Fine Arts Department Staff:

Mike Dynes Brandon Fraseur Megan Cooney Jeanine Link Band/Fine Arts Team Leader Choir Orchestra Choir Para-Educator [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Chris Saito Andrea Cooper Katie Howard Band Director Choir Drama [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bettendorf Fine Arts 2015-16 Information June 2015 BHS Welcomes New Choir Directors New vocal music directors Brandon Fraseur & Andrea Cooper will continue offering high quality performance opportunities at BHS.

Greetings BHS Families: Hello to the music family at BHS!

My name is Brandon Fraseur and I am thrilled to be joining Bettendorf My name is Andrea Cooper and I’m thrilled to be one of the newest High School as the new Vocal Music Director! I am excited to begin additions to the BHS music department. I grew up in Fulton, Illinois working with the students, families, and music team at BHS, and look and have always considered the Quad City area my home. My husband forward to meeting all of you soon! and I are building a house in the QCA and are looking forward to calling the area home once again. I have spent the last 8 years working I am a native of Tipton, IA, and hold a B.A. degree in Vocal as a music teacher in many capacities including vocal music in Orion, Performance and Music Education from Luther College. With over ten IL, Pleasant Valley, IA and even 6-12 band and choir at a Department years of experience teaching in and Maryland, I have worked with of Defense school in Kaiserslautern, Germany for the past three years. I students at every grade level, K-12. My most recent position was as can truly say I have the best job in the world and I look forward to each Director of Choral Activities and Varsity Show Choir Director at East and every day that I can help create beautiful music with students and High School in Sioux City, IA. colleagues. Preparations for next year in the BHS choral department are In addition to teaching, I enjoy staying involved in the school already underway and I am looking forward to being back in the area in community, and when not teaching music, have served as a head or a few weeks to really get things moving! I can’t wait to meet you all in assistant coach for high school JV and Varsity , , , just a few short months! Have a great summer and keep your voice in and teams. good health!

Brandon Fraseur Andrea Cooper

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BHS Music Department Florida Trip: March 11-16, 2016

Tentative Itinerary: Trip Inclusions: Day #1- Travel to Orlando Transportation via charter coach Day #2- Disney Quest or Blizzard Beach (AM) Hotel accommodations based on quad occupancy Cirque du Soleil or Blue Man Group (PM) 2 meals per day while in Orlando Day #3- Disney World Park Hopping Admissions to all attractions Disney performances and/or workshops Day #4- Kennedy Space Center & Cocoa Beach Tentative Cost: $950 per person Day #5- Disney World Park Hopping Day #6- Travel / Arrive home Other Info: Final $50 deposit deadline – 9/1 Mandatory Parent Information Meeting – Tuesday, Sept. 22 @ 5:30pm Nunc cursus magna quis BHS Fine Arts Boosters

The Bettendorf Fine Arts Boosters is a parent organization that benefits every fine arts student at our school. How can you help? You can help by becoming a patron, attending meetings, working concessions, and volunteering and supporting our fine arts students.

Quisque tristique erat eu lorem. Patron Membership: 2015-16 Meeting Dates: Becoming a patron of BFAB is a great way to August 25 January 26 support the fine arts at our school. To donate, you September 22 February 23 just need to print out the patron form available at: http://www.volunteerbhs.org/ or you can find the October 27 March 22 form on the BHS website. You can drop off or mail in your donation to BHS! December 1 April 26 *All meetings are at 6:30pm in the choir room.

Concessions Help: BFAB provides concessions for all home football games. This is our largest fundraiser of the year. Due to the tremendous amount of volunteers needed, we ask parents/guardians to sign up to work two shifts during the football season. Shifts will be assigned in mid August to those parents who have not signed up. It is easy to sign up at home. Go to http://www.volunteerbhs.org/ to sign up electronically.

Cynthia Krist Laura Stahler Melissa Laufenberg Jacki Westerkamp Co-President Vice- President Treasurer Secretary [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

BHS Orchestra Info – from Director Megan Cooney Welcome to another exciting year for the Bettendorf High School Orchestra program. I look forward to working with parents and students throughout the coming year. A handbook will be sent out at the beginning of the school year detailing all the expectations and requirements for being a member of the Bettendorf High School Orchestra. This organization should provide positive musical experiences through performance of quality music and the orchestra curriculum should meet national standards for music education. I want to again congratulate all of you who have decided to participate in our program. As the orchestra director, I will do my best to create an atmosphere that is conducive to enjoyable music making, but it is through your actions and efforts that we become a cohesive unit that reaches its full potential. Remember, the greater your personal efforts, the more you will find yourself enjoying our orchestra. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I try to send updates regularly and information is also available on my staff website. Enjoy the rest of your summer and I’m sure this will be the best year yet for the High School Orchestra!

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2015 All-State Audition Info: Other Important Band Information:

th The Iowa All-State Choir, Band and Orchestra are Bettendorf 4 of July Parade: elite groups of student musicians from all across the state. For advanced students interested in Rehearsals are July 1-3 from 6-8pm. Performance is at 10am on th auditioning, information can be found at the July 4 . This is an important public relations event for our band following web site: and it is vital that we are well represented (incoming freshmen too!). Please make every effort to attend the rehearsals and http://www.ihsma.org/all_state.shtml performance! We need everyone’s help to have a quality performance while representing our school and community. Check back in August for updates on audition Uniform Fitting Weekend: requirements, or contact your director for more information. Juniors/Seniors – Saturday, August 15th (12-5pm) Freshmen/Sophomores – Sunday, August 16th (12-5pm) Please make sure you are available to come in for about ½ hour BHS Marching Band: on your assigned day to get fitted. Our goal is to have everyone Directors Mike Dynes & Chris Saito placed in marching uniforms prior to the start of the school year. Welcome to the beginning of another successful Camp Dates: year in the BHS Band program. As the summer slips by, our attention will turn to the fall Color Guard & Drumline: August 10-14 (6-9pm) marching band season. Please take note of the dates for band events listed on the back of this Freshmen & New Students: August 12-14 (12-3pm) newsletter. Attendance at these rehearsals and Full Marching Band: August 17-21 (5-9pm) performances is essential. In order to participate, These camps will be devoted to learning fundamental marching there are a few items that are needed: skills and preparing our show for the fall season. Attendance is required. We will be learning both music and drill from the first BLACK long-wristed cotton gloves day of camp this year. Wear comfortable athletic shoes, and ($7) and BLACK “Drill Masters” bring water to stay hydrated, as well as your lyre and flip folder 1. marching shoes. ($30) These can be for music rehearsal. ordered at either Griggs or West Music. Both items are needed by Other information can be obtained by visiting the picture night, August 18h. BHS Music Department webpage at:

Marching lyre and flip folder. (approx. http://bhs.bettendorf.k12.ia.us/Teachers/Mr_Dynes/Home%20Paget $15 – depends on instrument) These 2. can also be purchased from Griggs or West Music and are needed for the July 4th parade rehearsals. Lyres for school owned instruments will be provided.

Please download and begin practicing your music for the marching band at https://sites.google.com/a/bettendorf.k12 3. .ia.us/bhsband/home. You will need your student Google login info to access this page. Music will be available online mid-July.

The BHS Band’s true reward is being part of a group that is gratifying, teaches numerous life skills, and instills a sense of pride.

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2015-16 BHS Fine Arts Calendar Please make sure these dates are included in your family calendars. You can also find updated information at http://bhs.bettendorf.k12.ia.us/

July: December: 1-3 Marching Band Parade Rehearsal (6-8pm) 5 Show Choir Winter Show 4 4th of July Parade (10am) 7 Choral Concert (7pm) 10 Sym Band/String Orchestra Concert (7pm) August: 12 Festival of One-Act Plays 10-14 Color Guard & Drumline Camp (6-9pm) 11 Marching Band Section Ldr Mtg (12pm) January: 12-14 Marching Basic Skills Camp (12-3pm) 9 SEIBA Honor Band Auditions 15-16 Marching Band Uniform Fitting (12-5pm) 14 Wind Ens/Chamber Orch Concert (7pm) 17-21 Full Marching Band Camp (5-9pm) 16 SEISTA Honor Orchestra 27 Band Ice Cream Social (7pm) 23 SEIBA Honor Band Concert 28 Home FB – Marching Band (6pm) 29 SEICDA Honor Choir Festival 29 Opus Workshop 30 Show Choir @ Big Dance 30 IHSMA State Jazz Band Festival September: 11 Home FB – Marching Band (6pm) February: 19 Mt Pleasant Marching Band Festival (PM) 6 Show Choir @ Mt. Pleasant 22 Florida Trip Parent Meeting (5:30pm) 8 MS/HS Jazz Night 23 BHS Choir Honor Flight Banquet 19 UNI Tallcorn Jazz Festival 26 Linn Mar Marching Band Festival (AM) 20 Show Choir @ Great River Contest 25 Parade of Bands October: 27 Show Choir @ W. Dubuque Contest 1 Homecoming Parade (6pm) 2 Home FB – Marching Band (6pm) March: 5 CR Prairie Marching Band Festival (AM) 3 Festival of Orchestras (7pm) 6 Choir Metrofest at BHS 5 Show Choir Spring Show 8-10 Fall Play 5 SEIBA Jazz Festival 16 Home FB – Marching Band (6pm) 7 All City Choir Concert (7pm) 17 IHSMA State Marching Band Festival 11-16 Music Department Florida Trip 22 Orchestra Hauncert (7pm) 23 Home FB – Marching Band (6pm) April: 24 IHSMA All-State Music Auditions 7-10 High School Musical (7pm) 16 IHSMA Solo/Ensemble Festival November: 19 Vocal Solo Festival at BHS 9 Show Choir Progress Potluck (8pm) 23 CR Jefferson Orchestra Invitational 19 OPUS Honor Choir Festival 25 MS/HS Jazz Night (7pm) 19-21 All-State Music Festival 20 Iowa Junior Honor Orchestra May: 21 Festival of Trees Parade (11am) 6-7 IHSMA Large Group Festival @ BHS 23 Festival of Trees Performances (TBD) 16 HS Choir Concert 17 Instrumental Ice Cream Concert (7pm) 19 Music Awards Banquet 29 Graduation

Parents: Please make sure that your email address is updated on Infinite Campus. All future correspondence will be sent via email and available on the BHS Music, or any director web page. Please contact your director if you have any questions.