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Varsity Winter Guard made WGI Finals!

4/12/2021

 
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Congratulations 2021 Georgia High School All State Band!

3/1/2021

 
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Congratulations to the 15 students who made the 2021 Georgia High School All State Band! These students went through two rigorous rounds of auditions and competed against the best high school musicians in the state. We are very proud of each of our 43 students who made it past the first round and the 15 who actually made the All-State Band after the second and final around of auditions. This is an awesome representation for our band program as we have one of the highest acceptance rates of all high schools in the state. Only 3 other schools in the state had more students make the All State Band. Hats off to the following students!
Bridges, Emily - 3rd chair
Challa, Rishi - 8th chair
Chan, Jay - 16th chair
Cho, Daniel - 1st chair
Failor, Ben - 3rd chair
Guan, Leo - 13th chair
Heyerdahl, John - 14th chair
Kim, Olivia - 5th chair
Serafino, Michael - 7th chair
Soo, Kyle - 3rd chair
Wang, Allison - 8th chair
Xiao, Thomas - 4th chair
Xu, Alex - 3rd chair
Zeng, Linjay - 23rd chair
Zhang, Ryan - 8th chair

Congratulations JV and Varsity Winter Guards!

2/27/2021

 
Congratulations to our varsity and junior varsity winter guards! Both teams started their competitive seasons this past Saturday at Kell High School. Both teams had amazing performances. They wowed the audience and impressed the judges! Both teams won their class which ranks both our varsity and junior varsity teams #1 in the state right now in their respective classes. We wish them well as they continue to compete in-person for state competitions and virtual for Winter Guard International. 
Feel free to share/post the attached digital awards on your social media platforms. The winter guard circuit decided to do digital awards this year instead of trophies. Scores from this past Saturday’s competition. 
https://www.sapaonline.net/events/216
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Winter Guard Training Dates for the 2020-2021 Season

11/8/2020

 
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CHERRYDALE VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER

11/6/2020

 
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​Hello Band Parents –
Yesterday we kicked off our Cherrydale virtual fundraiser and I wanted to reach out with some simple instructions. Your student created an account with their personal email and a password of their choice. Go to www.shopfund.com and log into your students account and then click on Parents and Sellers. In the yellow box on the left, you will be able to easily share the fundraiser through email, Facebook, and several other social media outlets. The fundraiser is contactless, virtual, and all items purchased will be shipped directly to our supporters.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional help.
Thank you for your support!
Jennifer Osborne
Jenosborne326@gmail.com
ABBA Ways and Means Chair

MASTER CLASS SERIES STARTING

11/5/2020

 
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We are about to start our master class series. This is a way for our students to get instrument-specific information from professionals who teach and/or perform on their primary instrument. We have had lots of success with growth in our students through these master classes. ​
Flute -- Elizabeth Saller
Trombone -- Marc Boehm
Saxophone -- Joe Girard
Trumpet -- David Klausman
Bassoon -- John Groves
Euphonium/Tuba -- Marshall Gagne
For eight weeks starting the week of November 16, each instrument will have one day when our master class instructor will go into our class meeting and work with our students in a small group. Some of our students are on campus for class and others are virtual. Our master class teachers will be virtual and will work with both virtual and face-to-face students.

We are excited to have the following musicians working with our students this year:

 
Flute Elizabeth Saller elizabethsaller.com
University of Florida, BM 2007
 James Madison University, MM 2009
Oboe Nora Palmieri 
Hartt School of Music, BM applied music oboe, 1981

Bassoon John Grove 
BMus and BMusEd from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Clarinet Alex Krakovski
Saxophone Dr. Joe Girard www.sintaquartet.com
University of Michigan, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance, 2010
University of Michigan, Master of Music in Saxophone Performance, 2012
Michigan State University, Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance, 2015
Currently the Saxophone Professor at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University​
Trumpet David Klausman 
Furman University, BA in Trumpet Performance 1984
Professional performer and teacher in the Metro Atlanta area since 1984
French Horn Amy Black
Trombone Marc Boehm www.thetromboneacademy.com
The Juilliard School, B.M.
Manhattan School of Music, M.M. 
Adjunct Professor of Low Brass, Young Harris College
Artist Affiliate, Trombone, Emory University
Euphonium/Tuba  Marshall Gagne 
Lander University BS Music Education 2011
Georgia State University MM Orchestral Instrument Performance - Tuba 2014

2020 Band Camp Prep

6/19/2020

 
We will not have final details until early July, but until then here are some things you should be doing in bullet points. 
  • Fill in Dragonfly  www.dragonflymax.com  School Name: Alpharetta High School.   School code: 27KD2G
  • Fill in ‘I’m with the Band’ https://forms.gle/Npsc1hytgwpf2zxb7
  • Make June payment in ‘Charms’   ​www.charmsoffice.com
  • Put the band camp dates in your calendar:
    • Week 1: July 20 – July 24, Week 2: July 27 – July 31
    • Time = 1pm – 10pm every day. 
    • One meal provided per day
  • Sign up to volunteer at band camp https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45ADAD2CA1F85-band  
  • General afternoon chaperone – indoors with a section of the band
  • Afternoon First Aider – administers any first aid needed to whole band, will be based in band building (indoors)
  • Meal volunteer – sets up, serves, and breaks down evening meal for the band
  • Uniform volunteer – helps measure kids for uniforms
  • General evening volunteer – outside on practice field or stadium with whole band
  • Evening First Aider - outside on practice field or stadium with whole band
  • Read the Band Camp cheat sheet: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:54a20720-c376-4d24-9a7a-0ad821f69956
  • ​Need help? Just ask! ​

2020 All State Band Results

2/3/2020

 
Congratulations to the following students who earned a chair by audition into the 2020 Georgia All State Band!   Ayoub Abubaker - gr 12 CL; Aaron Bagger - gr 11 TSX; Emily Bridges - gr 9 BCL; Jay Chan - gr 9 CL; Daniel Cho - gr 11 CL; Olivia Colburn - gr 12 FL; Nadia Dixon - gr 11 CBCL; Taewoo Kang - gr 12 Trpt;  Matthew Lou - gr 10 Tuba; Michael Serafino - gr 9 CL; Ian Valdes - gr 12 Perc;  David Wahl - gr 11 Trbn;  Thomas Xiao - gr 9 ASX; Alex Xu - gr 9 FL.
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Congratulations Marching Raider Band for a job well done!

10/23/2019

 
Our marching band traveled to Tarpon Springs, Florida, this past weekend to compete in the Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival with other high school marching bands from the southeast.  Our kids overcame some tough weather conditions all day long to persevere.  The band had an amazing performance (see the video of our performance on our home page just above our sponsors) and received the following accolades.

In the 5A class...
1st in Music
Best Soloists
2nd in Visual Ensemble Performance
1st in Color Guard
2nd in Percussion

Overall Placement and Ranking...
1st in Color Guard
1st in Music
2nd in Percussion
2nd in Visual Ensemble Performance
3rd in Band Performance

This is an awesome accomplishment. We are very proud of our students and look forward to wrapping up our competitive season on Saturday, November 2, at the White Columns Invitational hosted by Milton High School.

All State Fees are overdue, Honor Band fees due this Friday

10/15/2019

 
The District/All State Honor Band audition fee of $25 is past due.  The Fulton County Honor Band audition fee of $10 is due this Friday October 18, 2019.  Please pay online by PayPal in Charms or by check payable to ABBA
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Alpharetta High School ​Raider Band
3595 Webb Bridge Road 
Alpharetta, GA 30005

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