Click below to download the information about our 2013 Band/Orchestra trip to Orlando, Florida (March 21-26, 2013). You will find:
Do you need a great gift for Mom for Mother’s Day? Stop by Barnes and Noble at Sawmill Road on Saturday May 12th and buy Mom a gift and a portion of the proceeds from your sale will go back to the Hilliard Darby Music Boosters. Click here for the Darby Music Voucher for B&N. You need to present one when you make your purchase so that we will receive credit. Musicians from Darby will be performing from 10:30am-4:00pm so come out and show your support on Saturday. Online orders from 5/12-5/17 will also count toward our sales total. Just use the promo code 10753333 on your order.
Our Spring Band Concert will be held next Thursday, May 17 at 7p in the Darby PAC. (We switched our original date, May 16, with the choir, upon Mr. Martin’s request.)
We are currently finishing the placement process for our three concert bands for next school year. Placement results will be announced soon.
Congratulations to the many band students who were a part of the great production of “Anything Goes” this past weekend. Band members participated in the cast, played in the pit orchestra, and worked on the tech crew. Great job!
If you haven’t done so already, please download the summer marching band rehearsal schedule at Darbyband.org.
Thanks to all who helped out with our recent fundraisers. We’re still waiting for the final tally from our mattress sale, but it looks like we were able to raise almost $5,000 for our program that weekend!
Everyone is invited to attend our final Chapter meeting of the school year next Monday, May 14 at 7p, in the bandroom. We’ll be discussing the results of recent fundraising activities, budget items for next year, and welcoming incoming freshmen and their parents to our organization.
The brass/woodwind music to our 2012 competition show has been completed! Next will come percussion parts and guard routines. We’ll announce the music and show theme soon… stay tuned!
Click below to download information on the selection process for 2012 marching band squad leaders.
Papers and leader points are due by Friday, May 4th. I hope to announce selections by Friday, May 11th.
We will work hard to select the best candidates for our positions, based on musical skills, marching skills, ability to communicate with others, and a demonstrated willingness to put the success of the group first. Completion of the paper and leader points does NOT guarantee selection.
Weekend Fundraisers
Sub construction begins Saturday at 9a! The process should take about an hour and a half. Please bring something to take your subs home in.
WE DON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TO STORE THE SUBS, SO MAKE SURE YOU PICK UP YOUR ORDER ON SATURDAY!
The exciting mattress sale is Sunday from 10a-5p! Student volunteer shifts are from 9:30-1:30 and 1:00-5:00. We could use a few more volunteers for the afternoon shift, but anyone is welcome to volunteer at any time.
Both activities are worth leader points for volunteers!
Underclassmen may begin recording their placement auditions on Monday. Percussion auditions will be held during class on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please check that you have the ability to record using Charms. If not, please let Mr. K or Mr. M know EARLY in the week, so we can make arrangements for you.
We will be taking group pictures of Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble for the yearbook in the next few days, during band class. Symphonic Band will be taken on Friday, Wind Ensemble next Tuesday (IMPORTANT CORRECTION: I told Wind Ensemble our pictues would be tomorrow, but after school today I found out it would be necessary to change to next Tuesday).
Students will need to bring their band shoes and something to wear under their uniform.
Congratulations on a successful first Sub Sale for the Darby Band. We sold 585 subs- that’s 49 dozen buns, over 2000 pieces of ham, 1320 pieces of salami, and 1175 pieces of cheese. Wow!!
There has been a lot of interest in our mattress sale! Here is another copy of the referral flyer.
The brand names available are Restonic and Southerland.
Quick Correction: there was a mistake in the email sent out yesterday- in the information paragraph it should say “Sunday” for the sale, not “Saturday”.
Underclassmen: remember that audition music is available on the website, and we will begin accepting recordings on Monday. Recordings should be completed by Friday, August 27th. See Mr. K or Mr. M if you are unable to use Charms to create your recording- don’t wait until the last minute to try!
In order to help Mr. Martin with a conflict, we will be trading Spring Concert dates with the choir. Our date will change from Wednesday, May 16th to Thursday, May 17th. The concert will be begin at 7p.
Underclassmen- remember that our final performance of the year is at the Darby graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 24th.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
The Hilliard Darby High School Band will be sponsoring our 1st annual mattress sale on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012.
Name brand (Restonic and Southerland) mattress sets will be sold at 30-60% below retail prices. These are all top quality mattresses with full factory warranties. All sizes and price ranges. Delivery is available. Floor models will be displayed at the high school on Sunday, from 10am-5pm. There will be a professional staff there to answer questions and take orders. Everything will be ready for pick up or delivery within 2 weeks.
Proceeds go directly to the Band!!!
$50 off purchase of a mattress set with this flyer.
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT OUR BAND BY PASSING THIS INFO TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!
Thank you!
For additional information please contact Phil Drake of Custom Fundraising Solutions: pdrake2@columbus.rr.com
Congratulations to Halee Albertson, Devon Mushalko, and Shelby White, selected as Field Commanders for the 2012 season! Mr. Montgomery and I are looking forward to their leadership next year.
Students received a short presentation on the mattress sale yesterday. Remember, our job isn’t to sell mattresses, but to drive people who are in the market to our sale! Additional flyers and yard signs are available at school.
Students can earn money for their individual account if someone purchases a mattress with that student’s name as a referral. One referral purchase will earn $25, two $50, and three $100.
Student Volunteers for Mattress Sale and Sub-Making!
Sign-ups for sub-making and roving mattress groups 
are in the band room.
Audition music and information for underclassmen is available on the website. Students will be recording their audition music using the Charms Recording Studio during the week of April 23-27.
Students who do not have the technology to record at home may make arrangements to use our school video recorders.
Click on the Audition link (on the website) for complete info.
Mr. Martin has asked if we could swap our Spring Concert date (Wednesday, 5/16) with the choir’s date (Thursday, 5/17). We are double-checking, but will most likely make that change. We’ll make an official decision early next week.
Click on the link at right to access audition information.
I hope you are having a terrific holiday weekend! Just a quick reminder that our sub sale ends this weekend. Order forms and money are due Monday during school. Mrs. Kuebler will be in the bandroom from 6p-8p to collect, as well.
Also, we will be presenting information about our 2013 Disney Trip as well as our upcoming mattress sale fundraiser at the Booster Meeting on Monday, at 7p, in the band room. We look forward to seeing you there!
Winter Band Concert (both bands)- Tuesday, March 13, 2012
OMEA District Adjudicated Event- Friday, March 16, 2012
Symphonic Band
Wind Ensemble
Dress
Dress for both events is concert uniforms. Remember that you will need to change at school. Wear a t-shirt and gym shorts under your uniform. Black socks and black dress shoes are required.
What is District Contest?
District Contest will be held at Teays Valley High School. This is an “adjudicated” performance, meaning that each band will perform for a panel of judges, whose ratings will be combined to determine an Overall Rating, similar to at a marching band competition (although there are no overall awards given). The judges will also supply us with written and oral comments which we can use to improve. This is basically our “achievement testing” for band.
The event happens in two parts: On-Stage and Sight-Reading. Each band will perform the three pieces they’ve been working on this quarter for three judges. The bands are classified according to the difficulty of the music. After that, each band will move to Sight-Reading, where they will demonstrate their ability to perform a brand-new piece of music for one judge. The ratings of each judge are combined to determine an Overall-Rating.
The On-Stage performances are open to all- we would love to see a big group there to hear both of our bands! Sight-reading is closed to audiences.
Teays Valley High School
3887 St. Route 752
Ashville, OH 43103
Please remember that audio or video recording of District Contest is not permitted, and could result in our bands being disqualified!
Food
There will be concessions available after our performances. Symphonic Band students should bring a packed dinner or purchase one in the cafeteria when we arrive. Wind Ensemble students should eat dinner before arriving at school.
Buses
Band members will be required to ride the bus from school to Teays Valley High School. Students may ride home with a parent provided that a note is given to a director before we leave school. Students are not permitted to drive themselves.
Under special circumstances a student may make arrangements to meet us at the site- please contact Mr. Kozman or Mr. Montgomery if you may need to do this.
Behavior
Please remember to exhibit good behavior on this trip. Remember that we are representing our school and our community!
Uniform Fittings for 8th Graders
Reminder that incoming freshmen uniform fittings will be held March 5 and 6 from 6:30p-8:00p in the bandroom. Plan on being there for about 15 minutes.
Darby Chapter Music Boosters Meeting
Our next chapter meeting will be held on Monday, March 12, at 7p. We will be re-capping our Pasta Dinner performance/fundraiser. We will also continue the organization of two additional fundraising opportunities for the spring, which will be very important for our chapter.
We will also have an update on the planning for our upcoming 2013 Florida trip.
This has been a very positive year for our music boosters, and everyone’s help is very important to our program. Our chapter president, Bill Blackhall, has done a very nice job of making sure our meetings run efficiently and are a good use of members’ time. I would encourage everyone to attend!
Check out images from our Pasta Dinner on the website!
Celebration Concert Recordings
CDs of the December Celebration Concerts are available for $15. Contact Mr. Martin (mike_martin@hboe.org) if you would like to order one.