Weekly News of Note

March 8 – March 14

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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC HANDBOOK – 2025-2026

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

*Doors are open from 7:00 – 7:15 am. If you arrive after 7:15 am, you will need to buzz into the building using the main entrance.

Monday 3/9

Early morning band 7:15 am

Tuesday 3/10

Early morning orchestra 7:15 am

Wednesday 3/11

Early morning jazz band 7:15 am
PMEA Elementary Band & Orchestra festival at Nazareth Middle School.

Thursday 3/12

Early morning band 7:15 am

Friday 3/13

Early morning orchestra 7:15 am
Broughal Jazz Festival 6:00 pm

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LESSON INFORMATION

All instrumental music students have access to school lessons. Students who take private lessons only need to attend the 4 scheduled chair auditions during the school year. Students who do not take private lessons are required to attend a weekly lesson during the school day to remain an active member of their ensemble.

Click here for your instrumental music lesson group assignments

CHECK YOUR LESSON GROUP NUMBER. SOME LESSON GROUP NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED.

COLOR GUARD INFORMATION

COLOR GUARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rehearsals are every Monday and Thursday from 7:15 – 8:05 am.

Make sure you are practicing your basic skills at home: marching skills, equipment skills, spins, combinations, routines, etc.

The winter color guard performance is on Wednesday, March 18 at 8 pm in the main gymnasium.

For information on how to:

How to put on your color guard uniform: https://youtu.be/OU3uGwYmVCI?feature=shared

How to put your tassels on your boots: https://youtu.be/1ob2k3HOUqw?si=u9-iIk89lJkKkP3p

How to make tassels: https://youtu.be/hQ8–w1-3h8?si=b_l56D9g0fibaK5J

Our 42nd annual jazz festival is on Friday, March 20, 2026. We are looking for volunteers. You should able to see the volunteer options posted on your profile page. If not, please click on the calendar and then click on “Nitschmann Jazz Festival” on March 20 to sign up to volunteer. Contact Mr. Zettlemoyer if you need assistance.

We are still in need of :

Food sales
Food set up
Food clean up
Room monitors
Ticket sales
Stage crew

FOOD DONATIONS:

We will have 300+ participants plus spectators for our jazz festival. We are looking for food donations for the items on this list: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849AEA62AA4FC1-62799105-nitschmann .

If you prefer to make a monetary donation, fill out this form and your donation will be added to your CutTime account. You will be able to pay for your donation online in CutTime, you can send cash in a marked envelope, or via check made payable to NIMAS by Wednesday, March 20, 2026.

Thank you in advance for your donation.

The mandatory trip meeting for all participants is April 8, at 7 pm.

Don’t forget to complete your medical form and return it by April 8.

For complete details go to http://www.nmsim.org/spring-trip/.

8th Grade Music & Drama Trip to NYC

This trip is only for 8th grade band, orchestra, jazz, choral, and drama students. Parents and guardians are more than welcome to chaperone. All adults must have all their background clearances on file by March 1, 2026. Chaperones and students must participate in all aspects of the trip.

For full details go to http://www.nmsim.org/8th-grade-trip/ .

SAVE THE DATE – NIMAS SPRING BINGO AND BASKETS

It’s that time again for one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. NIMAS Spring Bingo and Baskets will take place on Friday, April 10. There will be bingo games with cash prizes, a 50/50 raffle, basket and gift card raffles, and food for purchase.

It’s open to the public, so invite everyone you know and share on social media: https://www.facebook.com/share/189JcdRVmN/

SIGN UP FOR FOOD/CASH DONATIONS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4BA5AA2FA4FBC70-62616724-spring#/

SIGN UP FOR RAFFLE BASKET DONATIONS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4BA5AA2FA4FBC70-62616758-spring#/

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4BA5AA2FA4FBC70-62616796-nimas#/

Thank you for your support of one of our biggest fundraisers of the year.

Also, if you own a business or know someone who does and might be interested in donating a gift card or basket, please contact Maggie Georges at 610-533-6465 or NIMASbingo@gmail.com.

We look forward to your support in making this a successful night to benefit NIMAS and all our students!

Instrumental Music Logo Clothing

We are selling band, orchestra, and color guard logo clothing. Orders are due by March 13.

The two different logos are: Instrumental music & color guard

I have attached the order forms to this email and hard copies are also available in the instrumental music room.

Downloadable band & orchestra order form

Downloadable color guard order form

Parents are encouraged to volunteer and get involved in the instrumental music program. We need volunteers for parades, concerts, and many other activities.

Parents must have their clearances on file in the Nitschmann office. If you are not sure if your information is on file, contact the Nitschmann office at 610-866-5781. Information on how to renew or apply for your clearances can be found at http://www.nmsim.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BASD-Volunteer-Clearance-Info.pdf.

Signing up for a volunteer job

Once a member or guardian has logged into their dashboard, they can click on “Events.” Events with open volunteer slots will show a green banner that says, “volunteers needed.”

When they click on the event, they’ll see the event details and all volunteer opportunities associated with that event, they’d click “Sign up” to reserve their slot. They’ll see all the names of people who have signed up for that opportunity.

Volunteers can remove themselves from a volunteer opportunity they have signed up for by clicking “Delete” next to their name.

NIMAS By-Laws 2024

The next NIMAS general membership meeting is Wednesday, March 18, at 7:00 pm in the instrumental music room. The meeting will be immediately followed by the winter color guard performance at 8 pm in the main gym.

We will provide you with information about the instrumental music programs and happily answer any questions you may have.

Attendees should enter through the MAIN BUILDING ENTRANCE. Doors will be unlocked from 6:45 – 7:15 P.M.

Share your photos of our ensembles performances.

We have created a google folder for you to share your photos and videos of the music ensembles performing throughout the school year. Just click the link below and add your photos.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1L3mW4OtirRLvtJ_Mb1V61uoBNDL5R-dy?usp=sharing

UPCOMING EVENTS

2025-2026 Instrumental Music Calendar – You can now subscribe to the Instrumental Music Calendar and add it to your devices calendars. Click the following link, scroll to the bottom of the page, and follow the directions from there.

Dates for the 2025 – 2026 school year are available on the website calendar at http://www.nmsim.org/eventscal/

https://app.gocuttime.com/public/program/9c5cfa24-9906-4d05-9f6c-8e30d80045bd/events/calendar

MARCH

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 PMEA Elementary Band & Orchestra Festival
Thursday, March 12, 2026 PMEA Elementary Band & Orchestra Festival (Snow date)
Friday, March 13, 2026 NMS at Broughal Jazz Festival
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 NIMAS General Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Winter Color guard performance 8:00 pm
Friday, March 20, 2026 NMS at Nitschmann Jazz Festival

APRIL

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 8th Grade Music & Drama Trip to NYC
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Mandatory Band Trip Meeting 7 pm
Friday, April 10, 2026 NIMAS Spring Bingo 6-9 pm
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 NIMAS General Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Friday, April 17, 2026 Parkland Middle School Jazz Festival Time TBD
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Spring Band Concert 7 pm

MAY

Friday, May 15, 2026 Spring Band Trip
Saturday, May 16, 2026 Spring Band Trip
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 NIMAS General Membership Meeting 7:30 pm
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Orchestra Concert
Thursday, May 21, 2026 Uniform return night
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Performing Arts Banquet 6 – 9 pm

JUNE

Tuesday, June 3, 2026 NIMAS General Membership Meeting 7:30 pm

Share your photos of our ensembles performances.

We have created a google folder for you to share your photos and videos of the music ensembles performing throughout the school year. Just click the link below and add your photos.