December 6, 2009
Volume 1, Issue 1
FM Band Department
***Jazz I Rehearsal = every Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 7:20 am
***Jazz II Rehearsal = every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday @ 7:20 am
Monday, December 7th = Band Concession Stand
Tuesday, December 8th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm
Friday, December 11th = End of the Food Drive
Saturday, December 12th = Tuba Christmas
Monday, December 14th = 7:00-8:00 pm Full Show Band Rehearsal
Band Concession Stand
Thursday, December 17th = 7:00-8:00 pm Full Show Band Rehearsal
Band Concession Stand
Friday, December 18th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 29th = Jazz I Rehearsal 9:00am to Noon—Jazz II Rehearsal 1:00-3:00 pm
Monday, January 4th = 7:00-9:00 Show Band with Show Choir
Thursday, January 7th = 7:30-9:30 Show Band with Show Choir
Friday, January 8th = Pep Band @7:00 pm
Saturday, January 9th = SEIBA Honor Band Auditions
Monday, January 11th = Band Concession Stand
Tuesday, January 12th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 14th = Band Concession Stand
Friday, January 15th = Pep Band @ 7:00 pm Band Concession Stand
Saturday, January 16th = State Jazz Band Festival
Up-coming Events...
Food Drive 2009 have a current expiration
date and a label. If you wish
to donate to the 2009 Food
Drive you may bring all
items to the high school
front office, or the FMHS
band room; cash donations
are also welcomed.
Collection will end on Fri-
day, December 11th.
This month the FMHS band
department and Student
Council are hosting a food
drive for the local food pan-
tries. With the participation
of Richardson Elementary,
Lincoln Elementary and the
high school the goal is to col-
lect over two thousand items
for the pantries.
Do all donations have to be
canned food? Not at all. We
are accepting paper products
such as plates, paper towels,
wet wipes, baby diapers, cups,
napkins, etc. The local food
pantry is also in need of vege-
table and fruit juice, canned
meat, tuna, or any other
canned item. All donations are welcomed as long as they
Special points of interest:
If you wish to have
more information
about anything within
the band department
please contact the
FMHS Band Office at
319-372-1862 x 1221.
Inside this issue:
Jazz Band 2
Instrument Upgrade 2
Funds 3
Tuba Christmas 3
SEIBA Honor Band 3
The Bugler
What have the students done so far this
year??????
Bloodhound Jazz I and Jazz II
The students of the band department
are very hard workers. Since the
beginning of the September the band
students have performed almost every
week in either the marching, pep,
concert, or jazz band. They rehearse
everyday and continue to grow and learn
to become better musicians.
What have the FMHS band students done so
far this year??????
One week freshmen marching camp.
Two week full marching camp.
Six home football games.
Ft. Madison Marching Band Classic
Mt. Pleasant Marching Band Invitational
Davis County Marching Invitational
Marion Marching Festival
State Marching Contest.
Rodeo Parade
Homecoming Parade
Parade of Lights
Fruit Fund-raiser
Candle Sales
Four Season Fund-Raiser
Musical Pit Band
Three Assemblies
Middle School Assembly
Pep Band
Worked concession stands
Cool Jazz Band Performance
Started Winter Drum Line
Started Bloodhound Jazz Band I and II
Start Show Band
music and learn to play as an
ensemble.
Up-coming Competitions:
State Jazz Band Festival
Coe College Jazz Summit
Indian Hills Jazz Festival
SEIBA District Jazz Contest
Quincy Jazz Festival
Jazz season has already begun for the
Bloodhound Jazz Bands. Forty band
students have been rehearsing for four
weeks preparing their competition
shows. Jazz is one style of music that
is a different language; a language that
has to be learned and used to fully
understand. The jazz bands rehearse
three times a week and one half hour
sectional each week to work on their
Up-grade? Why Not! (563-391-9000) and ask for the Ft. Madison road represen-
tative, Jim Holifield. Jim will be happy to answer any ques-
tions or listen to any concerns you may have. If you wish to
call the high school band office for further
information please call 372-1862 ext. 1221.
An upgrade meeting was held back on
November 10th for all parents interested
in upgrading their child’s instrument from a
beginner model to either an intermediate
or professional level instrument. Some
families took advantage of this event.
If you would like to upgrade your child’s instrument or to just purchase a
new mouthpiece or clarinet barrel you still
can. Call Grigg’s music in Davenport, IA
Page 2 The Bugler
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Tuba Christmas
SEIBA Honor Band
FUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Imagine between 100 and 120
tubas in the middle of a mall
performing Christmas carols.
Welcome to Tuba Christmas!!
On Saturday, December 12th
three FMHS band students will be participating in the
18th Annual Grigg’s Music
Tuba Christmas performance.
There are very few occasions
that a tuba player will ever
have the melody in a song, but
at Tuba Christmas a tuba will
always have the
melody.
Come and
experience this
special occasion
Saturday, Dec. 12th
2:00-3:00 pm in the
Southpark Mall, Von
Maur Court.
consider becoming a
band department patron;
your support is needed.
We all would like to
thank you for all of the
support you have shown
our department so far
this year.
**Please see provided form**
The students have been
very busy this year
selling various itmes:
candles, fruit, cheese/
sausage, etc. All of the
funds generated are be-
ing put to use right away. This year we
have been able to pay
for entry to several
competitions, travel
expenses, and pay
ahead on the band
trailer. The goal this
year is to pay off the
newer band trailer by
the end of the aca-
demic year. We still have over $4000.00
left to pay on this
trailer so your help and
donations are needed
and welcomed. Please
lessons throughout the
week to prepare for
their audition.
Jan. 9th Auditions
Fairfield, IA
Jan. 23rd Performance
Iowa City, IA
Sixteen students are audi-
tioning for the Southeast
Iowa Bandmasters
Association Honor Band
on January 9th. Students
that audition prepare and
memorize all major scales the full length of their
instrument, prepare two
pre-selected etudes and
one unaccompanied
solo. Does this sound
like a lot? Yes it is, but
the students can do it.
Please encourage your student to practice at
home and to come for
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Ft. Madison High School Band
2001 Avenue B
Ft. Madison, IA 52627
Phone: 319-372-1862 ext. 1221
E-mail: [email protected]
Learn to Live, Live to Learn
www.ft-madison.k12.ia.us
FM Band Department