Dear Current 8th Grade Band Students and Parents,   Can you believe it?  We’re just over halfway through your 8th grade year and already talking about next year!  I hope you’re as excited as I am to become the newest members of the award-winning Hockinson High School Band!   This evening, I was fortunate to get to speak with a few of you at the high school’s informational meeting for incoming freshmen.  Since I’m sure not everyone who had questions about band was able to attend, I thought I would share this information with you.  If you have any questions, PLEASE don’t hesitate to email me at corey.mcenry@hocksd.org.  I’m here to help!  Please remember that if you need to change your… Read More »Forecasting Information for Incoming Freshmen

Hi Everyone Some folks have already been emailing me about Band Camp dates for the end of this summer.  First off, let me thank those of you who take this into consideration when planning your summer.  I greatly appreciate it! Band Camp will be August 13-17 (Monday-Friday) from 9am to 4pm with an additional day just for Drumline August 11 (Saturday) from 9am to 4pm. For those who are interested (or planning WAY in advance), our band camp always falls the week before fall sports start (with the exception of football, which starts the Wednesday of Band Camp).  If you’re interested in finding these dates you can always visit the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) website at www.wiaa.com and select a fall sport to… Read More »Band Camp 2018 Dates

Dear Band Students and Parents, We are about 3.5 months from our band performance tour to Southern California!  The trip is May 23-27. Please remember that all trip balances must be paid in full no later than March 23.  Please contact Educational Discovery Tours at 1-800-544-4723 or at www.educationaldiscoverytours.com for questions about balances or payments.  As of this email, several travelers have only paid the $200 deposit and nothing more.  While this is completely fine and allowable, please make sure you are making preparations to be paid in full by the due date. Still want to travel with us?  We still have room!  Please follow this link to view the paperwork and send a registration form and deposit directly to EDT. Cancellations:  If you are no longer planning on… Read More »Important Band Trip Information

This is a reminder that our annual Master Classes are coming up. The first of these classes is on Saturday, February 10 and the second will be on Saturday, March 3. Both dates were included on the calendar distributed to students at the end of last year as well as in the handbook distributed in September, and both events are a required portion of being in band. Keep in mind that these are two separate events, so students need to attend both dates. On each day, students will get the opportunity to work in their sections with a professional musician on their instrument. These sessions will focus on refining technique overall, and more specifically help students with improving their current… Read More »Master Classes Are Coming Up!

Dear Students, It’s that time of year where we start thinking about auditions for county, state, and regional honor bands.  We have a core group of students who are very enthusiastic toward honor bands, but many students either don’t know about honor band opportunities or are apprehensive about preparing an audition.  While honor band auditions are certainly optional (not graded), everyone in band should consider challenging themselves to complete an audition.  I STRONGLY urge Wind Ensemble members (and percussionists who play with Wind Ensemble) and upperclassmen to prepare and submit at least one audition. Honor bands are a fantastic way to challenge your own abilities, meet music students from outside of Hockinson, get introduced to world-renowned composers/conductors/professors, add items of distinction to… Read More »Apply For An Honor Band!