Dear Students, It’s that time of year where we start thinking about auditions for county, state, and regional honor bands.  We have a core group of students who are very enthusiastic toward honor bands, but many students either don’t know about honor band opportunities or are apprehensive about preparing an audition.  While honor band auditions are certainly optional (not graded), everyone in band should consider challenging themselves to complete an audition.  I STRONGLY urge Wind Ensemble members (and percussionists who play with Wind Ensemble) and upperclassmen to prepare and submit at least one audition. Honor bands are a fantastic way to challenge your own abilities, meet music students from outside of Hockinson, get introduced to world-renowned composers/conductors/professors, add items of distinction to… Read More »Apply For An Honor Band!

Dear HHS Band Students and Parents, As most of you know, we use an online data management program called Charms Office for much of the administrative work involved with the band and the music boosters.  Everything from communication to fundraising to instrument rentals is handled though Charms.  It’s the system I’m using right now to email you!  Every student has their own Charms account. Over the weekend, a glitch in the Charms system resulted in some students’ profiles being deleted.  I’ve done my best working with Charms tech support to restore the affected profiles, but we’re noticing that some data has been permanently lost. Because of this, I am asking that all students and parents take a moment to log… Read More »ACTION REQUIRED: Charms Glitch

Dear HHS Band Parents and Students, It’s that time of year again to put together our band program to be distributed at our band concerts throughout the year and we can’t do this without you! Please click this link to find the advertising request form that provides size and pricing details. If you would like to advertise your business or know a business owner that would like to purchase a year-long advertisement in our band program, please have them contact Janell Morley at snaphappy720@gmail.com. Parents of seniors, if you would like to purchase a tribute ad for your senior, now is the time to order! Please see the form for ordering details. All advertisement orders must be finalized by October 1st (or… Read More »ACTION REQUESTED: Band Program Ad Fundraiser

Dear HHS Band Parents and Students, I hope you are enjoying your last few days of summer vacation, and that you’ve found some time to practice and reinforce all that we worked on during Band Camp! This email contains links to VERY important paperwork that needs to be completed ASAP.  Bring it with you on the first day of school.  Click on each link to view and print the file.  The beginning of the year is always a bit rushed and can be overwhelming for new students especially, so please don’t hesitate to ask if you have ANY questions or concerns. Band Handbook:  Please read carefully, especially the required supplies for band (pages 12-14) and the calendar at the very end… Read More »ACTION REQUIRED: Paperwork Due

Hello Band Students and Parents!   URGENT:  If you have not confirmed to anyone (band council members or myself) either through phone or email that you will be attending camp, please be sure to do so right away.  If you did not receive a phone call from a Band Council student today it means I do not have a current telephone number for you.  If you did not speak with a band council officer because of not receiving a phone call or just receiving a voicemail message, please email me as soon as possible.  I am in the process of finishing writing our first halftime show that we will learn at band camp and need an accurate head count in order to make sure… Read More »Band Camp Details