th
  • 2nd Block – Carnival Overture
  • 3rd Block – Carnival Overture
  • After School – All-State Players leave for Furman
• Friday, March 16th
  • 2nd Block – Joaquin
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution

See you tomorrow!

Coach

This was a great weekend for Wando!  Great results at Jazz Festival and All-State Jazz, and a really great weekend for the Wando Winterguard!  Please note that there is no jazz band after school this week.  Here is the plan for this coming week:

• Monday, March 5th
  • 2nd Block – Stumpy
  • 3rd Block – The River/Stumpy
  • After School
    • 4:00-4:30 – Hands
    • 4:30-5:00 – Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 5:00-6:00 – Stumpy
• Tuesday, March 6th
  • 2nd Block – Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
  • After School – *Schedule subject to change
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, March 7th – SAT Testing Day
  • 2nd Block – Joaquin
  • 3rd Block – Snare Solo Work
• Thursday, March 8th
  • 2nd Block – Individual Practice
  • 3rd Block – Individual Practice
• Friday, March 9th
  • 2nd Block – Individual Practice
  • 3rd Block – Individual Practice
• Saturday, March 10th – Charleston Symphony OrchestraConcert @ Gaillard w/ Wando tpts (and special non-featured percussionist)

Everybody-

Sorry for the late posting, but a lot of the same stuff this week as last, with the exception of this weekend.

All the region players did a great job, and there are plenty of things that I’d like to share with you all tomorrow and Tuesday.  Here’s the plan:

• Monday, Feb 26th
  • 2nd Block
    • Joaquin
  • 3rd Block
    • Joaquin
  • After School
    • 4:00-4:30 – Hands
    • 4:30-5:00 – Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 5:00-6:00 – Joaquin
• Tuesday, Feb 27th – ACT Testing for Juniors
  • I am a Test Administrator, so I will be watching tiny bubbles get filled in for the entire day.
  • 2nd Block – Individual Practice
  • 3rd Block – Individual Practice
  • After School – *Schedule subject to change
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, Feb 28th
  • 10:30ish – Middle School Visit Day 1 – Festival Band Performs
  • 2nd Block
    • TBD – Carnival Overture if time
  • 3rd Block
    • TBD – Carnival Overture if time
  • After School – Jazz Band Rehearsal
    • 4:00-6:00
    • Both Groups – Rooms TBA
• Thursday, March 1st – Departure Day for All-State Jazz – All-State Jazz Itinerary
  •  SAT Pre-Coding Day @ 11:02
  • 2nd Block – Surge (depending on how many are out for pre-coding)
  • 3rd Block – Snare Solo Work – All-State Jazz Departs @ 1:15
• Friday, March 2nd – All-State Jazz Clinic @ Newberry
  • 10:30ish – Middle School Visit Day 2 – Big Band Performs 
  • 2nd Block – Individual Practice
  • 3rd Block – Individual Practice
• Saturday, March 3rd – All-State Jazz and Jazz Festival in Newberry
  • Itinerary can be found here: 2018 Jazz Festival Itinerary

First off, Congrats to the Jazz band for a great SCMEA performance!  You should all be very proud of what Wando Jazz has accomplished so far this year!

As always, be sure to read through all the student announcements for this week from Mr. Lambert here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WpBXp_bRd1hLuBfVj5wRTefNjt3SGEKt2QZUE4dJRWc/edit

Here’s the percussion plan for the week:

• Monday, Feb 19th – Goals Papers Due
  • 2nd Block
    • Mallet Work
    • Joaquin
  • 3rd Block
    • Mallet Work
    • The River
  • After School
    • 4:00-4:30 – Hands
    • 4:30-5:00 – Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 5:00-6:00 – Joaquin
• Tuesday, Feb 20th
  • 2nd Block
    • Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
  • After School
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, Feb 21st
  • 2nd Block
    • Small Percussion Techniques
    • Carnival Overture
  • 3rd Block
    • Small Percussion Techniques
    • Carnival Overture
• Thursday, Feb 22nd
  • 2nd Block – TBA
  • 3rd Block – TBA
  • After School – 4:00-6:00 Big Band in Band Room
• Friday, Feb 2th – Region Band Clinic @ CSU
  • Am I in Region Band? – Look here to find out –> 9/10 Grade 11/12 Grade
    • If Yes, here is the schedule: SCHEDULE
    • If No, practice on your own during class time
• Saturday, Feb 25th – Region Band Clinic @ CSU

Hard to believe we are almost halfway through February!  SCMEA is this week, so lots of prep going on!

As always, be sure to read through all the student announcements for this week from Mr. Lambert here:

Here’s the percussion plan for the week:

• Monday, Feb 12
  • 2nd Block
    • Mallet Work
    • Pilgrims Chorus (on Stumpy instruments)
    • Stumpy
  • 3rd Block
    • Mallet Work
    • 15 minutes small group/individual work on Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • Pilgrim’s Chorus
  • After School
    • 4:00-4:30 – Hands
    • 4:30-5:00 – Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 5:00-6:00 – Stumpy
• Tuesday, Feb 13
  • 2nd Block
    • Joaquin on Sunshine
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Start putting together Involution
  • After School
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, Feb 14th – Valentine’s Day
  • 2nd Block
    • Snare Drum Work
    • Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Snare Drum work
• Thursday, Feb 15th
  • 2nd Block – TBA
  • 3rd Block – TBA
  • After School – 4:00-7:00 Jazz Band in PAC
• Friday, Feb 16th – No School – Teacher Workday
  • Festival Jazz Band rehearsal/performance as itinerary dictates: SCMEA Itinerary

Sorry for the late posting, but here is the plan for the week:

• Monday, Feb 5
  • 2nd Block – Stumpy – stickings and clarifications
  • 3rd Block
    • Upperclassmen – Stumpy – stickings and clarifications
    • Freshmen – Health
  • After School
    • 4:00-5:00 – Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 5:00-6:00 – Joaquin
• Tuesday, Feb 6
  • 2nd Block –
    • Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 4-Mallet Work
  • 3rd Block
    • Pilgrim’s Chorus
    • 4-Mallet Work
  • After School – Ensemble Rehearsals
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, Feb 7
  • 2nd Block – Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
    • Freshmen – Health
• Thursday, Feb 8
  • 2nd Block – Geometrics
  • 3rd Block
    • Upperclassmen – Individual Practice
    • Freshmen – The River
  • After School – 4:00-6:00 – Festival and Big Band Rehearsal
• Friday, Feb 9
  • 2nd Block – Stumpy
  • 3rd Block
    • Upperclassmen – Stumpy
    • Freshmen – Health

Handel

Hey Everybody-

I know that a few of us had a hard weekend of auditions, some of which paid off (Congrats to Tim, Mason and Emily!), and at least one that led to immediate email apology (un-needed, but very funny).

A reminder that SYmphonic Camp involves every wind and percussion member of the entire group.  We will spend 4 blocks on Friday and Saturday working with world class clinicians on concert music, and it will be a great experience for all.  The event caps off with a preview performance of the Wando Festival Jazz Band at 5:00 in the PAC.  We will talk more about it, but just know that we will all be involved.

A bunch of stuff happening this week, so be ready!

• Monday, Jan 29 – College Fan vs. Business Man
  • 2nd Block
    • Announcements/Good Things
    • New Concert Band Parts
    • Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Announcements/Good Things
    • New Concert Band Parts
    • Freshmen – The River
    • Upperclassmen – Individual Practice
  • After School – Percussion Ensemble
    • 4:00-5:00 – Hands
    • 5:00-6:00 – Stumpy Meets the Firecracker in Stencil Forest (henceforth referred to as “Stumpy”)
• Tuesday, Jan 30 – Greek Life vs. Parent Life
  • 2nd Block
    • Review of important concert literature
    • Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Review of important concert literature
    • Involution
  • After School
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert 1
    • 6:30-8:00 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, Jan 31 – Beach Bros vs. Eskimos
  • 2nd Block
    • Marimba Orchestra Piece
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Snare Solo work
    • Upperclassmen – Individual Practice
• Thursday, Feb 1 – Hip Hop vs. Country
  • 2nd Block
    • Brazilian Ensemble
  • 3rd Block
    • Brazilian Ensemble
  • After School – Festival Jazz Band Only 4:00-6:00
• Friday, Feb 2 – White Out
  • 2nd Block
    • Pep Rally w/ Brazilian Percussion
  • 3rd Block
    • Marimba Orchestra Piece
  • After School – Symphonic Camp
    • 3:45-4:00 – Move Equipment into Orchestra Room and PAC
    • 4:00-6:00 – Rehearsal
    • 7:00-9:00 – Rehearsal
• Saturday, Feb 3 – Symphonic Camp
  • 9:00-12:00 – Rehearsal
  • 1:30-6:00 – Rehearsal/Festival Jazz Concert

Please ask any questions next week or email me with any other questions.

-Handel

Hey Everybody-

First off, I want to thank you all for your hard work in preparation for the All-Region auditions.  Some are no doubt surprised by the results for better or for worse.  I hope that we can clarify some of the issues that happened at the audition, and be prepared for the auditions next time they come around.  However you did, good or bad, please know that I am pleased overall with most of your preparation and work up to this point.  We’ll talk more at school tomorrow.  Here’s the schedule for the week:

• Monday, January 22
  • 2nd Block
    • Region audition review
    • Percussion Ensemble New piece listening session
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Percussion Ensemble New piece listening session
  • After School – Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal
    • 4:00-5:00 – All Wando Percussion – Hands
    • 5:00-6:00 – Joaquin on Sunshine first read-through
• Tuesday, January 23
  • 2nd Block
    • New Part Assignments
    • Practice Time/1 on 1 All-State Call-back Preparation
  • 3rd Block
    • New Part Assignments
    • Region Audition Review
    • Practice Time/1 on 1 All-State Call-back Preparation
  • After School
    • NO Ensemble rehearsals – All-State Callback workshops
• Wednesday, January 24
  • 2nd Block – TBA
  • 3rd Block – TBA
• Thursday, January 25
  • 2nd Block – TBA
  • 3rd Block – TBA
  • After School – Jazz Band Rehearsal 4:00-6:00
• Friday, January 26
  • 2nd Block – TBA
  • 3rd Block – TBA
• Saturday, January 27
  • All-State Call-backs @ Lexington HS
  • All-State Jazz Auditions @ Lexington HS

As always, email with any questions, and I’ll see you tomorrow.

Handel