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FY25 Band Department Calendar
(Dates are subject to change an more may be added)
Band Camp: Aug 5 - 10 at INT, 5:30 to 8:30pm daily
Gurnee Days Parade - Aug 11... meet at INT BY 10:30am. Buses to parade site. Step off at noon. Return to INT with pickup by 2pm
AUGUST
22 - Band parent meetings, times TBA
23 - first day for 7th/8th band
SEPTEMBER
19 - Fill the Drum @ WTHS O'Plaine campus, 6:30 report time, 7pm show - Marching Wildcats
28 - WTHS Homecoming Parade: time TBA - Marching Wildcats
OCTOBER
5 - Greendale trip, usually 3 to 11pm-ish - Marching Wildcats
NOVEMBER
4 - WTHS 8th grade band night, ALL 8th grade band members attend
DECEMBER
12 - WMS Choir Concert, 6:30
17 - WMS Bands Winter Concert, 6:30
18 - 20 - Midwest Clinic @ McCormick; Awe/Matusek attend so no bands these days
FEBRUARY
22 - Solo/Ensemble @ West Oak MS, Mundelein; ALL Sym 1 and 2 members participate
MARCH
7 and 8 - WMS Music Department HOSTS the NIMCon Music Festival!
Sym 1 and 2 and ALL choirs participate as well
We will need lots of volunteers for this awesome hosting event!
APRIL
11 and 12 - Spring Musical
MAY
7 - Intermediate Band and Jazz Band concerts @ WMS, times TBA
13 - WMS Choir Concert
15 - WMS Bands concert
28 - Puma Graduation - all 6th and 7th grade Puma band members play - Report time 5:30pm
29 - Jaguar/Lynx Graduation - all 6th and 7th grade J/L band members play
May 29 and 30 - YES there is band! ALL 6th and 7th graders meet in south band room together.
Marching Wildcats ROCK at "Fill the Drum" 2021
To see part of the performance CLICK HERE
Need to get in touch with us??
Just send an email to:
wmswildcatbands@dist50.net
Renting/Buying an Instrument?
WMS BAND EVENTS
Click here to watch a short presentation to see why your child should be part of the WMS Band Program.
2022-23 Band Handbook - Coming Soon!
WMS Bands class objectives, which are aligned with the Illinois State Standards
Music Friends
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National Association for Music Education
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WMS Band
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2023-24 Dates:
(Dates are subject to change an more may be added)
August 7-11 - Band Camp - 5:30-8:30pm
August 13 - Gurnee Days Parade - 12pm step off
August 24 - Band Parent Meetings - 6th Grade - 6:30pm Cafe A - 7th/8th Grade - 7:30pm Virtual
September 21 - WTHS Fill the Drum (evening)
September 30 - WTHS Homecoming Parade - AM
September 30 - Greendale Marching Invitational - Late Afternoon/Evening
December 19 - WMS Bands Winter Concert
January 27 - Jazz Jamboree @ Thomas Middle School (Arlington Heights) - all day event
February 22 - WTHS 8th Grade Jazz Festival - 6pm
February 24 - NIMCon Solo and Ensemble - All Day - Hawthorn North MS
March 8 - NIMCon Music Festival - Evening
May 9 - WMS Spring Jazz Concert - 7:15pm
May 16 - WMS Bands Spring Concert - 6:30pm
May 29&30 - 8th Grade Promotion (WMS Bands will be involved, we just don't know in what capacity yet).
Marching Wildcats ROCK at "Fill the Drum" 2021
To see part of the performance CLICK HERE
Need to get in touch with us??
Just send an email to:
wmswildcatbands@dist50.net
Renting/Buying an Instrument?
WMS BAND EVENTS
Click here to watch a short presentation to see why your child should be part of the WMS Band Program.
2022-23 Band Handbook - Coming Soon!
WMS Bands class objectives, which are aligned with the Illinois State Standards
Music Friends
Advocacy and Support for the Fine Arts
Now you too can be a part of the growing movement, nationwide, to support music. These are just a few of the major organizations... (from the website) National Association for Music Education (NAfME), among the world’s largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers. The Association orchestrates success for millions of students nationwide and has supported music educators at all teaching levels for more than a century.
National Association for Music Education
Music and the arts are vital to every child's education. Do you know a music program in danger of being cut? This site offers effective tips for taking action and the latest evidence of music's importance. Revive your community's commitment. Use SupportMusic.com to face the challenge head on. You CAN make a difference!
Support Music.com
(from their site) Music for All’s mission is to create, provide and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all. Music for All is one of the largest and most influential national music education organizations in support of active music making. Music for All is unique in that it combines programming at a national level with arts education advocacy. please support Music For All