Happy Summer Break!!!
This website contains information about the parent group "Friends of CHS Band" that exists to support the Corvallis High Band Program. It contains many valuable resources in one place for the PARENTS of a CHS band student! Links for band clinics and all the current info for WIBC, Allstate or All Northwest can be found here, as well as Summer Music Camps and related materials! If you are looking for details for your student about current happenings in the Corvallis Band Program, their website is: www.corvallisbandprogram.com

Friday

PEP BAND at Saturday Market, Sept. 20th

Pep Band members:

10:15am Pick up instruments at CHS

11:00am Meet at Monroe and 1st street with: instruments, lyres, pep band music, hats, shirts

Tuesday

WIBC deadline extended to October 8th!

Friendly reminder - Students must record both WIBC solos and combine them before they upload ONE complete audition.

Click this link for help in combining the two solos:
www.bandworld.org/html/WIBCAuditionsCombine

The WIBC Auditions are up and ready to go at this link:
www.bandworld.org/html/WIBCAuditionDownload

Quick link to PDF of all solos for each instrument:
www.bandworld.org/pdfs/WIBCAudALLMusic.pdf

Info about 2008 Auditions:
* The auditions are the same as last year with the exception of the new "Danny Boy" solo for all wind instruments.

* Each instrument will record two solos and combine them with the use of SmartMusic (visit links above for more info).

* The percussion solos are the same from last year.

* Percussionists must choose TWO of the three solos for their 2008 audition (timpani, mallets, and/or snare drum).

* Deadline is NOW October 8, 2008

* WIBC weekend - Friday, Nov. 21 - Monday, Nov. 24

Friday

2008-2009 CHS Blue Tones Jazz Band

The CHS Blue Tones Jazz Band will begin another year of jazz music. Rehearsals will be 3 days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 6:45 am to 7:25 am.

New members, new music and new activities will be built into our expanding program. One of my goals this year is to create smaller ensembles within the Blue Tones. The smaller ensembles would be a rhythm section with 2-3 soloists. Our membership this year will provide multiple rhythm sections for various small groups. We will be invited to play more venues with our smaller groups.

Other changes:
• New ‘uniform’
• More festivals
• New music
• German Jazz Band visitation in the spring
• New Members
• Linus Pauling performance

The Blue Tones will be fee-based as in the past. Rehearsals will be September to June.
The fee schedule will be:
One annual payment: $260.00 = $260.00 Annual Cost
Semester payment: $135.00 = $270.00 Annual Cost
Monthly payment: $30.00 = $300.00 Annual Cost
(Checks are Payable to Marshall Price)

I am looking to a great year of creative jazz music and lots of fun with each of you,
Marshall Price

Tuesday

Summer Camp Update

The Second Annual 2008 Summer Youth Band Camp was held at CHS this summer July 21 – July 30, 2008. Twenty-five students, 6th-11th grades participated from Linus Pauling Middle School, Cheldelin Middle School and North Albany Middle School.

The members rehearsed four days and then presented 3 concerts at the Riverfront Park, the Saturday Market and at Corvallis High School. The camp concluded with an evening of miniature golf. The music was well-received and band performed three excellent concerts.

A big THANK YOU to the Friends of CHS Band for sponsoring the band camp! A special thank you to Yuki Tanaka for designing this year’s colorful t-shirt. Next year the camp will be held July 20-July 29, 2009. The camp plans to attend and perform at the Benton County Fair next summer.