Winter Concert – Cocoa Beach Wind Ensemble Dec. 9

Winter Concert by Cocoa Beach High School Wind Ensemble
December 9, 2008 7 pm
Community Event - Public is Invited
Performing Arts Center at Cocoa Beach High School.

Beautiful music, Holiday favorites including "A Christmas Festival" by Leroy Anderson, and even a few Carols and Sing-Alongs to enjoy the Spirit of the Holidays.
$ 5.00 per ticket sold at the door

Questions? Contact Chuck Brooker, Band Director at Brooker.Chuck@Brevardschools.org
or 321-783-1776 Ext 4002

Band Program Ad Sales

Dear Band Families,
The Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School Band has a wonderful opportunity to raise funds for the band program. During the next 2 weeks of November, we will be selling ads for our Winter Concert Band Program.

Great news, 70% of each sale will be applied to student’s accounts!
Programs will be distributed at no cost to attendees of our Band Winter Concert on December 9, 2008. During Concerts, our large new auditorium with over 600 seats is occupied by many parents, family and friends of the students, music lovers and leaders in the community. We encourage band families to support our sponsors and advertisers.

Parents, do you or anyone you know have a business card that you would like to include in our Band Concert program? How about a message from a business to our band? Would you like to write a message to your band student?

We also gratefully accept donations without messages or advertising. Donors will be listed as “Silver, Gold or Platinum” sponsors in the program. Prices start at $25.00. Please see the attached order form for details. Please send payment and business card or ad copy (which will be scanned) to Mr. Brooker using the attached order form.
For ad styles other than business cards: We request that in addition to sending a hard copy and check to Mr. Brooker, that you email your ad request directly to Claudia Davis, the volunteer that is designing the program at Claudia@ClaudiaDavis.net. Make sure to email advertiser contact information if there are questions. You may also call Claudia at 960-2577 if you have any questions.
Please write your student’s name and phone number on the attached order form and make enough copies to take to businesses, relatives, and friends that you are soliciting for ads. An order form MUST accompany each ad. This is the only way to insure the student will receive credit for the sale.
Please turn in Ad orders as soon as they are ready so we can track our progress and work on the layout. The final deadline for ads is Monday, December 1, 2008.
Here is the order form: http://cocoabeachbandboosters.com/programad/programadflyer.doc
Thank you,

Chuck Brooker
Band Director

"Volunteer of the Year" Dale Vicos, Cocoa Beach Jr Sr High School

Congratulations to Dale Vicos! He has been selected as the Cocoa Beach Jr Sr High School AdultVolunteer of the Year!

Dale Vicos has volunteered countless hours for the school. He is the Band Parent Vice President and also works on concessions team. Mr. Vicos volunteers for all events within the band. He helps to load equipment, coordinates truck, and is an expert at driving the golf cart. He Coordinates and works with the Elks and the Kiwanis groups. Has also worked as a coach with Odyssey of the Mind students and the FPS students. He has had 3 students here at the school and has helped with almost all organizations in some way throughout the years. His volunteer hours are countless in all elements of band and others.

Congratulations Mr. Vicos, you represent the minutemen band and Cocoa Beach well!

2009 Middle School - All County Band Results - Congratulations!

2009 Middle School - All Brevard County Band Results Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach - Middle School - Concert Band Students Jonathan Marquardt on Baritone Saxophone, Chloe Parker on Bb Clarinet, Christopher Bobo on Bb Clarinet and Sebastian Otero on Tuba! They have been selected for the 2009 Brevard County Middle School All County Band.

Hundreds of students from around Brevard County had to prepare scales, play a prepared piece of music and complete sight-reading of music they have never seen before. They had to perform the audition in front of two judges to be selected. These students will rehearse and perform with other selected students from around the county with a national level clinician in January at the King Center.

Congratulations to these students, they will represent us well. Please pat them on the back for a job well done!

2009 High School All County Band Results - Congratulations!

2009 High School All Brevard County Band Results - Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach High School Wind Ensemble students Holly Henderson Bb Clarinet, Andrew Huang on Bb Clarinet, Matthew Brooker on French Horn and Matt Henson on 1st Chair Baritone!

They have been selected for the 2009 Brevard County High School All County Band. Hundreds of students from around Brevard County had to prepare scales, play a prepared piece of music and complete sight-reading of music they have never seen before. They had to perform the audition in front of two judges to be selected. They will rehearse and perform with other selected students from around the county with a national level clinician in January at the King Center.

Congratulations to these students, they will represent us well. Please pat them on the back for a job well done!

Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach Band All State Musicians!

Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach Band All State Musicians! These students will travel to Tampa, January 7th-12th, 2009, and participate in the Florida Music Educators All State Clinic/Conference representing our school amongst thousands of directors and students from across the state. Beach Pride!

Holly Henderson - Bb Clarinet - 11th Grade - was selected to participate in the 2009 Small School Honor Band. She was the only clarinet selected from Brevard County for this ensemble.

Matthew Brooker - French Horn - 10th grade - was selected to participate in the 2009 Small School Honor Band. He was the only French Horn player selected from Brevard County for this ensemble.

Allison Chillingworth - French Horn - 8th grade - was selected to participate in the 2009 Middle School Honor Band. She was the only French Horn player selected from Brevard County for this ensemble.

Cocoa Beach High Band Stool Drumming

Filmed at the Spring Concert 2008.

Cocoa Beach High School Band drum section performs during halftime.

Cocoa Beach vs. Astronaut Football Game

Homework - Cocoa Beach JrSr HS Band

All Students in Mr. Brooker's classes have a ongoing homework practice assignment.

30 minutes nightly high school -or - total of 3 hours a week

20 minutes nightly middle school -5 days a week

What to practice? Class music for upcoming concerts, warmup sheets, scales 2 octaves, all county music, etc.

All practice time is to be logged into their charms account online. I have taken a lot of time in class showing everyone how to do this and even had them do it in class. Please email me if you are having difficulty with this.

Practice helps us become more proficient and enjoy the music more. Everyone should challenge themselves to be the best that they can be.

Chuck Brooker
Band Director

Cheesecakes and Coffee! Cocoa Beach HS Band Fundraiser

Our Cheesecake and coffee fundraiser kicks off next Week on November 3rd. Orders will be taken through Thanksgiving Weekend. They will be delivered on December 15th for use during the winter holidays.

I need one parent that can help kick it off and take in payments and write receipts when it is complete. We will show you how to do it.

Chuck Brooker
Band Director

Vote for Cocoa Beach HS Band! Battle of the Bands

Our own Cocoa Beach HS Marching Band is in the “Battle of the Bands” on WFTV. Cocoa Beach HS Band is competing with Eustis HS Band.
We need your vote! Follow the voting link below and please vote for the Cocoa Beach Band.
Vote here: http://www.wftv.com/surveyresults/17727571/index.html?taf=orlc
Watch bands perform here:
Cocoa Beach
http://www.wftv.com/video/17727541/index.html
Eustis
http://www.wftv.com/video/17727544/index.html
At the end of the season, we'll have one more vote and the winner will receive an invitation to march in the nationally televised Citrus Parade!

"Awaken the Dragon" CBHS Band half time show

The Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High band plays while a Chinese Dragon, composed of color guard members, dances on the field.

The band chose a Chinese theme, "Awaken the Dragon," to reflect the recent Olympic Games in Beijing.

(Submitted by Chris Montoya, CBHS student for The Verge)

Cocoa Beach at Viera 9/19 Color Guard

Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School Color Guard entertain the crowd during half-time of their game at Viera High on Friday.

Car wash raises money for Band Booster clubs

BY BETTY PORTER • FOR FLORIDA TODAY • September 9, 2008

COCOA BEACH — School programs at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High have a pair of fundraising friends in the Cocoa Beach Kiwanis Club and Elks Lodge.

Both organizations assist school groups by providing water, supplies and a location for benefit car washes. Most recently, the Cocoa Beach band washed cars to raise money on Saturday at the Armstrong Chiropractic Clinic parking lot on State Road A1A, directly across from Lori Wilson Park.

Members of the Marching Band, the Color Guard, the Wind Ensemble, and the Concert Band sprayed, rubbed and scrubbed cars for a suggested contribution of $5 per car. The car wash, which took place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. brought in more than $500.“More than 30 students and adults helped in the effort,” Dale Vicos, vice president of the band boosters said. “It was a very successful fundraiser. The students had fun, got really wet, and made money for their cause in the process.”

Chuck Brooker, the Band Director of Cocoa Beach, said the money raised at the car wash will be used to help pay for musical instruments, music and a few special treats.“This money will also enable us to bring in special guest conductors, coaches and music specialists to provide more specialization assistance to our students,” Brooker said.

Thank You Band Room Parent Helpers

Special "Thank You's" go out to Mr. Cooney, Mr. McCracken, Mr. Caravella, Mr. Hester, Mr. Mosher, Mr. Vicos for their help this morning with assembling together and wall mounts for the band lockers in the band room.

Great work - and fast too!   You are appreciated!!

Chuck Brooker
Band Director

Cocoa Beach High School Band Camp

Well you know what time it is!! Band Camp! It is time to get ready for a new season of fun with marching band.

A lot of great things have been happening over the summer. The New Minutemen Band Room is completed and we are getting inspections as I write this email, and we should be in by the end of this week. Band camp home base will be in the band room this year not the auditorium. The band room looks so different and really great!

Please remember that band camp is focused on marching band and getting the show ready for the season. Everyone that is participating is an important contributor.We have new guard uniforms, a new dragon underway – music for camp. All of your student leaders have been taking a leadership training course over the summer to get ready to make your band the most fun and well respected group there is.

SUDA
Here are a couple of reminders:
S - Spirit- Let’s remember the spirit of band in all that we do. Spirit is the animation and energy in our actions or expressions. Lets have fun, respect our leaders and show our Minutemen pride in all that we do.
U - Unity – We are one big band family here at the beach. Let’s always uplift others in our actions and our words. This is no place to be divided. Unity is the quality of being united into one. Remember Unity is a way to always bring the group together.
D - Discipline - is a system of rules of conduct or method of practice. We have a system here at the beach that we follow for everything including, behavior, leadership, and instrument practice. Let’s all pull our weight in all of these categories to make our band is great.
A - Attitude – is a mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways ("he had the attitude that work was fun") Being with our friends and making music is fun. Yes we work along the way, but let’s have fun doing that. Don’t find ways to bring your self down, find ways to lift yourself and others up. Always look for the sunny side of life!

Please see pdf file for camp daily schedule. All Band/Guard fees are ready to be paid through charms. You can begin making payments now to spread the payments out until camp starts. Final payments are due on the first day of camp. Login to charms using your CBHS student ID numberYes we are having a band parents and student covered dish dinner on the last day of band camp- we will have sign ups for dishes on the first day of camp.

Yes we are having and band camp campout on Friday night after dinner. We will have movies and games and students will sleep separated by gender and be picked up at 7:30am. More details to follow.

Band Camp reminders: Bring a water bottle for yourself. Bring sun screen. Bring bug spray. Wear appropriate clothes- no pants or jeans. You must wear shoes, no sandals. No exceptions.No Food or Drink in the band room. No gum in the band room. No open water containers in the band room---No Kidding! Bring a cloth for emptying your water from you instrument with you. No spit on the floor! Keep the cloth in your case.

We will need parent help on Friday morning for the fittings, covered dish dinner and for the overnight camp out. Please volunteer.If you have questions please email Mr. Brooker at brooker.chuck@brevardschools.org

Cocoa Beach High School Wind Ensemble

District Festival March 2008 at Satellite High School

Goodbye Dave Guseman

Dear Band Family,

It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that Kaitlin’s father, Mr. Dave Guseman has passed away. Mr. Guseman was a tremendous support of the Cocoa Beach band program. He was instrumental in the success and support of the winter guard and was a regular on the grills for the concessions on Friday nights in the fall. His contributions were many and his energy was great.

Mr. Guseman was a great man that was a committed member of our band family and he will be missed.

His daughter Kaitlin was a member of the Color guard and Winter guard and will continue as a member of the Wind Ensemble this year.

Please remember his wife Jerri, oldest daughter Ashley, and our Kaitlin in your prayers.

The family has provided an opportunity for a Celebration of his life.

In Florida -

Celebration of Life - Monday, July 7, 2008 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the large pavilion in Rotary Park at Suntree (Suntree Blvd and US 1 – North of the Pineda Causeway).

Dave enjoyed a casual lifestyle and this setting reflects some of the things he loved, the water and the outdoors. Please come dressed comfortably for the setting and feel free to come and go as you wish during this time period.

In St. Louis, Missouri –

These plans are not finalized.

Burial - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery – Friday, July 18 Time: TBD

Memorial - Saturday, July 19 - John Ziegenhein & Son Funeral Home Time: TBD

Chuck Brooker
Band Director
Cocoa Beach Jr Sr High School Band

Summer Fund Raiser Volunteers needed

Good Day Everyone!

The below e-mail is for everyone, all band parents and students. We still need plenty of help this weekend and next weekend at the Cocoa Beach Parking Lot Fundraiser. As previously stated the more people we have (especially students) the better time everyone has.

I sent out e-mails early without much of a response, so I decided to e-mail closer to the weekend in hopes you will find time in your schedule.

Below are the dates and times with who I have scheduled so far (Thank you to those who have volunteered so far!).

Please respond to me by either e-mail: dale1stsgt@aol.com or phone: 321-431-8843.

Thank you very much and look forward seeing you there!


June 28, 2008, Saturday: 11:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Sarah & Col Henderson, Jones family of 4)
June 29, 2008, Sunday: 11:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Jones family of 4, Yvonne Campbell)

July 4, 2008, Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Jones family of 4)
July 5, 2008, Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
July 6, 2008, Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Matt Broker, 10-2)

July 12, 2008, Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Ladena & Patrick McCracken)
July 13, 2008, Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

As you all can see we have vacancies in all the times.

The shifts will be: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 (11:00 to 1:30) or 2:00 to 5:00 (1:30
to 4:00).

We will have a shade structure (canvas top, tent like) and chairs out there.
Please bring your water and water bottles for hydration. Also, I will have a
cooler out there with ice to keep your drinks cool.

The parking lot is located in Cocoa Beach. It is at the corner of 1st Street
and S. Orlando Ave. It's the second lot behind the Diamond Pawn Shop. Or
it can be said, diagonally acrossed from the Sunaco Gas Station. Only about a
block south of Minutemen Causeway.

If there are any questions, please feel free to call me.

Dale Vicos
Father of Will, Nick and Sophia Vicos
Vice President of CBHS Band Boosters Board of Directors
Phone: 431-8843
E-mail: dale1stsgt@aol.com

Cocoa Beach Jr Sr High Band Camp and Game dates

Dear Band Students and Parents,

Thank you for an outstanding 2007-2008 band year. Plans are already underway for a very successful new season. For the upcoming year, the marching band will perform a new and exciting halftime show. The field show is entitled: Awaken The Dragon !

We want to make sure that you have all of the information for the 2008 Marching Minutemen season. We need to ensure that you reserve all of the dates on the enclosed calendar so that you can plan your vacation and summer fun days to minimize conflicts. Marching band is a component of the 9-12 band programs and is another component of our Music Performance Assessment by the State of Florida. Please know that each student has been given a specific performance location in the new show. The drill for the season is written prior to camp and helps to make sure that the drill is ready for camp.

Enclosed in this packet you will also find the finalized August 2008 Band Camp Calendar. Please plan on attending all band camp rehearsals. Your attendance is needed and will ensure that we remain a successful marching band. You will also find a brief description of the entire season’s rehearsal and performance schedule. Please understand that all participants are important in all events.

Rehearsal Schedule
All Marching Band rehearsals will be after-school on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. Rehearsal times will be Tuesday’s 5:30-8:00pm and Thursday’s 3:40-6:00pm. There are only 2 rehearsals each week. It is understood that some students may choose to participate in extracurricular activities. When conflicts arise it is expected that students will communicate with the band director so he is aware of the conflicts in advance for proper planning.

Performances
The CBHS Marching Band performs at all Varsity Football games (Friday nights).Game time is 7:00pm with students reporting at 5:45pm for home games and 5pm for away games. Our marching band will also compete in a Florida Marching Band Competitions this season. This competition is on a Saturday. Please check this list before scheduling SAT or other tests.

Please see the list below for current performance dates.

CBHS Band Camp Rehearsal Schedule
August 11-14, 2008 – 1- 4 pm and 5-8 pm
Special Help Sessions will be held from 10am-12pm each day for individual assistance as needed.

Tuesday and Thursday rehearsals begin August 19 - First Game is on August 29.

Game Schedule 2008
August
8/29/08 Trinity Prep – Home – Kick Off Classic
September
9/04/08 MCC – Home
9/12/08 Eau Gallie - Home
9/19/08 @ Viera – Away - Viera
9/26/08 @ Gateway – Away - Kissimmee
9/27/08 Space Coast Island Classic – Merritt Island
October
10/03/08 Space Coast - Home
10/10/08 Holy Trinity – Home – Homecoming
10/17/08 Cocoa - Home
10/24/08 Open Week – No Game
10/25/08 FBA District 10 Marching MPA –All Day & Night Event
10/31/08 @ Astronaut – Away – Halloween Costumes
November
11/07/08 @ Satellite – Away
11/14/08 Doral Academy – Home - Senior Night
11/20/08 Bowl Game – Thursday – TBA – If needed
December
12/09/08 Parade Practice – after school
12/13/08 Cocoa Beach Christmas Parade - Tentative date

Please mark these dates on your calendar. Please avoid scheduling tests (SAT) or important events on these days. Please sign and return one copy of this form to Mr. Brooker. It’s an exciting time to be a part of our band program. We are excited to have you and your student as a member of our program. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Chuck Brooker
Director of Bands
Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School
brookerm@brevard.k12.fl.us
http://www.cocoabeachband.com/
321.783.1776