I hope everyone has had an excellent start to their 2020 year! We have a lot of exciting activities for our bands during the month of January and February! In addition, if you are interested in helping out with any basketball concessions or volunteer activities, please let me know! See you at one of our upcoming events!!

Go Cats!

Stephanie Bonitz, Director of Bands

The Mogadore Music Boosters will be having their monthly meeting Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM in the MHS Community Room.

We will be discussing some of our upcoming events and volunteer opportunities! If you are music department parent of students in grades 5-12 and would like to get involved, please let us know!

See you there!

The Music Boosters have set up a remind account for parents to get some more assistance for our events, chaperoning, and volunteer activities. This group is open to any music department parent in grades 5-12! Normal text messaging rates may apply.

We are still in need of some assistance for our Basketball Concessions for the 2019-2020 season. As a reminder, your parent assistance earns you trip credit for our future (2021) trips!

Are still in need of volunteers for the following games (set up may be a bit earlier than start times listed):

Thursday, January 23rd 5:00 PM-Wrestling

Wednesday, January 29th 6:00 PM-Girls Basketball

Wednesday, February 12th 7:00 PM- Girls Basketball

Saturday, February 15th 1:00 PM-Girls Basketball

Tuesday, February 18th 7:00 PM- Boys Basketball

Our band program is now enrolled in Acme Cash Back until January 20, 2020. If you have any receipts from your shopping trips--please send them with your student to put in our receipt bin in the music room!

The Mogadore Band Program did an outstanding job at their Holiday Concert Programs Sunday, December 15. I thought each performance was wonderful and demonstrated all of the skills they have worked on this year! Thank you for your hard work, students

Please wish the following students luck as they participate in the Kent State All-Star Honor Band this upcoming weekend: Nathan Archibald, Zoe Gaetjens, and Ethan Steele. They will be rehearsing at Kent State this Friday and Saturday with a culminating performance at Cartwright Hall Saturday at 7:30 PM.

Great Job, High School Band Members at our first two pep band performances! Our next game is Tuesday, January 14, report time 6:00 PM. Listed below are our other performances throughout the basketball season:

Tuesday, January 14

Mogadore vs. Southeast

Report time: 6:00 PM

Friday, January 17

Mogadore vs. Crestwood

Report time: 6:00 PM

Tuesday, January 21

Mogadore vs. Kenmore

Report time: 6:00 PM

Tuesday, February 11

Mogadore vs. Waterloo

Report time: 6:00 PM

Saturday, February 15

Mogadore vs. Windham

Report time: 6:00 PM

Tuesday, February 18

Mogadore vs. Ravenna

Report time: 6:00 PM

Friday, February 21

Mogadore vs. Lake Center Christian

Report time: 6:00 PM

A number of high school students have already started lessons for Solo and Ensemble competition which is Saturday, January 25 at Springfield High School. The cost is $19 for a solo and $24 for an ensemble (split amongst ensemble members). Fees for the event are due ASAP. Checks payable to Mogadore Band Boosters.

In preparation for High School Solo and Ensemble, the Music Department will be hosting a preview show for those students in the Mogadore High School Commons on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Performances start at 2:00 PM and will include those students taking solos and ensembles in both choir and band. We want our students to have as many opportunities to perform before the official Solo and Ensemble. This also provides a great support system for this sometimes-nerve-racking event. We hope to see you there!

Our High School Band sections competed against one another in our Holiday Stand Decorating Competition. Our saxophone section won the in school competition, selected by Mr. Swartz. We also ran online polling for a "popular vote". Congratulations to our winner!!

School Winner: Saxophones

Popular Vote: Saxophones

Students in grades 7 and 8 are now eligible to participate in the Ohio Music Education Association’s Junior High Solo and Ensemble event held at Stanton Middle School in Kent on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Solo and Ensemble provides band students the opportunity to work beyond what we do in the classroom by preparing select pieces of music. Students participating are judged based on their performance of the piece.

In short, students are competing against themselves to perform to their highest potential. I encourage all students to participate if interested because the process truly enhances their performance ability and musicianship in a very short period of time. In addition, it has a lot of non-musical benefits such as self-regulation, working towards a goal, and public performance. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the music room for interested students this week.

Tuesday. January 14- HS Pep Band 6:00 PM

Friday, January 17- HS Pep Band 6:00 PM

Sunday, January 19- HS Solo and Ensemble Recital MHS Commons 2:00 PM

Saturday, January 25- HS Solo and Ensemble- Springfield High School

The O.H. Somers Elementary Band students had some wonderful performances at their Holiday Concert on Tuesday, December 17. Keep up the great work!

As we get into the next semester, students will need a copy of the Standard of Excellence Book 1 by Bruce Pearson for their in class work. If your student does not have a copy of this book, books can be obtained at Taylor Band and Orchestra.

Fifth Grade Band Members will resume their section schedule through the month of January:

Monday- Woodwinds, Percussion

Wednesdays- Brass, Percussion

Friday- Full Band

Bravo to our Sixth Grade Band members who had excellent performances at The Mogadore Public Library Christmas in the Village Performance AND their holiday program. As we get into the spring semester, students will be getting new sheet music in preparation for new concepts and our spring concert!

Email: mo_bonitz@mogadore.net
Website: https://mogadoremusic.webstarts.com
Location: 130 South Cleveland Avenue, Mogadore, OH, USA
Phone: (330) 628-9943
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mogadore.bandboosters
Twitter: @mogadorebands