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Sabish Bands
The Sabish Band Program is under the direction of DIRECTOR. Currently, over one-fourth of the school body participates in a band ensemble. The goal of Sabish Bands is to prepare our instrumentalists with the tools and knowledge they need to move into band at the high school and continue beyond. We hope to develop a lifelong love of music and to expand their musical ability through performance. There are three bands (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) and one jazz band. The bands perform throughout the city and state and have appeared at numerous venues including the Beyond the Notes Music Festival at the Kalahari in the Wisconsin Dells.
As part of the New Music Initiative project, Sabish Bands premiered a new commission by composer Michael Sweeney in 2017 and a new commission by composer Randall Standridge in 2019. Most recently, they premiered Kelijah Dunton's "Morning Snow" in May 2021. The 2023 project is yet to be announced.
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The Sabish Bands are a part of the Sabish Middle School Music Department, a vibrant program which features numerous opportunities for students. Over 50% of the student body is enrolled in band, choir, and/or orchestra.
Renting Instruments
It is highly encouraged (especially this year) that you RENT or PURCHASE your own instrument.
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IF YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE: please ask your director for recommended GOOD brands.
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IF YOU RENT, here are a few recommendations:
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Mike's Music on
Main Street in Fond du Lac
Mike's Music 2019-20 Rental PDF
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White House of Music
will deliver your instruments to Sabish
Sabish Jazz Band
Sabish Jazz Band usually meets before school at 7:00 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jazz band typically begins in early October. Jazz band is open to any student who has been playing their instrument for at least one year. This group performs at the band concerts, the Middle Level Music Festival and the Middle School jazz concert.
Sabish Band Dates 2021-22
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Saturday, August 14
Mattress Fundraiser
All Day - FHS Commons
(more exact times TBD)
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Friday, September 24
Homecoming Parade
7th and 8th Grade Band
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Tuesday, December 14
Sabish Band Concert
7:00pm - Goodrich Little Theater
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Saturday, March 19
Middle Level Music Festival
All Day - Woodworth
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Tuesday, May 17
Sabish Band Concert
7:00pm - Goodrich Little Theater
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Thursday, May 26
Beyond the Notes Music Festival
Kalahari, Wisconsin Dells
All Day - 7th and 8th Grade
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Monday, May 30
Memorial Day Parade
Time TBD - Fond du Lac
6th, 7th and 8th Grade
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Thursday, June 2
Middle Level Jazz Band Concert
6:30pm - FHS PAC
Fundraising
Sabish Band has three annual fundraisers; summer, fall and spring.
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The Fondy Bands Annual Mattress Sale is in August each year. This is a huge fundraiser for us, and all we have to do is advertise, and bring people to the sale.
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The fall citrus sale is in November each year, with delivery in early December. Sell apples and oranges to everyone you know!
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The spring Kringles & Coffee sale happens in March, with delivery in April.
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**All fundraising Sabish band students do during the year will add to their personal fundraising account which can be used for any music-related payments (examples: field trips, reeds, valve oil, instrument upgrades).
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Below is information for a simple year-round fundraising opportunity for your student:
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View more at the Fond du Lac Music Parents Website
Useful PDFs
New Music Initiative
The Sabish Bands New Music Initiative is a project designed to give Sabish Middle School 7th and 8th grade band students the opportunity to take part in the creation of a new work written for middle school band. Students play an active role in the process of the creation of a new musical composition. Every two years, a nationally prominent band composer will be commissioned to write a work specifically designed for our ensemble. Students will use critical thinking skills in brainstorming and researching potential concepts for the work. The composer will choose their favorite student-created concept and write the composition. Throughout the school year, students will take part in a variety of learning activities that are both musical and non-musical in nature, allowing students to further study the concept, and experience learning targets that integrate with a variety of subject areas. The new, commissioned work will be written with our students’ needs and talents in mind. Therefore, the composition will be designed to be differentiated for our ensemble.
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NMI Projects:
Moai - Michael Sweeney, 2017
Dancing Lights - Randall Standridge, 2019
Morning Snow - Kelijah Dunton, 2021
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If you or your business would like to donate in support of this project so we are able to continue in the future, please feel free to send a check to the below address. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated and we will recognize you in our 2021 music program at our spring concert, unless you indicate you wish to remain anonymous:
Sabish Middle School, attn: Band Director, NMI
100 N. Peters Avenue
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Meet Your Director
Bio coming soon
The goal of Sabish Bands is to prepare our instrumentalists with the tools and knowledge they need to move into band at the high school and continue beyond. We hope to develop a lifelong love of music and to expand their musical ability through performance.
