Hawkeye Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Just wondering, but has anyone's band have begun marching practice or music practice (including practice for parades, etc.)? My band began parade practice wednesday for a parade tomorrow, however, we had a music camp in early June. Has anyone else began gearing for the season? Quote
springbassliner26 Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 We had a sort of "Spring Training" in early June, but there's nothing else major until late July. As for drumline, we're having weekly practices. Gotta keep them chops up. Quote
actualgirltrombone Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 First day of band camp (Fundamentals day ) July 29th. Quote
trumpetman1288 Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 We start mini camps (sectionals, section camps, whatever you would like to call them) on the 10th, and we start official band camp on the 24th. I get to whip my section into beastly men and women two weeks before band camp starts just so everyone can fear the trumpet section! OK, OK...maybe a little too psychotic. But yeah...I want everyone to do well, and since there are 35 trumpets, I will need the two weeks to at least make us good. Not OMG awesome, but good. The directors can make us awesome Quote
Claritone Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I think sometime near the end of July, not sure exactly when... Quote
ClaireAnnette07 Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 We (section leaders, DMs, color guard, drum line and freshmen) start on July 27 and everyone else comes in July 31 (whatever that next monday is) Quote
MartinHorn Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 We started on June 27th for our 4th of July camp to of course, get prepared for the Arlington 4th of July parade. We also are introduced to the show music and work on fundementals and introduce them to the freshman. Drumline though, has been working all June I believe and will continue weekly practices. Quote
sax5warrior Posted July 5, 2006 Posted July 5, 2006 *Deep Dark Tone* Marching Season starts July 26th With Leadership Meeting in the 26th Freshman camp 27th 28th Full Band on July 31st yuh! Quote
EODrillDesigner98 Posted July 6, 2006 Posted July 6, 2006 Temescal Canyon High School July 31st to August 15th, 2006 from 3:30pm to 8pm West Valley High School July 31st to August 7th from 7am to 1pm then August 14th to 18th(unsure) from 7am to 3pm Quote
FunkyFlute07 Posted July 6, 2006 Posted July 6, 2006 yeah. ours starts the 25th. which seems not soon enough but yeah. im excited. Quote
Trumpeter07 Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 sax5warrior said: *Deep Dark Tone* Marching Season starts July 26th With Leadership Meeting in the 26th Freshman camp 27th 28th Full Band on July 31st yuh! Well if we're counting Leadership stuff Leadership Camp: July 10-12 (all day, all three days) Registration week: July 24-28 (8-5 everyday) Marching starts on July 29 for 12 hour days. HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Quote
trumpetman1288 Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 What exactly is leadership camp and registration camp? And marching for 12 hour days? That is insanity! Well...then again, we start next week for half the band...depending on what section you are in...and we had freshman marching camp the second week of May. A lot of the freshmen for next year actually look promising, so that's a good sign for us. Oh yeah, and for us, I had posted what we do, but on full band, it starts the 24th and goes until 18th of August. M-F is 8-11, and M, T, and Th has 6-8 added. But yeah...here I am again...posting about schedules. Does anyone know when schools can start setting drill? I am going out of town on August 1st-4th, and I've heard that you can set drill on the 1st. Is that so for this year? I was thinking it will be a little later this year because the stuff for football is a week later than it was last year. Quote
aaron067 Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 trumpetman1288 said: And marching for 12 hour days? That is insanity! But yeah...here I am again...posting about schedules. Does anyone know when schools can start setting drill? Don't freak out too much. Bands are only allowed to march for 8 hours a day during the summer per UIL regulations (and only 8 hours total between the last day of school and the first day of summer band). Plus, I'm sure they don't actually spend 12 hours playing and marching once you include breaks, lunch, and dinner. Still, there are quite a few bands that maintain that type of schedule during summer band. As for setting drill, a band can either begin on August 1st or two weeks before the first day of school--whichever comes first. Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Yeah we have 13 hour days but a lot of that is our lunch/dinner break. I think we begin the 25th. Quote
trumpetman1288 Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 aaron067 said: Don't freak out too much. Bands are only allowed to march for 8 hours a day during the summer per UIL regulations (and only 8 hours total between the last day of school and the first day of summer band). Plus, I'm sure they don't actually spend 12 hours playing and marching once you include breaks, lunch, and dinner. Still, there are quite a few bands that maintain that type of schedule during summer band. Good point...I did forget about breaks. Our drumline and colorguard goes from 8-12 and then again from 1-4. There usually isn't more than one break in that time though. The only other "break" in that time is usually for explanations. As for full band, when we start that, we are usually having 5-6 hour days with only about 1 break if we are outside. Oh, and thanks for letting me know about the drill thing...shoulding it be which ever happens last though? You know...in the interest of fairness and all. At my school, if we follow the August 1st thing, then we get 3 weeks before school starts, and I know traditionally you cannot start anything extracurricular, cocurricular, or whatever it is until the last two weeks of summer. But I will take your word for it though since I am the one in question after all. Thanks though, you eased my worries about going out of town :-D Quote
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