Sorry for the late post! We will follow the usual early morning and after school rehearsal schedule this week.

This year East Wiltshire is being represented beautifully by Anna Cannon, Norah McGeoghegan, Ivy Gorman, Isaac Morse, Blythe O’Malley and Lucy MacArthur.

The concert is at 2:00 pm today at the UPEI Performing Arts Centre!

Jazz band is canceled for tomorrow (Thursday). Instead, there will be one final honour band rehearsal from 3:00-4:00 pm.

Jazz band rehearsals will resume next week.

I apologize for the last minute change.

I hope that everyone enjoyed the weekend and stayed warm! We will follow the regular rehearsal schedule this week.

Tuesday, February 4th: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band

*There will be an Honour Band rehearsal on Tuesday, February 4th (Day 4) during period 1 with your teacher’s permission.

Wednesday, February 5th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band 

Thursday, February 6th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band

Thursday, February 6th: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Jazz Band

Have a great week!

We will follow the regular rehearsal schedule this week!

P.S. Please encourage students to practice at home this week. Each grade level has a playing test due in January or early February. Due dates and details are posted in Google Classroom and marks are being added in PowerSchool as tests are completed. The students also have new band pieces in their folders. Practice makes progress!

Rehearsals this week:

Tuesday, January 28th: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band

Wednesday, January 29th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band 

Thursday, January 30th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band

Thursday, January 30th: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Jazz Band

*Honour Band rehearsal TBA

I hope that students are enjoying their snow day and that a few instruments made it home to be practiced 😊. Each grade level has a playing test due in January (due dates and details are posted in Google Classroom and PowerSchool).

Rehearsals this week:

Tuesday, January 21st: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band

Wednesday, January 22nd: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band 

*Honour Band: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (Please be prepared to play through the remaining pieces)

Thursday, January 23rd: 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band (you will be dismissed a bit early so please plan to arrive in the band area ready to play at 7:45 am)

*Honour Band students will leave for Birchwood by taxi for the sectional rehearsal day following early am band practice. Please note that a delay or cancelation in any part of the province will cause the Honour Band day to be canceled and it will have to be rescheduled. I will send an email to the students and parents involved with more details about the day.

Jazz band is canceled for this week.

Hi everyone,

I picked up a load of instruments in Kensington on Friday that were out for maintenance or repairs. Students can pick these up and return their spares during band classes this week.

We will follow the regular early morning and after school band rehearsal schedule this week.

Tuesday, January 14: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band

Wednesday, January 15: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band 

Thursday, January 16: 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band 

Thursday, January 16: 3:00-4:00 Jazz Band

*Honour Band rehearsal: TBA

I hope that everyone has enjoyed a happy holiday with friends and family.The students will be getting back into their routines next week and I will be handing out some new music for the new year. Early morning band will be canceled from January 7th-9th, and will resume the following week (January 14-16). There will be a grade 9 Honour Band rehearsal on Thursday afternoon, and students are asked to please practice their own parts before we meet as a group.

Rehearsals this week:

Tuesday, Jan. 7th: Grade 7 am band is canceled

Wednesday, Jan. 8th: Grade 8 am band is canceled

Thursday, Jan. 9th: Grade 9 am band is canceled

Thursday, Jan. 9th: 3:00-4:30: Grade 9 HONOUR BAND rehearsal

The band students presented a fantastic show last Thursday evening! A special thank you goes out to our MC’s and vocalists Addison Perry and Charlotte Campbell. Thank you to everyone on staff who helped make the concert a success, and thank you to all of our supporters for being such a great audience.

All extra-curricular band rehearsals are now canceled until after the Christmas break!

*Photo Credit: Mrs. Heather Campbell