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This email is for all things band camp and beyond. Included in this email are dates for the week after band camp. When is band camp? Band camp is NEXT WEEK - August 3 through the 7 from 8am-1pm at the high school. We will NOT be having a lunch break to avoid the logistics of maintaining state guidelines during lunch time, but we will ensure that students are given snack breaks throughout the rehearsal. We will be outside the entire rehearsal, so plan accordingly. As a reminder, we have to go through a check-in process including taking temperatures when students walk through the doors. To not impede on rehearsal time, please plan on dropping your child off AT LEAST ten minutes before rehearsal begins. We START at 8am. What should I bring to band camp? You should ensure you have the following items every day of band camp: - Instrument - Music in a binder using sheet protectors - Clips to hold down your music - Pencil (REQUIRED for dotbooks and music purposes!) - Water/Water Jug (Bring MORE than you think you'll need! Water fountains are NOT available at this point in time) - Tennis shoes - Sunscreen - Hat/Sunglasses/Umbrella Band Camp Theme Days We hold theme days every day of band camp! The drum majors will be choosing a Spirit Winner from each section at the end of the day - go ALL OUT! You should have plenty of time to put together some amazing outfits! Monday - Freshman Show Shirt - wear your show shirt from your freshman year! If you are a freshman, wear a band shirt from middle school! Tuesday - Wacky Day - GO CRAZY! Wednesday - On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink - This one is pretty self-explanatory! Thursday - Color Day - dress head to toe in your section's color! Flutes - Purple Clarinets - Orange Saxophones - Red High Brass - Green Low Brass - Blue Percussion - Tie-Dye Color Guard - Teal Staff - Grey Friday - New Show Shirt/Purple & Gold Day - Wear your new show shirt (you will receive it on Wednesday or Thursday of band camp) and dress up in as much purple and gold as you can! What do we do at band camp? The main goal of band camp is to LEARN OUR SHOW! We have already had a headstart on this from the music standpoint, but one thing we haven't even discussed yet is drill. What is drill? Drill is where you, the performer, march on the field during the show. We learn how to find drill and memorize our drill during band camp. Is band camp necessary for my child to attend? YES! Our drill is custom made for our band - every person has a spot in the drill. If your child isn't there learning their drill spot, that could negatively affect the person next to them and make it harder for them to find their spot! Also, we learn SO MUCH each day. Missing just an hour of band camp means your child is going to have to make up about two hours of work - learning what we learn in band camp takes longer when you're not there! What we do in band requires everyone to be on the same page. We don't have a bench in band-land, so please ensure that you're at rehearsal if at all possible. What if I don't feel well? Do NOT come to band camp! If you aren't feeling well, have your parents/guardian email me. We will catch you up, but your first priority is your health and safety! Order Forms Order forms and payment were due last week. Please turn this in ASAP. The form can be found HERE. Yard Sign Fundraiser Want a yard sign to support your musician? Fill out THIS FORM and send in payment to me by Wednesday, --- Rehearsal Schedule Week of August 3 August 3 through August 7 - Band Camp (8am-1pm) Week of August 10 Monday, August 10 - Rehearsal (4pm-8pm) Wednesday, August 12 - Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) - Marching Eagles Preview (7:30pm - we will have to maintain state guidelines so specifics on this event will be shared at a later time. It is my hope that we will be able to screen this live!) Week of August 17 Monday, August 17 - Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Friday, August 21 - Purple & Gold Scrimmage (5pm call) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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Last Week's Rehearsals I thought last week's rehearsals went AMAZINGLY well! Thank you for following all procedures and guidelines and being patient as we work through this new rehearsal process. This Week's Rehearsals As we are only allowed to practice outside, weather can be detrimental to our rehearsals. Luckily, it looks like the temperatures have dropped back into the 80's, but I'm aware that the heat index will be high. There's also a possibility of storms. I will send a Remind out if rehearsals are cancelled, but it is my hope that we will have all scheduled rehearsals for this week. I will send a Remind out at least an hour before if rehearsals are cancelled and if we have to end rehearsals early due to weather, students will be permitted to stay at the school until it is safe to pick them up. As a reminder, this is this week's schedule: Monday, July 20 - Woodwinds (9am-12pm) - Brass (1pm-4pm) - Percussion Camp* (1pm-4pm) Tuesday, July 21 - Percussion Camp* (1pm-4pm) Wednesday, July 22 - Woodwinds (9am-12pm) - Brass (1pm-4pm) - Percussion Camp* (1pm-4pm) Thursday, July 23 - Percussion Camp* (1pm-4pm) Friday, July 24 - All Winds & Percussion (1pm-4pm) * Percussion - please check your Remind for Alex's more detailed info. for this week's camp! Color Guard - enjoy your week off! See you next week for Color Guard Camp! Absences If your child cannot attend a rehearsal due to ANY REASON, please email me and let me know. If I am expecting your child at rehearsal and they do not come, I will be calling to ensure that they are okay. Required Forms Thank you to those who have filled out the information form. I'm missing from just a few individuals. Order forms and payment are due on WEDNESDAY of this week! If you have any questions about either of these forms, please let me know. Student Information Form 2020 Winds Order Form 2020 Color Guard Order Form Band Camp We have been informed that band camp cannot be more than five hours. After deliberation, we have decided that band camp will be from 8am-2pm with a lunch break from 11am-12pm. More information will be sent out a little later this month, but as a reminder: band camp is August 3 through August 7, now from 8am-2pm instead of 8am-6pm. Freshmen Orientation Freshmen Orientation has been moved to the week following band camp so this is no longer a conflict! Yard Sign Fundraiser Our first fundraiser for the next school year is a Yard Sign Fundraiser! Please CLICK HERE to go to the order form with information. This fundraiser will go into our activity accounts to help us purchase anything we might need for the next school year. Thanks to Jolene Cole for putting this together for our band! Required Items - Face mask (if your child does not have one, they will not be allowed to participate in activity) - Water bottle filled with water (bring multiple! Water fountains are not available and while we will try to provide a water cooler to fill water bottles from, I can make no promises at this time) - Instrument and all necessary supplies (students renting school owned instruments will receive them Monday) - Tennis shoes (with arch support - Vans and other like shoes are simply not good enough for your feet while marching!) - Light colored, activity clothing (jeans are not acceptable for this weather!) - Sunscreen (all activity will be done OUTSIDE) - Sunglasses and/or hat (recommended) - Binder with sheet protectors and clothespins/binder clips to stop music from moving with the wind (again, all activity will be OUTSIDE which means dealing with the elements) Procedures - All students will enter in through the North Doors due to construction. Please be aware this may change due to construction being ever evolving. I will send a Remind if the entrance changes. If you haven't already, sign up for Remind by going HERE. (The North Doors are the doors by the auxiliary gym. Instead of going in through the circle drive, go around the right side of the building when facing the circle drive and drop off in that parking lot. Student leaders will be helping navigate this!) - Students will proceed to the auditorium where a check in will take place. Masks must be worn throughout this process. - Students will be assigned their own seat in the auditorium. Seats are NOT up to change and students should sit in that seat after check-in. They may place all personal items underneath their chair. The instrument closet will not be utilized at this time. (Music has been distributed onto their seats - take this time to put your music in your binder's sheet protectors!) - After our meeting, all other activities will be outside. When marching, we will be on the practice field. When playing, we will find a shaded area. - All students must maintain a six foot distance at all times. This is not a recommendation, but a requirement. This is for YOUR safety. - When marching or playing their instrument, students do not have to wear their masks, but should keep it around their neck for when they move from activity to activity. - At the end of rehearsal, students will return their music stand to their chair in the auditorium. They should take everything home with them after rehearsal - nothing personal should be left in the auditorium because we have to sanitize the room after rehearsal. Instruments should be cleaned and sanitized and it is encouraged to take a shower after rehearsal and change clothes. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
Please read this entire email! Important information is included! I know it seems like a lot, but we needed to cover all bases going into face to face rehearsals. This upcoming week, we are good to go for ALL scheduled rehearsals. While preparing for rehearsals, safety has been the first concern on our minds. Below is a detailed list of requirements and guidelines that we will be following while at rehearsal, and you can also find a more generalized list HERE as well as the schedule of rehearsals HERE. Included in the generalized list is the assignment of groups - have your child confirm what group they are in. Just as a reminder, winds means woodwinds AND brass. Required Items - Face mask (if your child does not have one, they will not be allowed to participate in activity) - Water bottle filled with water (bring multiple! Water fountains are not available and while we will try to provide a water cooler to fill water bottles from, I can make no promises at this time) - Instrument and all necessary supplies (students renting school owned instruments will receive them Monday) - Tennis shoes (with arch support - Vans and other like shoes are simply not good enough for your feet while marching!) - Light colored, activity clothing (jeans are not acceptable for this weather!) - Sunscreen (all activity will be done OUTSIDE) - Sunglasses and/or hat (recommended) - Binder with sheet protectors and clothespins/binder clips to stop music from moving with the wind (again, all activity will be OUTSIDE which means dealing with the elements) Procedures - All students will enter in through the North Doors due to construction. Please be aware this may change due to construction being ever evolving. I will send a Remind if the entrance changes. If you haven't already, sign up for Remind by going HERE. (The North Doors are the doors by the auxiliary gym. Instead of going in through the circle drive, go around the right side of the building when facing the circle drive and drop off in that parking lot. Student leaders will be helping navigate this!) - Students will proceed to the auditorium where a check in will take place. Masks must be worn throughout this process. - Students will be assigned their own seat in the auditorium. Seats are NOT up to change and students should sit in that seat after check-in. They may place all personal items underneath their chair. The instrument closet will not be utilized at this time. (Music has been distributed onto their seats - take this time to put your music in your binder's sheet protectors!) - After our meeting, all other activities will be outside. When marching, we will be on the practice field. When playing, we will find a shaded area. - All students must maintain a six foot distance at all times. This is not a recommendation, but a requirement. This is for YOUR safety. - When marching or playing their instrument, students do not have to wear their masks, but should keep it around their neck for when they move from activity to activity. - At the end of rehearsal, students will return their music stand to their chair in the auditorium. They should take everything home with them after rehearsal - nothing personal should be left in the auditorium because we have to sanitize the room after rehearsal. Instruments should be cleaned and sanitized and it is encouraged to take a shower after rehearsal and change clothes. Absences If your child cannot attend a rehearsal due to ANY REASON, please email me and let me know. If I am expecting your child at rehearsal and they do not come, I will be calling to ensure that they are okay. Required Forms Thank you to those who have filled out the information form. I'm missing from just a few individuals. You can wait to fill out the order form - that is one of the things I will be discussing with the students on Monday. If you have any questions about either of these forms, please let me know. Student Information Form 2020 Winds Order Form 2020 Color Guard Order Form Band Camp We have been informed that band camp cannot be more than five hours. After deliberation, we have decided that band camp will be from 8am-2pm with a lunch break from 11am-12pm. More information will be sent out a little later this month, but as a reminder band camp is August 3 through August 7, now from 8am-2pm instead of 8am-6pm. Freshmen Orientation As a side note, I have been in contact with Mr. Newell about freshmen orientation conflicting with the Friday of band camp. Please do not worry about this as we have it worked out! Freshmen band and color guard students will start the morning off at band camp, attend their freshman orientation from 9am-10am with their group (which will include other band and color guard students), then return back to band camp. For upperclassmen that are a FreshMentor, they will do the same. Yard Sign Fundraiser Our first fundraiser for the next school year is a Yard Sign Fundraiser! Please CLICK HERE to go to the order form with information. This fundraiser will go into our activity accounts to help us purchase anything we might need for the next school year. Thanks to Jolene Cole for putting this together for our band! As always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
July 6 and July 8 - Winds - Canceled I wanted to update you all on our plans moving forward. The state of Illinois recently released their Back to Learning plan and our district is currently working through what that will look like for us. At this point in time, we are working in groups of 10 people or less, following Stage 1 of the IHSA guidelines. Percussion and guard have been meeting in these groups since the middle of June. I was hoping that by next week that we would be able to move to Stage 2, which allows groups up to 50 with strict guidelines and regulations, but that hasn't come down the pipeline as of yet. Since we had to cancel FUNdamentals Camp, I added rehearsals to July so that we would still be prepared. Unfortunately, at this time, we do have to cancel next week's wind rehearsals that were scheduled for Monday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 9 from 9am-12pm. Percussion and color guard are still able to meet in the groups of 9 and they are scheduled as normal. Winds, plan on still attending the rehearsals on July 13 and July 15 from 9am-12pm. I am hoping to have new information to share with you soon. Thank you for your patience during this time. Marching Eagles Informational Meeting Since we were unable to have our Marching Eagles Informational meeting, I was unable to collect some very necessary forms. Parents, please fill out the following GoogleForms for your child. Click on the title of the form to go to it. If you are a wind or percussion, do not fill out the color guard order form. If you're in color guard, do not fill out the winds and percussion order form. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Student Information Form - Complete by Monday, July 6 Winds & Percussion Order Form - Complete and turn in payment by Wednesday, July 22 (Music Camp) Color Guard Order Form - Complete and turn in payment by Monday, July 27 (Guard Camp) Yard Sign Fundraiser Our first fundraiser for the next school year is a Yard Sign Fundraiser! Please CLICK HERE to go to the order form with information. This fundraiser will go into our activity accounts to help us purchase anything we might need for the next school year. Thanks to Jolene Cole for putting this together for our band! Show Shirt As always, your show shirt is paid for through your band camp fee found on the order forms above. (Extra show shirts and parent show shirts may be ordered via the order form above!) One of our band parents, Joni Liljedahl, designed our shirt this year and it is STUNNING! Thank you so much, Joni! Remind & Facebook Please sign up for the Reminds from me. If there is a last minute change, I communicate via Remind first. Go HERE and follow the instructions to sign up. The band also has a Facebook page you can join, CLICK HERE, and the color guard has its own Facebook page as well: CLICK HERE. New Fall Show Due to the uncertainty of a competitive season, we have come up with a secondary show that we will start learning throughout the summer. As of this moment, Words is put on hold until next fall, 2021. The show that was selected by your senior class was QUEEN! You can click on the title to go to the mp3 recording. We have some really cool ideas to execute this show and I cannot wait to share them with you all! 1st Movement - We Will Rock You 2nd Movement - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 3rd Movement - Another One Bites the Dust 4th Movement - Bohemian Rhapsody 5th Movement - We are the Champions Updated Summer Schedule as of June 12, 2020 You can always GO HERE for the most updated schedule, but please see below for more specific dates and times. ----- Below is the July schedule; this is subject to change depending on state and school guidelines and regulations. Week of July 6 Monday, July 6 - Color Guard A (10am-12pm) - Front Ensemble (12:30pm-2:30pm) - Battery (3pm-5pm) Wednesday, July 8 - Color Guard B (10am-12pm) - Front Ensemble (12:30pm-2:30pm) - Battery (3pm-5pm) Week of July 13 Monday, July 13 - Winds (9am-12pm) - Color Guard (10am-12pm) - Front Ensemble (12:30pm-2:30pm) - Battery (3pm-5pm) Wednesday, July 14 - Winds (9am-12pm) - Color Guard (10am-12pm) - Front Ensemble (12:30pm-2:30pm) - Battery (3pm-5pm) Week of July 20 Monday, July 20 - Woodwinds Music Camp (9am-12pm) - Brass Music Camp (1pm-4pm) - Percussion Music Camp (1pm-4pm) Tuesday, July 21 - Percussion Music Camp (1pm-4pm) Wednesday, July 22 - Woodwinds Music Camp (9am-12pm) - Brass Music Camp (1pm-4pm) - Percussion Music Camp (1pm-4pm) Thursday, July 23 - Percussion Music Camp (1pm-4pm) Friday, July 24 - Full Band (No Guard) Music Camp (1pm-4pm) Week of July 27 Monday, July 27-Friday, July 31 - Guard Camp (8am-3pm) Week of August 3 Monday, August 3-Friday, August 7 - Band Camp (8am-6pm) Please let me know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis |
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