Entries by Rich Weaver

Chorus Practice Tracks

Greetings AIHS Chorus Students! Mr. Satterfield asked my to upload his music and practice tracks to this site for ease of accessibility. Please find the sheet music for the Alma Mater below. A.I._Alma_Mater_F_Major Please find the SATB Alma Mater practice tracks below. Soprano/Melody: Alto: Tenor: Bass: Full Voicing:

Virtual Band – Alma Mater

Good Afternoon A.I. duPont Band Students, This page has everything you will need to record the Alma Mater for a Virtual Band. Right now, it has all the brass and woodwind parts, as well as the bells. If you don’t have your instrument, but have a piano or keyboard you can play the bell part. […]

Voting for Band Secretary

Good Afternoon Band Students, Today, we move forward with our voting for band officers. President – Nick Wacksman Vice President – Sanai Corbin Top runners-up for vice president, in alphabetical order by last name, were: -Georgia-May Craig -Gracie Harding -Varun Kulkarni (They each had approx. 15% of the votes. This does not mean that you […]

Voting for Band Vice President

Good Afternoon A.I. Band Family! Congratulations to all of the rising seniors who were nominated for Band President! There are some fantastic leaders in this class, but we could not choose everybody. Next year’s Band President is Nick Wacksman! (Nick had the majority of the top votes and this election did not require a runoff […]

Band Officer Voting

Believe it or not, it’s that time of the year where we begin to plan for the 2020-2021 school year! Things that students need to know: Links to the voting document will be in Schoology. (For some reason, some band fronts still do not have access to Band Section 1-8. So, I will put all […]

Band Trip Refund and 2020-21 Band Officer Elections.

Good Afternoon A.I. Band Family! I hope that you are all staying healthy and safe; both physically and mentally! I have had my moments, but we can be strong and get through this challenge! Here are a couple of updates to share. Spring Band Trip: Parents and Guardians – If you made a payment (check/cash) […]

Awards

Good Afternoon Tiger Band Family! I know that this time of the year is a lot different than we thought it would be. In fact, that’s a huge understatement. Even though we do not know what tomorrow will bring, we want to make sure that certain things are not forgotten. Our Senior Awards is one […]

COVID-19 Closure Updates

Good Evening AIHS Band Family, I hope that everyone is doing the best that they can given our current situation. Schools and many businesses have closed, or made adjustments in how they operate during this time of social distancing which is intended to help flatten the curve of COVID-19. It is not ideal. It was […]

Good Day Philadelphia FOX29

On Thursday, 3/12/20, FOX29 will be at A.I. duPont High School to showcase our marching band on a new Good Day Philadelphia segment called “Bob on the Bandwagon.” Bob Kelly and his camera crew will be at the school between 9:00-10:00 am. The band will appear in a tease of the segment around 9:15 am. […]

Trip Payment and Student Release Forms

Good Afternoon A.I. Band Family! Just a reminder that since school was closed today there is NO practice tonight for Wind Ensemble & Indoor Band Fronts. Please remember that the first payment ($175) for the spring trip is due this week. Checks can be made out to “A.I. Bands” and turned into Mr. Weaver in […]