Concert Band Concert
Friday, March 4 2022
7:00 PM ($5 admission)
This concert will feature all three UHS concert bands. Call time for students is 6:20 p.m. for a 6:30 p.m. warm-up. The performance will feature a variety of musical styles including Mozart, John Williams, Grainger, and much more! Be prepared for a number of celebrity appearances throughout the night!
Tickets must be purchased in advance at: https://www.j-hawks.com/tickets
The concert will be live streamed at: www.j-hawks.com/live
2022-23 Drum Major Auditions
Drum Major Auditions: Prep Sessions – March 10, 22, 24, at 7:00 a.m. in rm. 511. Auditions will be held March 29th and 31st. Students will sign up for a specific time.
Audition Materials:
– Vocal Commands (Attention and Mark Time)
– Four Progressive Conducting Exercises (100 BPM)
– Conduct National Anthem + School Song
– Interview With Directors
*Drum majors are required to audition for All State or SCIBA honor band in the fall.They must attend the All State mock auditions in order to continue improving throughout the marching season.
Drumline Auditions
Students interested in playing in the battery-section of the drumline (snare, tenors, basses), should start preparing their audition for submission by April 25th. Exact audition materials will be released in the near future.
Tentative Dates for Fall 2022
**Mark these with pencil**
We are aiming for band camp activities to take place from Aug. 1 – Aug. 15, 2022. Attendance at camp is vital to students’ feelings of success and the band’s quality of performance. Make plans to be home during the camp dates.
We will also rehearse from June 28th – July 1st in preparation for our performance at the 4th of July Parade.
*Additional drumline rehearsals will include June 27th
We are working on next year’s official calendar of events and hope to have that ready in April. More specifics about summer practices and rehearsal dates will be included in the full calendar at that time.
As a reminder, you can subscribe to the J-Hawk Band Calendar electronically using this link:
https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/i7d3csg6oincr3dnp1gqklh97k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
Band Placements
Students should be practicing feverishly for 2022-23 band placements, which will take place in lessons from March 28th – April 8th, 2022. Students will be evaluated on scales, music reading skills, tone quality and technique, and history of attendance, attitude, etc. Exact band requirements can be found under the Lessons tab of the band website.
Perry Band Olympics Results
On February 19, 2022, Urbandale High School Instrumental Music Department entered 99 events into the Perry Band Olympics Solo & Small Ensemble Contest.
Results can be viewed here.