Game #1 at U.S. and Yom Kippur Notes

Our first game of the season is a Pep Band game at U.S.  Click here to see the list of those assigned to go.  Some students may still be listed even though they turned excuse notes.  The uniform for the performance is summer uniform (Band polo, white pants, black shoes, black socks, black belt).  Call time is 11:30 AM in the band room.

Wind Ensemble Audition Music

The Wind Ensemble Audition music is only available here on this blog post.  You can find all audition information in the audition letter.  All parts, except for percussion, have two pages of required excerpts.  Auditions begin on September 16.

Audition Letter
Flute Page 1, Page 2
Oboe Page 1, Page 2
Bassoon Page 1, Page 2
Clarinet Page 1, Page 2
Bass Clarinet Page 1, Page 2
Saxophones Page 1, Page 2
Trumpet Page 1, Page 2
French Horn Page 1, Page 2
Trombone Page 1, Page 2
Euphonium Page 1, Page 2
Tuba Page 1, Page 2
Percussion Only One Page

Friday's Call Time and Preview Show

Call time on Friday morning is 10:00 AM on the practice field.  Be sure not to miss the Preview Show in the stadium at 11:30 AM (note the time change).

This Week's Schedule/Location Changes

Due to our newly added performance at the Opening Convocation for district staff, there have been several changes made to this week's schedule.

Tuesday: Band Camp from 8:30 AM to 3 PM at the MS as normal
Wednesday: Band Camp from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the MS, Percussion and Tubas will load equipment and go to the High School for unloading around 2 PM.
Thursday: Call time is 8 AM at the HS. The Convocation performance will begin at 8:30, and we will remain at the High School for the rest of the day until 3 PM.
Friday: Call time will be decided on Thursday, the Preview Show begins at 11:30.

Also, uniform fittings run from 3 PM to 6 PM on Tuesday for Juniors and Wednesday for Seniors.  Freshmen fittings on Thursday will run from 3 PM to 7 PM.

Band Camp begins Monday

Band camp begins Monday, 8/19 at SMS.  All band students should be in the Middle School Auditorium by 8:30 AM. Bring a lunch, water, sunscreen, instrument, flip folder and good shoes, NO FLIP FLOPS!! Camp will end at 3 PM.

Updated Medical Form and Preview Show Time Change

Due to a mistake on the medical form included in the original information packet, all band members will need to fill out an updated version that is being mailed home and should be arriving in the next few days.  If you did not receive an updated version, or have not yet filled out a medical form, you can find the new version here.

Also, to better accommodate the Freshmen orientation at the high school, the Preview Show on Friday, August 23 has been moved to 11:30 AM at the high school stadium.

Information Packet Forms Due Friday

The forms that were included in the 2013-2014 Information Packet are due on Friday, July 26.  Even if you are paying online through Pay-For-It, we still need the hard copies of the forms for our records.  Please mail-in or drop off forms in the HS office.  If you did not receive a packet or need extra copies of the forms, they can be found on the Forms Page.