Muscle Shoals High School Band

Happy Band-tober, from the band room!

I'm very proud of our students for their performances and hard work this past week. Your efforts helped us become Class 3A champions! Great job! Additionally, our percussion were the highest scorers of the day!

This week is all about trying to finish the drill. About 15 pages to go! I'm so excited to see it all come together.

Concerning October 25th and November 1st, the consensus from most members of the band is to attend both contests, so that is what we will plan for. We will not be the only ones in our class, so we will be defending our Class 6A championship title on October 25th at Spain Park High School, and we will will attend USBands on November 1st in Huntsville, AL. I am looking forward to finishing the season strong!

Unfortunately, due to the government shutdown, the US President's Own Marine Band has had to cancel public performances; therefore, the concert and field trip next Tuesday-Wednesday has been cancelled. I hope they will be able to return to the area soon.

September is over, students. We can no longer be a September band. We always finish strong, so we have no "What Could've Been's." At the end of the season, the end will crown the work! Don't have regrets!

Monday, October 6th: 4th Block Rehearsal, Band Booster Meeting @ 6:30 in the MSHS cafeteria (I need all parents to attend to talk about TVI and our upcoming mattress fundraiser)

Tuesday, October 7th: 4th Block Rehearsal, Tuesday Afternoon Rehearsal 4-6, MSMS Game Concessions, *I talking with Mrs Bradford and she said band students involved with the one acts performance should stay for the entirety of band rehearsal before heading the One Act event.

Wednesday, October 8th: 4th Block Rehearsal

Thursday, October 9th: No rehearsal, due to students off campus after testing

Friday, October 3rd: Pep Rally, 4th Block Rehearsal, Home Game/Band Night vs. Jasper

Saturday, October 11th-14th: Fall Break, no band

TVI week when we come back!

Thanks for getting spots filled for this week! Every family is responsible for volunteering 3 times in the year, with at least one being int he concession stand. We need to get our concessions spots filled. No experience needed to sling some nachos. WE NEED YOU. Click the buttons below to sign up and view relevant details.

Athens B-Team Concessions (10/6)

MSMS Game Concessions (10/7)

Jasper Concessions (10/10)

Hartselle B-Team Concessions (10/27)

Austin Concessions (10/30)

Treat Our Students (10/31)

TVI is coming soon on October 18th! This is where we need all hands on deck to help volunteer as we host the Tennessee Valley Invitational band competition. Please use the links below to help send food items and volunteer in needed areas. Please note that times may shift a little as we finalize the schedule. Thank you for your help in making this day a success!

Concessions Volunteer Link (17 Volunteers Needed): volunteersignup.org/QPRDR

Gate Workers Volunteer Link (8 Volunteers Needed): volunteersignup.org/RBJTW

Hospitality Room Workers for Bus Drivers (1 Volunteer Needed): volunteersignup.org/LHJQH

Hospitality Room Workers for Directors/Judges (3 Volunteer Needed): volunteersignup.org/JLLJ4

Morning Food for Hosp. Room For Bus Drivers (24 Volunteers Needed): volunteersignup.org/KAH9M

Evening Food for Hosp. Room for Bus Drivers (17 Volunteers Needed): volunteersignup.org/7KAM8

Food for Hosp. Room for Directors/Judges (36 Volunteers Needed): volunteersignup.org/AQ8QT

Dressing Area Volunteers (7 Volunteers Needed): volunteersignup.org/M4KER

From Mr. Seay:

Band Night is this coming Friday Night. LOTS of middle school band members will be joining you in the stands.

Here’s the breakdown by section:
Flutes - 18
Clarinets - 26
Alto Sax - 12
Tenor Sax - 2
Trumpet - 21
Trombone - 18
Baritone - 8
Tuba - 4
Percussion - 14
Guard - 17

I know in the past the sections have gotten goodie bags/etc. for each middle school band member in their section. I think that would be great if you all could do it again. This is a lot of middle schoolers.

They are really looking forward to Band Night. Let’s get them turned on to band even more than what they already are.

5:15 Call Time

5:30 Dressed/Anthem Rehearsal

5:50 Halftime Rehearsal

6:20 Walk to the Stadium (We will be sitting on the visitor side due to band night)

7:00 Kickoff

8:15 Halftime

~9:30 Game Ends/Back to Band Room

Our Band Apparel Shop is live. Gear up, and support the band! https://theprintingcoshoals.com/collections/mshsband

Students, we will be asking that each family sale 5 ornaments. I'll be sending home paperwork this week!

This is the 60th Anniversary of the Muscle Shoals High School Band! You can order a beautiful commemorative ornament by clicking this link or scanning the QR code. Thank you for supporting the Muscle Shoals High School Band Program. https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/stores/catalog/getproduct?clientKey=ZZQE2740XV6VW7D&productKey=ZZ68239HU1CJNZ8&isStorePreview=false&fbclid=IwY2xjawMXPc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFZZE9pQzU2SGFISVZZdUQ1AR5Bden7nnTEBwyjIPuRUM-eqkLIy9xNbE73WAhgqYdDj0iTI4G3ggak2zDVyA_aem_ngmW2lTH0Yy26d886cPTJQ

Band Fees are PAST DUE (auxiliaries have a payment plan schedule)! If you need longer, please let me know. It is important that we get these fees in at the beginning of the school year, as we are already paying our drill writers, music arrangers, designers, band shoes, etc.

Marching Band Fees: $375
Concert Band Fees: $175 (second semester-due in January)

Band Shoes: $60

School-Owned Instrument Rental Fee: $50

*Auxiliary fees differ from person-to-person depending on apparel items ordered.

Our bookkeeping software is CutTime. You will receive a message on the 1st of every month with your account balance. NO PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ON CUTTIME. All payments must be made on MySchoolBucks (links below).

Band Fees will not show up in your MySchoolBucks, like the rest of your school fees. The only place you can view your balance is on CutTime. If another parent needs to be added to a student's CutTime account please let me know.

I can't stress how important it is that we go ahead and get our fees in. We do not get any financial assistance and our budget is based around our fees and fundraisers only. Please help us by getting your fees paid as soon as possible.

MySchoolBucks Links:
Band Fees Paid in Full (itemized)

Band Fees Paid in Payments/Miscellaneous/Auxiliary Payments

Joining the MSHS Band on the Band App is the best way to communicate and get info about everything happening in the MSHS Band. All students are required to be a member of the band app. Additionally, please turn on the notifications for the Band App. Click the green band logo to join!

If any rehearsal will be missed during the school year, including during the school day. You should always fill out the absence form. Click the icon to complete an absence form.

The Muscle Shoals Band lives by the phrase, "If you're on time, you're late. If you're early, you're on time." Because the nature of what we do involves moving locations and getting equipment ready, it is necessary for all students to arrive or be dropped by no later than 10-15 minutes before rehearsal is set to begin. That means if rehearsal begins at 5, students will have to go to the band room, get out their instruments, dot books, music, music stands, etc. and move to wherever we are rehearsing before we begin. If they arrive at 4:58, they will not be prepared to begin on time. Parents, please keep this in mind when thinking about drop off times.