Director’s Update: Aug. 19-24, 2024

The first "busy" week of the Fall semester is now behind us and it's time to start looking forward to the competitive season! This update will have a few reminders/announcements in addition to our weekly agenda.

Medical/Emergency Contact Forms: If your child has not submitted the proper paperwork yet this season, we have started pulling them from rehearsal participation. It is crucial that these forms are submitted in order to keep your child safe while with the band.

If your child came home from Saturday camp feeling extra tired or dehydrated, please make sure they are drinking water, eating properly, and getting the right amount of rest throughout the week. The weather will only get hotter the closer to BOA we get and our Saturday camps are important weather conditioning prior to that performance. It is important that each student starts acclimating to being on the field during hotter times of day now so that they can handle the mid-afternoon performance in New Mexico next month.

Speaking of Bands of America, tickets are now available for purchase at: https://marching.musicforall.org/event/new-mexico-regional-2024/

Calling all Band Dads, Moms, and anyone good with a drill! 

We'll be hosting our first prop building day this Saturday, August 24 starting at 8:30 am. The props are a simple build this year and the lumber for them has already been cut! We just need anyone and everyone with a drill to come by and construct x-frames for the cage props out of said lumber. Please let us know if you can make it by signing up here:

Weekly Agenda:

Monday

  • 0 hour: Review from Saturday camp, add pg. 16 to drill
  • 6-9 pm rehearsal: Fundamentals review, add end of Scene 1 drill, moving & playing scene 1

Tuesday

  • 0 hour: Review end of Scene 1 drill on field, clean scene 1
  • Open Band Room until 5 pm

Wednesday

  • 0 hour: Music rehearsal on Scene 2, clean stand tunes

Thursday

  • 0 hour: Clean scene 1
  • Sectionals: Clean & Memorize Scene 2, deep clean on stand music

Friday

  • no events, go rest!

Saturday

  • Booster Build Day
  • Band: 8:30-2:00, bring a lunch
  • Goals: Clean Scene 1 & add Pre-Show OR add drill for Scene 2 (TBD by Thursday)