Past Fundraisers  Updated Music Library 50+ new pieces of music  Honors Band Fees  Bass Clarinet (purchased for $1000 off retail)  Tenor Sax (purchased for $1500 off retail)  French Horn (purchased for $1500 off retail)  75 ergonomically correct musician chairs  Scanner/Copier/Printer Copier crisis  LCD Projector  Smart Board

Music Boosters  Support Band Program Fundraising Volunteer  $10 per child Minor repairs, reeds, valve oil, mouthpiece extraction, mouthpiece re-shaping, felts, corks, etc.

Citipass  Fundraiser $$$ goes to: ○ Purchase of new instruments Two additional French Horns - $3500 each One additional Tenor Sax - $2500 One additional Bari Sax - $4000 Two additional Baritones - $1200-$1400 each One additional Bass Clarinet - $1800 One additional Oboe - $2500 ○ Instrument repairs - $100 (avg. per service) ○ 20 new pieces of music - $50-$60 each ○ Update existing non-instrumental inventory Chairs, stands, recording equipment, etc.

New This Year   Online Practice Records  Videos/Slideshows  Web-based instruction  Band Calendar  Weekly Assessments  In-House Repairs  Contest/Carowinds

In-House Repair Service  Temporary Playing Condition Repairs New this year Provided by Mr. D Courtesy to AG Band Students – FREE!  Why? Average repair costs between $50 - $100 Save time for you Keeps your student playing and practicing Minimal wait time Holds your child’s instrument over until the next break

Band Activities  Pep/Jazz Band??? (Any qualified student)  All-District Band (Any qualified student) Auditions – January 16, 2010  Tuba Christmas (Tuba/Baritone)  CMS Honors Band (7 th /8 th Grade)  Contest – Wingate University (8 th grade)  Carowinds Music Festival (8 th grade)

Dates to Remember  8 th Grade Night at MPHS – October 16  6 th Grade Concert – October 22  7 th /8 th Grade Concerts – November 5  Playing Assessments – Every Friday  Practice Records – Last school day of every month