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January Band Parent Information

January 3, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

Just a reminder that there will be no band parent meeting this month. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 1st at 6:30pm. Hope to see your there! Also, we are looking for volunteers for: KHS Soup and Pie Supper,…

Important Announcements

December 13, 2021
Nathan LeFeber
Announcements

I hope you are all enjoying this holiday season! I have a few important announcements in the life of the band. #1 - Concerts: Our concerts are this week. Symphonic Band and Concert Band are on Tuesday. Call time is…

General Meeting Agenda – December 2021

December 7, 2021
Rick Mitchell
Parents

Call Meeting to Order - Gretchen SundbergApproval of Minutes from last meeting:Motion to approve: Steven ThieleSecond to Motion: Teresa McKeonMinutes Approved by voice voteFinancial ReportsTreasurer Update (Gretchen) - we bought the Sax and Tuba approved from the prior meeting. The…

UNK Honor Band

December 6, 2021
Steven Thiele
Announcements

Congrats to the following who made the UNK Honor Band and Festival Band!

December Band Parent Meeting

November 30, 2021
Steven Thiele
Announcements

You are invited to attend our next band parent meeting on Tuesday, December 7th at 6:30pm. We will meet in the band room. A zoom link has been provided for those who are unable to attend in person. Hope to see…

NMEA All-State Band – November 19

November 9, 2021
Nathan LeFeber
Itineraries

NMEA All-State Band - Friday, November 19th, 2021 7:15 amDepart Kearney9:15 Arrive and unload; change into concert clothes (traveling while dressed also acceptable)10:00dress rehearsal/sound check10:45Concert TIME!!12:00 pmLunch on your own in downtown (transportation not provided)2:00Depart from Kimball Recital Hall from Kearney4:00…

General Meeting Agenda – November 2021

November 2, 2021
Nathan LeFeber
Parents

Call Meeting to Order - Gretchen SundbergApproval of Minutes from last meeting:Motion to approve: Steven ThieleSecond to Motion: Eric RingMinutes Approved by voice voteFinancial ReportsTreasurer Update - Savings Account; No funds moved except K Cards come in. $6200 will go…

KPS Band Festival – October 26

October 25, 2021
Nathan LeFeber
Itineraries

KPS Band Festival Concert Hall and TheaterOctober 26, 2021*Check with your teachers to make sure they are aware and can get you your make up work* 8:00-8:10 am Arrive and check in (TEMP CHECKS). Report to door 33 on the…

10/23/21 NSBA in Kearney

October 23, 2021
Ed Uden
Itineraries

We are hosting NSBA! If you can volunteer to help with hosting, we appreciate your help. Event volunteers will be able to help with our band pit crew as well. All bands will have arrived by the time we need…

NSBA State Festival – October 23

October 19, 2021
Nathan LeFeber
Itineraries

NSBA - Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 10:00 amRehearsal at KHS11:30 Dismiss2:00 pmNSBA Begins (volunteers needed)4:30Last supper begins in Scott D Morris6:45Dismiss and get dressed7:45Dressed in Uniform ready to go8:30Performance at NSBA9:00AWARDSHelp Clean up Equipment Truck - Pit Crew Click HERE for…

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When I hear people asking how do we fix the education system, I tell them we need to do the opposite of what is happening, cutting budgets by cutting music programs… Nothing could be stupider than removing the ability for the left and right brains to function. Ask a CEO what they are looking for in an employee and they say they need people who understand teamwork, people who are disciplined, people who understand the big picture. You know what they need? They need musicians.

Mike Huckabee

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Albert Einstein

It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough – it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing.

Steve Jobs

In my own philanthropy and business endeavors, I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity and in developing vital communities… the arts have a crucial impact on our economy and are an important catalyst for learning, discovery, and achievement in our country.

Paul G. Allen

The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of a nation’s civilization.

President John F. Kennedy

In every successful business…there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s called ‘Product Development’ – and it’s the key to any company’s future growth. Music education is critical to the product development of this nation’s most important resource – our children.

John Sykes

During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought me great peace of mind. I have shared my love of music with people throughout this world, while listening to the drums and special instruments of the Far East, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Far North, and all of this started with the music appreciation course that I was taught in a third-grade elementary class in Princeton, New Jersey. What a tragedy it would be if we lived in a world where music was not taught to children.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Music is exciting. It is thrilling to be sitting in a group of musicians playing the same piece of music. You are part of a great, powerful, vibrant entity. And nothing beats the feeling you get when you’ve practiced a difficult section over and over and finally get it right. Music is important. It says things your heart can’t say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they’re doing – and don’t take music for granted.

Dan Rather

The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results… Not a bad preparation for the workforce!

Gregory Anrig

Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.

Jim Henson

Should we not be putting all our emphasis on reading, writing and math? The ‘back-to-basics curricula,’ while it has merit, ignores the most urgent void in our present system – absence of self-discipline. The arts, inspiring – indeed requiring – self-discipline, may be more ‘basic’ to our nation’s survival than traditional credit courses. Presently, we are spending 29 times more on science than on the arts, and the result so far is worldwide intellectual embarrassment.

Paul Harvey

It [music education] is terribly important, extremely important — because when you are a child, you are in a receptive age… In high schools, public schools — that’s where they must have the best influence, the first influence, which will go through their whole life.

Eugene Ormandy

It is our job, as parents, educators, and friends, to see that our young people have the opportunity to attain the thorough education that will prepare them for the future. Much of that education takes place in the classroom. We must encourage our youngsters in such pursuits as music education. In addition to learning the valuable lesson that it takes hard work to achieve success, no matter what the arena, music education can provide students with a strong sense of determination, improved communication skills, and a host of other qualities essential for successful living.

Edward H. Rensi

A grounding in the arts will help our children to see; to bring a uniquely human perspective to science and technology. In short, it will help them as they grow smarter to also grow wiser.

Robert E. Allen

Some people think music education is a privilege, but I think it’s essential to being human.

Jewel

Arts Education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate; the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence.

Joseph M. Calahan