HAPPY 2023!
Happy New Year and I hope you’re continuing to have a great Winter Break! Thank you to everyone who came to our Holiday Band Concert before we went on break. The students did a fantastic job and it was great being back in the Whitney Theater for the performance! We would also like to thank the incredible team of parents that helped with set up, tear down, and who ran our concessions and merchandise. Finally a special shout out to Mr. and Mrs. Claus — Oscar Diaz, teacher at Jordan High School, and Angie Diaz, the Principal at Lakewood High School.
Congratulations to William Wu on performing and marching in the Tournament of Roses Honor Band! We would also like to congratulate both William Wu and Gabriel Dominguez on auditioning and making both the All Southern SCSBOA Honor Groups and the All State CASMEC Honor Groups. Way to go!!
We have a lot of exciting things in store for our concert groups, the jazz band, Indoor Percussion, and the JV and Varsity Winter Guards! Remember, you only get out of it what you put into it, so keep up the hard work so we can continue to perform at a high level. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFO CAREFULLY.
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MONTHLY BOOSTER MEETING WEDNESDAY — Join us Wednesday, January 11th at 6:30PM for our first Booster Parent Meeting of 2023! As we move to concert and winter season, we will be going through important information about rehearsals, performances, and fundraisers. We’ll also have an update for our upcoming Hawaii Trip! Our students can’t be successful without your support! We will be meeting in the “Band Room” — Rooms 609/610.
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INDOOR PERCUSSION — Winter Drumline Camps are today, Wednesday 1/4 from 10AM-6PM and tomorrow, Thursday 1/5 from 10AM-1PM. Please bring $5 for lunch each day as well as warm clothes and jackets because of the rain. The 1st Donation of $200 is due by Monday, January 9th. This is important so we can pay for staff, costumes, and production costs. Please click here to download the information packet and payment schedule that was given out at the Parent/Student Meeting.
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WINTER GUARD — We have important Varsity Winter Guard Camps this Friday 1/6 and Saturday 1/7 from 9AM-9PM at Gahr High School. Please bring $10 for lunch and dinner each day. The 1st Varsity Winter Guard Donation of $200 and 1st JV Winter Guard Donation of $150 is due by Monday, January 9th. This is important so we can pay for staff, costumes, and production costs. Please click here to download the information packet and payment schedule that was given out at the Parent/Student Meeting.
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JAZZ BAND — Great performance at the holiday concert, and thank you for all your hard work to get the set put together! This week we will start preparing new music for jazz festival performances and Knott’s Berry Farm “Music in the Parks.” If you are new to the Jazz Band this year, Mr. Loney will be taking orders soon for vests and ties. See you Monday morning at 7:20AM!
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WIND AUDITION PLACEMENTS — All wind players in the program will be evaluated over the next two weeks for ensemble placement in either Concert Band or Wind Ensemble. This will be based on excerpts from concert music, honor band music, a few scales, and sight-reading. Past membership or “seniority” does not guarantee a spot in the Wind Ensemble. Both the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble are SUPERIOR LEVEL ensembles with the same standards, the main difference being that Wind Ensemble plays more challenging literature. Percussionists will prepare for their placement separately in the 6th period percussion class.
During 2nd semester, winds and percussionists in Wind Ensemble will rehearse on Tuesdays from 3:30-6:00PM. Winds and percussionists assigned to Concert Band will rehearse on Thursdays from 3:30-6:00PM. As we get closer to performances, there may be a few rehearsals where we will have “Combined Band” together on Thursdays.
Tuesday 1/10 from 3:30-5:30PM — All woodwinds (in the entire program)
Thursday 1/11 from 3:30-5:30PM — All brass (in the entire program)
Tuesday 1/17 from 5:00-8:00PM Woodwind Honor Band auditions at Cerritos HS
Wednesday 1/18 from 5:00-8:00PM Brass/Percussion Honor Band auditions at Cerritos HS
Weekly Wind Ensemble rehearsals start Tuesday, January 24th from 3:30-6:00PM
Weekly Concert Band rehearsals start Thursday, January 26th from 3:30-6:00PM
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RUBIOS NEXT THURSDAY 1/12 — Please eat at Rubio’s Baja Grill next Thursday, January 12th anytime from 2-8PM at the Cerritos Towne Center! Show the flyer on your smartphone or use the mobile app with the promo code “Donate” and Rubio’s will donate 30% back to the Gahr Instrumental Music Program. Thank you!
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Ring in the New Year with a brand new 2023 Gahr Marching Gladiators wall calendar! It’s filled with beautiful photos from throughout our award-winning field season. We will also be putting in another order for beanies if you didn’t get one yet!
Keep warm in style with our “Gahr Marching Gladiators” Premium Knit Beanie!
Embroidered 100% Acrylic Knit Beanie
Features an embroidered cuff
Adult size only
Provides comfort during rehearsals, competitions, and everything in between. Represent in style!
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THIS WEEK:
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WEDNESDAY 1/4
10:00AM-6:00PM Winter Drumline Camp (Bring $5 for lunch)
NO WINTER GUARD
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THURSDAY 1/5
10:00AM-6:00PM Winter Drumline Camp (Bring $5 for lunch)
NO WINTER GUARD
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FRIDAY 1/6
9:00AM-9:00PM Varsity Winter Guard Camp @ Gahr HS (Bring 10 for lunch/dinner)
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SATURDAY 1/7
9:00AM-9:00PM Varsity Winter Guard Camp @ Gahr HS (Bring 10 for lunch/dinner)
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NEXT WEEK:
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MONDAY 1/9
WINTER DRUMLINE DONATION #1 DUE — $200
VARSITY WINTER GUARD DONATION #1 DUE — $200
JV WINTER GUARD DONATION #1 DUE — $150
7:20AM Full Jazz Band (new music)
6th-6:00PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
6:30PM Executive Meeting
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TUESDAY 1/10
7:20AM Full Jazz Band
6th-5:00PM JV Winter Guard rehearsal
3:30-5:30PM Combined Band Rehearsal (WE/Honor Band Audition music)
5:00-9:00PM Varsity Winter Guard rehearsal
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WEDNESDAY 1/11
6:00-9:00PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
6:30PM Monthly Booster Meeting — All parents encouraged to attend!
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THURSDAY 1/12
7:20AM Jazz Band
2:00-8:00PM Rubio’s Fundraiser @ Cerritos Towne Center
6th-5:00PM JV Winter Guard rehearsal
3:30-5:30PM Combined Band Rehearsal (WE/Honor Band Audition music)
5:00-9:00PM Varsity Winter Guard rehearsal
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FRIDAY 1/13
7:20AM Jazz Band
6th-5:30PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
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MONDAY 1/16
NO SCHOOL
Band Room open to practice for Honor Band Auditions
9:00AM-1:00PM Winter Drumline Mini-Camp
2:00-6:00PM Varsity Winter Guard Mini-Camp
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HONOR BAND AUDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEEK AT CERRITOS HS —
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