Big Day Tomorrow

We have the whole show off of the metronome. Today's half-day rehearsal was very exciting and we took some big steps towards a successful season. Our show chairs arrived as well. The colorguard and some of the winds were able to rehearse with them after our lovely parents put them together. Although the rehearsal was long, we were able to maintain focus and end with a successful run.

Tomorrow is our first show! We are very excited to perform our completed show for an audience for the first time. At five thirty in the morning we will arrive at Kamiak, board the buses, and leave for Oregon by six.

Our prelims gate time is 12:40PM at Hillsboro Stadium. Thanks for all of the continuing support!

First Full Fall Week Wrap-Up

This past week has been an incredible journey for the band. With a parade last Saturday followed by our Battle of the Bands fundraiser we had to jump right into this week. Here's an overview:

Monday: Practiced our show music at school.

Tuesday: Practiced the new music at rehearsal. We started to put the drill from the Tango onto the field.

Wednesday: At school we practiced our show music. We focused mainly on the first half of our music.

Thursday: We learned pep band choreography in class and worked on pep band music. We also reviewed football game etiquette and prepared for the first game. At rehearsal we learned more Tango drill and practiced our football game performance.

Friday: At the pep assembly we performed a portion of our show for the student body at a standstill. That night we performed at our first football game! It was definitely a different experience performing for an audience of that size, but it was a lot if fun!

Saturday: We had a successful rehearsal today. We now have 2/3 of our show on the field!

The entire band warms up before our entrance to the stadium.

The colorguard (in their new uniforms) awaiting our first public performance!

First football game

 

Monday Rehearsal

Today's rehearsal went well. In the morning we worked on basics and reviewed our slides and backwards marching techniques. With Calvin and the rest of our field staff we were able to put a lot of new drill onto the field. After dinner we broke off into brass and woodwind sectionals and eventually into individual sections. Later, we rejoined as an entire band for tracking to prepare to put the music to the new drill tomorrow. Although we struggled a bit with focus towards the end of the night, a quick talk from Nick helped us to end the evening on a good note and prepare us for tomorrow.