2023-2024 Announcements
- ALL BAND PARENTS...Solo & Ensemble will be held at Bumpus on Saturday, May 4. If your child will be participating in this, please ensure they are practicing on their own outside of their band class time.
- CONGRATULATIONS to the Bumpus Symphonic Band and the Bumpus Concert Band for their outstanding performances at Music Performance Assessment! The Symphonic Band received straight superior ratings, and the Concert Band received excellent ratings on stage and a superior rating in sight-reading.
- The BUMPUS JAZZ BANDS will be performing for the Alabama Bandmasters Association Jazz Adjudication on April 18 at Hillcrest High School. More information will be sent out via email as this date approaches. They will also be performing at the Preserve clubhouse for the Hoover Historical Society on April 14 from 2PM-4PM, the Super Jazz concert at John Carroll High School from 2:30PM-3:00PM , and the at the Hoover Library on April 30 from 6:30PM-7:30PM. Parents, please check your email for more details as these dates approach.
- CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who were selected to the Alabama Bandmasters Association Middle School All-State Band: T. Crow, J. Parish, N. Pavicevic, E. Petit, L. Cooke, D. Hoffman, J. Breland, Q. Shapach, A. Snow, and A. Osuka!
- CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who were selected to the Alabama Bandmasters Association Middle School District IV Honor Band: T. Crow, J. Parish, N. Pavicevic, E. Petit, L. Cooke, D. Hoffman, J. Breland, Q. Shapach, A. Snow, A. Osuka, N. Golden, A. Gode, A. Lynch, C. Clark, G. Saigusa, T. Jones, M. Beam, H. Lee, E. Payne, F. Thomas, C. Hicklin, E. Hashizume, and C. Sweatt!
- CONGRATULATIONS to the following students on being selected to the Alabama Bandmasters Association Middle School All-State Jazz Band: N. Pavicevic, C. Clark, A. Gode, D. Anderson, E. Petit, L. Cooke, C. Pendleton, C. Bradley, C. Turner, M. Snell, J. Breland, C. Collins, L. Turner, F. Thomas, H. Lee, N. Golden, M. Mundie, E. Payne, A. Snow, A. Osuka, L. Burns, E. Addy, T. Jones, and J. Dambrino!
- ALL BAND PARENTS...please ensure your child completes their pass-off assignments by Thursday evening each week. A list of pass-off assignments for each class and their due dates can be found by clicking on "Classroom" then clicking on "Pass-Off Assignments" on the left side of this screen.
- ALL BAND PARENTS...please ensure your child has a half inch or one inch three ring binder with LOTS of plastic sheet protectors for band and their method book for their specific instrument (Standard of Excellence, Book 2 for Concert Band and Symphonic Band) (Standard of Excellence, Jazz Ensemble Method for Jazz Band) (Standard of Excellence, Book 1 for Beginning Band) as well as all other required supplies for band. Beginning Band students will not need a binder with sheet protectors until the second nine-week grading period.