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Thank you for your support at the Marching Eagles preview performance. I hope you enjoyed the show and I hope you see the progress they make throughout the season; the staff has already seen the progress from day one of band camp to last night and it is truly a wonderful thing to behold. This is a great band; they can only get better from here! Our Monday evening rehearsals begin this week! We rehearse ONE day after school: on Mondays from 4pm-7pm. For those of you that are involved in other activities and athletics, please take the time to talk to your coaches and teachers that run the activities. Please mention that we only meet once a week for an out of school rehearsal - if possible, be at our band rehearsal the entire time. For those of you that have missed rehearsals due to other conflicts, you are seeing how much we accomplish in one rehearsal. Every time someone misses a rehearsal, it holds the entire group back because then we have to go back and re-teach something we have already learned. Please communicate! Band will seem really busy until October - time management is a must for us! If your child starts to struggle with time management, take the time to talk to an upperclassmen's parents or guardians. They have found a lot of tricks to manage everything. I will be going over the class syllabus on the first day of school, and you can find a copy of this syllabus here. Take a glance at it - please understand that once the school year starts, rehearsals and performances are grades. Lack of communication about absences and absences that are considered unexcused will cause a grade drop. Also - take a look at the playing tests - found on page 4. We have FOUR playing tests throughout the year, one per quarter. These playing tests are due at 11:59pm on the specific day and will be submitted via video to GoogleClassroom. Once students are given their computers, I'll explain how to do this. These playing tests are 100 points each - and while during marching season, where we have a lot of grades going into to PowerSchool - during the winter and spring, we don't have as many grades and these tests can affect grades. Upperclassmen - take a look at what scales are being required of you. They are different than last year's scales. Extra credit opportunities vary throughout the school year. There are extra credit opportunities within the playing tests, but for the most part, extra credit is usually offered when helping outside of the school day - staying to clean the auditorium, helping set up for Christmas programs, pep band games that end up not being on the original schedule I hand out, etc. When it comes to dress for uniforms and performances, I do take points off for not following the dress code and dress requirements. If you are confused about what to wear to a performance, please let me know and I'll address it. Speaking about dress: for the Purple and Gold scrimmage on Friday, we will be wearing parade uniforms. This means, marching shoes (I'm hoping the order comes in this week), tall, black socks, black pants, and polo (this should also come in this week.) Hair should be out of your face and in a ponytail for those of you that have longer hair, and no hats or sunglasses should be worn. If this plan changes, I will let you know. Labor Day Parade I have heard that the Labor Day Parade in Bethalto may be cancelled. Once I get a final confirmation of this, I will let you know. As of right now, please keep the Labor Day Parade on your schedules (Saturday, Sept. 2). This Week Monday, Aug. 14 - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (4pm-7pm) Wednesday, Aug. 16 - Percussion Rehearsal (3pm-4:30pm) - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-7pm) Friday, Aug. 18 - Purple and Gold Scrimmage (5pm) Next Week Monday, Aug. 21 - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (4pm-7pm) Wednesday, Aug. 23 - Percussion Rehearsal (3pm-4:30pm) - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-7pm) Saturday, Aug. 26 - SIUE Percussion Festival (All day) Percussion and Drum Majors only Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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