Friday Update

Friday we will eat at 3:15. We'll be having CiCi's Pizza and sodas. We'll carry snacks and water to the game for you to have after the show. Call time is 3:15. Don't be late. We will dress after we eat and then get on the road.

Thanks for a great rehearsal today. The improvement in the group this week is absolutely phenomenal. I can't wait to get the whole show on the field. It's gonna be awesome.

Don't forget - no parking at the FAB - on gravel, grass or concrete! : )


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LAMAR SCHEDULE

Friday we will travel to Lamar for the game.

Call time is right after school. That means don't leave, and don't move cars to the FAB. There is no parking here, on gravel or grass!!! : )

Section leaders need to let me know meal preference for pregame meal by Wednesday morning so we can get it ready.

We'll return around 11:30 p.m.

We'll be in full uniform from here on out. You need your travel uniform as well in case of inclement (that means bad) weather. Always have your band tshirt, windsuit pants, black socks and bandos when we travel, in addition to your regular full uniform. We will dress at the band room and travel in bibbers and bandos. There is nowhere there to change. Please remember to wear shorts under your bibbers and your band tshirt under your tunic.

Great rehearsal this morning. We got LOTS better!!! I'm proud of you.

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Sept. 24-28

This will be a busy week gang as we prepare to go to Lamar Friday night.

Sectionals and early band will meet all week. We'll be working on the rest of the show music. We'll work on widening the dynamics of the middle section. Some of it will be mf.

We will work on endurance and conditioning a lot this week.

Friday's show will include two new pages of drill and we'll play through measure 133 and then exit to the second drum break.

Make sure your music is memorized for Friday. No flips.

I'm Proud of You Guys!!!

Band - You did an outstanding job this week of learning a ton of difficult music and drill. I was impressed with your resolve to press through the week and get done all that needed to be done. We'll pick up next week moving forward with more drill and another segment of music. We'll also be working on endurance and conditioning so we can be in our best shape for the difficulty level of the show.

Your behavior in rehearsals and at the game tonight was wonderful. Keep it up. Help me make sure we always leave our environment clean when we finish. Make sure to continue working on cleaning up after yourselves. It's getting a lot better.

Thanks for all you do. I'm looking forward to the next phase of our adventure on the high seas!!!

Woop!!!

BTW - Megan M. - AWESOME WINDOW WORK!!!! How do you spell band??

We'll meet all sectionals and have early band this week.
Have a great weekend.

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Lavaca Performing Arts Center

Here is the architect's rendering of the new PAC which will be built on the campus of our school. It will house a 900 seat state of the art auditorium. We look forward in the near future to finalizing plans and moving forward with construction. Stay tuned here for progress reports!

Lavaca High School Performing Arts Center

The millage initiative passed. We will be building the PAC!

School Election Tuesday

The school election is Tuesday, Sept. 18.

There are two school board races and a millage initiative to build new facilities for all of the Lavaca School campuses.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE!!!!!

PICNICS

Great job last weekend at the Macsteel Picnic! Royal and Macsteel were very pleased with the job you did.

THE CORRECT DATE FOR THE TRANE PICNIC IS SATURDAY OCTOBER 6. PLEASE MARK THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS. IT IS ANOTHER REQUIRED EVENT FOR ALL HS BAND MEMBERS.

The rest of this week (9/13-9/15)

9/13 All brass and alto sectionals
9/14 Call time is right after school - leave ASAP, return around 11:30
9/15 Picnic - required - see post!

A Survey for HS Band Members

Are you the ideal band member??

Do you show up early?

Do you have all the things you're supposed to? (music, lyre, flip, drill, etc.)

Do you bring a cooperative attitude to rehearsal?

Do you do your best to make the band the best it can be?

Do you follow the rules, procedures and instructions of the directors?

Do you strive for musical excellence? (That's fancy talk for do you practice!)

These questions can't be answered yes by any of us every day, but the vast majority of days the answers should be yes in order for us to be our very best.

Band is a creature all its own. The successful and ideal band member puts the good of the group ahead of himself. The ideal band member works hard to do right all the time. The ideal band member is an individual who transforms into a unified member of the body when the group is together for rehearsal or performance.

The band is not a collective, but a single functioning, living, breathing creature all unto itself unique. In order for it to be its very best every member must, for the time we're together, act, look and perform just like every other member. Remember in Star Wars Attack of the Clones, where the clone army marches and you can't tell the difference in one and the other?? Have you ever seen on TV or in person the guards at Buckingham Palace, or a group of American Soldiers? They look, act, speak and dress alike when they're on their mission. That is an integral part of their success. That is the tradition from which marching bands were born.

When you're on your own.......celebrate your individuality! Enjoy!! When we're in band.............we must look, act, speak and perform as one in order to be our very best. That's the standard. Keep reaching for the prize!! You're awesome.

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Sept. 10-15

Hey gang! Busy week ahead.

Cookie Dough sale goes through Friday the 14th. Our program goal is $10,000. Nobody can do it all, but everybody can do something to help. Let's all do our part.

We are at Waldron Friday. Call time will be right after school again. We will load and head out ASAP thereafter.

We will eat when we get to the stadium. The Band Parents will provide the food for you again as usual. We will return home around 11:30 or so.

The Macsteel Picnic is Saturday the 15th. Don't forget that is REQUIRED for all band members in grades 8-12. We will be signing up for jobs on Monday - first come first served.

Bus list for Friday will be posted Monday. Seniors, staff and crew may sign up then. Everyone else can sign up Tuesday.

We plan to march the first drum drill at Waldron, so be looking over that drill. We will have sectionals and early band this week. We'll be working the third and 5th music segments.

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Today

Pep Rally 8th Period
Call tonight: 6:30 at stadium
Uniform: Travel Uniform - Tshirt, Windsuit pants, black high top socks, bandos.

Remember: No jewelry, no extreme hair. Look neat. Look sharp!!

Bring a poncho!!

COOKIE DOUGH NOW ON SALE!!

HELP SUPPORT THE SOUND! WE'VE STARTED OUR ANNUAL COOKIE DOUGH SALE!!!! CONTACT ANY BAND MEMBER TO ORDER YOUR COOKIE DOUGH.

ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL FRIDAY, SEPT. 14.

Recording Arts Enrichment Program

We will officially begin the Recording Arts program at the beginning of October. However, all of the equipment should be here and ready to go by the end of this week. If you are interested in forging ahead and getting a head start, I will be working at the band room on Monday after school to set up the studio and begin getting things going. This will be an awesome time to see how all the "plumbing" of the system is connected. Let me know if you're interested. I'll be working from 3:30 until around 5:30 or so.

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Last Week and This Week

Thank you for your work last week. I was proud of you at the game Friday night. Thanks for all you do.

We will continue learning drill this week. We do have early band Wednesday. Percussion has sectionals Tuesday night. We have a lot to do to prep for our first home game Friday. We will add the Star Spangled Banner and hopefully another stands tune this week as well.

Be early and work hard.

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