Band Welcome Page

WELCOME TO PARRAS BAND

BAND EVENTS

Date	Event	Bands Involved	Details
9/11/23	Disneyland Workshop	8th Grade Students Only	Students will attend a recording studio workshop at Disneyland
10/6/23	RUHS Football Game Halftime Performance	8th Grade Students only	8th Grade students from all bands perform during the halftime of an RUHS Football game. 5:30pm call time at RUHS Bandroom
10/26/22	Spooktacular Concert	All Bands Attendance Required	5:00 pm call time. Concert 6-7:30pm at RUHS Auditorium
11/17/22	Turkey Bowl	Pep Band	In School Performance During Football Assembly
12/07/22	Winter Concert	All Bands Attendance Required	5:00 pm call time. Concert 6-7:30pm at RUHS Auditorium
*3/01/24	Festival/ Knott’s Berry Farm	Chamber Winds, 0 Period Jazz	All day event. More info will be sent home in December
*3/22/24	Festival/ Knott’s Berry Farm	Wind Symphony, Jazz Band	All day event. More info will be sent home in December
*3/6/24	Elementary Band Tour	Jazz Band Students (some chamber winds) only	Students will go to all feeder elementary schools to perform for 4th/5th graders
*3/13/24	Elementary Band Tour	Jazz Band Students (some chamber winds) only	Students will go to all feeder elementary schools to perform for 4th/5th graders
4/25/24	Open House	Pep Band & 5th Grade Band Students	Students perform before open house on the upper deck
5/09/24	*Spring Concert*	All Bands Attendance Required	5:00 pm call time. Concert 6-7:30pm at RUHS Auditorium
5/31/24	Jazz Under the Stars at RUHS	Jazz Band	Parras Jazz Band will perform in front of the RUHS Auditorium during the evening time

Congrats to our outstanding students for their performances at Forum Music Festival!

Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds won Silver
Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band won Gold

Outstanding Musicianship individual awards went to Joe Mintz, Isaac Hodge, Conner O’Neil, and Micah McFadden

MR ERSKINE

GRADING POLICY

25% Practice Cards (turned in the 1st Monday of each month)

50% Daily Participation (having instrument, music, and pencil)

25% Attendance at concerts and after school rehearsals

Practice cards are a method for tracking student practice. They help to keep students organized, manage their time, and hold them accountable for their practice.

Blank practice cards will be given to students, and are also available on the Parras Band website. Students must log their practice minutes onto a practice card everyday. This card must be completed, signed by an adult, and submitted to me on the first monday of every month.

Jazz Band & Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds students must log a total of 10 hours a month (around 20min/day)

Symphonic Band students must log a total of 7.5 hours a month

(around 15min/day)

Students are encouraged to practice everyday rather than cramming once a week. Pep band and after school rehearsals will count towards regular practice time. Private lessons will count towards double (For example, a 30 minute lesson once a week equals 2 hours a month x2 = 4 hours a month). Extra credit will be awarded for exceeding the required time.

BANDS OF PARRAS

Symphonic Band

This class will consist of mostly 6th graders who had experience with band in 5th grade.

Wind Symphony

Consists mostly of 7th and 8th grade students who have been playing from 3-4 Years. Audition only.

Chamber Winds

Consists mostly of 8th grade students who have been playing from 3-4 Years. Audition only.

Jazz Band

Small group of (mostly 8th grade) students who have proven to be outstanding on their instrument. Consists mostly of 8th graders. Audition only.

0 Period Jazz Band

Small group of 7th and 8th graders who will meet before school 7am-7:50. Audition only.

Pep Band

Tutorial class offered only to students enrolled in band. Any band student may participate. This group plays fun pop music that is not typically played during regular band classes. Students receive credit on their practice cards for rehearsing with this group.