MPA Results

Congratulations to the Childersburg Concert Band! The band scored a straight excellent on stage and a superior in sight reading at today's state competition! Now that is Band Pride!!!!

MPA Week!!!

Parents and Students,
MPA week is finally here! The Childersburg High School Concert Band will perform at the Alabama Bandmaster Association Music Performance Assessment at Gadsden City High School at 11:00am on Thursday. Here is the itinerary for the day: MPA 2016. We still have open chaperone slots available if anyone is willing to Chaperone.
I am incredibly proud of how much the band has accomplished this MPA season. The band has been working very hard and has grown so much musically. If you are able to come and support these young men and women all are welcome at our performance. Admission is free.

Have a great week,
Mr.Rogers

Announcements

Parents and Students,

I hope everyone has enjoyed the long weekend and is ready to get back to it this week. We only have 7 rehearsals until MPA! Here are the announcements for the week:

• We officially have our performance time for MPA. The Childersburg Band will be performing at 11:00am on Thursday February 25th at the Gadsden City High School Auditorium. Admission is free. The band will be looking for chaperones for this event. If you are able to chaperone please contact Mr.Rogers at JRogers@tcboe.org or 256-315-5485.
• Wednesday March 16th the TCBDA will be hosting the second annual TCBDA Masterclass at Lincoln High School. Clinicians this year are Dr. Lori Ardovino from the University of Montevallo and Dr.James Zingara from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Tickets to this event are $10 and include lunch. Deadline for payment is March 11th.
• The TCBDA Honor Band will be hosted at Lincoln High School this year. The honor band is April 8th and 9th. Auditions are April 4th at Winterboro High School. Audition materials are as follows:
• High School Band: Bb,B,C,Db,D, and Chromatic Scale Memorized
• Middle School Band: Bb,Ab,Eb,F and Chromatic Scale Memorized
• Beginning Band: See Director
• The next Childersburg Band Booster meeting will be held March 10th at 6:00pm.

Have a great week,

Mr.Rogers 

TCBDA Concert Band Showcase this Tuesday

Parents and Students,
This Tuesday, February 9th, the Childersburg High School Concert Band will perform at the Talladega County Band Directors Association's Annual Concert Band Showcase. The event will start at 5 and the Childersburg Band will perform around 5:30. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for kids. All proceeds go to the TCBDA Scholarship fund.
Students will report to the band room right after school and we will leave for Comer a little after 4:00pm. Dinner is provided and it is expected for each students to either come to school dressed for the concert or bring their change of clothes with them. Here is the itinerary for the event: Concert Band Preview.
I hope to see a lot of our parents their to support the band. You will not believe the progress they have made this year!

Have a great sunday,
Mr.Rogers

TCBDA Showcase

Parents and Students,
I hope everyone is enjoying this hot and humid February. This is just a reminder about the Talladega County Band Director Association's Concert Band Showcase at B.B.Comer High School. The concert band has been doing an outstanding job in rehearsal to prepare for this event. I am sure you will be very impressed with their progress. The band will perform between 5:30 and 6:00 and the student will return to the High School around 9pm. Dinner is provided. Here is the itinerary for the event : TCBDA Showcase. I hope to see everyone there and that you have a great week.

Pride!
Mr.Rogers

Booster Meeting This Thursday

Parents and Students,
First and foremost a huge thank you to all those that made yesterday's MPA camp a huge success. Yesterday was outstanding! The band was able to get through all of its music for our festival and now has two months to fine tune and prepare for our contest. Here are a few announcements for the week:

• This Thursday is our monthly band booster meeting. The meeting starts at 6 in the band room. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
• The next band performance is on Feb. 9th at B.B.Comer High School Auditorium more information will follow in the next few weeks. 

Have a great week!

Mr.Rogers

Welcome Back/ MPA Camp

Parents and Students,
I hope everyone has had a wonderful and restful winter break. It is hard to believe that the school year is now half way completed. During the next couple of months the high school band will be preparing for the Alabama Bandmasters Associations Music Performance Assessment. A music competition involving numerous bands from our area as well as hundreds from around the state. To help us prepare for this event we will be hosting the second annual MPA camp on Saturday January 9th from 1:00-9:00pm. Here is the itinerary (MPA Camp). This camp is a required events. Students who are absent for an unexcused reason will be deducted a grade letter and ineligible to participate in the state assessment. This event is a lot of fun and gives each member a chance to individually work with an expert on their instrument. I can't wait to see everyone this coming week and hope everyone has a great remaining few days of their break.

Regards,
Mr.Rogers