Welcome to Nessacus Instrumental Music 2023-2024

Welcome and Welcome Back to the 2023-2024 School Year. We just around 70 students in Band/Instrumental Music this year and are pleased to see such strong interest and enrollment after Covid. For Band students, the lesson and band schedule will be emailed each weekend (sometimes as early as Friday) for the week ahead.  Students are responsible for having instruments and music on Band and Lesson days. The schedule will rotate so students do not miss the same class each week. 

As is tradition, we will be attending the University of Massachusetts, Amherst MULTIBANDS Concert at UMASS on Friday, November 3rd. Field Trip Permission Forms have been handed out and are available if extra copies are needed. 

Information, Google Classroom, Assessment Rubrics and Resources are linked on this site to the right. ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS SHOULD THOROUGHLY REVIEW AND UNDERSTAND THE BAND HANDBOOK AND BAND GUIDELINES linked here and on Google Classroom.

Any questions, feel free to email Mr Garcia.. agarcia@cbrsd.org

For those interested in Chorus- Chorus will meet after school on Tuesdays until 3:15pm Late buses will be available or pick up can be arranged. 

The anticipated Calendar of Events for this year is as follows:

Nessacus Instrumental Music Calendar 2023-2024

Anticipated concerts/events for this school year. Subject to change depending on weather and school schedules.

Friday Nov. 3, 2023 UMASS Field Trip- Multibands Concert 8:30-1:30

Saturday Dec. 2, 2023 Junior District Auditions (8th Grade students by invitation) at Westfield State University

Saturday Dec. 9, 2023 Light Up the Holidays (7th and 8th Band Volunteers 6:30pm Dalton Library)

Wednesday Dec. 13, 2023 Winter Concert - Nessacus Auditorium 7pm

Thursday March 28, 2024 Music In Our Schools Month Concert- Nessacus 7pm

Monday May 27, 2024 Memorial Day Parade - Dalton- 7th and 8th Grade Band members

TBA- Spring Concert (combined w/WRHS?). Late May, early June

TBA- 5th Grade Step Up Day- 6th Grade Band plays for 5th Graders

TBA- Graduation 7th Grade Band plays for 8th Grade Graduation

 

Memorial Day Parade Information for Parents (2023)

 

Memorial Day Parade Information for Parents (2023)

We are asked by the town to have a band participate in the Memorial Day Parade (this year in Becket) on Monday, May 29th The band is made up of students from the CBRSD towns. The total time commitment will be about 9:30-11:15.

7th and 8th Grade Band has been preparing for the Memorial Day Parade in Becket on Monday, May 29th.  Students will need to take their instruments HOME on Friday May 26th so they have them available for the parade Monday.  

There will be a bus available at Nessacus leaving at 9:30am to travel to Becket. The parade start there is 10:30am. If you live closer to Becket, you may be dropped off at the North Becket Cemetery at 10am but please let us know. Parade route is along Route 8 from the cemetery into the Town Center in front of Becket Washington School.

SUMMARY: MEMORIAL DAY PARADE Monday, May 29th, 9:30am bus leaves Nessacus. If you live closer to Becket, you may be dropped off at the North Becket Cemetery at 10am. Parade Start: 10:30am. Parade attire= black pants, white top and sneakers. MUSIC: STARS AND STRIPES for parade route.

Thank you and hope to see you there. If there are known conflicts, please let us know asap.

 

Welcome to the New School Year 2022-2023

A big welcome and welcome back to our returning students. We managed to get through a full school year and have some performances like "normal" last year.  This year already feels more like a traditional (non-covid) school year as we learn to live with Covid and continue on. Our Elementary program was able to start new band students last year who are now incoming 6th graders-- all 36 of them. These numbers will help us continue growing which is the goal. We have a total of 60 students involved in the Instrumental Music Program this year. 

Here are some helpful links:

Welcome Letter for 6th Grade Families

Band Guidelines

Assessment and Grading

Band Handbook

Nessacus Music Calendar  2022-2023 (subject to change)

Friday, October 28th                  UMASS Field Trip

Wednesday, December 14th     Nessacus Winter Concert 7pm at Nessacus

Saturday, December TBA     Light Up the Holidays 

                                                     (Dalton- 7th and 8th grade volunteers, 6th by permission)

Wednesday, March 29th     Music In Our School’s Month Concert

Wednesday, April 26th (TBA) WRHS Concert

Monday, May 29th             Memorial Day Parade 

Wednesday, May 31th (TBA)     Concert for 5th Grade Step Up Day

Memorial Day Parade Information for Parents (2022)

The information below has previously been shared. We have been diligently preparing for the Memorial Day Parade in Dalton on Monday, May 30th. We have final rehearsals and lessons next week.  Students will need to take their instruments HOME on Friday May 27th so they have them available for the parade Monday.  

The parade begins at the Methodist Church (near Cumberland Farms), continues up Main St. to the CRA. Then the ceremony takes place at the Main Street Cemetery which is where the morning event will conclude. You may want to take your child's instrument case with you and park near the end of the parade. (The Stationery Factory Parking Lot might be a good location.)

Here are the details again for the day..

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE- 

6th, 7th and 8th grade band students 

Monday- May 30, 2022 9am 

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As a Band Director, I am asked by the town to have a band participate in the Memorial Day Parade/Ceremony.  The band is made up of students from the CBRSD towns.  This year the 6th, 7th and 8th graders have been invited to play in the DALTON Parade. In a normal year, this would only be 7th and 8th grades. We are including 6th graders this year who are up for the challenge of learning parade music and marching. The total time commitment will be about 9:00am-10:45am. The rain plan is to hold the ceremony at Nessacus Middle School.

 

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE Monday, May 30th, 9am show up time DALTON- Methodist Church Parking lot (corner of North St. and Main St.). Parade ends at the Cemetery on the corner of Park Ave and Main.  A ceremony takes place after the parade which the band plays at. Parade attire= black pants, white top and sneakers. MUSIC: STARS AND STRIPES for parade route. AMERICA and STAR SPANGLED BANNER at ceremony.

 

Please make an effort to support this event.  Again dress code is BLACK pants, WHITE shirt and SNEAKERS. Meeting place is Dalton Methodist church parking lot, 9am. 

 

Thank you and hope to see you there. If there are known conflicts, please let me know asap otherwise we will plan on your child participating.

 

-Mr Garcia

Mobile: 413-212-3874

Welcome! Nessacus Instrumental Music 2021-2022

 Welcome Back!

It feels so much better to be starting the school year "normally". I hope you feel the same. 
Band is scheduled in the morning opposite PE every other day. Bands will combine for performances.


Plans to keep things fun and interesting will include bucket drumming, keyboard playing and ukuleles for everyone in addition to playing our traditional instruments.  This Google Classroom space will be used to post lesson plans and objectives as well as resources and updates to help keep you on track. Individual Google Classrooms will be set up for lesson groups as we get them going. 


Happy September!  I'll come find you to say hi in the first few days of school 
NOTE: No Instruments are needed the 1st 3 days of school.   
Mr Garcia

1960s Student Slideshow Project Site is Live!

We were planning a Music In Or School's Month for March with a 1960s theme.

The concert has been moved to May but nearly all students managed to complete their slideshows projects.  Enjoy!

https://miosm2020nessacus.blogspot.com/

Nessacus Band Family Survey March 2020