Music Parents

The Music Parents support our music program and Mr. Jones in makings this a fun, rewarding, and learning experience for the students. We help the Band and Color Guard get ready for Band Reviews. We have several fund raisers throughout the year to help to supply our students with instruments, music, and anything else they need to run a successful program. We also have a lot of fun.

Music Parents contacts:

President: Micki Calleja 455-9301 (H) 890-2038 (C) trombonegirlsmom@comcast.net
Vice President: Tracy Brown glyfley@hotmail.com
Vice President: Susanne Ramsey susur@comcast.net
Secretary: Cheryl Clark 606-0459 clarkcheryl@comcast.net
Treasurer: Sally Blaze 455-6222 sallyblaze@comcast.net
Volunteer Coordinator: Micki Calleja 455-9301 (H) 890-2038 (C) trombonegirlsmom@comcast.net
Supporters Liaison: Lynne Cabeceiras lcabeceiras@aol.com
FIESTA Coordinator: Mr. Jones 606-4862 Thomas_jones@livermore.k12.ca.us
Uniforms: Ginny George 784-5154 ginnysklan@comcast.net
Webmaster: Joe Garay 408-4381709 web1@granadamusic.net

In addition, Mr. Jones may be reached at 606-4862 Thomas_jones@livermore.k12.ca.us

(new photo to come)	Sally Blaze Treasurer
Cheryl Clark Secretary	Susanne Ramsey Vice President
Ginny George & friends Uniforms

Don MacQueen Webmaster	Mr. Jones Director

Some things You can do to help!

Please fill out and return the Volunteer Survey form (PDF added August 20, 2008).

Uniforms - People are needed at the beginning of the school year to help fit the Band into the uniforms. Some pants need to be hemmed
Band reviews - The Marching Band competes in three or four competitive Saturday reviews each year in the Fall. It's great fun to watch our kids perform, so this is one of the easiest and nicest ways to help.

For each review, the truck needs to be loaded the night before with uniforms, drums, tubas, Colorguard Flags and Letters, and other items. It then needs to be unloaded at the Band review, reloaded after the Band Review and unloaded again back at Granada.

We need parents to ride the buses with the Band as chaperones. This is an easy way to get to the Band Reviews.

At the Review site we need parents to help prepare Band for the competition. This includes checking uniforms, polishing shoes, checking hair, etc. We need parents to march with the band carrying water bottles. We also need a few dads to carry the tubas after the Band has performed.

After the Band performs we need parents to check the uniforms before they are put away.

At two of the Band reviews we feed the Band, so we need parents to help with that.
Winter Parade - Like the Band reviews but without the uniforms. We still need to get the big instruments and the Letters to the Parade route.
Fiesta - This is our biggest fund-raiser of the year. Fiesta is a large competition event for the Flags and the Percussion Ensemble, with up to 70 or so competing teams.
Our own ensembles compete at Livermore High and host at Granada. It is a long day and to be successful we need every possible person available. This includes Band Members, Orchestra, Colorguard and all parents.
Concerts - We can always use volunteers to take donations at the door during the Winter and Spring Concerts. These concerts include both Band and Orchestra.
Livermore Rodeo Parade (June) - As for the Band Reviews we need to get the truck loaded and unloaded, both before and after the parade. Also, Granada and Livermore High School jointly host a barbecue for ourselves and all of the Livermore middle school bands. Granada shops and preps in even years (2008, 2010, ...) and does set up, cooking, serving and clean up in odd years. So this year, 2008, we shop and prep for the BBQ.