The Spartan Boosters Club is working hard to raise funds to update the LCHS Music / Band Room area to include recording studio equipment, and converting one of the small practice rooms into recording mix room… as well as new carpeting and new paint. This is a HUGE help to our own MPA fundraising for this! The Spartan Boosters and the Music Parents Association working together for the Instrumental Music Program.

Currently, all musicians are taught performance, however a huge part of job opportunities in music are actually in recording. By adding recording studio equipment, students would be exposed to how to perform for recording, how to record music, microphone placements, arrangements for recordings, music composition, music mixing, and post production music for film and television.

Students can learn how to lay down music tracks for them to play along with at home. Students can learn how to work with the LCHS TV class and theater arts departments recording and scoring music for student / school productions. This would allow our music department to grow and be contemporary with how music is performed today and the music industry. It is very exciting!

We’re hoping to raise enough to install the recording equipment that will help our kids learn practical music skills beyond music performance. However, we won’t be able to reach our goals without your help.

PLEASE come to “BoosterFest – Gin and Jazz” on Saturday, October 21st, starting at 5:30pm at the La Canada Country Club. In addition to a dedicated Music Room fundraiser, there will be delicious food, cocktails, dancing, great auction values, and GREAT FUN.

We need MUSIC Parents to be at BoosterFest. Unfortunately, the Marching Band Field Competition at Mission Viejo High School is earlier the same day. If you are not going to the Marching Band event, please come to BoosterFest (or maybe Mom goes to one event, and Dad goes to the other). Please tell your friends to attend as well.

Keep in mind, there are two ways to get tickets to BoosterFest.

1. The easiest way to get tickets (and best value) is to join Boosters at the “Spartan Club Level” ($350) or higher and get 2 free tickets (2 tickets by themselves are $135 x 2=$270).  Join Boosters Now

Or

2. You can purchase individual tickets using the link for $135 each. Purchase your tickets now!
 
Please support this event that has earmarked specific fundraising and auction items to our mission to improve and update the Music Program facilities, and increase the music educational and creative offerings to our students.

Click Here to Register

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The camp also requires a participation form that can be downloaded here, printed out, signed and taken to school and put in the black box. The cost is $185. Super Fun!

Fall Concert
Wednesday, October 25th
7pm
LCHS Auditorium

Our first concert of the year is coming right up and it would be great to have a full house to see and hear all the amazing work these musicians have done!

It’s time to start preparing for the SCSBOA Honor Groups audition. You must apply online by November 3rd. The auditions will be held on Sunday, December 10th, at Hoover High School in Glendale. Rehearsals are Friday, January 26th, and Saturday, January 27th in Garden Grove. The concert will be held Sunday, January 28th at the fabulous Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University. Audition materials are online. Consider applying and auditioning for this group – it’s always a great experience!

Two weeks until the Marching Spartans first competition.

Four weeks until the Fall Concert.

October has arrived!

This is one of my favorite months since it is the cumulation of everyone’s hard work coming together in amazing performances. It’s also when warm night rehearsals cool off and sweatshirts, not t-shirts, become the norm. You must come and see one or all of these great events and support our students’ display of all the hard work they have been doing since the beginning of school. It is truly remarkable seeing the transformation of the orchestra’s initial sight-reading rehearsal, or band’s first run with drill and music together, until a polished performance.