A community band interest survey

Bring your old instrument out of the closet and tune up for fun
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Former band director for Lewis County Schools, Kenny Graves, announced this week consideration of forming a community band.  Musicians with clarinets, flutes, trumpets or other instruments in storage may want to tune up and contact Graves if interested in learning more.

Answers to the following questions may help the organizer  decide if there is enough interest in a community band.  Send answers to Graves by mail at 250 Windwood Lane, Hohenwald, TN 38462 or by e-mail to kennygraves@hughes.net.

Information requested includes: Name, address, phone number, e-mail address, the instrument(s) played and the number of years experience.

Graves is a member of the Hohenwald Arts Council Board of Directors which is a supporter of the project.

 

Copy and paste the survey below into the body of an e-mail to answer questions, or print the survey, complete and mail, if interested in participating.  (Sorry, no printer-friendly option available)

Community Band Survey

Name ________________________

Address ____________________________

City/State/Zip _____________________________

Phone ________________ E-Mail __________________

 

Instrument (s) played _____________________________

Number of years experience _______

Do you have an instrument available for your use? ______

How long since you last played? ___________

What group did you perform with? ___________________

What part (1st, 2nd, 3rd) did you play? ___________

What chair? ____________

 

The goal of the group will probably be a couple of performances per year, perhaps December for a Christmas Concert and April or May for a Spring Concert.

 

Will you be available for two hours of rehearsals per week

starting in September? ____________

 

Rehearsals will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. once per week, initially.  When the group gets close to a performance there will probably be two rehearsals per week of about an hour and one-half each.

 

What night (Monday-Thursday) will be best for you for the initial rehearsal?  ________________

 

Please answer each question and e-mail to

kennygraves@hughes.net or mail the information to him

at 250 Windwood Lane, Hohenwald, TN 38462.