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Welcome to Mr. Lambert's WebpageBand/Choir/Orchestra
CMS Spring Play
May 10 (7PM) and May 11 (2PM)
We are looking for actors for this show. Play Info is to the right of this ad.
For Orchestra people: The Mat-Su Youth Orchestra is starting up on Sept. 11 from 6:30PM-8PM at Iditarod Elementary. They are looking for intermediate level players. Cost is $100.00. You can email Kai West at alaskaiwest@gmail.com and you can go so MSYO.org for more information.
UPDATED ITEMS 2/22/24)
1. Overview page been updated a lot.
2. Google Classroom codes (below)
3. April 30 Choir singing tracks for music added
4. Updated Solo/Ensemble stuff and Music Calendar of events.
5. Feb. Newsletter was added.
6. Added names of people/business that donated to the silent auction. Thank you.
7. Added Honor Choir Practice tracks to the choir page and upload info about honor festival on the honor's page.
8. Added a lot of info about the CMS spring play-A Midsummer Night's Dream on the Drama/Musical 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
To Parents/Students:Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year. There is lots of info on this site. Enjoy.Name: Toby LambertEmail Address: tobias.lambert@matsuk12.us
Phone number: (907) 761-1517-The spring play (A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespear) has a lot of info up on the musical/play page. Sign-up is Feb. 26-March 6. Mandatory Audition practices are March 19 (2:30-3) and/or March 26 (4c's). Auditions are March 26 after school till done.-Solo/Ensemble contest is Mar. 4 at CMS.-Tri-M honor music society will be starting up after the start of school year. Tri-M music honor society would like to congratulate the following students for making it in: Matthew Wilson, Josephine Kelley, Betty Schmidt, Alexis Semonin, Macer Allen and Makenzie Barba. Our next meeting is not scheduled as of 2/23/24 from 2:30-3:30PM-Colony MS Tri-M music society is working to support the Mat-Su heart Reach center by collecting baby items (clothes, diapers, diaper cream, Bottles, Sippy cups, Pacifiers, baby wipes, teethers). If you have any of these items and would like to donate, please have your student bring it to CMS between Feb. 15 and Feb. 29. Thank you.-Pops concerts are in April. Band/Orchestra is April 29. Choir/Steel Drums is April 30. Call for all the concerts is 6:30PM. Dress is Black bottom and white top for all groups. Please have your students at the school on time so we can start on time-Music scholarship program is for any music students that has been in the program for 1 semester that would like to attend a summer music/arts camp (local, statewide or even in the lower 48). The program gives money to families to help pay for part of the camp ‘s cost (as much as we can give). The application (give out at the concerts or is attached to the email) provides money to help pay for the camp. If you are interested, please fill out the application with 1 letter of recommendation and a copy of 3rd quarter final grades and turn it in to Mr. Lambert by April 15. You need to already have contacted the camp you wish to go to ahead of time. Some local camps we have is “Percussion in the Valley” at the beginning of June, VPA Musical theater camp (all summer) and Palmer Arts council musical theater camp. Applications is 2023-2024 Scholarship application-Honor band, choir and orchestra groups will be announced in Jan. and we will start rehearsal in Feb. Honor band students will rehearse in band class. Honor orchestra is Feb. 26 (M), Feb. 29 (Th) and Mar 21 (Th) from 2:30-4PM. Honor choir is Feb. 27 (T), Feb. 28 (W) and Mar 5 (T) from 2:30PM-4 (we might also add March 25 if we need it). More info coming. Here is the permission form (due back ASAP or no later than 2/9/24). 2024 Honor Fest Permission Form-If you did not attend the Aug. 21 music open house meeting, I have made a summary video. It is in your child's google classroom for you to access and watch. Thank you.-8th grade steel drums will is rehearsing on Monday and Wednesday mostly now.-3rd quarter Practice Charts will start on Sunday, Dec. 17. This quarter charts will run from Dec. 17 till Mar. 2 (9 weeks, 315 pts)- Charts are weekly assignments. Do to the start of year charts be starting when all groups have material to work on. 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 needs 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 6. I won’t 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 turns 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.
-Our booster group has a meeting on March 4 at 7PM on Zoom. Here is the info. If you can attend, please do. We need help.
March 4-7PM parent booster meeting working agenda:
- Welcome/minutes/money
- Old Business
- Solo/Ensemble round up
- Honor Fest
- Banquet-Set-up our sign-up sheet/food and award needs
- Scholarship update or needs
- New Business
- Next School Year calendar
- New officers for next year.
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TOBIAS LAMBERT is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://matsuk12-us.zoom.us/j/81672031492
Thank you to our donors-
Thank you to the following company/people that donated to the CMS music silent auction.
Carrs in Palmer Caine’s Restaurant
Northwind Dental Reel Alaska
Nesha’s Jewelry Gardner Family
Boiler Man Plumbing +Heating Adams Family
Overall Bookkeeping (Minoza Family) Landen Michael’s Art Gallery
Capstone Dermatology
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, humidifier, 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
Music and Arts: (907) 561-7001,
Petr's Violin/Guitar Center: (907) 276-1800, is at 1408 Hyder St. Unit B in Anchorage Petr's Violin/Guitar Website
Wood and Wire (Orchestra/Guitar stuff): (907) 745-7457 is at 3020 N. Glenn Hwy, Palmer. Wood and Wire Website
There are others shops if you google search, but these are the main ones for band, orchestra and guitars.
Concert Calendar for 2023-2024 year.
Here is the calendar: 2023-2024 CMS Music Calendar (This was updated on 7/26/23-change in Solo/Ensemble Contest date)Here is practice charts: Blank Practice Chart They start on Aug. 27, 2023. First one is due on week of Sept. 3.Below is a working schedule for music for this school year.
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Semester 1
6th-8th Grade Beginning Band (new or 1 year players)
7th-8th Adv. Band (completed 2 years of Band)
6th-8th Grade Orchestra
6th-8th Grade Guitar
6th Grade Choir 7th-8th grade Adv. Choir
Semester 2
6th-8th Grade Beginning Band (new or 1 year players)
7th-8th Adv. Band (completed 2 years of Band) 6th-8th Grade Orchestra 6th-8th Musical Theater 6th Grade Choir 7th-8th grade Adv. Choir Monday/Friday-all classes
Tuesday- 4C's, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th period
Wednesday-4C's 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th period
Thursday-4C's, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th period
Extra Activities Mr. Lambert is planning for the 2023-2024 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, Sept-Late Oct.
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????
Tri-M Honor music society-Sept till May.
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 2023-2024 school year:
Pep Band-End of Sept till Mid Nov.