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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

Watch out Tarpon Springs - here we come!

10/15/2019

 
Our marching band will be competing in the 24th annual Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival this Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Tarpon Springs High School in Tarpon Springs, FL.  The festival is an all-day marching band competition featuring more than 23 bands. The band will stay at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Clearwater Beach this weekend.  Below is the tentative schedule - anyone wishing to come down and support the band is welcome!

Friday
11:30 am - Load trucks (All students should eat lunch during A lunch)
12:15 pm - Meet in band room to load buses
  1:00 pm - Depart from Alpharetta HS
  5:00 pm - Dinner stop Valdosta, GA (exit 18 off of I-75) (BRING MONEY)
  6:00 pm - Leave Valdosta, GA
10:30 pm - Arrive and check into hotel and then lights out
Saturday 
  6:30 am - Breakfast 
  8:00 am - Board buses and leave hotel
  9:15 am - Arrive at Gulf High School for rehearsal
12:00 pm - Rehearsal ends/load trucks
  1:00 pm - Leave Gulf High School
  1:30 pm - Lunch stop (in Tarpon Springs) (BRING MONEY)
  2:30 pm - Leave lunch stop to go to Tarpon Springs High School
  2:45 pm - Arrive at Tarpon Springs High/Unload/Get dressed/watch other bands
  5:30 pm - Dinner at concessions (BRING MONEY)
  6:45 pm - Head back to buses to get ready for warm up
  9:00 pm - ALPHARETTA HIGH SCHOOL RAIDER BAND PERFORMS (est.)
10:30 pm - Awards ceremony; then board buses to leave Tarpon Springs
11:30 pm - Pizza party at hotel
12:30 am - Lights out!
Sunday  
  8:00 am - Breakfast & beach time
11:15 am - Board buses check out of hotel
12:00 pm - Depart hotel
  4:00 pm - Lunch stop in Valdosta, GA (exit 18 off of I-75) (BRING MONEY)
  5:00 pm - Depart for Alpharetta
  9:30 pm - Arrive at Alpharetta High School

Valhalla Success!  Congratulations Marching Band!

10/8/2019

 
AHS Marching Band was excited to compete this past weekend in the 13th Annual Valhalla Classic at Northgate High School in Newnan, GA.  In what was a very competitive event, our performance earned us the top award in Class AAA and 2nd place overall in the Gold Division.  You can see the You Tube video of our performance as well as the awards ceremony near the bottom of our home page on this site.  Here is a summary of our awards:
 - Superior Rating in all captions (Music, Visual, Color guard, Percussion)
 - Class AAA 1st place Overall Band (music and visual)
 - Class AAA 1st place Percussion
 - Class AAA 1st place Color Guard
 - Gold Division: Color Guard 1st place
 - Gold Division: Overall Band 2nd place
Congratulations to our Marching Raider Band and Color Guard!

Pictures now posted for several recent events

9/3/2019

 
A selection of a few pictures are now posted for several recent events including Band Camp, Old Soldier's Day Parade, Friends & Family and our first game this past Thursday vs. Milton.  These will be updated regularly this year.  Please feel free to visit and download - we will take down pictures after a few months (due to space limitations on the website) so make sure to download those you want sooner than later.
The link is:  http://www.alpharettaband.org/pictures.html
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3595 Webb Bridge Road 
Alpharetta, GA 30005

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