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EventBrite Signup 2022 ~ Mandatory for ALL ~ Link Closed
EventBrite Signup 2022 ~ Mandatory for ALL ~ Link Closed
Band/Guard/Orchestra Sign Up - Due Jul 15th, 2022 ~~ Link Closed
This is the required process used for ALL the students in the Band/Guard/Orchestra programs, including returning students, incoming freshmen and students transferring to IHS. The suggested donation is $400 which covers the buses, uniforms, competition fees, coaches' salaries, music, facility, food supplies, and so much more. Whether or not you donate, you MUST sign up on Eventbrite before July 15th.
**Please note the Eventbrite Signup does NOT cover or guarantee your IHS course enrollments; you must verify your schedule on the Maze Day to make sure that you are officially enrolled into the band programs requested.
Eventbrite Ticket Options: You must select one of the two ticket options. The tickets are set up to accept credit card payments. If you prefer to pay by check, please read the instructions below carefully.
Option #1: YES! Suggested Donations without Matching. Donations without matching go directly to IHS Band under FUSD's account. If you are paying by credit cards, please choose this option to pay online. If you prefer to pay by check, please choose this option, apply a coupon code "check" and send your $400 check payable to "IHS Band" directly to Mr. Rodda.
Option #2: Donations with Matching, or in a different amount. If your employer offers corporate matching, please donate to "IHS Vikings Music Boosters" to guarantee all matched funds are received by our band program. Please choose this option and add comments at checkout. You may mail a check payable to "IHS Vikings Music Boosters" to our Treasurer, or donate through your employer's online portal for claiming matches. Please visit this page for detailed instructions on different ways of donating for claiming matches. If you prefer to donate a different amount or set up a payment plan, please choose this option, add comments at checkout and contact Mr Rodda to make payment arrangements.
IHS Viking Music Boosters is a non-profit 501c3 organization with EIN 82-1535625. Please contact our Treasurer at bandboosters@ihsvikings.org if you have any questions.
2022-23 Irvington Band Programs
2022-23 Irvington Band Programs
Band Director: Charlie Rodda
Programs offered at Irvington: Symphonic Band, Wind Ensembles, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Color Guard
Concert Bands
Instructors: Charlie Rodda, Adam Anaya
Marching Band
Marching Instructor: Benjamin Benavides
Percussion Coach: n/a - OPEN
Varsity Parade Drum Major: Isabelle Hsu
Assistant Varsity Drum Major: Cameron Tran
JV Parade Drum Major: Alice Zhu
Assistant JV Drum Majors: Yuxuan Bai & Julia Fong
Field Show Drum Majors (Conductors): Isabelle Hsu & Cameron Tran
Assistant Field Show Drum Majors (Conductors): Yuxuan Bai & Julia Fong
Pep Band Drum Major (Conductor): Kenny Luu
Varsity Percussion Captains: Nadja Ryan & Brayden Louie
JV Percussion Captains:
Color Guard
Color Guard Instructors: Jessica Toro & Ben Wilkinson
Varsity Captains: Stefanie Ledesma, Danielle Arquero, Joana Lopez
JV Captains: Natalie Brahan, Jocelyn Liu, Ashley Block, Kattie Chang, Bryanna Ho
Freshmen Guard Captains: Jocelyn Liu, Ashley Block, Sandee Liu
Weekday Trainings for Marching Band
Varsity: Mon, Wed, Fri
JV: Tue, Thu, Fri
Schedule
Schedule
Irvington Band Programs Full Schedule 2022-23 (PDF) *subject to change.
Field Show & Pep Band at Football games
Band Review Trips
Concerts & Festivals
Graduation Ceremony
Mandatory Band Camp in Summer 2022
Color Guard Camp: July 25-29
Camp for both Marching Band & Color Guard: Aug 1-5
Band Reviews scheduled in Fall 2022
10/8 Franklin (Elk Grove, CA): JV , Varsity, Wind I & II
10/15 Santa Cruz: JV and Varsity
10/22 Foothill: Varsity, Wind I & II
10/22 **Hoco Field Show at TAK Stadium in the evening. JV & Varsity
11/5 Lodi: JV only
11/12 CCBR: Varsity only
11/19 Lincoln: JV, Varsity, Wind I & II, Symphonic I, 9th grade Symphonic (*Non marching band kids in SBII do NOT go to Lincoln)
Band Camp 2022
Band Camp 2022
Mandatory Band/Guard Camp in Summer 2022
*Color Guard Camp: Please contact Coach Toro for details.
Who: All Color Guard
Dates: July 25-29, 2022
Times: 9am-3pm
Location: Irvington Community Park.
Contact: Coach Toro (jtoro45@gmail.com)
Camp for both Marching Band & Color Guard:
Who: All Marching Band & Color Guard
Dates: Aug 1-5, 2022
Times: 8am-4pm
Location: Irvington High School field and classrooms
Prerequisites: Musicians must have at least one year of experience playing a band instrument and be enrolled in a concert band class. No experience necessary for Color Guard
What to Bring: 1 gallon water (bring one on Monday only for coolers), water bottle (for refills), musical instrument, sun protection, lunch, music, pencil, lyre & folio, instrument mask*
What to wear: comfortable clothing, athletic shoes (**marching shoes will only be needed at band reviews)
Daily rehearsals will include Uniform Fittings, Physical Fitness, Marching Fundamentals, Parade Marching, Field Show Marching, Music Rehearsals and Sectionals.
COVID-19 Notes: We will be wearing masks when practicing inside the cafeteria; no masks or instrument covers required outside. If you test positive or do not feel well, please stay home and report absence to Mr Rodda.
If any questions, please contact Charlie Rodda, 510-656-5711 x46403, crodda@fusdk12.net
Field Shows & Pep Band
Field Shows & Pep Band
Pep Band at Irvington Football Game
When: Saturday, 9/10/2022, 6:30-9:00pm
Where: TAK Stadium, Washington High School, Fremont
Who: V, JV
What to wear: All Black
Students must arrive by 6:30pm. More details please follow the posts of Drum Majors on Facebook group.
Field Show at Irvington Football Game
When: Saturday, 10/22/2022, 6:30-9:00pm
Where: TAK Stadium, Washington High School, Fremont
Who: V, JV
What to wear: All Black
Students must arrive by 6:30pm. More details please follow the posts of Drum Majors on Facebook group.
Franklin
Franklin
When: Sat, 10/8/2022
Where: Franklin High School, Elk Grove, CA
Who: V, JV, Wind I & II
Event Overview:
Website: (updated!)
Youtube Playlist (4K Videos by William Bai)
Results: (shared by Drum Major Isabelle Hsu)
Irvington Vikings Marching Band! Way to go!
10 Awards (5 are Sweeps!) in the 1st Band Review of the season! (This broke our own record last year!) Plus JV 4th in the same division as our own varsity and many other top schools! The complete list of awards from Franklin is as follows:
*Wind II: 2nd Place in Division 1A
*Wind I: 1st Place in Division 2A
*JV Marching Band: 4th Place in Division 6A
*Varsity Marching Band: Music Sweepstakes
*Varsity Marching Band: Marching Sweepstakes
*Varsity Marching Band: Grand Overall Parade Sweepstakes!
*Varsity Drum Major: Sweepstakes
*Varsity Color Guard: Sweepstakes
*Varsity Drumline: 4th Place in Division 6A
*Mr. Rodda also won the Director’s Award at the Band Review!
Thanks to Mr. Rodda, Ben, Jessica & Ben for Color Guard, and our Parent Volunteers! But remember, if you had fun today, that was just a warm-up to the real fun next week -- Santa Cruz (10/15)! – Wait for more details from Alice soon!
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
When: Sat, 10/15/2022
Where: Santa Cruz, Boardwalk
Who: V, JV
Official Line of March Schedule, JV (#55) & V (#56), and don't forget the Percussion.
Results: Scores
Shared by Alice: AMAZING JOB TODAY GUYS!!!!! We did spectacularly today! Remember that there were over 50 bands competing! Varsity, FIRST PLACE AGAIN! JV, remember that you got 9th out of 58 bands, which is crazy good!
Awards:
Parade overall sweepstakes: Varsity
Music sweepstakes: Varsity
Marching sweepstakes: Varsity
Guard sweepstakes: Varsity
Drum major sweepstakes: Varsity
Drum major 5th: JV
A big thank you as always to all the instructors and parents that made this possible! Varsity and wind ensembles, get ready for Foothill next week! JV keep working hard! We can do even better at Lodi!
Foothill
Foothill
When: Saturday, 10/22/2022
Where: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton
Who: V, Wind I & II
To be updated
Results shared by Isabelle:
Varsity, another 4 Sweepstakes! (9 awards from this band review!) We won the Grand Sweepstakes out of all schools with highest overall scores!
I heard that winning the Parade Grand Overall Sweepstakes 3 times in a row just broke our school’s historical record! (again!)
Here are what our Varsity Marching Band has won at Foothill:
*Music Sweepstakes
*Showmanship Sweepstakes
*Marching Sweepstakes
*Parade Grand Overall Sweepstakes
*Drum Major 2nd place
*Colorguard 2nd place
*Percussion 3rd place
*Wind I: 2nd Place in Division 4A
*Wind II: 3rd Place in Division 3A
Lodi
Lodi
When: Saturday, 11/5/2022
Where: Lodi Grape Bowl
Who: JV Marching/Guard
To be updated
Results shared by Alice:
Despite the broken bus, three scales, and one warm up run, you guys still got 6th out of 30 bands!
We got 6th in music, 10th in showmanship, and 4th in marching which is incredible!
Awards:
Colorguard - 3rd overall
Drum major - 3rd overall
You guys did amazing today, there’s been so much improvement, and I’m hoping you all are excited for our last parade at Lincoln in two weeks!
CCBR
CCBR
When: Saturday, 11/12/2022
Where: Golden Valley High School, Merced
Who: Varsity Marching Band, Color Guard, Percussion
To be updated
Results shared by Cameron:
WOOO, ANOTHER 5 SWEEPS!!! Great job yesterday Varsity!!! Our backwards marching really wowed the audience!
Here’s a list of the awards we received:
*Color Guard Sweepstakes
*Music Sweepstakes
*Showmanship Sweepstakes
*Drum Major Sweepstakes
*Parade Overall Sweepstakes
Let’s keep working hard this week so we can get all the sweepstakes at Lincoln! This includes JV too!
Lincoln
Lincoln
When: Saturday, 11/19/2022
Where: Lincoln High School, Stockton
Who: V, JV, Wind I & II, SB9, SB I
To be updated
Results shared by Alice:
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AMAZING SEASON!!!
Varsity, fifth grand sweepstake this season!!! Congrats on getting them at every single comp this year! New record that can't be beat!
JV, this is the first time any JV has gotten first place!!! What an amazing end to the season!
Both groups have worked so hard these past few weeks, and the hard work really paid off!
Plus, we won the Grand Sweepstakes out of all schools with highest overall scores!
Parade Awards:
Marching Sweepstakes - Varsity
Music Sweepstakes - Varsity
Showmanship Sweepstakes - Varsity
Parade Sweepstakes - Varsity
Parade 6A First Place - JV
Drum Major First Place - Varsity
Drum Major Second Place - JV
Color Guard 6A First Place - Varsity
Concert Awards:
3A Third Place - Freshman Symphonic
3A Second Place - Symphonic 1
Open Third Place - Wind 2
Concert Sweepstakes - Wind 1
Congratulations on finishing off this amazing season strong, and we hope you guys enjoyed the season!
Movie Night
Movie Night
Graduation
Graduation
When: Tue, 6/6/2023
Where: Tak Stadium, Washington High School, Fremont, CA
Who: All bands
What: We will be playing "Pomp and Circumstance" continuously for our seniors!
Recap of Season 2021-2022
Recap of Season 2021-2022
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