Unfortunately I have been too neglectful of this website this semester. I apologize for the lack of updates, but look for plenty of things to be overhauled within the next couple of weeks!

I have been taking pictures off and on during the Indianhead Honors Band today, and I can promise that there will be PLENTY more great shots this year compared to last. I can't wait to post them.

In the meantime, I made it a point to update the 2007 fall schedule, so check it out if you need to refer to it.

Quite a few things were updated recently. First of all, for those that participated in the NBA All-State College Band, the photos from the event are up here.

The latest photos, minutes, and links from the previous meeting involving the music camp student panel are now available.

Lastly, the latest schedule is currently available in case you deleted Katie's e-mail. It will be updated whenever more meeting information is available.

That's all for now, see you at the reading band on Feb. 15 at 8p.m. (band room)! Also, thank you to everyone who helped with the WSMA auditions this past weekend. Everything appeared to run very smoothly! Stay warm this week.

Hi Everyone--

Just a few things to think about this week:

First of all, if you have not paid Brian and want to become a member make sure that you pick up a form on the board and pay Brian $28 by Thursday at the absolute latest. If you do now want to officially join, you don't have to, you can still attend all the events, however, you cannot put it on your resume. Something to keep in mind.

We will have a meeting this Thursday at 8 pm in HFA 160. Andrei Strizek, band director at Chi Hi and recent Eau Claire graduate will be talking about Keys to Success as a First Year Teacher.

We have many things coming up in the next few weeks, and we will need you to help out. So please, make sure you bring your schedules. We will be selling Music Department sweatshirts and hosting a reception after the band concert on Sunday. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!

And finally, we have decided to move the Progressive Dinner to next Thursday, October 19. This week just became too crazy with rush events, etc and we figured, the more the merrier! We will need volunteers for the different courses so be thinking about if you want to make something! We will talk about it more at the meeting this week.

Also, reading band pictures are up, so check out the website!

Thats all for now!

Have a wonderful day!

Katie Salo
NBA-CC Secretary

Upcoming Band Events

-Artists Series - Burning River Brass (10/11/2006, 7:30p.m., Gantner Concert Hall, student tickets - $5.00)

-Marching Band - Chippewa Falls exhibition (10/14/2006)

-Symphony Band and Wind Symphony concert (10/15/2006, 2p.m. in Gantner Concert Hall. student tickets - $1.50)

NOTE - IRELAND BAND REHEARSAL IS CANCELLED FOR 10/11 DUE TO CONCERT IN GANTNER. Please practice more difficult selections, including Candide and Molly on the Shore. We will meet again on 10/18.

Photos and Minutes from 9/28 Reading Band

You can find the minutes here and the photos here. Captions will come eventually. I'm still trying to get the old photo album uploaded, but this semester is more hectic than I predicted. I'll get it done as soon as I can. Sorry some of these first pictures didn't turn out as well, I'll get the hang of this.

The Fall 2006 schedule is posted here

Be aware that the official National Band Organization website has a student chapter message board. You can access it by hovering over the "Student Chapters" button and clicking the link that appears. You can access only with your member ID number, which should be provided to you once your registration is processed.

Upcoming Band Events

-Marching Band - Homecoming Parade, Halftime (10/7/2006)

-Artists Series - Burning River Brass (10/11/2006, 7:30p.m., Gantner Concert Hall, student tickets - $5.00)

-Marching Band - Chippewa Falls exhibition (10/14/2006)

-Symphony Band and Wind Symphony concert (10/15/2006, 2p.m. in Gantner Concert Hall. student tickets - $1.50)

NOTE - IRELAND BAND REHEARSAL IS CANCELLED FOR 10/11 DUE TO CONCERT IN GANTNER. Please practice more difficult selections, including Candide and Molly on the Shore. We will meet again on 10/18.

** Have a fun and safe homecoming weekend, everyone! **

9/28/2006 - Thursday, 8p.m.

NBA reading band is tonight in the choir room. Bring your secondary instruments and have some fun! You don't have to be a member to participate.

NBA membershop forms and dues are due tonight to Brian Handeland. Dues are $28.

9/29/2006 - Friday, 8p.m.

Tim Baumann will be hosting our first NBA social (game night) at 523 Chancellor's Hall. Don't miss out!

The introductory meeting was a success, and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and will consider joining our organization!

I posted Katie's latest minutes, and also some photos from the intro meeting...as well as some behind-the-scenes work of the executive board.

REMINDERS

All Membership forms and dues are due by Thursday, September 28th to Brian Handeland.  Dues are $28 ($25 for national fees and $3 for chapter fees).  If you do not have a form, you can pick one up on the NBA board outside the choir room.

The next meeting will be a reading band...also on September 28 (Thursday, 8p.m.) Location is TBA. It will either be in Gantner Concert Hall, or the band room (if construction is complete).

The photo album was updated again. The official photo album project is going to take awhile, but will be complete within the next month (hopefully).

The organization's first photos, back in October 2002.

The minutes archive is now COMPLETE. All surviving past minutes have been uploaded in PDF format. They are searchable as well. Exec board members will have access to their own minutes and other resources shortly.

In addition, a new page is up with more NBA information for those that are debating joining our organization.

See you at the Introductory NBA meeting this Thursday at 8p.m.!

The photo album was updated with a couple more sets. Thumbnails were also added to make browsing the pictures a lot easier.

See the National Band Association giving the Blugold Marching Band a well-deserved meal this past Sunday.

The past officer list has been added.

Stay tuned...there will be many more updates to follow once the school year begins. More information regarding the NBA will be distributed at the beginning of the school year.

UWEC Bands News

-The Blugold Marching Band finishes their band camp today, and will be performing in the campus mall soon after at around 6p.m. Their next performance will be at the home football game (Clearwater Bowl) against Black Hills State, SD on September 9, 12p.m.

Hello, and welcome to the brand new UWEC National Band Association website! There isn't too much content to see right now, but this site is likely to fill up greatly as the fall semester progresses.

The main purpose of this website is to give those of you thinking about joining some more easy-to-access background information about what we're all about. It is also a resource for the current and past members. My main project this semester will be to get the entire photo album uploaded to the website for easy access.

I welcome all comments and suggestions. I know the website looks fairly dull right now...I hope to decorate individual pages with some neat background pictures, but I don't have the resources to do that as of right now.

Check back here periodically for updates, especially once the fall semester starts.

-Jim