Weekly News of Note
January 5 – January 11
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC HANDBOOK – 2024-2025
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
*Doors are open from 7:00 – 7:15 am. If you arrive after 7:15 am, you will need to buzz into the building using the main entrance.
Monday 1/6
- Early morning band at 7:15 AM
Tuesday 1/7
- Early morning orchestra at 7:15 AM
Wednesday 1/8
- Early morning jazz band at 7:15 AM
Thursday 1/9
- Early morning band at 7:15 AM
Friday 1/10
- Early morning orchestra at 7:15 AM
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP LESSONS
This information is also available in your Schoology updates.
Click here to find which lesson group you are in.
*If your lesson time slot is shaded gray, you will not have a lesson that day.
COLOR GUARD INFORMATION
Rehearsals during the school year are Mondays and Thursdays at 7:15am (doors open at 7am).
*Please check Cut Time and the Weekly News of Note for updates.*
Mark your Calendar!
The Winter Color Guard performance is the evening of Wednesday March 19. Please make sure you are available on this night. Students will report at 7pm, and the performance will begin around 8pm.
For information on how to:
How to put your tassels on your boots: https://youtu.be/1ob2k3HOUqw?si=IHr4QAcDoR79mJvO
How to make tassels: https://youtu.be/hQ8–w1-3h8?si=b_l56D9g0fibaK5J
UPCOMING EVENTS
2024-2025 Instrumental Music Calendar – You can now subscribe to the Instrumental Music Calendar and add it to your devices calendars. Click the following link, scroll to the bottom of the page, and follow the directions form there.
https://app.gocuttime.com/public/program/9c5cfa24-9906-4d05-9f6c-8e30d80045bd/events/calendar
January 2025
January 6 Matey’s Sale begins
January 15 NIMAS General membership meeting 7:30 P.M.
January 22 Matey’s Sale ends
January 25 PMEA Intermediate Band & Orchestra (Select students only)
January 25 Phantoms performance with band and chorus
February 2025
February 1 Matey’s Pizza Delivery
February 4 All-City Orchestra rehearsal (Select students only)
February 5 Band, orchestra, and jazz band school group pictures for the yearbook.
February 5 All-City Orchestra rehearsal (Select students only)
February 5 All-City Orchestra Concert 7:30 P.M.
February 19 NIMAS General membership meeting 7:30 P.M.
February 20 Copperhead Grill Dine to Donate Event 5 -9 P.M.
March 2025
March 7 Northeast Jazz Festival
March 8 BASD MS instrumental music ice skating event 3:30 – 5:30 P.M.
March 14 Broughal Jazz Festival
March 19 *NIMAS General membership meeting 7:00 PM
March 19 Winter color guard performance 8:00 P.M.
March 21 Nitschmann Jazz Festival
April 2025
April 2 MANDATORY trip meeting for all students attending the band trip.
May 2 & 3, 2025
The band will be traveling to Winchester, Virginia on May 2 & 3, 2025 to participate in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Firefighters’ Parade. We will spend the night in Winchester, Virginia and then travel to Washington D.C. where the band will enjoy a Washington DC Spirit Lunch Cruise on the Potomac.
Other activities will include a visit to the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center – National Air and Space Museum and visiting the National Mall Area to see the national monuments and museums.
You can register for this trip at the bottom of this page. Please carefully review all the information on this page. THERE IS A MANDATORY TRIP MEETING FOR ALL PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND A PARENT/GUARDIAN ON APRIL 2, 2025 AT 7:00 PM.
Complete trip details and registration information is located at www.nmsim.org/spring-band-trip/
Members of the band and chorus will be performing the Star-Spangled Banner and God Bless America on the ice before the Phantoms game on January 25, 2025 at 7:05 pm.
This is a voluntary performance. This performance opportunity is open to all members of the band and chorus All participants, students, parents, and guardians, need to purchase a ticket to the game to participate. Tickets are $23 per person.
Parents are responsible for transporting their child and their child’s instrument to and from the game. You will need to arrive by 5:15 pm so we can begin our rehearsal at 6 pm.
Please complete the form below so we can organize the performing ensemble. You will find a link at the end of the form to purchase tickets directly through the LV Phantoms.
Sign up to participate at https://forms.gle/MmqQgyrByEeHaw7p8
Full details available at http://www.nmsim.org/band/phantoms-performance-details/
NIMAS By-Laws 2024
The next NIMAS general membership meeting is on Wednesday, January 15 at 7:30 pm in the instrumental music room. Attendees should enter through the MAIN BUILDING ENTRANCE. Doors will be unlocked from 7:20-7:40.
November meeting minutes
January meeting agenda
Parents are strongly encouraged to volunteer and get involved in the instrumental music program. We need volunteers for parades, concerts, and many other activities.
Parents must have their clearances on file in the Nitschmann office. If you are not sure if your information is on file, contact the Nitschmann office at 610-866-5781. Information on how to renew or apply for your clearances can be found at http://www.nmsim.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BASD-Volunteer-Clearance-Info.pdf.
Signing up to volunteer is quite simple. Open up CutTime through any message you’ve received and scroll through the events. Events that need chaperones are indicated with a green notice like in the image below. Simply click on the green chaperone request and follow the prompts.
8th Grade Music & Drama NYC TRIP
All adults must have all their background clearances on file by January 31, 2025. Chaperones and students must participate in all aspects of the trip.
A deposit of $50 per person was due on Thursday, October 31, 2025. If you have not made this deposit, please do so immediately. Payments can be made using a credit card online via your CutTime account.
Checks should be made payable to NIMAS.
If your availability changes, you are responsible for full payment of the trip unless a replacement can be found to take your place.
Share your photos of our ensembles performances.
We have created a google folder for you to share your photos and videos of the music ensembles performing throughout the school year. Just click the link below and add your photos.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1L3mW4OtirRLvtJ_Mb1V61uoBNDL5R-dy?usp=sharing
All fundraising opportunities can be viewed on the website at http://www.nmsim.org/nimas/fundraising/
The Nitschmann Middle School Music Program
is selling Matey’s American Pizza Co. Gourmet Frozen Pizzas to raise funds for our music programs.
We are proud to sell Matey’s pizzas because of their quality and reputation. Matey’s pizza comes with a 3 month shelf life in your freezer, so please stock up!
Thank you for supporting our organization!
All orders must be prepaid!
We will be selling 12” pizzas and will be taking orders
From 1/6/2025 to 1/22/2025
Your Pizzas will be delivered on 2/1/2025
- ORIGINAL GOURMET
- TRIPLE CHEESE
- THICK CRUST TRIPLE CHEESE
- SMOKED PROVOLONE & MOZZARELLA CHEESE
- GLUTEN FREE TRIPLE CHEESE
ORDER FORM
Each box is $96
Each candy bar is sold for $2.00 (48 bars per box)
The seller earns $30 per box toward their fair share account
The NIMAS general fund receives $6 per box.
Candy is available for pickup at the monthly NIMAS meeting.
Contact Nicole Burkhardt at Burkhardt2005@gmail.com to place your order or if you have any question.
Wawa Shorti Hoagie Coupons
$5.50 each
$1 of each coupon goes to your child’s fair share account.
Contact Mrs. Fuehrer at pfuehrer@rcn.com.
Sold in $100 increments
$4.00 of every $100 purchased goes to your fair share account.
Contact Mrs. Fuehrer at pfuehrer@rcn.com.