Join the Robin Hood Festival Marching Band! The More the Merrier!

The Robin Hood Festival Marching Band is an excellent opportunity for all community members to participate in a musical marching ensemble and share their music making with the Sherwood community. We believe that we should have as many community members involved as possible; our motto is “the more the merrier”.

This year we will be playing two songs: “Dancing in the Streets” and “Emblems of America”.

T-shirts and hats will be provided; please e-mail your size to bstai@sherwood.k12.or.us.  We ask that you wear a khaki-colored or tan shorts or pants & your favorite athletic shoes. T-shirts and hats will be distributed at Friday’s rehearsal.

The parade is Saturday, July 20th in Sherwood. Call time will be announced at rehearsal.

Rehearsals will held in the Sherwood High School Band Room at 6:30pm on Monday, July 15^th, Wednesday, July 17^th,  and Friday July 19^th.

Sherwood High School is located at 16956 SW Meinecke Rd, Sherwood, OR 97140

Feel free to forward this email on to others and invite them to join us.

RHFMB Info is always online and update at https://sherwoodbands.org/robin-hood-festival-parade-band/ If you have any questions you can email me, Brant Stai at bstai@sherwood.k12.or.us or call me at 503-825-5575. Looking forward to having you on board!

Sherwood Marching Band Members, Reminders for this week:

Percussion Camp this week in the SHS Band Room from 10:00am-6:00pm.

Winds Camp (Woodwinds & Brass) this Tuesday-Thursday from 9:00-4:00 at Sherwood Middle School. We will do music from 9-12 and then stretching and movement from 1-4. There will be a one hour lunch break on both days. Bring your instrument, marching shoes, water, lunch, & sunscreen. (Mellophones, Euphoniums, Sousaphones will be transported to SMS for those musicians to use).

Colorguard – Your schedule has been communicated from our guard staff at Sherwoodcolorguard@gmail.com

All of the calendar items, checklists, and info from our May 31 meeting is located at https://sherwoodbands.org/marching-band/

SMB Students & Parents – Our marching calendar has had a few major shifts in it due to some building calendar decisions that were made in the past two weeks. The only changes were on Fridays & Saturdays in September & October. Below is the updated calendar.

Marching Band Calendar – Updated 6.12.19

Major changes include:

• Homecoming Game & Parade
• Performing at Sunset Competition instead of PCI (homecoming)
• Friday & Saturday rehearsal schedules that were affected by those changes.

Please contact Mr. Stai if you have any questions.

Dear Students & Parents, Our Marching Band & Colorguard Forms are due on Monday, June 10th. Our roster is already looking great and we’re looking for more to join in with our amazing 2019 season.

TO REGISTER YOUR STUDENT FOR MARCHING BAND, COMPLETE THE FOUR BELOW ITEMS.

1) STUDENT/FAMILY INFORMATION

https://tinyurl.com/smbregistration

Before you begin the questionnaire you will need your student’s Sherwood School District ID number.  This number is how we identify your student in the band program’s database called Charms.

2) STUDENT MEASUREMENTS

https://tinyurl.com/smbmeasurements

It’s important that all students – even returning marching band students – provide their current measurements.  You will need a fabric tape measure, current weight and current height before you begin. Our marching band uniform inventory consists of 1,550 pieces all of varying sizes, enough for 140 students.  The available inventory is matched up to each student based on the measurements that you provide. On August 11 each student will try on their uniform to fine-tune the fit of each piece.

3) ANNUAL RELEASE DOCUMENT – We will email you this electronic form directly within two days of receiving your email address through the student/family information link.

You will receive an email via docusign that can be completed electronically.  This document will request your permission relating to the following topics: 1) Medical  2) Travel 3) Photographs 4) Uniform Care 5) Liability. If you do not receive this email within two days, please email data.sherwoodbands@gmail.com.

The information you will need to complete this form includes:  1) Name of student’s health insurance company 2) Group number of student’s health insurance policy  3) Name of Student’s Physician 4) Phone number of Student’s Physician 5) Date of Student’s most recent tetanus shot  6) Any allergies or other health concerns 7) Any prescription medications that your student is currently taking.

4) BAND CAMP SUPPLIES ORDER FORM

https://tinyurl.com/SMBSTORE  –  If this is your first time logging into your secure Charms portal, the DEFAULT password is your student’s Sherwood school district ID.  You will be prompted to choose a permanent password, keep record of your password since it will be required when you log in going forward.  If you have forgotten your password, email data.sherwoodbands@gmail.com to request that your password be reset back to the default (SSD ID).

Items that will be necessary for band camp will be available to purchase until June 30 from the Charms online store.  Click on “Check-Out” to complete your purchase using PayPal or a credit card. Your order will be available to pick up on August 11, which is uniform fitting day in the high school band room.  Band camp begins on August 12.

More information is located at https://sherwoodbands.org/marching-band/

Dear Parents & Students – Our 9th, 10th, and 11th grade band students which comprise the Graduation Ceremony Band (aka Mega Band) need to have one rehearsal to get on the same musical page for graduation. We are going to rehearse in the band room at 7am on Friday, June 7. This is one rehearsal to get 50 minutes worth of music reigned in across three different bands. Call time for students Friday morning is 6:50am. Please arrive on time so you can navigate the crowd in the band room and set up. BRING A PORTABLE MUSIC STAND IF YOU OWN ONE. Thank you!

Graduation Ceremony Ensemble – All Band Members who are not seniors
Friday, June 7 at SHS Main Field

Reminders:

• Wear Concert Attire
• SHS parking lot will be very busy both when you arrive and when you leave.

Evening Itinerary:

• 5:55 – Call Time (Anticipation: Parking lot will be a bit chaotic)
• 6:10 – Set, Warmup, Tune, Walk Out Together
• 6:30 – Perform Background/Prelude Music
• 6:55 – Staff Processional Music
• 7:00 – Ceremony Begins, National Anthem
• 8:30 – Approx. Ceremony Over – Cleanup
• 8:45 – Approx. Band students go home

Greetings Band Families, The Sherwood HS Marching Band is having its stepoff info meeting on Friday, May 31 at 6pm in the Performing Arts Center at Sherwood High School.

This meeting serves to provide some basic info regarding the marching band season. We talk about the calendar, what involvement looks like for both students and parents, and also we debut the music and concept for the 2019 show.

Reminder: current band members or non-band members can participate in Colorguard. If you don’t play an instrument, it is a great way to get involved with our wonderful program. You can contact our colorguard staff at Sherwoodcolorguard@gmail.com, our colorguard booster liaison at guard.sherwoodbands@gmail.com.

Hope to see you on Friday, May 31 at 6:00pm at Sherwood HS! 

Dear Students, Here are our openings in the Jazz I Band for the 2019-2020 school year. We are currently looking for:

• Alto Sax – 1
• Tenor Sax – 1
• Trumpet – 2
• Trombone – 1
• Bass – 1
• Drumset – 1

Auditions will take place June 11-12 and again September 9-10 (if needed or there are spots still available; read audition info packet for specifics). Regular Jazz I Rehearsals will begin Monday, September 16 at 7:00am

• Jazz I Audition Info Packet 2019
• Jazz Band Audition Music is the same as ALL NW 2019 Audition Music – PDF of ALL Audition Music
• Piano & Guitar – Aebersold 2 – Track 5 – Treble Clef
• Bass – Aebersold 31 – For Once I Loved – Bass Clef

Jazz Combo – Combo rehearsals will start right away.We are already amassing gigs to play at. Please contact Mr. Stai if you are interested in Jazz Combo.  

Jazz Ensemble 2 will begin mid-November with no audition necessary as long as you are enrolled in a band class.

Jazz Band Members – Remember we are moving equipment down to park after school on Tuesday, May 28th. We will also move equipment BACK to SHS at conclusion of concert. If everyone moves one piece, then it will go fast!

Jazz Combo will be playing some prelude music prior to the official start, followed by SMS, LRMS, SHS Jazz II and SHS Jazz I. There is no official call time or warmup for this one so consider doing a musical warmup at home and then show up just in time to hear MS bands perform at 6:00pm. Looking forward!