(not yet updated for 2024, but most information remains the same)SACRAMENTO
CONCERT BAND SYLLABUS – FALL 2023
An adult education class of the
San Juan Unified School District
Instructor:
Grant Parker (916)204-0990
Symphonic Band section
64051-SY24
M: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Location: Rio Americano High School Room: M1
Fee: $140 for term Aug 21 to May 20 Email: grantaparker@att.net
and
bandcouncil.sacconcertband@gmail.com
Registration:
https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4793#EventID=2427319
COURSE
INFORMATION
Catalogue
Description: We
welcome those who have played an instrument and wish to have fun continuing
their band experience. We perform a variety of music from classics to pop.
Performances include formal indoor settings and outdoor casual park concerts.
Class enrolls new students throughout the year based on space and interest.
Class meets at Rio Americano High School in the Band Room most Monday evenings
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Downbeat 7:00)
Fee/Scholarships: Fall
registration is $140 for the year. For new members joining in the spring,
registration is $70 PROVIDED that the band has 49 paid members currently
enrolled. If you cannot afford the registration fee please contact Grant as
there may be scholarship money available to cover part or all of the
registration fee.
Qualifications: No
audition is required. We have many members who have returned to playing after a
break of 20 or even 40 years. A love of music, a desire to produce quality
sounding music and the ability to contribute are all that is necessary. The
director may chair sections for musical balance.
Covid
protocols: We follow
the K-12 protocols of the SJUSD and state of California. These protocols will
likely change during the term and will be communicated separately. Privacy
notice: The band council email address goes to Grant, Patty (Band President)
and Bari Bob (Communications). If you need to report an illness and wish it to
remain confidential please use
grantaparker@att.net
Rehearsals: Rehearsals
start in mid August and end in May. There is a break after the December
concert, and rehearsals resume the second Monday in January. The room opens at
6:30 pm for set up and warm up. Please be warmed up and ready to play by 7:00.
There will be a fifteen minute break near 8:15, and rehearsals end at 9:15.
Dress rehearsal downbeat is at 6:30 and may last until 10:00. There are no
rehearsals on school holidays unless announced. School holidays and non
instructional days for this year are:
September 4 Labor Day
October 2 Non instruction day - no rehearsal
November 20 Thanksgiving week, we will rehearse if we can use the
room
December 18 No rehearsal (day after concert) (non class day)
January 1 New Year’s
observed
January 8 Non instructional day, we will rehearse if we can use the
room
January 16 Martin Luther King
February 19 Presidents’ Day
March 25 Spring Break
May 20 Last class
session
Attendance: Prompt
consistent attendance and positive participation in class is expected and is
essential for musical success. As a skills acquisition class, work/musical
experiences cannot be made up, and absences affect the balance and blend for the
other musicians.
Absences:
Please email
bandcouncil.sacconcertband@gmail.com and section leader. Please work to
find a substitute if possible. For last minute illness, please text the
director at 916-204-0990.
PAC (Performing Arts Complex):
It is important that we leave the facility in the state we find it (or nicer).
Rack all chairs and stands following rehearsal. Be certain to return these
items exactly as you find them during setup. If we are larger than Rio’s
ensemble we may pull a 4th rack of stands from the hallway and 4th
chair rack from the storage room across the hall. If you move any
piece of equipment please put it back where you found it.
Etiquette:
With limited rehearsal time, please place your phone in silent mode during
rehearsals. Do not hold social conversations until break time. Please do not
talk about the music when the music is cut off so that you and others can hear
the information being given by the director. Please socialize before rehearsal,
during break or after rehearsal. Our primary purpose at rehearsal is to improve
our musical performance. Do everything you can to help us have good rehearsals
and great performances.
Public
Performances: You will
be notified at least four weeks in advance of all performances, and more notice
than that will be given whenever possible. Typically there is a fall concert in
early December (formal), a spring concert in May (formal), a park festival
concert in the first weekend in June (informal), and the Adult Education
ceremony in mid-June (informal). Other performances may be added. Keep an eye
on
www.sacramentoconcertband.net
for updates.
Concert
Dates
December
17th, 2:30 pm Rio Americano HIgh School PAC
(formal)
Sunday, May
19st, 2:30 pm Rio Americano High
School PAC (formal)
Saturday or
Sunday , June 1 or 2, TBA Carmichael Park Band Festival (informal)
Wednesday,
June 5, 6:30 pm Citrus Heights Community Center
(informal)
(San Juan Adult Education Graduation)
Performance Dress
Formal: Dress black. Men in black tuxes, black bow tie, black socks and
shoes with white shirt. A tux can be simulated with black jacket, white shirt,
black slacks, and black bow tie. Women in all black (no colored sequins or
accessories) or a women’s tux. Think symphony formal, so covered shoulders and
long skirt length or dress slacks. The December concert may include optional
holiday accents.
Informal: Official blue polo shirt and black slacks. Shirt should say
PORT AUTHORITY in the collar. Orders for new shirts will be taken a month or
more before they are needed. The price will be around $25.
Music and
Folders: Original
music is not passed out as we have had difficulty retrieving music when people
have moved or left the band. Copies will be distributed and do not need to be
returned at the end of the season. Copies should be destroyed following the
season to comply with copyright regulations. Copies may be returned for
recycling.
Band
Council
The Band
Council supports the band and band director by taking on some of the
organizational responsibilities. The council meets on Zoom one Sunday a month
at 4 PM or as needed. Minutes will be posted in the members section of the
website. The council is elected by the band each fall and elects their officers
at the first meeting following that election. Elected officers are Chairperson,
Vice Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. Other positions may be held by
council members or by band members not on the council including:
Webmaster – maintain and update
www.sacramentoconcertband.net – Arnie Williams and Grant
Recruiting contact - Jill Sommers
Personnel Director – Les Corbin
Loadmaster – responsible for
getting equipment to and from concerts – Gregg Rasmussen
Stage Manager – responsible stage setup at concerts – Dawn David
Communication –mass e-mails, band database, website liaison – Bob Allshouse
Band shirts – Provides blue shirt
for informal concerts – Patty Howard
Librarian – provides music on site
at Rio and maintains SCB library storage –
Position open (on site) Bill
Parker (at library)
Publicity – publicizes SCB
performances – Arnie Williams
Rehearsal snacks – Mark Severeid
Section
Contacts
Not published on web version of the syllabus
Communications
Our standard
communication methods are 1) email notices, 2) rehearsal announcements and 3)
website.
Website –
sacramentoconcertband.net
Concert
information for the public will be posted on the main page.
The
Director
Grant Parker
has conducted the band since 1990 and been a member since 1986. He retired
after 18 years as Music Professor and Music Department Chair at Cosumnes River
College. Parker was co-conductor of The Sacramento Valley Symphonic Band for
their 1996 tour of Russia. He has conducted several local honor bands and
served as the sight reading conductor for the CMEA Capitol Section Honor Band
for more than a decade. He has also served as a clinician for festivals in the
Central Valley and Northern Nevada and as wind and percussion adjudicator for
the Music Teachers Association of California. Mr. Parker received his Masters
in Wind Band Conducting from CSU Sacramento where he studied under Dr. Robert
Halseth. Previous teaching positions include El Dorado HS (1990-2001), Mira
Loma HS (1985-90), CSU Sacramento (Grad. Asst. 1983-87) and Folsom HS
(1981-83). Professional affiliations have included the College Band Director’s
National Association, The Music Association of California Community Colleges,
The California Music Educator’s Association and is a Past President of The
California Music Educators Association Capitol Section. Grant is a current
board member of The Sacramento Valley Symphonic Band Association, it’s past
president and chairs The Community Band Festival at Carmichael Park and the
SVSBA Youth Artist Award. As a performer Mr. Parker has been a member of this
ensemble, The Camellia Symphony Orchestra and since 1981 has been lead trumpet
of The Fred Morgan Big Band which he become director of in 2014. |