Overview
Welcome to Mr. Lambert's Webpage
Band/Choir/Orchestra
Name: Toby Lambert
Email Address: tobias.lambert@matsuk12.us
Phone number: (907) 761-1517
Phone number: (907) 761-1517
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For Orchestra people: The Mat-Su Youth Orchestra is starting up on Sept. 9 from 6:30PM-8PM at Iditarod Elementary. They are looking for intermediate level players. Cost is $100.00. You can email Kai West at alaskaiwest@gmail.com and you can go so MSYO.org for more information.
UPDATED ITEMS 4/29/2025 1. Overview page been updated a lot. 2. Google Classroom codes (below) 3. April 29 Choir concert practice tracks and the 2025 Honor choir practice tracks on the the choir page 4. May Newsletter is added. 5. Student names for our Honor music students has been added to the band/choir/orchestra page. 6. Cast part assignments has been added to Drama/Musical page for all students
Google Classroom codes: Advance Band: lskirff Beginning Band: zfm3soh Guitar: ye2tjac Musical Theater: d3haifa 6th grade Choir: sbfkaym 7th-8th grade Choir: mceeq3j Orchestra: 4cd3dij Musical/Play: awh7sn2 |
To Parents/Students:
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. There is lots of info on this site. Enjoy.
-Please welcome our new CMS music teacher, Ava Voegel to CMS who would like the chance to continue to work with your children to continue their music experiences. She will be taking over for the 2025-2026 school year. She has a lot to offer and new ideas to bring this program forward. If you need to contact her, please email her at ava.voelker@matsuk12.us
- The last things coming up are the Play (May 9-7PM, May 10-2PM), Banquet (May 12-6PM is dinner), Talent Show (May 15-7PM) and 8th grade Promotion (May 20-12PM).
- 4th quarter Practice Charts will start on Sunday, March 2. This quarter charts will run from Mar. 2 till May 3 (8 weeks, 280 pts. Charts are weekly assignments. They are worth 35 pts each week for 2 hours of practice (and yes they get partial points for charts with 0-119 minutes). Charts go from Sunday to Saturday every week. Students turn them in to the “Snoopy” box every week. They need full name, the date of the week they practiced, times for each day, total time added up and a parent signature. All of this needs to be graded. Students can practice more than 2 hours if they want and put that on another chart if they are going to be gone on another week (like a vacation). Charts can be turned in up to 2:30 PM on May 9 (yes, this is not the end of the quarter due to the fact that after the concert/playing test, there is no new material for students to work on). I won’t take them past 2:30 PM even if they are sick from school. They have all quarter to turn in stuff even if they choose to turn it in at the end only. Please be aware that if a student turns them in at the last minute and they are not filled out correctly, they will not be graded, and I can’t return them to the student for them to repair them.
-Extra Credit is going on for band, choir and orchestra students. March 9-15 Spring break practice charts are not being graded as a chart. If a student turns them in, I will give your student extra credit for those weeks.
-Spring Play is "Big Bad" by Alec Strum. It is the trial of the Big Bad Wolf from the Fairy tale people. Shows are May 9 (7PM) and May 10 (2PM). This will also feature the CMS Musical Theater short plays (2 of them per show). Tickets will be sold 1 hour before the show at the door for $5 each (cash or check to CMS-sorry no credit card).
- Steel drum class for incoming 10th graders through adults is June 2-6 from 5PM-7:30 PM each night. If you are interested, please email or call Mr. Lambert.
-NOTE: I uploaded to your child’s google class a video that summarizes the Aug. 19 Parent meeting. Lots of info about policies, grading procedures, events info and more. Please use it if you need to get detail info on a lot of these items.
-Tri-M music honor society would like to congratulate Betty Schmidt, Macer Allen, Matthew Wilson, Karsyn Kimpton, Iris Peltier, Gennifer Gardner, Mabyn Kelly and Deliah Wankowski for being inducted into this year's group. 6. Tri-M music honor society will have their talent show for May 15 to raise money to help out a community group-Thrive. There is a small cost to come to the event ($3 for 18 and younger, $5 for adults).
-CMS Music Awards banquet is May 12 from 6:00 PM till about 8PM. It is the a dinner/awards night. You need to email Mr. Lambert an RSVP of how many people plan on attending. There is the website to sign-up to bring food. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AA8AC2FA0FEC43-56550899-cmsmusic
Thank you to our donors- Thank you to the following company/people that donated to the CMS music silent auction and other things. Carrs in Palmer Frontiersman newspaper Northwind Dental/Dawson family Anesha Krause Christy Pierce Claire Murray Danielle Roski Nolen Family Rachel Hart Rebecca Schachle Tammy Schmidt Wellborn Family Peltier Family
Our next booster meeting is May 5, 2025. Agenda below. Agenda for May 5, 2025 Booster meeting at 7PM on zoom 1. Welcome/Minutes/Money TOBIAS LAMBERT is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Meeting ID: 833 0569 3266
Stuff needed for instruments for Beginning Band: Flute: Need cleaning rag, Jewelry screw driver Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax: #2 reeds (about 10-12), cleaning swab, jewelry screw driver, mouth piece cleaner swab Trumpet, F. Horn, Baritone, Tuba: valve oil (clear color is preferred), cleaning kit with slide grease (if the instrument is the students) Trombone: valve oil (clear color is preferred), trombone slide grease (different from regular slide grease), cleaning kit (if the instrument is the students) Percussion: Percussion kit that contains a snare pad, bell kit, mallets for bells, snare sticks, percussion stand to put snare pad and bells on. Stuff needed for instruments for Beginning Orchestra: Violin, Viola: Rosin for bow, neck pad to lift the instrument on the student's neck, humidifier, extra set of strings Cello, Bass: Rosin for bow, humidifier, extra strings (for cello especially) Stuff needed for Guitar Class: Students need a case, humidifier, pick, extra strings
Books for Beginning band are: Traditions of Excellence Book 1 (red) and Book 2 (blue) Books for Beginning orchestra are: All for Strings Book 1 (light brown) and Book 2 (blue) YOU DO NOT NEED THE "THEORY BOOK", SO SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!! NO books for Guitar class at this time. Mr. Lambert will provide what he needs for the students. Most of the equipment that CMS has can be rented to Beginning Band/Beginning Orchestra students: Cost this year for rental is $85.00 for the year. Contract will be given to family at their instrument fitting meeting. First come, first serve (advance band/orchestra students need to have their own stuff unless it is a big instrument like a tuba or baritone-instrument mostly being focused to beginning students this year).
Places to rent/purchase instruments, equipment, books (which normally include warranty and maintenance plan): Matanuska music: (907) 376-4006, it is at 280 N. Willow Street in Wasilla https://www.matmusic.com/ Horn Doctor: (907) 272-4676, is at 1000 Ingra St. in Anchorage https://www.horndoc.com/ Music and Arts: (907) 561-7001, 4623 Old Seward Hwy in Anchorage https://stores.musicarts.com/ak/anchorage/music-store-1601.html Petr's Violin/Guitar Center: (907) 276-1800, is at 1408 Hyder St. Unit B in Anchorage https://violinsguitars.com/ Wood and Wire (Orchestra/Guitar stuff): (907) 745-7457 is at 3020 N. Glenn Hwy, Palmer. https://www.woodandwiremusic.com/ There are others shops if you google search, but these are the main ones for band, orchestra and guitars.
Concert Calendar for 2024-2025 year. Here is the calendar: Concertschedule20242025.doc
Here is practice charts: practicechart1.pdf They start on Aug. 25, 2024. First one is due on week of Sept. 1.
Below is a working schedule for music for this school year.
Monday/Friday-all classes Tuesday- 4C's, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th period Wednesday-4C's 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th period Thursday-4C's, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th period
Extra Activities Mr. Lambert is planning for the 2024-2025 school year: Jazz Band (for advance band students)-Tuesday/Thursday 6:45 AM-7:15 AM Jazz Choir (for advance choir students)-Wednesday/Friday 6:45 AM-7:15 AM Musical Theater-After School Monday-Friday, Sept-Late Oct. Spring Play- After School in March-Early May. Solo/Ensemble contest students: Dec-Feb. After school Honor Ensembles: Feb-Mar. during and after school Talent Show???? Tri-M Honor music society-Sept till May. Steel Drum Ensemble: Nov till end of the year-open to 8th core music students with some requirements.
Things that may come back this year: Hand Bell Ensemble (Nov-Mid Dec).
Things putting on Hold for the 2024-2025 school year: Pep Band-End of Sept till Mid Nov. |
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