7th Grade Band Fall Semester Concert UPDATE

I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving Break. We are preparing our concert music for December 12th. We are looking forward for showcasing the 7th grade bands on their improvement with playing their instruments. 

 

The Fall Concert will be on Monday, December 12th at 7:00 pm at Union High School Performing Arts Center (UPAC). This concert is required for all 7th grade band students. Their participation at the concert is their Finals Test grade for the first semester. 

 

The students will need to arrive before 6:30 pm. We will warm up the bands at 6:30 pm. So, they will need to be in their seats with their instruments ready to play at 6:30PM. 3rd & 7th Hour Band students will report to the UPAC Stage for warm-up, and 6th Hour Band students will report to Orchestra Room #1610 (located in the UPAC backstage area) for warm-up.

Please remember to be on time and take any traffic issues into account when leaving to come to the UPAC. Please be aware that 71st street and Mingo is a very busy intersection.

 

To drop off students, they will need to enter on the south side of the school between the UMAC and Sam's Club. Students will need to enter the UPAC building from the south doors. They will then be guided by signs and other directors or students of which way to go to warm up. The audience will be able to stay in the UPAC lobby and will be allowed in for seating closer to the concert start time. Students will remain at the concert for both bands' performances. They will not be able to leave until the end of the concert.

 

All of the Band students are required to wear a performance uniform. Please begin acquiring the necessary concert attire now to avoid any last-minute problems. Students who are not dressed according to the dress code may not be allowed to perform.

Ladies:

  • Black dress pants or LONG black skirt

  • Long-sleeved black dress shirt (3/4 sleeves are acceptable)

  • Closed-toed completely black dress shoes with TALL/LONG black socks

Gentlemen:

  • Black dress pants

  • Long-sleeve black dress shirt

  • Black belt

  • Completely Black dress shoes and TALL/LONG black socks

The 3rd hour beginning band class has been doing a wonderful job with learning their instrument. This past week we passed out the music for the Fall Concert in December. We have given them a lot of information. Each student should be taking their instrument home to practice their concert music. The concert is only 4 weeks away and only 3 weeks of school days to practice! The 3rd hour band will be combining with the 7th hour band for the concert. 

 

The 6th & 7th hour band classes have also been doing a great job at improving their knowledge  of the instruments. They have also been learning the concert music and the NBDA honor band audition music for January. The students should be practicing their instrument at home. Please encourage your student to bring their instrument home to practice. 

 

We are very excited to be able to showcase all the bands at the December Concert!! Please begin to invite family and friends to this concert. It is free and open to the public. For any questions, please email me at gomez.adrian@unionps.org or call at 918-357-8097

 

God Bless, 

 

Adrian Gomez

7th Grade Bands Coordinator


 Hola padres,

 

Espero que todos hayan disfrutado de las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias. Estamos practicando nuestra música de concierto para el 12 de diciembre. Estamos ansiosos por mostrar a las bandas de 7º grado su mejora al tocar sus instrumentos.

 

El Concierto de Otoño será el lunes 12 de diciembre a las 7:00 pm en el Centro de Artes Escénicas de Union High School (UPAC). Este concierto es obligatorio para todos los estudiantes de banda de 7º grado. Su participación en el concierto es su calificación en la Prueba Final del primer semestre.

 

Los estudiantes deberán llegar antes de las 6:30 pm. Vamos a calentar las bandas a las 6:30 pm. Por lo tanto, deberán estar en sus asientos con sus instrumentos listos para tocar a las 6:30 p. m. Recuerde llegar a tiempo y tener en cuenta cualquier problema de tráfico al salir para venir a la UPAC. Tenga en cuenta que la calle 71 y Mingo es una intersección muy concurrida.

 

Para dejar a los estudiantes, deberán ingresar por el lado sur de la escuela entre UMAC y Sam's Club. Los estudiantes deberán ingresar al edificio UPAC desde las puertas del sur. Luego serán guiados por señales y otros directores o estudiantes de qué camino tomar para calentar. La audiencia podrá permanecer en el vestíbulo de UPAC y se le permitirá sentarse más cerca de la hora de inicio del concierto. Los estudiantes permanecerán en el concierto para las actuaciones de ambas bandas. No podrán salir hasta el final del concierto.

 

Todos los estudiantes de banda deben usar un uniforme de actuación. Comience a adquirir la vestimenta necesaria para el concierto ahora para evitar problemas de última hora. Es posible que no se les permita actuar a los estudiantes que no estén vestidos de acuerdo con el código de vestimenta.

Señoras:

  • Pantalón de vestir negro o falda negra LARGA

  • Camisa de vestir negra de manga larga (se aceptan mangas 3/4)

  • Zapatos de vestir de punta cerrada completamente negros con calcetines negros ALTOS/LARGO

Caballeros:

  • pantalones de vestir negros

  • Camisa de vestir negra de manga larga

  • cinta negra

  • Zapatos de vestir completamente negros y calcetines negros ALTOS/LARGO

 

La clase de banda para principiantes de la tercera hora ha estado haciendo un trabajo maravilloso aprendiendo su instrumento. La semana pasada repartimos la música para el Concierto de Otoño en diciembre. Les hemos dado mucha información. Cada estudiante debe llevar su instrumento a casa para practicar su música de concierto. ¡Faltan solo 4 semanas para el concierto y solo 3 semanas de días escolares para practicar! La banda de la 3ra hora se combinará con la banda de la 7ma hora para el concierto.

 

Las clases de banda de las horas 6 y 7 también han estado haciendo un gran trabajo mejorando su conocimiento de los instrumentos. También han estado aprendiendo la música del concierto y la música de la audición de la banda de honor de la NBA para enero. Los estudiantes deben practicar su instrumento en casa. Anime a su estudiante a que traiga su instrumento a casa para practicar.

 

¡Estamos muy emocionados de poder presentar a todas las bandas en el Concierto de diciembre! Por favor, comience a invitar a familiares y amigos a este concierto. Es gratis y abierto al público. Si tiene alguna pregunta, envíeme un correo electrónico a gomez.adrian@unionps.org o llame al 918-357-8097

 

Dios los bendiga,

 

Adrián Gómez

Coordinador de bandas de 7mo grado

7th Grade Band Fall Semester Concert

As we are getting close to Thanksgiving Break, I wanted to let you know of the important information about the band concert and an update on the 7th grade bands. 

 

The Fall Concert will be on Monday, December 12th at 7:00 pm at Union High School Performing Arts Center (UPAC). This concert is required for all 7th grade band students. Their participation at the concert is their Finals Test grade for the first semester. 

 

The students will need to arrive before 6:30 pm. We will warm up the bands at 6:30 pm. So, they will need to be in their seats with their instruments ready to play at 6:30PM. 3rd & 7th Hour Band students will report to the UPAC Stage for warm-up, and 6th Hour Band students will report to Orchestra Room #1610 (located in the UPAC backstage area) for warm-up.

Please remember to be on time and take any traffic issues into account when leaving to come to the UPAC. Please be aware that 71st street and Mingo is a very busy intersection.

 

To drop off students, they will need to enter on the south side of the school between the UMAC and Sam's Club. Students will need to enter the UPAC building from the south doors. They will then be guided by signs and other directors or students of which way to go to warm up. The audience will be able to stay in the UPAC lobby and will be allowed in for seating closer to the concert start time. Students will remain at the concert for both bands' performances. They will not be able to leave until the end of the concert.

 

All of the Band students are required to wear a performance uniform. Please begin acquiring the necessary concert attire now to avoid any last-minute problems. Students who are not dressed according to the dress code may not be allowed to perform.

Ladies:

  • Black dress pants or LONG black skirt

  • Long-sleeved black dress shirt (3/4 sleeves are acceptable)

  • Closed-toed completely black dress shoes with TALL/LONG black socks

Gentlemen:

  • Black dress pants

  • Long-sleeve black dress shirt

  • Black belt

  • Completely Black dress shoes and TALL/LONG black socks

The 3rd hour beginning band class has been doing a wonderful job with learning their instrument. This past week we passed out the music for the Fall Concert in December. We have given them a lot of information. Each student should be taking their instrument home to practice their concert music. The concert is only 4 weeks away and only 3 weeks of school days to practice! The 3rd hour band will be combining with the 7th hour band for the concert. 

 

The 6th & 7th hour band classes have also been doing a great job at improving their knowledge  of the instruments. They have also been learning the concert music and the NBDA honor band audition music for January. The students should be practicing their instrument at home. Please encourage your student to bring their instrument home to practice. 

 

We are very excited to be able to showcase all the bands at the December Concert!! Please begin to invite family and friends to this concert. It is free and open to the public. For any questions, please email me at gomez.adrian@unionps.org or call at 918-357-8097

 

God Bless, 

 

Adrian Gomez

7th Grade Bands Coordinator

 

 

Hola padres,

 

A medida que nos acercamos a las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias, quería informarles sobre la información importante sobre el concierto de la banda y una actualización sobre las bandas de 7º grado.

 

El Concierto de Otoño será el lunes 12 de diciembre a las 7:00 pm en el Centro de Artes Escénicas de Union High School (UPAC). Este concierto es obligatorio para todos los estudiantes de banda de 7º grado. Su participación en el concierto es su calificación en la Prueba Final del primer semestre.

 

Los estudiantes deberán llegar antes de las 6:30 pm. Vamos a calentar las bandas a las 6:30 pm. Por lo tanto, deberán estar en sus asientos con sus instrumentos listos para tocar a las 6:30 p. m. Recuerde llegar a tiempo y tener en cuenta cualquier problema de tráfico al salir para venir a la UPAC. Tenga en cuenta que la calle 71 y Mingo es una intersección muy concurrida.

 

Para dejar a los estudiantes, deberán ingresar por el lado sur de la escuela entre UMAC y Sam's Club. Los estudiantes deberán ingresar al edificio UPAC desde las puertas del sur. Luego serán guiados por señales y otros directores o estudiantes de qué camino tomar para calentar. La audiencia podrá permanecer en el vestíbulo de UPAC y se le permitirá sentarse más cerca de la hora de inicio del concierto. Los estudiantes permanecerán en el concierto para las actuaciones de ambas bandas. No podrán salir hasta el final del concierto.

 

Todos los estudiantes de banda deben usar un uniforme de actuación. Comience a adquirir la vestimenta necesaria para el concierto ahora para evitar problemas de última hora. Es posible que no se les permita actuar a los estudiantes que no estén vestidos de acuerdo con el código de vestimenta.

Señoras:

Pantalón de vestir negro o falda negra LARGA

Camisa de vestir negra de manga larga (se aceptan mangas 3/4)

Zapatos de vestir de punta cerrada completamente negros con calcetines negros ALTOS/LARGO

Caballeros:

pantalones de vestir negros

Camisa de vestir negra de manga larga

cinta negra

Zapatos de vestir completamente negros y calcetines negros ALTOS/LARGO

 

La clase de banda para principiantes de la tercera hora ha estado haciendo un trabajo maravilloso aprendiendo su instrumento. La semana pasada repartimos la música para el Concierto de Otoño en diciembre. Les hemos dado mucha información. Cada estudiante debe llevar su instrumento a casa para practicar su música de concierto. ¡Faltan solo 4 semanas para el concierto y solo 3 semanas de días escolares para practicar! La banda de la 3ra hora se combinará con la banda de la 7ma hora para el concierto.

 

Las clases de banda de las horas 6 y 7 también han estado haciendo un gran trabajo mejorando su conocimiento de los instrumentos. También han estado aprendiendo la música del concierto y la música de la audición de la banda de honor de la NBA para enero. Los estudiantes deben practicar su instrumento en casa. Anime a su estudiante a que traiga su instrumento a casa para practicar.

 

¡Estamos muy emocionados de poder presentar a todas las bandas en el Concierto de diciembre! Por favor, comience a invitar a familiares y amigos a este concierto. Es gratis y abierto al público. Si tiene alguna pregunta, envíeme un correo electrónico a gomez.adrian@unionps.org o llame al 918-357-8097

 

Dios los bendiga,

 

Adrián Gómez

Coordinador de bandas de 7mo grado

UNION BANDS WELCOMES THREE NEW FACULTY MEMBERS

Union Public Schools and Union Bands is excited to announce the addition of three new members of its full-time faculty: Garett Dwyer as Percussion Director, Kylee Hubbard as Color Guard Director, and Ashley McAlister as Assistant Band Director.

Garett Dwyer

Kylee Hubbard

Ashley McAlister

Garett Dwyer

Percussion Director

Mr. Garett Dwyer, Union Percussion Director

Garett Dwyer is the Percussion Specialist at Union Public Schools in Tulsa, OK. He holds a bachelor's degree in Percussion Performance from the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music. During his time at IU, he studied Latin American drumming, Jazz vibraphone, and R&B under the direction of Michael Spiro, Steve Houghton, Joseph Gramley, among many others.

Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Garett was a busy percussionist prior to his time in Indiana. His summers were full of percussion-related camps, masterclasses, and competitions. Most notably Garett was invited to perform as a cast member for the the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps for their 2018 and 2019 tours, and to study at The Juilliard School in 2017.

During his undergraduate Garett was heavily involved in gigging and teaching persuasion to many students around the Bloomington, IN area. Garett is the Percussion Coordinator for Zephyrus Drum & Bugle Corps (Bixby, OK) and helped lead Edgewood Highschool (Ellettsville, IN) to their first IPA PSA State Championship in the 2022 season as the Front Ensemble Coordinator. Recently, Garett has worked with artists such as Bootsy Collins, Kenneth " Babyface" Edmonds, and is frequently in the recording studio. 

Kylee Hubbard

Color Guard Programs Director

Kylee Hubbard joins the Union team in 2022 as Color Guard Programs Director. 

Ms. Kylee Hubbard, Union Color Guard Director

She has previously worked in Indianapolis with the World-Class programs Fishers High School, Avon High School, and Center Grove High School. 

Her drum corps teaching and leadership experience includes Carolina Crown from 2012-2016 (winning the George Zingali Outstanding Color Guard Award in 2016), and the Boston Crusaders from 2017-present (winning the George Zingali Oustanding Color Guard Award in 2018 and 2019).

Additional experience includes judging for Color Guard Alliance of the Philippines Inc., clinician work with SASi-The Leadership People, and educational webinars and seminars with ColorguardEDU, Marching Arts Education, and the Calgary Stampede. 

Ms. Hubbard continues to expand her studies in performance, education, and leadership. With a curiosity in creativity and a passion for problem-solving, she feels that growth is boundless and will always be in pursuit of excellence. She is absolutely thrilled to be joining the team at Union Bands. 

Ashley McAlister

Assistant Band Director

Ashley McAlister joined the Union Bands as Assistant Director in 2022. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Arkansas and her Master’s degree in Instrumental Music Education from the University of North Alabama. She was a member of the Razorback Marching Band, and she served as a graduate assistant for the University of North Alabama Marching Pride. She was also a member of the Sigma Omicron chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity.  

Mrs. Ashley McAlister, Union Bands Assistant Director

Previously, Mrs. McAlister was the Director of Bands at Poteau Public Schools. During her time at Poteau, she directed the Pride of Poteau marching band. She was also the director of the high school symphonic band, high school jazz band, high school percussion ensemble, 6th grade beginning bands, 7th grade bands, and 8th grade bands. Her ensembles achieved superior ratings at both the district and state levels. Mrs. McAlister taught elementary music at Kilby Laboratory School in Florence, AL and at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Tulsa. She has been an adjunct band staff member for numerous high school bands throughout the states of Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma. 

 Mrs. McAlister marched with Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps in 2005, 2006, and won a DCI World Championship with Memphis Sound in 2007. She also served as trumpet section leader in 2007. She finished her drum corps marching career by aging out with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in 2009. After aging out, she was a visual technician and assistant visual caption head for Forte Drum and Bugle Corps. Mrs. McAlister continues to serve the drum corps community as a member of Box 7 Ministries. 

Ashley lives in Tulsa with her husband Will and their beautiful daughter Adeline. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and playing with her two dogs Bailey and Moose.