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Sep
28
Sat
Sep 28 all-day
Ticket Prices = $20 full day admission; $10 children ages 6-10; Free for children 5 $ under
Videos & Pictures are permitted as long as they don’t affect spectators.
There will be two full concession stands and multiple vendors available.
6:00 AM – Call time @ band room to load – (have everything needed, two meals or dinner for two concessions visits and souvenirs (if desired), blanket/pillow for bus ride, etc.)
EAT BREAKFAST before arriving!
7:00 – Depart Buckhorn HS
*sleep on bus*
9:00 – Arrive @ Siegel HS, sign-in, park
9:15 – Unload and dress
10:00 – Unofficial warm-up (water, bathroom breaks, final checks, stretch, think, breathe)
11:00 – Depart for official warm-up
11:15 – Official Warm-Up
11:45 – Depart warm-up
12:00 – BHSMB has fantastic performance!
12:15 – Return to trailer, dress out and load
*we will “loosely load” and keep our “under uniform” attire on in order to save time in case we perform in Finals
12:45 – Students dismissed to the stadium for lunch and to watch bands
*A variety of concessions will be available; if dietary restrictions, bring own lunch-buses park far away so student’s cooler needs to be brought and stored on trailer
*Students may not walk around randomly or leave the stadium. They may get food, use the bathroom, visit vendors. Chaperones will be monitoring. We need to be sitting watching bands as much as possible – see attached schedule.
3:15 – MTSU Band Performs in exhibition
3:30 – Preliminary Awards
*If we do not make finals (and aren’t requested to perform as an exibition band), we will stay in the stands to observe Finals performances, taking breaks and going in groups to get dinner at the appropriate time.
*If we do make finals, we will return to the trailer after prelim awards, unload, and dress back in to uniform/costumes. Our schedule at this point will depend on what Finals time slot we draw. In general, if we draw one of the first 5 spots, we will eat dinner after we perform again. If we draw one of the later 5 spots, we will go ahead and get dinner before going back to the trailer to prepare for Finals performance.
5:30-8:00 – Finals performance by the Top 10 bands
8:15 – Siegel HS Exhibition performance
8:30-9:15 – Finalist Awards Ceremony
9:30-10:00 – Dress out & load (if needed)
10:00-10:15 – Depart Siegel HS
*As per usual, I will send a Remind text notification to inform everyone
12:00-12:30 – Arrive @ Buckhorn HS, unload
12:45-1:00 – Dismissal / pick-up
Oct
19
Sat
EAT BREAKFAST before arriving!
8:30 – Call time @ band room to load trailers, triple checks (have everything needed, two meals or $$ for two meals (fast food / concessions) and souvenirs as desired, blanket + pillow for ride, change-out clothes for after performance. Students should be wearing “under uniform” attire upon arrival – band shirt.
9:30 – Load buses
9:45 – Depart Buckhorn HS
12:00 – Lunch at Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, AL
1:00 – Load buses + take roll
1:10 – Head to Hoover Met
1:30 – Arrive @ Hoover Met, sign-in, park
1:45 – Unload and dress
2:30 – Unofficial warm-up (water, bathroom breaks, final checks, stretch, think, breathe)
3:30 – Depart for official warm-up
3:45 – Official Warm-Up
4:15 – Depart warm-up
4:30 – BHSMB has fantastic performance!
4:45 – Return to trailer, dress out and load
5:30 – Students dismissed to the stadium to eat, sit together, and watch bands
*A variety of concessions will be available; if dietary restrictions, bring own food
*Students may not walk around independently or leave the stadium. They may get food, use the bathroom, visit vendors. Chaperones will be monitoring. We need to be sitting watching bands as much as possible – see attached schedule.
7:50 – Hoover Band Performs in exhibition
8:10 – Troy University Exhibition performance
8:30 – Awards Ceremony (will last longer than Siegel as each band’s ratings will be announced in traditional fashion, prior to caption awards for each class – see website.)
~9:30 – Head to buses
~10:00 – Depart Hoover
~12:00 – Arrive @ Buckhorn HS, unload
~12:30 – Dismissal / pick-up
**As per usual, I will send Remind text notifications to inform everyone with more accurate times for the estimated times above.
Nov
2
Sat
Alabama State Marching Championship (see attached full schedule) next Saturday, November 2nd. Further information about the venue, ticket prices, etc. should be provided soon but I wanted to go ahead and get this out. Last year was the first ever State Championship for marching bands. The coordinators are seeking ABA endorsement and the event has more than doubled from last year to this year. Therefore there are two venues to host all competing bands on the same day. Our venue is hosting 3A, 5A, and 6A bands only.
*Depending on temperatures (high temp is projected near 60 in B’ham but we perform at 7) students should plan on wearing white or light gray long johns under their uniform which they’ll want next Friday night and for Athens too… They’ll want to have these on before and after they change anyway. This is very important. At this point of the season, it’s better to be a little too warm than to be really cold.
**I am aware that we have some students who have AP study sessions (or SAT testing) next Saturday. Based on the itinerary times, these students may have to leave the study session a little early to ride with us -OR- carpool to Galleria/Pelham after completing the study session. I will speak with our AP teachers to confirm, and also speak with these students next week to determine how it’ll work out. I will need to know exactly who is doing what to be sure we don’t leave anyone.
11:30 – Call time @ band room, triple checks (have everything needed, one meal or $$ for food court and souvenir/competition shirt as desired, blanket + pillow for ride, change-out clothes for after performance – plan real cold with band jacket on top!). We will not have time for everyone to go to concessions after our performance, so eat a good late breakfast/early lunch before call time, then eat late lunch at Galleria, and we’ll provide snack bags for the ride home.
12:00 – Load buses
12:10 – Depart Buckhorn HS
2:30 – Late lunch at Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, AL
3:30 – Load buses + take roll
3:40 – Head to Pelham HS
4:00 – Arrive @ Pelham HS, sign-in, park
4:15 – Unload and dress
5:00 – Unofficial warm-up (water, bathroom breaks, final checks, think, breathe, stay warm)
5:45 – Depart for official warm-up
6:00 – Official Warm-Up
6:30 – Pit departs warm-up
6:40 – Rest of band departs warm-up
6:50 – Ready at gate
7:00 – BHSMB has fantastic final competition performance!
7:15 – Return to trailer, dress out and load
7:45 – Back to stadium for quick bathroom breaks, purchase shirt (if desired), sit in designated area of stands to get ready for awards ceremony
8:30 – Awards Ceremony
~9:30 – Head to buses
~10:00 – Depart Hoover
~12:15 – Arrive @ Buckhorn HS, unload
~12:45 – Dismissal / pick-up
**As per usual, I will send Remind text notifications to inform everyone with more accurate times – when we’re on the road headed home and when we’re close to arriving back at Buckhorn with very accurate pick-up time. Please be sure your student has arranged a ride home by dismissal time.
Nov
11
Mon
Monday 11/11 – No School. The entire marching band is marching in the Huntsville Veterans Parade in downtown Huntsville. We will take buses from school to make it simple and easy on everyone. We will be the 5th band (86th entry) out of 8 bands (& 137 entries). This parade will be televised on WAFF 48 but I encourage you to come out and help make it a great experience for everyone. We haven’t gotten to do this the last 2 years so I’m very glad our students will get this experience. My favorite part besides our students performing is the honor of getting to thank & shake the hands of so many active and veteran military. I’m also working on coordinating stopping to play the Battle Hymn Chorale at the viewing stand.
Here is the parade route: https://huntsvillevets.org/2019-veterans-day-parade
Veterans Parade Itinerary:
*VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE EATS BREAKFAST THIS MORNING – like band camp, eat proteins and carbohydrates for maximum energy. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
We will take waters with us so students can keep one with them from unload and while waiting in staging area.
8:30 – Call time to dress in uniform and load Little Blue with battery and big instruments. Everyone else will carry their own instrument on the bus with them.
9:10 – load buses
9:15 – depart BHS
10:00 – unload and make way to staging area (Woodson and Holmes) – warm-up, run-through, set-up in parade block (drink water and use bathroom)
11:00 – parade kicks off but with 137 entries, it will take quite a while for BHSMB to make it to the viewing/press stand at the Veterans Memorial.
1:00-2:00 – I do not know how long it will take for us to get going from the staging lot and to march the entire route and get back to the buses. I will send a Remind text when we are finished and headed to BHS.
2:00-3:00 – Again just an estimate – returning to Buckhorn to unload/dress out with quick dismissal.
*Please check remind texts for specific times on day of event.
Jul
13
Mon
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 8am-11am and 5pm-8pm is WEEK 1 (EVERYONE – rookies, vets – all sections)
This week, we will focus on learning / re-establishing quality marching and playing technique, protocol and
procedures, begin music study, memorization, and some drill. Bring snacks and WATER!!! EAT BREAKFAST!
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 8am-11am and 5pm-8pm is WEEK 1 (EVERYONE – rookies, vets – all sections)
This week, we will focus on learning / re-establishing quality marching and playing technique, protocol and
procedures, begin music study, memorization, and some drill. Bring snacks and WATER!!! EAT BREAKFAST!
Jul
14
Tue
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 8am-11am and 5pm-8pm is WEEK 1 (EVERYONE – rookies, vets – all sections)
This week, we will focus on learning / re-establishing quality marching and playing technique, protocol and
procedures, begin music study, memorization, and some drill. Bring snacks and WATER!!! EAT BREAKFAST!
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 8am-11am and 5pm-8pm is WEEK 1 (EVERYONE – rookies, vets – all sections)
This week, we will focus on learning / re-establishing quality marching and playing technique, protocol and
procedures, begin music study, memorization, and some drill. Bring snacks and WATER!!! EAT BREAKFAST!
Jul
15
Wed
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 8am-11am and 5pm-8pm is WEEK 1 (EVERYONE – rookies, vets – all sections)
This week, we will focus on learning / re-establishing quality marching and playing technique, protocol and
procedures, begin music study, memorization, and some drill. Bring snacks and WATER!!! EAT BREAKFAST!
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 8am-11am and 5pm-8pm is WEEK 1 (EVERYONE – rookies, vets – all sections)
This week, we will focus on learning / re-establishing quality marching and playing technique, protocol and
procedures, begin music study, memorization, and some drill. Bring snacks and WATER!!! EAT BREAKFAST!
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