2023-2024 Announcements
- RISING 9TH GRADE/CURRENT 8TH GRADE BAND PARENTS AND STUDENTS...the marching clinic for next year's Hoover High School Band will take place May 6-10 from 4PM t0 5:45PM each afternoon. Bus transportation to HHS will be provided, and parents should plan to pick up their child from HHS at 5:45 each afternoon.
- RISING 7TH AND 8TH GRADE BAND STUDENTS...the placement auditions for next year's Bumpus are due by Friday, May 17!
- ALL BAND STUDENTS/PARENTS...all pass-offs from the 4th nine week grading period that have not been submitted yet must be submitted by Friday, May 17 in order to receive partial credit.
- ALL BAND PARENTS & STUDENTS...our Spring Concert will take place next Thursday, May 9! Beginning Band plays at 6:00PM (report time 5:30PM), Concert Band plays at 6:45PM (report time 6:15PM), and Symphonic Band and Jazz Band plays at 7:30PM (report time 7:00PM). As are all performances, this is required and counts as a 60% category grade. Attire is the same as it was for the Winter Concert in December.
- CONGRATULATIONS...to both of our Bumpus Jazz Bands on receiving straight superior ratings at the inaugural Alabama Bandmasters Association Jazz Adjudication! N. Pavicevic and E. Gannaway were named outstanding soloists for each group!
- ALL BAND PARENTS...Solo & Ensemble will be held at Bumpus on Saturday, May 4. If your child will be participating in this, please ensure they are practicing on their own outside of their band class time.
- CONGRATULATIONS to the Bumpus Symphonic Band and the Bumpus Concert Band for their outstanding performances at Music Performance Assessment! The Symphonic Band received straight superior ratings, and the Concert Band received excellent ratings on stage and a superior rating in sight-reading.
- CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who were selected to the Alabama Bandmasters Association Middle School All-State Band: T. Crow, J. Parish, N. Pavicevic, E. Petit, L. Cooke, D. Hoffman, J. Breland, Q. Shapach, A. Snow, and A. Osuka!
- CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who were selected to the Alabama Bandmasters Association Middle School District IV Honor Band: T. Crow, J. Parish, N. Pavicevic, E. Petit, L. Cooke, D. Hoffman, J. Breland, Q. Shapach, A. Snow, A. Osuka, N. Golden, A. Gode, A. Lynch, C. Clark, G. Saigusa, T. Jones, M. Beam, H. Lee, E. Payne, F. Thomas, C. Hicklin, E. Hashizume, and C. Sweatt!
- CONGRATULATIONS to the following students on being selected to the Alabama Bandmasters Association Middle School All-State Jazz Band: N. Pavicevic, C. Clark, A. Gode, D. Anderson, E. Petit, L. Cooke, C. Pendleton, C. Bradley, C. Turner, M. Snell, J. Breland, C. Collins, L. Turner, F. Thomas, H. Lee, N. Golden, M. Mundie, E. Payne, A. Snow, A. Osuka, L. Burns, E. Addy, T. Jones, and J. Dambrino!
- ALL BAND PARENTS...please ensure your child has a half inch or one inch three ring binder with LOTS of plastic sheet protectors for band and their method book for their specific instrument (Standard of Excellence, Book 2 for Concert Band and Symphonic Band) (Standard of Excellence, Jazz Ensemble Method for Jazz Band) (Standard of Excellence, Book 1 for Beginning Band) as well as all other required supplies for band. Beginning Band students will not need a binder with sheet protectors until the second nine-week grading period.