Music Department

UPDATED ITEMS 3/9/23)

1. Overview page been updated with upcoming events

2.  Google Classroom codes (below) 

3. March newsletter is posted 

4. Updated the Music Booster page with minutes from our last 2 meetings. 

5. Honor Choir practice tracks added. 

6. Cast posted on Drama page.  There are now 2 shows due to the large audition group of students.  Congratulation on all the students.  

7. Honor band/choir/orchestra student names and info has been added to the honor's page.  

8. April 25 Choir concert practice tracks added to choir page.

Google Classroom codes:

Advance Band: lskirff

Beginning Band: zfm3soh

Guitar: ye2tjac

Musical Theater: d3haifa

6th grade Choir: sbfkaym

7th-8th grade Choir: mceeq3j

Orchestra: 4cd3dij

Musical/Play: awh7sn2

-3rd quarter Practice Charts have started.  This quarter charts will run from Dec. 18 till March 4 (9 weeks, 315 pts)- Charts are weekly assignments.  They are worth 35 pts each week for 2 hours of practice (and yes they get partial points for charts with 0-119 minutes).  Charts go from Sunday to Saturday every week.  Students turn them in to the “Snoopy” box every week.  They need full name, the date of the week they practiced, times for each day, total time added up and a parent signature.  All of this is needed to be graded.  Students can practice more than 2 hours if they want and put that on another chart if they are going to be gone on another week (like a vacation).  Charts can be turned in up to 2:30 PM on March 9.  I will not take them past 2:30 PM even if they are sick from school.  They have all quarter to turn in stuff even if they choose to turn it in at the end only. Please be aware that if a student turn them in at the last minute and they are not filled out correctly, they will not be graded and I can’t return them to the student for them to repair them. 

-Tri-M music honor society is going to be setting some activities for 2nd semester (like help with Valley Festival of the Arts and solo/ensemble stuff).

-Colony MS music boosters regular meeting is March 6 at 7PM   We are working on Banquet, honor festival, Valley Festival of the Art and the scholarship program.  Here is zoom link and working agenda:

March 6- 7PM booster meeting zoom

7PM-7:30 PM-part 1: TOBIAS LAMBERT is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

TOBIAS LAMBERT is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://matsuk12-us.zoom.us/j/88620338891

7:30PM-8PM-part 2: TOBIAS LAMBERT is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://matsuk12-us.zoom.us/j/82648130286

Agenda for March 6, 2023:

1. Welcome/Minutes/Money
2. Old Business
   1. Honor Festival update
   2. Scholarship-any last minute items
   3. Banquet-finalize food materials needed, awards and food budget-$750.00
   4. Valley Festival of the Arts- April 21
      1. Guest coming/submitting materials
      2. Hospitality update/materials
      3. Concession help
      4. Box office help
      5. Ways of promoting the events-ads.
3. New Business???-look at the 2023-2024 music calendar

I want to thank Mrs. Condie, Mrs. Harrington and the booster parents for helping coordinate the Silent auction fundraiser.  I want to thank all the donators to the event.  I also want to thank all the parents who bid on items.  We brought in about $2800+.  Below is the list of donators.  Please support these businesses as a thank you.  Also thank you to the families that helped and donated bake goods for the Election fundraiser.  We made over $600.00 that night. 

Thank you to these companies and people for donating to our silent auction.

Alaska Club                                                         Alaska Chicks Company

Fly Trampoline Park                                        Mudbusters in Wasilla

Salt Cave of Alaska in Wasilla                       Turkey Red

Schmidt Family                                                  Harrington Family

Homespun Alley                                               Weidner Apartment Homes

Elwood Drive Thru Café and Espresso      Just Imagine Toy in Wasilla

Fireside Book Store in Palmer                     Carrs in Palmer

Fox Run Lodge and RV Campground        Musk Ox Farm in Palmer

Skeetawk in Hatcher Pass                             Colony Middle School

Aurora Dental Care                                          Red Robin

Arlene Van Ness                                               House of Bread

Old Man Russ Fine Food & Catering          Ross Family

McKinley Birch Bed & Breakfast                 Three Bears

Fern AK                                                           Beth McDonough

Stuff needed for instruments for Beginning Band:

      Flute: Need cleaning rag, Jewelry screw driver

      Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax: #2 reeds (about 10-12), cleaning swab, jewelry screw driver, mouth piece cleaner swab

      Trumpet, F. Horn, Baritone, Tuba: valve oil (clear color is preferred), cleaning kit with slide grease (if the instrument is the students) 

      Trombone: valve oil (clear color is preferred), trombone slide grease (different from regular slide grease), cleaning kit (if the instrument is the students)

      Percussion: Percussion kit that contains a snare pad, bell kit, mallets for bells, snare sticks, percussion stand to put snare pad and bells on. 

Stuff needed for instruments for Beginning Orchestra:

      Violin, Viola: Rosin for bow, neck pad to lift the instrument on the student's neck, humidifier, extra set of strings

      Cello, Bass: Rosin for bow, humidifier, extra strings (for cello especially)

Stuff needed for Guitar Class:

       Students need a case, humidifer, pick, extra strings

Books for Beginning band are: Traditions of Excellence Book 1 (red) and Book 2 (blue)

Books for Beginning orchestra are: All for Strings Book 1 (light brown) and Book 2 (blue) 

      YOU DO NOT NEED THE "THEORY BOOK", SO SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!

NO books for Guitar class at this time. Mr. Lambert will provide what he needs for the students.  

Most of the equipment that CMS has can be rented to Beginning Band/Beginning Orchestra students: Cost this year for rental is $100.00 for the year.  Contract will be given to family at their instrument fitting meeting.  First come, first serve (advance band/orchestra students need to have their own stuff unless it is a big instrument like a tuba or baritone-instrument mostly being focused to beginning students this  year).  

Places to rent/purchase instruments, equipment, books (which normally include warranty and maintenance plan):

Matanuska music: (907) 376-4006, it is at 280 N. Willow Street in Wasilla Matanuska Music Website

Horn Doctor: (907) 272-4676, is at 1000 Ingra St. in Anchorage Horn Doctor Website

The Music Man: (907) 561-7001, is at 4637 Old Seward Hwy, in Anchorage Music Man Website

Petr's Violin/Guitar Center: (907) 276-1800, is at 1408 Hyder St. Unit B in Anchorage Petr's Violin/Guitar Website

There are others shops if you google search, but these are the main ones for band, orchestra and guitars.

Concert Calendar for 2022-2023 year.  

Below is a working schedule for music for this school year.  

Extra Activities Mr. Lambert is planning for the 2022-2023 school year:

Jazz Band (for advance band students)-Tuesday/Thursday 6:45 AM-7:15 AM

Jazz Choir (for advance choir students)-Wednesday/Friday 6:45 AM-7:15 AM 

Musical Theater-After School Monday-Friday, Aug-Early Nov. 

Spring Play- After School in March-Early May.

Solo/Ensemble contest students: Jan-Feb. After school

Honor Ensembles: Feb-Mar. during and after school

Talent Show: Dec. 

Tri-M Honor music society

Steel Drum Ensemble: Nov till end of the year-open to 8th core music students with some requirements.

Things that may come back this year:

Hand Bell Ensemble (Nov-Mid Dec).

Things putting on Hold for the 2022-2023 school year: 

Pep Band-End of Sept till Mid Nov.