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Please find below the change or SWITCHEROO of our February rehearsal schedule that was anticipated and explained in last evenings post. We have several good leads on summer gigs and performances which require live performance tryouts. We have been given two Thursday afternoon times during which our Zoom performance will be viewed in place of a live visit. These 15-to-20-minute performance will be rehearsed on February 8th and broadcasted on the 22nd. I am trying to get all four interested prospects to join on the 22nd so that we can check out the quality of our broadcast at rehearsal on the 8th.

To accomplish this time saving broadcast we are simply reversing our February Thursday schedule as follows: February 1 – 6:00 at the F.E.C. Band with Jim/Bev upstairs, String Ensemble with Cathy downstairs. February 8 – 2:30 at the MAPS Full Ensemble Jim/Bev; Pull out Flute Choir Meeting; String Ensemble with Cathy. February 15 – 6:00 at F.E.C. Full Ensemble with Jim/Bev; Pull out Flute Choir rehearsal; String Ensemble with Cathy. February 22 -2:30 MAPS Full Ensemble Zoom performance 20 minute Jim/Bev/Cathy; Full Ensemble with Jim/Bev; String Ensemble and Flute Choir Pull Out Cathy. February 29-6:00 F.E.C. Full Ensemble Jim/Bev. String Ensemble and Flute Choir Pull Out Cathy. Questions answered on Monday January 29th at the NEWBIE NIGHT rehearsal!

Thanks for your cooperation and commitment to our goals, helping us make this change an effective solution and a positive usage of our rehearsal time will I’m sure bring musical rewards.

Jim

 What a super Kickoff for 2024!! I really enjoyed our first two rehearsals and appreciate the cooperation and excitement that you all exhibited in our well-focused first week. It is really heartwarming to welcome new members and especially former members into our family of Lovers of Music as we kickoff this exciting 20th year. Please remember that like in anything new or growing there will be some changes or corrections occasionally in all aspects of our organization. Our new Board of Directors are working very hard at making changes and improvements to the success of all of our programs. Please understand that occasionally we have to make some last-minute adjustments that I’m sure will smooth out and be eliminated in a very short period of time.

That being said please know that we may be making a change in the Thursday schedule already posted for the month of February. This change will be for the best interest of many of our membership and staff as well as our future growth of cooperative outside support. I will be able to explain this switch more clearly after I know that it is possible for our F.E.C. and MAPS friends to make this schedule change. To clarify I’m simply trying to organize a short Zoom Performance for interested concert locations throughout the year. I’ll be able to explain this better in person and will do so at Monday’s Newbie Day Rehearsal. I’m sorry for springing this on you at the last minute but sometimes these short notice situations turn out to be the most wonderful and productive opportunities that come our way!

I’M EXCITED!!!! SEE YOU ALL ON “NEWBIE NIGHT”.

Jim

Good afternoon Friends and Lovers of Music! Please fine below an outline of the beginning of our very EXCITING year number twenty. Yes, it’s true! Jim Stahl and I began this adventure in 2004 with three interested adults in the basement furnace room of Bethany United Church of Christ in Cuyahoga Falls. These three brave musicians lead the parade of close to five hundred adults who have “marched to the beat of a different Drummer”, since that very first downbeat. We are stepping off with lots of new and exciting opportunities, not only for advancement in the understanding of our art but also in the growth of our level of performance. I’m sure we will begin to grow in numbers and performance opportunities as we expand our instruction and small group ensembles. Please make sure you attend the Annual Business Meeting and BRING A FRIEND to NEWBIE NIGHT! As always “I’M EXCITED!

Jim

January 22, 2024 – F.E.C. 6:00 Annual Business Meeting; 7:00 Full Combined Rehearsal (Bring your pencils & music for “Sweet Georgia Brown). You will also pick up 2 new Tunes. Please sit by the Part Number you usually play in our Flex Charts not by sections. First row all part 1 instruments; second row all Part 2 instruments, etc. etc. etc. You will not change seats between meeting and rehearsal. Please bring your instrument to your seat in the case and please do not play until instructed. Thanks!

January 25,2024 – F.E.C. 6:00 Full Combined Rehearsal

January 29th -NEWBIE NIGHT – F.E.C. Bring an interested Friend at 5:00; Sectionals for Winds and Percussion at 6:00, Full Band at 7:00. String Ensemble 6:00 – 8:00 with Cathy!

February 1st, 15th, 29th – MAPS. 2:30 Combined Ensemble; Pullout Strings or Flute Choir Meeting and Rehearsals.

February 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th – F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation Classes; 6:00 Winds and Percussion Sectionals with books; 7:00 Band; String Ensemble 6:00 to 8:00 books and music.

February 8th, and 22nd – F.E.C. Combined Ensemble 6:00 – 8:00. String Pullout.

Hey Jim! What the heck is a PULLOUT? “Simple, that means that Cathy may pull any string or flute player, or all of them from combined rehearsal to work with small groups of her choice. Pretty cool Man!!!

Bring “Sweet Georgia Brown” and annual business meeting too.

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Your fellow band members relaxing during a break at band camp 2023. Do you want to join them next year? Read on…

IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR PRE-REGISTRATION FOR CINCINNATI MUSIC CAMP JUNE 16-21, 2024 New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA) is excited to announce that pre-registration for the Cincinnati Music Camp at the Lawrenceburg Event Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana (metro Cincinnati) will open for NHIMA members January 15th, 2024 at noon EST.  A dynamic program for all levels of musicians is being offered.  Learn more by reviewing our camp brochure on our camps page Cincinnati Music Camp. Never been to a camp before? Get an idea of the fun, friendships and music making at camp in our promotional video on our YouTube channel. WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW TO PREPARE FOR REGISTRATION?Mark your Calendar- Pre-registrations will be accepted starting 12:00 PM (Noon) EST on January 15th for NHIMA Members and January 29th for non-members of NHIMA.  Check your membership status- In order to pre-register on January 15th, you will need to be a member of the international association, NHIMA.Not a member?  You can join now by clicking here.  If you are unsure of your membership status, you can contact nhimaoffice@gmail.com.  Where do I Pre-Register? For NHIMA members, on the day of registration you will receive an email with the link to register or it can be found on our Camps Page on the website starting at noon on January 15th. The pre-registration link will go active at 12 PM EDT, January 15th.  The link will take you to a pre-registration form. This form does not guarantee acceptance to the camp!  Your membership with NHIMA will be confirmed and instrumentation will be evaluated before you are accepted. You will receive an email with your registration status within 48 hours of your pre-registration submission. Musicians on the waiting list will be notified as well.If you are accepted, the confirmation email will send you a link with payment details and Covid and cancellation policies.  Once you pay, you will receive information on how to make housing reservations in the NHIMA block of rooms at the DoubleTree hotel. NHIMA looks forward to making new friendships and providing a great musical experience for all. Russ Rosen- Camp Administrator Susan Schirmer and Jack Conway-Camp Co-Directors

Hello Members and Lovers of Music! The first month of this year has been without a doubt the busiest January of our entire history. I’m sooooooooo happy to announce that our Board of Directors and Music Staff, after the introduction of some new organization and techniques, are now ready to move forward. I realize that it has taken an extra two weeks to accomplish, but with your cooperation and understanding I’m sure that our business rhythms will become a unison and our tempos will increase.

 PLEASE mark your calendars as follows: January 22nd – ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING FEC. 6:00. Introduction of New Business Staff and Plans for Performances and Ensembles of the Year. 7:00. Full Combined Ensemble Rehearsal. (Sight read new music). January 25th – FEC 6:00. Full Combined Ensemble Rehearsal. (Sight read new music). ***** Full Combined Ensemble means ALL MEMBERS Winds, Strings, Brass and Percussion!

January 29th – FEC @ 5:00 – NEWBIE NIGHT !! New Members only will meet at 5:00 with Jim and Cathy Fogle. They will sit in with Sectional rehearsals at 6:00 and Full rehearsals at 7:00. Thursday afternoon FEBRUARY 1 at 2:30 will be our 1st MAPS rehearsal. Band and Strings will be separated. Full February Schedule will be posted during the last week of January. I’M REALLY EXCITED!!!!

Jim