Bridgewater Raritan High School Band
Announcements
BRHS Campus Closure
BRHS campus will be closed for fourteen days effective Friday 10/23. Consequentially, all curricular instruction will be carried out virtually and all co-curricular activities have been suspended. The final throws of the BRHS Marching Band season, including our Marching Band Night and our final regular season football game, are cancelled.
As we gather more information about the return to school after the two-week closure period we will be sure to communicate any updated plans accordingly.
2020/2021 School Year - Hybrid Instruction Update
Hybrid model classes are now in effect for the 2020/2021 school year. In each of our band classes, every proven safety measure will be implemented for live musicians which includes outdoor playing of wind instruments, mask wearing, bell coverings, and mandatory distancing. If the weather or other conditions do not allow for wind playing to occur outdoors, there will be no wind instruments played during class. However, all students attending live band classes should still expect to bring their instruments every day unless otherwise notified.
Bell covers have arrived and will be distributed to all wind players attending live instruction in the coming days. All wind players must provide their own playing mask. Families may purchase one - here is a suggested link - or you may choose to make one by cutting a slit/hole into a regular mask.
Large instruments such as tubas will not be shared by students while we are observing COVID 19 safety protocols. It is obviously difficult to transport those instruments to and from school so we are working on identifying a solution that meets the needs of all safety measures and student logistic options. Percussionists can expect to handle only their own sticks/mallets for the duration of class on a sanitized and individual instrument or instruments that will not be shared.
Chipotle Fund Raiser 10/24 - This Saturday!
Click here to view and/or print the flyer for our Chipotle Fund Raiser on Saturday 10/24. If you dine in or take out between 4:00pm and 8:00pm, 33% of purchase proceeds will go to the BRHS Band Parent Association. Given that many of our annually scheduled fund raiser events are in jeopardy for the year due to the COVID pandemic, every fundraiser we do have is an opportunity to help create as many outstanding experiences for our students as possible. Mark your calendars, and come hungry on 10/24!!
BRHS Marching Band Night 10/27 - CANCELLED
The BRHS Marching Band Night is cancelled due to campus closure.
Back to School Night Recordings
Recordings from last week's Back to School Night have been made available to any parents or guardians that may have missed our presentations.
To access recordings of Back to School Night, please click here.
Calendar of Events
The calendar below reflects the most up-to-date changes in rehearsals, performances, and meetings for all entities of the BRHS Band Program. Be sure to check it before you leave home!
BRHS campus will be closed for fourteen days effective Friday 10/23. Consequentially, all curricular instruction will be carried out virtually and all co-curricular activities have been suspended. The final throws of the BRHS Marching Band season, including our Marching Band Night and our final regular season football game, are cancelled.
As we gather more information about the return to school after the two-week closure period we will be sure to communicate any updated plans accordingly.
2020/2021 School Year - Hybrid Instruction Update
Hybrid model classes are now in effect for the 2020/2021 school year. In each of our band classes, every proven safety measure will be implemented for live musicians which includes outdoor playing of wind instruments, mask wearing, bell coverings, and mandatory distancing. If the weather or other conditions do not allow for wind playing to occur outdoors, there will be no wind instruments played during class. However, all students attending live band classes should still expect to bring their instruments every day unless otherwise notified.
Bell covers have arrived and will be distributed to all wind players attending live instruction in the coming days. All wind players must provide their own playing mask. Families may purchase one - here is a suggested link - or you may choose to make one by cutting a slit/hole into a regular mask.
Large instruments such as tubas will not be shared by students while we are observing COVID 19 safety protocols. It is obviously difficult to transport those instruments to and from school so we are working on identifying a solution that meets the needs of all safety measures and student logistic options. Percussionists can expect to handle only their own sticks/mallets for the duration of class on a sanitized and individual instrument or instruments that will not be shared.
Chipotle Fund Raiser 10/24 - This Saturday!
Click here to view and/or print the flyer for our Chipotle Fund Raiser on Saturday 10/24. If you dine in or take out between 4:00pm and 8:00pm, 33% of purchase proceeds will go to the BRHS Band Parent Association. Given that many of our annually scheduled fund raiser events are in jeopardy for the year due to the COVID pandemic, every fundraiser we do have is an opportunity to help create as many outstanding experiences for our students as possible. Mark your calendars, and come hungry on 10/24!!
BRHS Marching Band Night 10/27 - CANCELLED
The BRHS Marching Band Night is cancelled due to campus closure.
Back to School Night Recordings
Recordings from last week's Back to School Night have been made available to any parents or guardians that may have missed our presentations.
To access recordings of Back to School Night, please click here.
Calendar of Events
The calendar below reflects the most up-to-date changes in rehearsals, performances, and meetings for all entities of the BRHS Band Program. Be sure to check it before you leave home!