Great job to the 8th grade band, orchestra, and chorus for getting all superior ratings at the 2018 District XV assessment.   FMS is now a nine-time VMEA Blue Ribbon School of Music!

Coming soon!  We have two trips planned for Kings Dominion.  6th grade will attend on May 4th and 7th grade will attend on May 11th.  Both permission slips can be found here.

If there are any changes to the band assessment schedule for Wednesday, March 21st, they will be posted here as well as emailed to all students and parents.  Thank you!!

All County Band has been moved to take place all day Saturday, March 3rd.  Here is the updated schedule.  Parents will need to provide all transportation.

Friday, March 2: The  whole day is cancelled

Saturday, March 3:
8:00 a.m. - students meet at Freedom MS ONLY if you need something (instruments and whatever else you might need)  
8:30 a.m. - Rehearsals begin - Band is at Spotsylvania High School.  We will try to begin as close to 8:30 as possible.
1:00 p.m. - Lunch
5:00 p.m. - Band concert at Spotsylvania High School

Here is our assessment schedule:

​Required rehearsals:
March 5 (3-4pm)
March 14 (3-4pm)

Required performances:
March 8- Pre-Assessment concert from 6-7pm in the FMS Auditorium.  Concert attire required.
March 21- State Assessment performance in the evening at Massaponax HS.  Report to FMS at 6:15pm (eat dinner before returning to FMS).  Return from MHS by 9:20pm.  Concert attire required.  Parents are welcome to come and watch the concert at MHS (scheduled performance time is 7:55pm).

The permission slip is here.

If your child made it into the All District Band, please see the permission and info packet here (2 pages).  All District Band takes place February 16th and 17th at Brooke Point HS.

If your child made it into the All County Band, please see the permission and info page here (1 page)

Please keep in mind that the events are completely different.  There are different locations, times, and food arrangements.  Please read the info and contact me if you have any questions at all.

The first rehearsal for our 7th and 8th grade assessment band is coming up this Wednesday.  If your child is in 8th grade, please sign the permission slip and return it by Wednesday.  If your child is in 7th grade, they are invited to participate, but it is not required.  Please discuss it with your 7th grade child to see if it is something they would like to do.  Smartmusic is strongly encouraged so that practice can be done at home with immediate feedback.  

Rehearsals (3-4pm):
January 24
February 7
February 21
March 7
March 14

Performances:
March 8- Pre-Assessment Concert from 6-7PM in the FMS Auditorium.
March 21- State Assessment Performance in the evening at Massaponax HS (details TBA).  

Here are the results for the All County Band.  Again, thank you all and great job for auditioning!!

Josie Saunders - 3rd Chair Flute
Karina Giusti - 4th Chair Flute
Tyler Evans - 7th Chair Clarinet
Alyssa Kemp - 10th Chair Clarinet
Lyndsey Williams - 16th Chair Clarinet
Kelly Klimtzak - 18th Chair Clarinet
Hailey Gibson - 19th Chair Clarinet
Grace Morgan - 21st Chair Clarinet
Sophia Steska - 24th Chair Clarinet
Jocelyn Guhl - 26th Chair Clarinet
Jackson Gandy - 1st Chair Bass Clarinet
Jessica Ramos - 4th Chair Bass Clarinet
Jennelise Bosley - 1st Chair Bassoon
Reiley Gibson - 4th Chair Alto Sax
Keegan Kennedy - 11th Chair Alto Sax
Elizabeth Carey - 2nd Chair Tenor Sax
Lucas Rivas - 3rd Chair Trumpet
Destiny Moron - 5th Chair Trumpet
Rachel Margelos - 10th Chair Trumpet
Carmen Villalba - 2nd Chair French Horn
Ethan Rehberg - 4th Chair French Horn
William Lee - 1st Chair Trombone
Enoch Garza - 9th Chair Trombone
Areanna Jess - 2nd Chair Baritone
Ryan Tran - 4th Chair Baritone
Daniel Fordham - 4th Chair Percussion

The All-County Event is March 2 and 3 at Spotsylvania HS.  Permission slips and additional info coming soon!!

Congratulations to all the FMS band students who auditioned for District Band on Saturday, Jan. 13! The following students were accepted into the DISTRICT band:

Josie Saunders – 2nd Chair Concert Band
Karina Giusti –5th Chair Concert Band
Tyler Evans – 6th Chair Concert Band
Alyssa Kemp – 9th Chair Concert Band
Lyndsey Williams – 19th Chair Concert Band
Kelly Klimtzak – 24th Chair Concert Band
Jackson Gandy – 1st Chair Symphonic Band
Jennelise Bosley -  1st Chair Symphonic Band
Elizabeth Carey – 1st Chair Concert Band
Lucas Rivas – 10th Chair Symphonic Band
Destiny Moron – 12th Chair Symphonic Band
Rachel Margelos – 11th Chair Concert Band
Carmen Villalba – 4th Chair Symphonic Band
Ethan Rehberg – 3rd Chair Concert Band
William Lee – 1st Chair Symphonic Band
Areanna Jess – 4th Chair Symphonic Band
Ryan Tran – 2nd Chair Concert Band
Daniel Fordham – 2nd Chair Concert Band
 
Great job everyone!!!
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The event takes place on February 16th and 17th at Brooke Point HS.  More info and permission slip coming soon!