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Fantastic job on Saturday!!! Lots of comments on how confident you guys were!! Keep it up!!!
Monday - Percussion 5pm-8pm
Tuesday - Rehearsal 3:15-6:00
Wednesday -
Thursday - Rehearsal 3:15-5:00, Preview night 6:30
Friday - Football Game!!! In your seats at 5:15 REMEMBER ALL GAMES ARE MANDATORY-NOT OPTIONAL
Great job at last week's rehearsals. If you continue to want to get better each day and give 100% at every rehearsal, then there is no stopping you!!!
Be prepared to go outside every day. Your grade may depend on if you have the appropriate attire to be outside during class time.
Things you need with you every day at class/rehearsal:
· Instrument
· Music
· Pencil
· Rehearsal shirt (when they are in)
· Comfortable athletic shoes
· Dot book
· Water Jug
Regular rehearsal schedule: Monday percussion 5pm-8pm, Tuesday everyone 3:15-6pm. Thursday 3:15-5pm for everyone.
When we get ready for performances the following must be completed in order to perform.
· Pass all memorization tests
· Participate in two full run throughs of the show before performance (these only happen on rehearsal days)
· Receive no disciplinary actions by the school
· Maintain a C average in each class
The only memorization test that is available to change grades on at this point is Amazing Grace. That will change after Wednesday.
Parents, please remember that band is an academic class and does count towards your students GPA. This is not middle school where it is just during activity time.
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE REQUIRED. REMEMBER IF YOU MISS FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN EMERGENCY THEN YOU FAIL THE 9 WEEKS. THIS IS IN YOUR HANDBOOK!!! WE CAN NOT HAVE STUDENTS MISSING PERFORMANCES AT ALL!!!!!!!
Below you will see a list of things that need to be paid and their dates as of right now. I am going to only include the upcoming band fee as we are a month away from the 3rd one. Please pay for these separately as that is how we have to receipt them.
· Band fee #4 - $100 due Sep 11.
· All other fees are past due at this point.
· State Room-Deadline #1-SEPTEMBER 15TH FOR THE FIRST ROOM PAYMENT OF $48 PER STUDENT-PLEASE START SENDING THIS! WE HAVE A PAYMENT DUE ON SEPTEMBER 15 AND YOUR PAYMENTS COVERS THIS.
· State Room-Deadline #2-OCTOBER 15TH FOR THE SECOND/FINAL ROOM PAYMENT OF $48 PER STUDENT
o MAKE SURE TO PUT YOUR CHILD'S NAME, ROOM PAYMENT # 1 OR ROOM PAYMENT #2 OR FULL ROOM PAYMENT ON THE ENVELOPE WHEN YOU SEND THIS!
· IF WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE ROOM WITH FEWER STUDENTS IN IT, THAT WILL ADD TO THE COST-If there is a room like this, it will be a Girls' Room as of today.
Guard and percussion sponsors and fees are past due
When we start school we have a very limited number of rehearsals left. With that being said, if students have appointments please make sure that they are NOT scheduled ON Tuesdays and Thursdays to accommodate band rehearsals.
If your student has any questions we have a chain of command for them to go through.
1. Section leaders
2. Drum majors
3. Band captains
4. Staff if none of the others have the answers
With the new season starting, please be aware of office hours for staff. We will reply only within an hour of the ending of school on non-rehearsal days or an hour after rehearsal days. If we receive something after those times, please understand we will not send a response until the next morning once we get back to school. We all also have families and need to spend time with them as well. We are at school and work many more hours than we are at home, especially during the marching season because of Friday night games and Saturday competitions, so we please ask that you respect this time for our sanity and the students.
This week we will have our first home game of the season!! Report time will be 5:15 in your seats. We will be in Khaki shorts/pants with theme shirt for this game. We will however wear uniforms next week for homecoming.
VERY IMPORTANT PARAGRAPHS BELOW-PLEASE READ!
Ride home forms are due for Friday's game on Wednesday by 3:15. Ride home forms for Saturday are due Thursday by 6:15pm for Saturday. STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SIGN OUT AND LEAVE UNTIL EVERYTHING IS LOADED. Students are ONLY allowed to ride home with parents/guardians/others if they have turned in a Ride home form. If they are late, I will not be adding them to the ride home list this year. If they ride home without a ride home form, then they will not be allowed to turn in a ride home form or ride home any other way than on the bus for the rest of the school year. Please make sure that you get these turned in. I also ask that you do not turn in bulk ones for the whole season as we have to do these weekly. Do not email me a copy as we take these in a folder with us to the game/contest just in case their name was left off the list. These are located on the front table in the band room or on the band's website to print off and sign and send in.
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Parents, when we travel, we follow a certain order. Director vehicles, bus 1, semi, bus 2, equipment trucks, and then parents. When we get to a location to park the ONLY vehicles parking with the band will be staff, equipment vehicles, and parents who I have spoken with that will be helping with the band getting ready. If you are not a part of that group, you will need to park in normal spectator parking.
Shirt orders were due this past Friday. If you have anything else please send it before Wednesday.
I think that is all for now. Please expect these emails to be sent out on Sunday evenings or Monday mornings.
Joseph Agee
Director of Bands
Gibson Co. HS
Dyer, TN 38330
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