Excerpts from the incoming freshman band newsletter

The Music Boosters handed out a newsletter at the end of the year Band concert at Brier Terrace Middle School last night in preparing incoming freshman and their families. Much of the information can be found in the menus of this site (Band, Booster info tabs). You can find the full newsletter here, excerpts are below. MTHS has a recognized music program comprised of multiple ensembles, some which are open to all interested students and some which require auditioning for membership. All ensembles rehearse, perform at concerts and festivals, are part of Pep band for football and basketball home games,...

Edmonds Jazz Connection Schedule for MTHS music on May 20

The Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers sponsors the 17th annual Edmonds Jazz Connection Festival on Saturday, May 20th, 2017 in downtown Edmonds. The all-day event includes high school, middle school, and college jazz bands to help raise funds to support an exceptional music education experience throughout our region. Big Bands - Edmonds Center for the Arts: 9:00 - 4:30 Chorals - Holy Rosary Church: 9:30 - 4:30 Combos - Edmonds Theater: 9:30 - 4:30 Times may change, but this is when Mountlake Terrace bands and smaller combos are due to play. More info at http://jazzconnection.org/ then tap "Schedules." Big Bands At Edmonds Center for the Arts...

Jazz Concert With Terell Stafford at MTHS on Monday

Jazz trumpet great Terell Stafford plays for one night at MTHS. Jazz 1 and Jazz 2/3 will participate in a clinic with Mr Stafford and will then perform in concert with him at the MTHS theater at 7 p.m. Suggested $5 donation for admission. Mr. Stafford is also the current Program Director of Jazz Studies at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
Booster Meeting Monday, 7 pm

Booster Meeting Monday, 7 pm

Our May Meeting is Monday, May 15 in the MTHS library. All parents of MTHS music students are invited. We'll look ahead to year-end concerts and events. Doors open at 6:30 and we start at 7.

Watch Essentially Ellington on the internet

Starting with open rehearsal at 10:30 am PT, you can watch all three days of the Essentially Ellington competition in New York City featuring Mountlake Terrace and 14 other jazz bands. Best place to head is the Jazz at Lincoln Center streaming page: https://livestream.com/jazz. There is page for each day, and you should be able to hear MLT along with two other Washington State bands (Edmonds-Woodway and Mount Si) at the open rehearsal today. MLT is scheduled to compete on Saturday morning, about 8 am Pacific time, but that's an estimate since they are the last band in the second...

May musical notes

The end of the school year is within site, but not before Jazz heads to NYC, Orchestra to Disneyland, and Choir to Sliverwood this month. Also, we moved the Boosters meetings a week (now on Monday, 5/15). We will be holding elections in June and would like to hear from you if you are interested. We will post the positions and answer questions at this month's meeting, and you can always reach out to the current board. One bonus for next year: all three of the major event chairs have been filled: Jazz Symposium, Santa Breakfast, and the Auction. FUNDRAISER...