Lamar Middle School Band News Archive 2009-2010
This page is saves the headlines from the 2009-2010 school year. This can be used to see what happened in the past and can serve as a guide for event planning.
Annual Lamar MS Band BBQ
Saturday, June 5, 2010 - Pilot Knoll Park, Highland Village
What an super way to celebrate the Band Year! We enjoyed great food (Hanna-burgers & dogs), had fun at the park and celebrated some truly outstanding musicians. Check out the photos in the Gallery. Did you take photos at the picnic? Send them my way.
Great year Lamar Middle School Band Students!
Thanks Mr. Hanna and Mrs. Aicher! Enjoy your summer!!
Welcome 5th Grade Parents!
Mr. Hanna, Director of Lamar MS Bands, recently spoke at the 5th grade parent welcome event held at Lamar Middle School. Read the summary of his comments regarding your student becoming part of the Lamar Middle School Band family.
Want more information? Click here and follow the 4 easy steps.
Summer Band Camps
West Texas A&M Summer Band Camp
One of the many great opportunities during the summer is band camp. There are several offered throughout the state at college campuses. One of the most highly recognized camps takes place at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. During this two-week camp, students are given intensive instruction on their instruments, take part in a performing band, and enjoy a large number of recreational activities.
Click here to learn more about the West Texas A&M Band Camp.
LISD Summer Band Camp
We have attached a flyer and registration form for the 2010 LISD Summer Band Camp on June 21-25 at Flower Mound High School. The directors highly recommend this camp to all of our students! It is a great way to stay involved in music and to have fun with friends over the summer. Please consider signing up for this inexpensive event.
Click here to learn more about the LISD Summer Band Camp.
LISD Summer Band Camp Registration Form.
Hurricane Harbor Trip
Saturday, May 8, 2010 - Six Flags Hurricane Harbor - Arlington
The Hurricane Harbor trip is on Saturday, May 8, 2009. All students wishing to participate must be academically eligible and participate in the Beach Within Reach Music Festival. The basic cost for the trip will be $31, which will pay for transportation and admission to Hurricane Harbor. Checks should be made out to Lamar Band Boosters. Please attach your check to the completed order form and place in the big black mailbox by Friday, April 23. Failure to meet this deadline will result in your student not being included on our trip.
Read the complete trip details.
Complete and return the Attendee Form by April 23, 2010.
Last Band Booster Club Meeting of the year!
Monday, May 3 @ 7:00pm - Lamar Band Hall
Come be a part of the band boosters. This is a great way to meet the directors, parents and help make the band more successful.
I want you - in the Band Boosters!
Booster Club Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 5, 2010
The Lamar Band Booster Club met on Monday, April 5, 2010. Learn what happened here. The next and last meeting will be held on May 3, 2010.
Lamar Band Garage Sale *** Big Success ***
Saturday, April 10 - LHS Parking Lot
What a great day! Many parents, children and families came out today to help raise money for the Lamar Band Boosters! Thank You! While it was a lot of work, everyone was smiling and having fun. Getting involved with efforts like this allows the Band participate in different events that they otherwise would miss.
Special thanks to Jon Land for organizing this event. He and his team did a great job collecting, storing and transporting donations, organizing the volunteers and running the sale. Thanks Jon!
UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest
Congratulations to the students and directors of both bands. Your hard work and practice paid off - you all did a great job of representing Lamar Middle School.
The Symphonic Band earned Sweepstakes again this year. In order to achieve this honor, the band must have a final score of 1 in both the concert and sight reading portions of the contest. Way to go!
Mr. Hanna and Mrs. Aicher
Not bad for a camera phone :)
The Newest Hanna!
Just in time for the 2010 Census, the Hanna family grows by one!
Mom, Dad and Baby are all doing fine. Congratulations!! 
Lamar Band Garage Sale
Saturday, April 10 - LHS Parking Lot
We need you! The sale is just a few short days away and we need your help to make sure it is successful.
Volunteers
We need volunteers for both shifts: 7a-11a, 10:30a-2:30p. There are just a few folks who have signed up and we need many more. Please sign up for one of these shifts. You can also bring your band students with you to help. Those that have come in the past have had a good time and they are very helpful.
Tables & Transport
We also need more tables, this is probably the 2nd greatest need.
We could use another couple of truck/van volunteers as well.
Sign up by clicking the hand on April 10 at the Charms calendar. You
do not have to be a cleared LISD volunteer for this event because
you are not interfacing with students at a student event.
Remember, you can take your donations to one of our two storage
locations shown below.
- Sheila and Todd DeDecker
- Grettel and Steve Peck
You can also bring items to the sale location (LHS parking lot) on
the morning of the sale.
Thank you for supporting the Lamar Band.
Jon Land
Garage Sale Chair
Band Booster Club Meeting
Monday, April 5 @ 7:00pm - Lamar Band Hall
Come be a part of the band boosters. This is a great way to meet the directors, parents and help make the band more successful.
I want you - in the Band Boosters!
Concert Band - 2010 UIL Performance Contest
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Concert Band UIL Performance will be at Little Elm High School. 1900 Walker Lane, Little Elm, Texas 75068, on Tuesday, March 30 at 9:40 a.m. Concert Band members should be dressed in their formal uniforms when they arrive at school.
For more information, click here. Students need to complete a School Absence Permission Slip.
Symphonic Band - 2010 UIL Performance Contest
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Concert Band UIL Performance will be at Wakeland High School. 10700 Legacy Drive, Frisco, Texas 75034, on Thursday, April 1 at 9:00 a.m. Symphonic Band members should be dressed in their formal uniforms when they arrive at school.
For more information, click here. Students need to complete a School Absence Permission Slip.
Pre-UIL Concert
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Our Symphonic and Concert students performed a Pre-UIL Concert at Marcus High School and did an amazing job.
The UIL competition involves playing pieces the band has been practicing as well as a sight reading exercise. Sight reading involves getting new music (never before seen by the band or Director) and having 7 minutes to learn and perform. It is an really cool experience.
One thing to note, this is not a competition with other bands. Each band is judged against a standard and given a score. Just kids vs. music.
The Newest Hanna!
Just in time for the 2010 Census, the Hanna family grows by one!
Mom, Dad and Baby are all doing fine. Congratulations!!
19th Annual Marcus HS Percussion Ensemble Concert
Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:30pm - MHS Auditorium
Great concert! The performers were truly amazing! Hope you were
able to stick around and see special guest artist Tommy Igoe. Click on the image below to learn more!
New Photos in the Gallery
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Check out the new photos! Got photos of the band? Send them my way.
Solo and Ensemble Contest
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Directors are very proud of the kids. The band students earned 106 Division 1 medals with 4 Outstanding Soloists! Congratulations!!
Welcome 5th Grade Parents!
Mr. Hanna, Director of Lamar MS Bands, recently spoke at the 5th grade parent welcome event held at Lamar Middle School. What follows is a summary of his comments regarding your student becoming part of the Lamar Middle School Band family.
Want more information? Click here and follow the 4 easy steps.
Band will not only teach your child to be a musician but will give you child a place to “hang their hat.” Band fosters a real sense of family and is a positive force on keeping students on the path to success. Band helps academics. We work on higher level thinking skills every day. As such, band students consistently score higher on all standardized testing: TAKS, SAT and ACT. At Marcus High School, the top 25 ranked students are mostly members of the band. In addition, college admissions offices put much value on a student’s commitment to a band, orchestra or choir program throughout their secondary education.
Band teaches: self-confidence, coordination, teamwork, comprehension, problem solving, discipline, art appreciation, logic reasoning, value judgment using symbols and leadership.
Band gives kids a place to belong and a great peer group to belong to, which should give you the parent peace of mind that they are in a safe environment where they are encouraged to make good decisions.
Your child will have the opportunity to be a key part of a high achieving student organization. The Lamar Middle School and Marcus High School Bands are very successful. Recently the Marcus HS Band won back-to-back Texas 5A State Marching Championships and this year won the High Music Award at the Band of America national competition held in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Lamar MS Band is a Texas State Honor Band Finalist and recently won the National Wind Band Honors Recording competition.
If your child has any interest in studying music, Band is an excellent choice!
Thank You!
Mr. Hanna
Band Director
Lamar Middle School
All-Region Clinic & Concert
What a marvelous performance the All-Region Bands put on Saturday night! As the master of ceremonies noted, the students spent six hours creating the show - putting together a masterful performance that they shared with the audience. It was unique & magic never to be created that same way again.
University Interscholastic League (UIL)
Celebrates 100 Years!
UIL celebrates 100 years of making a difference in Texas. Be sure
to check out this interactive site
documenting UIL's history. You will find an interactive timeline,
photo gallery, champion archives along with news and events.
http://uil100.org/
Pep Rally - Go Red For Women
Friday, February 5
In support of the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women," Lamar is holding a pep rally during school this Friday, February 5. We had originally asked the band students to wear their informal uniform. However, since they will be wearing the informal uniform for the Solo & Ensemble Contest on Saturday, we ask that they simply WEAR RED.
Once again, no uniform for Friday - just wear red!
Honor Band Updates
Mr. Hanna and Mrs. Aicher are very proud of all the LMS band students who practiced and prepared for the many band auditions over the last few weeks. Our students did an outstanding job of representing Lamar Middle School at these events!
Region 24 West All-Region Band
Congratulations to the 27 students selected for the All-Region Band with 1 being named as section leader (1st chair).
Marcus All-Cluster Band
Congratulations to the 16 students selected for the Marcus All-Cluster Band with 3 being named as section leaders (1st chair).
LISD All-District Band
Congratulations to the 21 students selected for the All-District Band with 3 being named as section leaders (1st chair).
Way to go Lamar Band!
Music Theory Exercises & Games
Ricci Adams first envisioned Musictheory.net during his senior year of high school. Soon afterwards, he created his first lesson: The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines. The Interval Ear Trainer was developed a few weeks later and the site officially launched on January 1, 2000. Since that date, he has authored over thirty new lessons and several new trainers. Review the content from the site and have fun learning. You can even download it for offline use.
Holiday Break
School back in session Monday, January 4, 2010
What a year we've had so far! It is simply amazing how far the Beginning Band has progressed. They had a concert last Tuesday that was quite a treat. Keep up the great work!
The Concert and Symphonic bands performed their Winter Concert on December 14 and put on a most spectacular show. The selection of music combined with the skill of the band under the direction of Mr. Hanna and Mrs. Aicher resulted in a wonderful afternoon.
Hopefully you ordered a CD to save these memories. If you did not, there may be some available - have your child check when school starts.
Happy Holidays from the Lamar Middle School Band and Boosters!
Region 24 All-Region Clinic & Concert
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:15pm @ R.L. Turner HS Auditorium (Carrollton)
Those selected for the All-Region band have been hard at work practicing for this event. This Saturday they will spend the day rehearsing together and that night put on a concert. Please join us for what promises to be a wonderful performance.
You child will need to be at Marcus HS at 7:15am. They will stay with the band all day and you will take them home after the concert.
Concert Venue:
R.L. Turner High School
1600 S. Josey Lane
Carrollton, Texas
Click here for all the details.
