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2010-2011
Hello and welcome S-DMS band students, parents and guests to the home of the award-winning S-DMS bands. We are looking forwad to a wonderful year of making music and learning!

For the 2010-2011 school year all band information will be posted on this site in order to limit paper use. Permission slips, calendars, upcoming events, pictures, and useful information can all be downloaded from this site. We will gladly provide hard copies of all information upon request.
If we can ever be of assistance, do not hesitate to give us a call or e-mail us at the above locations.

Sincerely,

Mr. Ralenkotter

Summer band times.
8th grade August 2-6, 10-11 a.m.
7th grade beginners August 9-12 10-11 a.m.

Incoming 7th grade beginning band!
Click here for instrument rental

We need more parent helpers for the KI festival event!

Spring Concert May 13th, 2010 7p.m. PAC Students arrive at 6:30pm

Kings Island Band Festival at Kings Mills High School May 15th, 2010
(Black pants, white shirt, black socks and shoes!)

Questions we should answer...
1. Why go to festivals?
We need to be accountable! We should be able to demonstrate in measurable terms that we are doing what we as instructors and students are charged to do. It is appropriate to have impartial, outside experts evaluate us! These events are our ISTEP or SAT exams. The comments that we receive allow us to adjust what we need educationally and to re-inforce that which is already good. We are not concerned about wood and metal (trophies & plaques) but rather the learning process from point A to B. We should be able to set goals and to meet them. If we do our jobs right then good things will happen and become a bi-product of good learning (trophies & plaques).
2. Entertainment vs. Education, why is there a difference?
We believe that schools should offer experiences that students cannot get at home, otherwise why would we go to the expense of having an educational system? A quality band program is educational on many levels.
That said, a well-prepared and musical concert is very entertaining to experience. Our focus during the day however, is not entertaining the kids but rather educating them in the demanding process leading to that performance, (good things take good work!) During that time, students develop as they strive daily, learning to set and meet goals in a collaborative setting.

Bless you great kids. I am so proud of how much you have improved through your efforts!
Mr. R
Please visit MENC.ORG for more information about these impoartant topics.

Assignments 4/19/2010
Concert Band Orange Book pg 32, Bb, Eb, C, Ab, Db practice festival music Atlantis (syncopated rhythms)!
Advanced, Raiders March (style) The Light Eternal (fugue), Trail of Tears (intro)
Explorer Grey Book back pgs. Bb, Eb, C, Ab, Db
General Music- Rudimental Drumming! Paradiddles and Drum Set.

Solo and Ensemble at S-DMS January 30th, 2010.
We need parent and student helpers for 2 hour shifts from 8-2pm.

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS 2009-2010
Hello and welcome S-DMS band students, parents and guests to the home of the award-winning S-DMS bands. We are looking forwad to a wonderful year of making music and learning!

For the 2009-2010 school year all band information will be posted on this site in order to limit paper use. Permission slips, calendars, upcoming events, pictures, and useful information can all be downloaded from this site. We will gladly provide hard copies of all information upon request.
If we can ever be of assistance, do not hesitate to give us a call or e-mail us at the above locations.

Sincerely,

Mr. Ralenkotter

Fundraiser delivery Thursday December 3rd at 7:30 a.m.

S-DMS Bands Winter Concert
12/17/2009 in the PAC. Students arrive at 6:30.

2009 events

Summer Band

6/22-25 10-11 a.m. 7/13-16 10-11 a.m.

Click on the Calendar for 2009-10 Dates

The S-DMS Advanced Band, Jazz Band and Concert Band all won their divisions at Kings Island Band Festival on May 16. Advanced band and Jazz Band both won Grand Championships!!!

Special Olympics Ceremony Band 5/9/09 Info here!!!

Spring Concert May 14th in the Performaing Arts Center at 7:00 pm. Students report at 6:35 at the high school. Dress is Black Pants, Black socks and shoes and white shirt with a collar.

Advanced Band Receives "GOLD WITH DISTINCTION" at the ISSMA band festival on April 3rd.

NEW KI INFO forms need to be in to Mr. Ralenkotter by Monday 4/28.

Kings Island permission slip

Kings Island Info

ISSMA FESTIVAL RESULTS
BOTH ENSEMBLES RECEIVED GOLD RATINGS
Concert band received a 35 with 27 being the best possible and 108 being the lowest.
Advanced band received a 29.5 which qualifies them for a "WITH DISTINCTION" rating. Only 28 middle school bands, choirs and orchestras in the state of Indiana received this award last year.

Kings Island times for 5/16/2009
Jazz Band 10:30, Concert Band 10:55, 11:45 Advanced Band

ISSMA DATE CHANGE!!!CLICK HERE!

WE WILL BE GOING TO ISSMA ON FRIDAY APRIL 3RD!!!!!

3/23-27 Spring Break

#3/31/09 Concert band rehearsal 3-4:00

#4/1/09 Advanced band rehearsal 3-4:00
*4/3/09 ISSMA Festival Columbus, IN

Assignments4/20-4/25
Concert Band-Black book # 125-131. Gray book # 63 and Concert Bb, Eb, C and Ab in back of book. Bruyce Canyon B section, Engines of Resistance all, Black Forest ALL, Canadian Shield All, Liturgical Fanfare, Intro
Advanced Band-Also Sprach Zarathustra, Star Wars, Jesu, In the Forest of the King Mvmt 1 All work dynamics and syncopation, Mvmt II dynamics and phrasing, Forest Mvmt III all to the end. Command March all...style-tempo do not bog down.
Discovery Band-Black book 82-122.
General Music-Rudimental drumming and basic Rock Pattern

Congrats to Ms. Martini and Ms. Cranfield! They played at the Indiana State Solo and Ensemble Festival February 21!

Practice records count as 30% of your grade!!

Solo and Ensemble was absolutely incredible! Thanks to all of the parents and students that helped with this event!

All I can say about the make up concert is...WOW!!!! Thanks to all students, parents and administrators. You were wonderful. Program is listed here!

WINTER CONCERT MAKE-UP DATE IS TOMORROW THURSDAY JANUARY 8TH, 2009 IN THE PAC 7:00 PM
Students arrive in black pants, black shoes, white shirts at 6:30. Due to economic concerns there will be no admission for the concert. Donations are welcome.

.Fundraiser money is due this Friday. Checks can be made payable to S-DMS.
Remember that practice records are 30% of your grade! Turn them in weekly.

Lesson Instructors!!!
Brass- Bruce Haag , Flute Elaine Bergman at betterliving@etczone.com , Oboe Emily Van Niman at esvanniman@yahoo.com , Bassoon Kathleen Moniaci at moniaci@gmail.com, Alyssa Mehnert Trombone

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In June of 2008 Mr. Ralenkotter will return as the middle school director of the Stephen Collins Foster Music Camp. It is one of the longest running summer music camps in the nation. Mr Ralenkotter is a Yamaha Clinician.

Our Final Concert on 5/15/2008 at the PAC was absolutely wonderful. Hats off to the students for doing a great job. Get a recording here!

Congrats to Jazz Band, Concert Band and Advanced Band for their Superior Ratings (the only school out of five states to receive three superiors) at the Kings Island Festival last Saturday in Kings Mills, OH! Jazz Band won grand champion.

Congrats to Concert Band and Advanced band for their Gold Ratings at the Indiana State School Music Association Large Group Festival last Saturday in Columbus, IN!

Solo and ensemble was a great success! Over 90 S-DMS students participated! Parent and student workers made this event incredible. The Judges claimed this to be one of the most helpful and organized sites that they have ever adjudicated. Congrats to Dee Elfers for making it to state festival as an 8th grader!

1. The Intermediate School Beginning Band, Concert Band, Advanced Band and Jazz Band all received superior ratings on Saturday!
2. In addition to this, all of the bands won their division!
3. On top of that the Jazz Band and the Advanced Band Won Grand Championships out of 27 bands from 6 different states. Dee Elfers won the soloist award!

Buy a concert recording from 5/17/07!

The S-DMS Advanced Band after their wonderful performance at the 2006 Indiana Music Educators Convention in Indianapolis. (Click the picture for a program).