NEW MEMBER INFORMATION FOR SUMMER/FALL 2020
Hello everyone, and thank you for your interest in the SMHS Band!
At this time we are collecting information from the state and Berkeley County to plan band activities for this summer and fall - things are happening fast! Please click the gray button below to fill out your contact information and sign up for Remind texts so you don't miss any announcements.
** This is for all new people who were not in band or color guard at SMHS last year.
At this time we are collecting information from the state and Berkeley County to plan band activities for this summer and fall - things are happening fast! Please click the gray button below to fill out your contact information and sign up for Remind texts so you don't miss any announcements.
** This is for all new people who were not in band or color guard at SMHS last year.
SUMMER COMMUNICATION IS VITAL
We will send out information various ways, including email, paper mail, and the Remind messaging service. Please make sure we have your current contact information.
REMIND
Remind is a mass texting service for short announcements. To sign up, text @smash2024 to the number 81010. For security, students will not have my phone number and I will not have theirs.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Below are some questions 8th graders and their parents normally have about joining high school band. If you have a question that isn't addressed here, send me a message and I'll help you. This is all new, so there is no such thing as a dumb question - ask away!
Is Band a class?
Band is a regular class during the school day like it was in middle school. It counts as a grade on your report card, and if you pass the year you will receive your Fine Arts credit that is required to graduate. Band is an all year class that includes both marching and concert season. Make sure your guidance counselor knows you want to sign up for BAND 1.
Who is eligible to be in band?
* Band class is open to anyone who participated in band in middle school.
* Color guard is open to any SMHS student, whether you participated in band or not. (Guard is an after school only extracurricular activity that only meets during marching season. You will not get a grade or academic credit, but you will still be able to earn a varsity letter.)
*** CLARINET PLAYERS NEEDED *** Guard members who did not play in middle school: if you would like to join band class for credit, we will lend you a clarinet to play when marching season is over!
* Color guard is open to any SMHS student, whether you participated in band or not. (Guard is an after school only extracurricular activity that only meets during marching season. You will not get a grade or academic credit, but you will still be able to earn a varsity letter.)
*** CLARINET PLAYERS NEEDED *** Guard members who did not play in middle school: if you would like to join band class for credit, we will lend you a clarinet to play when marching season is over!
Do I have to audition?
* Brass and woodwind players - no. Just add the class called BAND 1 to your schedule.
* Percussion players do have to audition for marching season to be assigned a part on drumline. You also sign up for BAND 1.
* Color guard - yes, you have to audition. (If you play a band instrument, you may sign up for band class and try out to be part of color guard during marching season and play your instrument during concert season.)
* Percussion players do have to audition for marching season to be assigned a part on drumline. You also sign up for BAND 1.
* Color guard - yes, you have to audition. (If you play a band instrument, you may sign up for band class and try out to be part of color guard during marching season and play your instrument during concert season.)
When are auditions?
Color guard and percussion auditions are TBA (To Be Announced).