SMS Friends of Music

10/08/2025

It’s a Two Show Weekend!

We’re back this Friday to cheer on the football team as they take on Memorial High School. We will be joined by some of our 8th grade friends from Seabrook Middle School, Lincoln Akerman and Hampton Academy, which is always a blast!

On Saturday we have our biggest show of the year at Salem High School in Salem NH at the Salem Band Show! 15 high school bands from across NH supporting each and celebrating their hard work from this season! Come support us and cheer on our Warrior Band!

09/13/2025

Mark your calendars now for this outstanding FREE concert that will be happening on November 18th at Winnacunnet High School. The United States Air Force Airmen of Note Big Band is one of the top Jazz Ensembles in the country and their only Seacoast area performance this year will be here.

Ticket link coming soon. You do not want to miss this show

Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKW8pGDK5pY

09/05/2025

Welcome back!

As logistics get settled, expectations get explained, it's time for routines! Please remind your children to bring in their instruments, folder, book, and music to school. They have music room lockers to keep their equipment in.

5th grade band is on A days, 6th on C days, 7th on B days and 8th on D days. Our after school sectional lessons co-taught with Seacoast Academy of Music teachers will begin next week. Please see music calendar in Parent square or Mr. Woolley Music page at https://seabrookmiddleschoolmusic.weebly.com/calendar.html.

I will continue to use Remind, which is a text announcement platform where I usually add the top mobile number from Powerschool. Please accept the text to receive these announcements. If you haven't received a text through Remind, had technical difficulty, or deleted it by mistake, go to Parent Square for links or the music website.

Week of Sept. 8th…
5th & 6th UA rotation is BCABC
7th & 8th UA rotation is DABCD

Tuesday: 5th & 6th trombones and bass have an after school lesson until late bus 3:30.

Thursday: 5th & 6th flutes after school until late bus 3:30

8th graders have extra opportunities this year as we prepare them for WHS. On Oct. 10th our 8th grade band will participate in the WHS Pep band “step up” night. Our students will sit and play songs they know with the high school band from 6:30p until after the half time show(8:15ish). Student will need their own transportation. eroo

05/23/2025

SMS Spring Concert Wednesday, May 28th at 7p in the WHS Auditorium! We’re excited to show off our skill growth! Students arrive by 6:45p with music, instruments, dressed in concert black. Chorus goes directly to stage risers in same position they are in rehearsal. 4th & 5th grade band sit on stage seats. All instrument cases are to be left back staged. Thank you for your support!

04/02/2025

The Dallas Brass

This is a volunteer opportunity for our 7th & 8th grade bands only. The Dallas Brass will work with our SAU middle schools and WHS with a clinic and rehearsal and then our students will perform a piece with them on Monday April 14th. I can get two tickets for $5 each per participating student. Tickets without participating students would be $25 adults & $15 students/seniors. Checks made out to Winnacunnet High School. Please email me at [email protected] or reach me through Remind. I need a commitment by Apr. 7th. The itinerary is as follows...

-Transportation provided from SMS to WHS
-Dallas Brass Rehearsal with the High School Bands 1:30-2:45
-DB Clinic with all Middle Schools and High School 3:00-4:00
-Dallas Brass rehearse Star Wars with Middle Schools 4:15-5:00
-Dinner for all students (provided by WHS) 5:00-5:45
-Change for concert 5:45-6:30
-Students sitting in audience with instruments at 6:30
-Concert starts at 7:00p

03/21/2025

We are beyond excited to continue our celebration of Music In Our Schools Month with our friends from Hampton Academy, North Hampton School, Lincoln Akerman School and Seabrook Middle School next Tuesday!

03/03/2025

March is “Music in our Schools” month! This month our 8th band and chorus will travel to WHS for a music “step up” performance March 25th. Our students will rehearse, socialize, have dinner and perform together with all the incoming freshman from our districts as part of our SAU21/90 Band and Chorus Festival. The band concert is at 5:30 and chorus at 6:30 at WHS.

We continue you to have professional musicians from Seacoast Academy of Music working with our band students after school to give them more specialized instruction.

A few of our band students are participating in the UNH Youth Band.

Use our music website calendar to keep updated.

02/20/2025

We are very excited to announce our theme for next year's Marching Band Halftime show! Band Camp dates are listed below! Get ready to rock!

02/19/2025

02/06/2025

Week of 2-10-25 UA: DABCD
*5th & 6th Trombone lesson after school Tuesday.
*Flutes lesson after school Thursday.
*Band practice at home...
*5th: Book # 32, 33, & 188, Quest 37-45; Fury 35-49.
*6th: Book # 32, 33, & 188, Quest 37-45; Fury 35-49, & Sweet Caroline.
*7th: Book Eb & F scale.Homeward 30-37, 71-end; Evil Ways 1-7, 37-45.
*8th: Homeward 30-37, 71-end; Evil Ways 1-7, 37-45. March 25th All District festival: Manhattan Beach, Clouds, & Tripwire. April 14th Dallas Brass: Star Wars.
*If your child does not bring their instrument home to practice and says "don't worry, I got it down," they do not.😐
*Band & Chorus Great East Festival permission slips and $45 are due Monday, February 10th. Please email Mr. Woolley if in need of an extension or financial hardship. [email protected]
*WHS music students and directors visited 8th grade students last week. It was very productive and students have a clear direction if they want to pursue any music in high school.
*8th grade Band Parents. We have one old and one new unique event for our students. First, on Tuesday, March 25th the 8th grade band and chorus will go to WHS at 1pm to meet, rehearse, eat dinner, and perform with all the other 8th graders in the district and WHS students. The All District 8th Grade Band Concert will be at 5:30p and the Chorus Concert at 6:30p. We will bus them there and principal McGowen is covering the cost of the pizza dinner.
*The new, once in a lifetime, event is Monday, April 14th where the 8th grade band will travel to WHS to rehearse, receive a clinic, and finally perform in a concert with the Dallas Brass! Here's video overview...https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zOOvQW7pt3EdNZv7wITw5E_bvcwuaryK/view?usp=sharing

02/04/2025

It is course selection time here at Winnacunnet High School and all of our current juniors, sophomores and freshman in the process of requesting their classes for the 2025-2026 school year!

The benefits of a high quality music education on teenagers have been tested and proven time and again. Whether it's higher test scores in reading and math, the refinement of soft skills such as time management, organization, communication and collaboration, the ability to find and create a community of trust and support or perhaps the memories you make from performing at Universal Studios in Florida or on Ellis Island in NYC, the music education classes at Winnacunnet does it all. And we want you!

The most common questions we receive are usually about the time commitment of our program. To be clear, we want and encourage our music students to be well rounded members of our the WHS community. Join a club, play a sport and get involved! We will work around any schedule to make sure you have a great musical experience.

And lastly, here is current sophomore Tyler reminding us that you can do both

01/15/2025

SMS Winter Concert tonight! 6:30p in the SMS Gym! Free admission and open to the public! Come hear our achievements so far! Students must be accompanied by adults. Thank you for your support!