As we discussed at our marching band kick-off meeting the band will be making a shift to a new model for our fall production. Our band will be performing in 3 different ways.

1. Competitive Field Show

   • Per our students' request, we will still learn and perform a shortened version of our competitive show. This will take less time and require less funds. Benefits are that the students will get to perform the entire show more often than they typically would even in a full season. We will perform this at 2 BOA LIVE events for adjudication in October, football games, and community performances.

2. March-a-Thon "Macy's" Show

   • Much like bands who perform in the Macy's parade we will learn a short parade show that we can turn and perform with formations on the street. This will be a way to give back to our community, provide performance opportunities for our students, and FUND-RAISE! This will be made of our field show music so it will fit right into what the students already know. The Front and Guard will have a part in this as well. What a great thing for our Macy's application for 2022!!!!

Example of a Macy's Show

3. Future Corps

   • Small groups of our more experienced marchers will form mini groups that can create their own productions with small sets of drill and music! They can perform at businesses, local community events, and this could exist well PAST marching season for those groups who wish to continue.

Example of Future Corps

Example of a large Future Corps

To accomplish this, we will be adjusting our fall calendar. You will notice that there will be no Friday rehearsals when we don't have a game and that October has a lighter rehearsal schedule as we switch gears into the Macy's show.

Whereas, BOA/MFA is shifting from an in-person evaluation to a virtual one, Contest of Champions has been cancelled, and there are fewer football performances (no travel to away games), there will be a significantly reduced fee for participation in TFB! We still may provide travel for students who cannot drive to march-a-thons, and thus need to rent several school buses to socially distance. We also need to collect fees for next years mini- camp. Every family in the band technically pays foward to the next year for mini camp. Last years seniors paid for this years freshmen etc. Based on this information the restructured band fees will now be the amounts below.

$50 - Due September 1st

$20 - New Mask/Uniform Accessory Fee. - Due Sept 1st

$50 - Due October 1st

The new mask/accessory fee will be for the masks that will be made by our fabricator team. These are specially designed to match our uniform, be functional in the show, and they are sewing in an extra filter for every student. Each student will get 2 masks. This is required, as it is now part of their uniform. This is the final accessory fee.

**** ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO --THE FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS -- AND DROPPED IN THE BOX IN THE BAND ROOM OR MAILED TO THE BAND PO BOX. THE ACCESSORY FEE MUST BE A SEPARATE CHECK FOR $20.****

If you already paid MORE than the amount required for the season you will be contacted by the booster treasurer directly about your refund.

ALL WIND PLAYERS need to be in Smart Music (for now, percussion playing assignments will be through Schoology)

Go to: smartmusic.com

• Login or make an account (use your wcs myplace)

• Join a Class with the codes below:

  • Freshman Band: Brass UHWM7-U4MDE

  • Freshman Band: Woodwinds EYWWZ-UPQVU

  • Symphonic Band: Brass ZNYDY-HPQ6U

  • Symphonic Band: Woodwinds UM2WP-FVD44

  • Wind Ensemble: Brass 2VLLL-NDUFU

  • Wind Ensemble: Woodwinds TPMJW-QNUKN

  • Marching Brass 2020 43ZTL-3AVXQ

  • Marching Woodwinds 2020 JHMEH-YWCHK

*Marching Band students will be in both their school class and marching band class.

**OLP students should still register for what their corresponding FHS class would have been in order to "stay in the loop" at FHS. These assignments will not be required for OLP Courses, but are here to help keep you informed and still interacting with your friends at FHS.

Cut from Carbon 2020 Show Shirts($13), Hoodies($23) and Decals($4) are available to purchase ONLINE ONLY on our website - www.thefranklinband.org.

Click on the link below to order yours today!

Deadline to order is August 24 @ 6pm.

If you have any questions, email Cyndi at dcaosg@gmail.com.

https://thefranklinband.org/posts/order-show-shirts-now/

1) download this app:

Iphone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcs-team-app/id1471036449

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxone.wcs

2) Here is the athlete code: [go to Team Management > Settings > Locate the “Athlete Code”]

3) Enter in personal information to login

• Height and Weight is optional

• Parent email and phone number is strongly encouraged!

4) You should see Independence Band as the team name

5) Change your profile picture so I know that you have logged in

To link a parent account:

1. Create a parent profile OR if you already have one, login to your existing parent account.

2. On the welcome screen, click the link that says 'Create an Account'

3. Now you have two options

   1. If your athlete has NOT already signed up for a MaxOne account - create their profile.

   2. If your athlete is already registered, click the 'My Athlete is Already Registered' link

If your athlete has an account you will be prompted to enter their login and password to confirm the account and click 'Link'.

The Franklin Band uses Shutterfly to share photos that we take throughout the year, beginning with Band Camp! Here’s how you can have access to this FREE site, from which you can digitally download the pictures you want:

• Go to www.thefranklinband.shutterfly.com.

• Click on Not a member? Sign up.

• Complete the form, including your own, new password (you make it up)

• If you don’t want to get promotional offers from Shutterfly, deselect the bottom of the white box.

• You’ll get a message that says you need to be invited by the group owner to join the group.

• Click Ask, and complete the form to send us an email.

• We’ll approve, and you’re in!

If you’ve been around The Franklin Band for even a short time, you know that we’re a family and that we take care of each other. We also take pride in representing and giving back to our community. Now, perhaps more than any other time, we are reminded of how our individual health and safety affects the health and safety of everyone around us. We ARE in this together.

Everyone has done an outstanding job adhering to our safety protocols during all rehearsals so far. As we head into the school year, let’s be intentional about continuing those safe practices. Let’s also remember to use the same good habits—including masks, social distancing, and hand washing—OUTSIDE practice times. We don’t anybody with TFB to get sick and miss out on any time with the band this season, and we certainly don’t want to spread the virus or risk an early end to our season.

Let’s renew our commitment to be safe and take care of each other!

Please reference the TFB Directors calendar for all dates and times. If you click on any date in the calendar you can see the times and a link to the specific itinerary for those days. We ask that any and all foreseeable conflicts be communicated to the Directors at least two weeks in advance: TFB.Directors@gmail.com