Sep. 11, 2022
Announcements:
Great Job this week!!
This week we will be cleaning the opener and the ballad. Make sure you have your dot book, dot sheet, and music.
At this point any grade changes for playing tests are complete. I have my list of students at the school who have retested for grade changes. You must play off all of our memorization tests and pass to be able to march this Friday and Saturday.
For you to be able to march for a performance you must be at rehearsal and complete 2 run throughs of the show each week. If you have questions, see me.
This Thursday we will be wearing marching band shoes and hats during rehearsal. This will be every Thursday rehearsal from here on. If your child has not paid for their shoes, they need to do this before Thursday. Cost is $40.
We travel to our first away football game this Friday. We will be leaving at 5:15 on Friday. We will go over bus rules and things like that on Wednesday of this week.
We will wear uniforms this Friday. Below is a list of things that you must have:
Long solid black socks
No hair can touch the shoulders
Our current viper marching shoes/Guard shoes
Black gloves (bought from Mr. Leslie for $5)
No jewelry can be worn except the band penny.
Blue rehearsal shirt
We will also be traveling to South Gibson For our first band competition. Attached is the Itinerary and our performance time. We will rehearse the morning of. This is a mandatory rehearsal. You miss the rehearsal then you will not perform.
Long solid black socks
No hair can touch the shoulders
Our current viper marching shoes/Guard shoes
Black gloves (bought from Mr. Leslie for $5)
No jewelry can be worn except the band penny.
Red rehearsal shirt
You need your water jug at every rehearsal. This is a must as we will not be using cups. You will also need your water jug for football games and competitions. Do not show up expecting to have little cups of what at any of these.
You will also need your rehearsal shirts. These should be paid for by now. The order for how to wear these is as follows:
Tuesday - Band wears Blue ; Guard wears Red
Thursday - Band wears Red; Guard wears Blue
Friday football games - Band Blue under uniform; Guard - Guard Shirts or uniforms
Saturday Competitions - Band Red under uniform - Guard - Uniform
Failure to wear the correct color or not wear your shirt at all will result in 4 laps. BE PREPARED EACH DAY!
Make sure you wear tennis shoes on rehearsal days or bring them with you.
Since there was no Monday practice this week, EVERYONE will stay until 6 tonight!
Make sure that you have watched the YouTube videos to be prepared for body warm up and opening body. When we post a video please do not post it to any Facebook page. All of our music and things are copyrighted and so it can only be done with our permission.
Make sure you stay up to date with our band calendar!
Make sure that you have downloaded the Band app and have joined our class. This is taking the place of remind. We will not be using remind anymore. https://band.us/n/a4a5687fZfyag
Also make sure to keep an eye on our band website www.gchsmarchingpioneers.org
Competition/Fundraiser Info
We need adults to sign up for jobs for the competition. Email Tina Eddlemon to sign up at eddlemont@gcssd.org
This is our biggest fundraiser, and we need everyone to help!
We started selling Cheesecakes this past week. Students must sell 10 products each or get $50 in donations. This must be done in order to participate in any traveling. Don't let others do the work for you. There is no reward for laziness.
Please check the website under the tab "Band Etiquette" for how to act at all performances.
Upcoming Dates
Sep. 16 - Football @ Union City (We will Travel)
Sep. 17 - South Gibson Band Competition (All Day)
Sep. 23 - Football vs. Lake County (Home)
Sep. 24 - WTSBOA and Union City Competition (All Day)
Sep. 30 - Football @ Huntington (We will Travel)
Oct. 1 - Huntington Competition (All Day)