September 14-19 Schedule

Practices:
Monday, September 14, 6:00-8:30 (turf...hopefully with lights this time!)
Wednesday, September 16, 2:45-5:30
Friday, September 18, 2:45-5:30

Itinerary

Saturday, September 19, 2009

8:30 Rehearsal (grass field at ECG)

11:00 Load Truck

11:20 Dress (bring coats on hangers on the bus)

11:45 Depart ECG

12:30 Lunch Stop in Bedford (fast food, bring $$ or a bag lunch)

2:00 Arrive at William Byrd HS

2:30 Official Warm-up Time

3:30 Perform

Following the performance, we will attend a clinic with one or more of the judges including feedback on our show. After that, we’ll load equipment and change out of uniform and watch bands.

6:00 Awards

7:30 Return to ECG

Unload Equipment

8:00 Dismissal

Blue Ridge Preview of Champions Competition at William Byrd High School, Vinton, Virginia.

TICKETS are $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students (no charge for preschoolers).

CONCESSIONS are available throughout the event. The menu includes well prepared food at very reasonable prices. We have several “meal deals” for only $5.00.

Full Schedule (and scores) Available HERE.

Schedule for August 24-28

Friday, August 28:
Practice at Grass Field afterschool
GAME at city stadium
GAME DAY INFORMATION

Home Football games are busy days for students in Marching Band! Members need to remember to bring to school their band shoes, black socks, band gloves, appropriate under-the-uniform attire (lightweight gym-style shorts), and band show t-shirt.

Students stay afterschool school for band rehearsal. The rehearsal is usually brief, but is important as we prepare for the evening’s performance. We conclude rehearsal by 4:15 and have students pack their equipment onto the band truck. At 4:45, after the truck has been sufficiently packed and double checked by section leaders and captains, we meet in the band room and dismiss to dinner which is served in the band hallway (served by band boosters). Usually students just sit in the hallway and eat. Once students finish eating, they dress into their uniforms and then meet in the band room (dressed) for final inspection and announcements.

We dismiss the students to the buses by 5:45 for the short trip to City Stadium. We unload and warm-up near the Credit Union Building and march in for the pre-game performance of the National Anthem at 6:45. Kickoff is 7pm.

Students sit in the roped-off Band Section and must stay with the band for the entire game. After the game, usually 10pm-ish, we load the buses and return to Glass where we check-in the uniforms, unload the truck and straighten up the band room and surrounding areas. Students then meet the directors for final words, comments about the day and announcements BEFORE being dismissed. This post-game meeting is required for all students.

Following dismissal, many go to “hang out” at Monte Carlo’s restaurant on Old Forest Rd., though it is completely on your own. Many parents attend this as well, so we hope you consider joining us!

Checklist:
o Instrument Cleaned
o Show Shirt to change into after dinner
o Long Black Socks (no ankle socks)
o Band Shoes
o Gloves
o Deodorant
o Hair Pulled back in inside hat (may need something to pin/hold hair up)
o No Jewelry (exceptions made for studs for recently pierced ears)
o Flag/Rifle/Sticks appropriately taped and ready

THANK YOU TO THE MANY WHO HELPED WITH PROPS THIS WEEK. THEY ARE LOOKING GREAT!

Week of August 17-20

The August 10-14 Band Camp was a great success! Congratulations to the staff, boosters, and most importantly, the members of the '09 Pride of the Old Dominion!
Current Announcements Include:

• Turn in Forms!!
• Return your completed "Fan Mail" fundraiser address forms this week
• Pay Band Fees
• We need a CDL Driver for our truck....please let us know if you can help or know someone who can.
• Please check the web-based (google) band calendar for up to date information. The hand-out calendars (given out in May/June) are significantly out of date...please don't rely on them.
• Parent Show THIS Thursday!
  

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

Monday, August 17: Practice at turf field from 5:30-9 (memorized Mvmt I, II, III--up to ms 212 at least; fight song memorized also).

Tuesday, August 18: 10:15-11:30 (black socks required for pictures...more details will be given monday night)

Wednesday, August 19: practice noon-5pm (eat lunch BEFORE practice)

Thursday, August 20: Practice 1:30-6pm (dinner provided) potluck dessert following the 6 o'clock parent show.

NO practice Friday

Salem DCI Show

Monday, July 27, at 7:00 pm is the Salem Summer Music Games DCI (Drum Corps International) Show at Salem Stadium. For tickets go to http://www.salembandboosters.org/dci/

The Cavaliers www.cavaliers.org will be rehearsal (free and open to the public) at Heritage High School that morning and afternoon. Glass band members are expected to go watch for a while if you're in town. See you there!

The latest newsletter is now online. See the forms section to the right. And, if you haven't turned in your medical forms or application/agreement form for 2009, they are due and also available for download in the forms section to the right.

Finally, our own Chris Rockwell (trumpet section leader) continues to shine as he performs with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps. Check them out at www.bluestars.org. The corps is doing incredibly well...and continues to make dci history with their rise to the top as a top 6 drum corps. Check out the Blue Stars on Facebook too, at http://www.facebook.com/bluestars#/bluestars?v=wall&viewas=1376765022. We're SO proud of Chris!