Bridgewater Raritan High School Band
Announcements
2020/2021 School Year - Hybrid Instruction Spring Update
Hybrid Cohorts are permitted to play wind instruments indoors effective 3/11/21. All hybrid cohort students and their families have been sent this letter authored by Dr. Craig on behalf of the BRRSD Performing Arts Department detailing the safety protocols that support the safe practice of indoor wind instrument performance at this time. The band program is excited to be offering this opportunity to safely perform live music once again within the band room walls while maintaining a commitment to best educational practices to all students virtually and in person!
Of note: All wind players have been asked to 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 surgical/disposable mask. Most wind players attending live instruction have already been given a bell cover which is meant to remain on the bell of the instrument at all times. Students attending in-person instruction will receive a bell cover from the directors if they have not yet gotten one. Without a playing face mask and the bell cover, students will not be permitted to play their instrument at school.
Large instruments such as tubas will continue to not be shared by students while we are observing COVID 19 safety protocols. 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.
2021 BRHS Marching Band
A snapshot of the 2021 BRHS Marching Band season is now available! Click here to view the flyer. Scroll through the calendar below to view our most up-to-date scheduled events.
Our Spring Recruitment Event is Scheduled for June 10th (rain date June 11). Please read about the event by clicking here. There will be a form that all students attending must complete the day of, and all parents are welcome to meet the directors and the band parent association at 7:45 in the band room before the students dismiss at 8. See you there!
Clothing Drive Saturday 6/12
The BPA is hosting a clothing drive fund raiser in the BRHS Solar Lot on Saturday 6/12 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Please bring any unwanted & gently used clothing and/or footwear in large garbage bags to the Solar Lot for donation. Your donations will go to those who are without and the BPA receives a profit for each pound of donated clothing we collect...so don't be shy, clean out those closets!
BRHS Concert Bands Showcase 6/15
Each of the curricular BRHS Bands - Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble - will be performing an outdoor showcase on Tuesday June 15. You may read information about the event by clicking here. All students, regardless of cohort designation, are welcome to attend this non-mandatory event and we hope to have a sizable crowd for each group so that we can enjoy making live music together before we put this school year behind us!
BRHS Band Picnic Photos
The BRHS Band picnic was a great success! Many thanks to the BPA leadership and all parent volunteers for their organization, donations, and support for the event. Click here to view a few photos from the event.
June Band Parent Meeting - Rescheduled
The final Band Parent Meeting of the school year is rescheduled and will now occur on June 17. It is a crucial meeting because we will need to pass our proposed budget for the 2021/2022 school year. Without an approved budget, marching band expenditures and preparations for the start of the school year typically made over the summer months will be delayed. See you there!
The Great Music Drive...Continues!
The Great Music Drive is...ongoing! If you have any BRRSD music, folders, uniforms, tuxedos, or instruments not being used for current instruction, please make arrangements with the directors to have it returned ASAP.
Marching Band students can expect to keep their marching band instruments for our Spring Recruitment Event on June 10. This includes the drumline.
Color Guard students may keep their equipment for our Spring Recruitment Event on June 10 as well. All uniforms and extra equipment may be returned. Please do not return shoes, gloves or undergarments.
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!
Hybrid Cohorts are permitted to play wind instruments indoors effective 3/11/21. All hybrid cohort students and their families have been sent this letter authored by Dr. Craig on behalf of the BRRSD Performing Arts Department detailing the safety protocols that support the safe practice of indoor wind instrument performance at this time. The band program is excited to be offering this opportunity to safely perform live music once again within the band room walls while maintaining a commitment to best educational practices to all students virtually and in person!
Of note: All wind players have been asked to 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 surgical/disposable mask. Most wind players attending live instruction have already been given a bell cover which is meant to remain on the bell of the instrument at all times. Students attending in-person instruction will receive a bell cover from the directors if they have not yet gotten one. Without a playing face mask and the bell cover, students will not be permitted to play their instrument at school.
Large instruments such as tubas will continue to not be shared by students while we are observing COVID 19 safety protocols. 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.
2021 BRHS Marching Band
A snapshot of the 2021 BRHS Marching Band season is now available! Click here to view the flyer. Scroll through the calendar below to view our most up-to-date scheduled events.
Our Spring Recruitment Event is Scheduled for June 10th (rain date June 11). Please read about the event by clicking here. There will be a form that all students attending must complete the day of, and all parents are welcome to meet the directors and the band parent association at 7:45 in the band room before the students dismiss at 8. See you there!
Clothing Drive Saturday 6/12
The BPA is hosting a clothing drive fund raiser in the BRHS Solar Lot on Saturday 6/12 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Please bring any unwanted & gently used clothing and/or footwear in large garbage bags to the Solar Lot for donation. Your donations will go to those who are without and the BPA receives a profit for each pound of donated clothing we collect...so don't be shy, clean out those closets!
BRHS Concert Bands Showcase 6/15
Each of the curricular BRHS Bands - Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble - will be performing an outdoor showcase on Tuesday June 15. You may read information about the event by clicking here. All students, regardless of cohort designation, are welcome to attend this non-mandatory event and we hope to have a sizable crowd for each group so that we can enjoy making live music together before we put this school year behind us!
BRHS Band Picnic Photos
The BRHS Band picnic was a great success! Many thanks to the BPA leadership and all parent volunteers for their organization, donations, and support for the event. Click here to view a few photos from the event.
June Band Parent Meeting - Rescheduled
The final Band Parent Meeting of the school year is rescheduled and will now occur on June 17. It is a crucial meeting because we will need to pass our proposed budget for the 2021/2022 school year. Without an approved budget, marching band expenditures and preparations for the start of the school year typically made over the summer months will be delayed. See you there!
The Great Music Drive...Continues!
The Great Music Drive is...ongoing! If you have any BRRSD music, folders, uniforms, tuxedos, or instruments not being used for current instruction, please make arrangements with the directors to have it returned ASAP.
Marching Band students can expect to keep their marching band instruments for our Spring Recruitment Event on June 10. This includes the drumline.
Color Guard students may keep their equipment for our Spring Recruitment Event on June 10 as well. All uniforms and extra equipment may be returned. Please do not return shoes, gloves or undergarments.
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!