COMPETITION WEEK!

WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2022

THOUGHT of the WEEK

THIS WEEK - Competition Week:

MONDAY, October 17:  

• Percussion and Color Guard, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

• Music help session for wind players, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in the Music Tech room.

TUESDAY, October 18:  Full Band (outside), 3:45 - 5:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, October 20:  Full Band (outside), 3:45 - 5:45 p.m.

FRIDAY, October 21:  

• Full Band (outside), 3:45 - 5:45 p.m.  

• The band is not traveling to the football game vs. Savannah High.  Go home, get some REST so you will be at your best for competition tomorrow.

SATURDAY, October 22:  Competition at South Effingham (Marching Mustang Invitational).  Full schedule is below.

NEXT WEEK:

MONDAY, October 24:  Percussion and Color Guard, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, October 25:  Full Band (outside), 3:45 - 5:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, October 27:  

• SCALE TEST in class

• Full Band (outside), 3:45 - 5:45 p.m.

FRIDAY, October 28:  Football vs. Claxton HS (Senior Night) - report time 5:30 p.m.

THANK YOU FOR AN AWESOME JOB AT THE PEP RALLY AND HOMECOMING GAME!

The band did a great job.  Our group is really starting to sound pretty amazing.

ALUMNI and FRIENDS BAND - 2023 Edition

The Band Alumni and Friends was awesome!  Maybe a few more parents will join us next year.  We will plan to do it again at Homecoming 2023.

USE THE BAND HOTLINE, not Remind

When you need to send a message, please text the Band Hotline at (912) 549-0262.  If you reply to messages I send to everyone (which are coming through Remind via a random phone number that I do not know), I may not see your message until several days later.  If you text the Band Hotline, I almost always see it very quickly, and I try to respond as soon as I can.  (Note that I will not respond to text messages I receive while I am teaching a class.)

KINDERGARTENERS KNOW ...

Writer Robert Fulghum became famous when he wrote a book called All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.  In it, he claims that if adults would follow some simple rules and guidelines we all (should have) learned in Kindergarten, life would be much better.  Here are his rules.  I invite you to pay special attention to numbers 4 and 5 (and 9):

“These are the things I learned (in Kindergarten):

1. Share everything.

2. Play fair.

3. Don't hit people.

4. Put things back where you found them.

5. CLEAN UP YOUR OWN MESS.

6. Don't take things that aren't yours.

7. Say you're SORRY when you HURT somebody.

8. Wash your hands before you eat.

9. Flush.

10. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.

11. Live a balanced life - learn some and drink some and draw some and paint some and sing and dance and play and work everyday some.

12. Take a nap every afternoon.

13. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.

14. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.

15. Goldfish and hamster and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we.

16. And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK.”

― Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY

Our schedule for Saturday is below.  Please look over this and make sure you know what you're supposed to wear and when you need to be places.  "My shirt is still in the laundry" is NOT an excuse and will result in laps OR being sent home.

CHECKLIST OF THINGS TO BRING for competition:

✅ Performance socks and shoes - to be worn Saturday afternoon for rehearsal/run-through.  This includes COLOR GUARD, WINDS, and PERCUSSION.

✅ “Wanna Dance” SHOW SHIRT to change into after we perform.  Check the weather beforehand; bring a jacket/hoodie if needed.  School-colored clothing is preferred.

✅ Money for dinner in the concession stand/food trucks

✅ Optional:  money for souvenirs, snacks, Air Grams, spirit items, etc.

✅ SUNSCREEN, and maybe a hat.  You will be sitting outside for a long time.

REMINDERS:

• Winds/Percussion:  Wear your RED GMB shirt, shorts, and performance shoes for rehearsal AND under your uniform.
  Guard:  Wear your white guard t-shirt, shorts, and performance shoes for rehearsal.

• No blankets on the bus.    

• No sugary snacks and no carbonated beverages until AFTER we perform.

• HYDRATE.

• Go easy on the caffeine.

• GET SOME REST THE NIGHT BEFORE! 

• Early is on time; on time is LATE. 
  Late on competition day = LAPS.  Many, many laps.
  
  

THE BAND HUT IS BACK!

Thank you to everyone who donated to or helped out with the Band Hut!  The Band Hut will be set up again for next Friday's Senior Night game vs. Claxton.
 

AFTER-SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND REHEARSALS

It won't be long before we start Tuesday afternoon Symphonic Band rehearsals in preparation for our upcoming Christmas Concert.  The first rehearsal is Tuesday, November 15, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.  The concert is Tuesday, December  6.

DISTRICT HONOR BAND / ALL-STATE AUDITIONS

Thank you to those who signed up for District Honor Band auditions!  YOU ROCK!

Audition material can be found here:  https://www.gmea.org/asb-audition-information 

9th and 10th graders, you need the items listed under "CONCERT BAND."

11th and 12th graders, you need the items listed under "SYMPHONIC BAND."  

Each instrument has two etudes; you only need the LYRICAL ETUDE for District Honor Band.

PERCUSSION:  You need all three etudes (mallets, snare, timpani).

EVERYONE:  If you need help, ask!

EARLY is ON TIME, and ON TIME is LATE

And late is wasting time.  Please be on time.

GAMEDAY and TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS

Just in case you need a reminder about drinks in the block or being late after the 3rd quarter break:

BAND CALENDAR

Have you found the online band calendar yet?  You can view it on your computer, sync it to your phone or tablet, or even print it!  

Step 1:  Get on your computer, then click here:  https://goo.gl/QMZ7V4 OR scroll up to the calendar above.

Step 2:  Click the +Google Calendar icon in the bottom-right corner.  You will have to create a Google account if you don’t already have one.

      OR

If you use iCal on your iPhone or other Apple device, use this link:  https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/scss.screven.k12.ga.us_vjbgemi8c4dkkuovhf85se1s50%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics 

COMING UP

• Saturday, October 22:  Marching Mustang Invitational at SEHS

• Tuesday, November 15:  After-school SYMPHONIC BAND rehearsal, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 29:  After-school SYMPHONIC BAND rehearsal, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

• Monday, December 5:  After-school SYMPHONIC BAND rehearsal, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

• Tuesday, December 6:  Christmas Concert, 7 p.m.

• Thursday, December 8:  Marching Band parade practice, 3:45 - 5:00 p.m.

• Saturday, December 10 (morning):  District Honor Band auditions at SEHS

• Saturday, December 10 (evening):  Screven County Christmas Extravaganza Light Parade

STAY CONNECTED

• BAND HOTLINE (call or text):  (912) 549-0262

• Remind – Use the Remind app, or text the code to 81010:

- Marching Band:  @gamecockmb
- Symphonic Band:  @schsband-2  OR 
                                          @schsband-5  OR 
                                          @schsperc-4

• BAND CALENDAR:  https://goo.gl/QMZ7V4

• Mr. Carter’s email is hank.carter@screven.k12.ga.us 

• Be sure to follow our official Instagram: @screvencountyband