This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, December 8th

• Holiday Concert, 7pm, DHS Auditorium (Band students stay after school)
• Varsity Winterguard Practice, 5-8:30pm

Tuesday, December 9th

• Auditions for next semester begin during class (auditions must be completed by Thursday)
• DMS Band concert, 6pm, Danville Middle School
• JV Winterguard Practice, 5-8:30pm

Wednesday, December 10th

• Butter Braid fundraiser ends
• Varsity Winterguard Practice, 5-8:30pm

Thursday, December 11th

• JV Winterguard Practice, 5-8:30pm
• DHS Winter Wonderland (Jazz band plays, call time 8:55am, dress in concert black)
• School board meeting, 6:45pm, Support Services (Drum Majors and Band President recognized)

Monday, December 15th

• ATSSB Region Band Clinic and Concert, Davenport High School

Goals for this week:

• Enjoy the concert!
• Have a good audition!
• Pass out music for ensembles and next semester's UIL programs

Our Holiday Concert is Monday, December 8th at 7 pm in the DHS Auditorium. All band students are performing at this concert. All band students will need to stay after school for rehearsal the day of the concert. We are feeding all band students before the concert.

Here is a schedule for after school on Monday.

We will be wearing dress pants and school appropriate tacky holiday sweaters. Students who do not wish to wear a tacky holiday sweater may wear business casual attire – dress pants and a collared shirt or a dress that covers the shoulders and goes past the knee when sitting down. No open toed shoes.

Santas, please bring your costume and vehicle again to school on Monday for our concert finale.

There will be a reception after the concert. We are looking for volunteers for the reception and donations. Please consider signing up to volunteer or donate to the reception here.

On Saturday, December 6th, over 105 DHS Band students participated in region band auditions at La Vernia High School. A school record 75 students qualified for the region band, with 9 students earning first chair in their section and another school record 37 students advancing to area. Congratulations to all the students who auditioned!

Students who qualified to the region band will participate in the region clinic and concert on Monday, December 15th at Davenport High School. Students will wear school issued concert uniforms - tuxes / dresses. Students will be out of class all day. More details will come this week regarding the clinic and concert.

Students who advanced to Area will be traveling to Corpus Christi January 9-10 for an opportunity to earn a spot in the prestigious All-State Band. More info regarding Area will also be in next weekend's newsletter.

Students who advanced to Area are strongly encouraged to attend the Area masterclass and mock audition at Davenport High School on January 2nd to prepare for area auditions. More details coming soon!

Food crew will be serving:

Dinner: Schlotzsky’s Sandwich (veggies and condiments on the side)

All band students will be auditioning for band and chair placement for the spring semester during class starting December 9th.

Audition Material - click here

• Winds - chromatic scales and the first 3-4 lines of the fast etude from region etudes - Year E
• Percussion - first 3-4 lines of each of the region etudes - Year E

Link to practice videos from Dallas Winds

We kicked off our Butter Braid fundraiser the week before the break. We are raising money for next year's marching show :)

The butter braid fundraiser is now open through December 10th. See the link here. Delivery will be Wednesday, December 17th.

Huge thank you to Mr. Johnson for taking pictures at Friday's game:

Band family event and game pictures here! This Dropbox link will update weekly once uploads are completed. Just use your browser to open Dropbox no membership needed.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y49o5qr4r99e7lvf5x4s7/AENokLmO1yZltjeYmFb4_es?rlkey=l1x51xn309e4rqysxk38fj6nr&st=a42eywqz&dl=0

Huge thank you to Marco Adan for taking pictures at Friday's game:

Link Here

If you've heard Mariah Carey one too many times and are looking to shake things up when listening to Christmas music, here are some album recommendations played by professionals on wind instruments:

This Christmas with Imani Winds

Canadian Brass Christmas

Empire Brass Christmas

Follow senior committee communication via Slack #Senior-Parents-26 or their Facebook page DHS Wolf Band & CG Senior Parents (with links). Important information is shared weekly.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/24386903160946580/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Slack: #senior-parents-26

We are proud to offer private lessons and masterclasses on nearly all instruments. If you are interested in signing your student up for private lessons, please email Mr. Lehmann.

• All parents and students have been added to the DHS Band ParentSquare Group. If you are not receiving messages in ParentSquare, please email Mr. Lehmann at william.lehmann@comalisd.org. We will soon (after marching season) move away from Remind and only use ParentSquare and Presto for band communication.

Fee payments can be made at any time to Mr. Lehmann or online.

• You may pay your booster fees online at this link.
• The instrument usage fee can be paid at this link.

See link below to join the Texas Arts Education Campaign. The TAEC team's mission is to inform state lawmakers about the unique importance of fine arts as a part of a well-rounded education and preparation for a global workforce.

www.txartsed.org/join-us

Here is a link to the DHS Band Calendar in list format. Green cells are confirmed dates / times / locations. Yellow cells are estimated but unconfirmed.

Here is a link to sync the DHS Band Google Calendar to your personal calendar.

• December 15, ATSSB Region 12 Clinic and Concert, DHS Fine Arts Wing, All Day

• December 22, Christmas Break begins

• January 2, Area Winds Masterclass, DHS Band Hall

• January 10, Area Auditions, Calallen HS

• January 16, 5a region band concert, Smithson Valley High School, 7pm

• January 26, Wind and Percussion Solo and Ensemble Recital, Davenport HS

• January 31, UIL Solo and Ensemble, Davenport HS

Michael Lehmann

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Marli Dority

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

marli.dority@comalisd.org

Matthew Sotelo

Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenport.colorguard1@gmail.com

Kelsey Lien

Director of Bands

Danville MS

kelsey.lien@comalisd.org

Nichele Gonzales

Assistant Director of Bands

Danville MS

nichele.gonzales@comalisd.org

Email: william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
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Twitter: @davenporthsband