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Music Department
NEWS FROM THE MUSIC ROOM
By Kevin Mania, HHS Music Faculty
See a problem, laugh at it, and fix it....
Here we are, the beginning of another school year. finished, please come check us out. We would love to
Like every year, we start off with a fresh new outlook see some Alumni in the audience. For tickets email us
on what the year will bring. We are back to having at elf@rsu29.org.
traditional band and chorus class. We do have some
restrictions, but it is not that bad. We play with Basketball season is upon us as well and that means
specialized face masks and bell covers in band and PEP BAND! We will be playing at the games as we
sing with masks all at a minimum distance of three have done in the past. Both the middle and high
feet and more if we can. It really is not as bad as school bands have started practicing and getting ready
some people would think. Our biggest problem to support our boys’ and girls’ teams! GO SHIRES!
at this point is space. However, as you all know, The band kids love playing the pep music, I think
we are troopers, and we make it work. I think our every rehearsal I get asked by someone if we can play
new motto after dealing with the pandemic is "see pep band. We hope to bring out a couple of new
a problem, laugh at it and fix it." That is what you songs this year for you.
must do, it is out of our control. We are doing very
well. We set a goal of having a fall concert this year. The chorus program is rehearsing music for the
Each group played a few songs and we recorded holiday season. They are hoping to try to do some
them to put out as a virtual Middle and High School caroling and help bring holiday cheer to some local
Music department concert on October 27th. We venues if we can make it work. We are limited to
unfortunately had two weeks of being closed in where we can go this year, but we are going to try to
September, so we ended up only having five weeks be as active as we can.
of rehearsals. We are so proud of the achievement
the kids made with this. They went over a year Please feel free to send comments our way about our
without playing their instruments and singing as a concert, here is our YouTube listing...
group to performing a concert in a truly brief time
period. Our middle school groups were hurt the most https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUUBsJR4EOU
from the pandemic. They just do not have much
experience, but they are paddling up the river as fast That is, it from the music room for now!
as they can.
Cheers,
We are proud and excited to announce that we are
back to performing our fall musical. This year we are Kevin Mania
putting on “Elf: The Musical.” We are having such RSU 29 Music Chair
a fun time rehearsing and getting ready to perform. 207.538.3860 (office)
The kids really missed not being able to do a musical
last year. Again, we have restrictions, but it is not
bothering us. We are simply happy being back. Our
performances are November 19th and 20th at 7:00 QR code to watch the October
PM and November 21st at 2:00 PM at the Houlton Houlton High School band concert.
To open, focus your Smart Phone
Community Arts Center. We have more than on the code.
thirty students involved from grades 6-12. If this
publication comes out before the performances are
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