Category: Band

It’s Friday again, and it’s competition time! Please read carefully for information about tomorrow, and next week’s craziness.

Thank you ALL for coming last night. It was really nice to have a captive audience for our kids to feel an energy rush. We are really close to making this thing hit on all fronts. Excited for tomorrow!

Saturday
Please make sure your child is here at or before their call time. They will need a backpack filled with clothing for any type of weather, snacks, money for concessions, and more importantly, black socks and marching shoes. They should be wearing their yellow "Shine" shirts for the day.

We strongly encourage families to attend and support the Titan Pride at their first competition of the year. Go Titans!

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, Dig for the Cure (performance at volleyball game/fundraiser for cancer research)
Call time is 6:10pm. We are providing a tee shirt for them to wear, purchased by the administration. Students should be picked up between 7:45 and 8. They will text you ahead of time.

Wednesday, Evening rehearsal (6:30-8:30)
Students to be in section tee shirts

Thursday, Evening rehearsal (6:30-8:30)
Students to be in yellow "Shine" shirts

The above is a slightly different schedule, but no added evenings, just what was on original schedule.

Saturday, Bronco Invitational
Attached you will find an itinerary for our competition NEXT week marked "Bronco Invitational"

Senior Parents
Senior Night will be at our football game on October 16th. Look for more information soon on that.

Have a great Friday!

Sign up for your bus for our marching band trips this season. This is a one time sign up and the bus selection will stay the same for all marching events unless Mr. Thurmond makes a change. If you don’t sign up by Thursday you will be assigned to a bus.

Bus Sign Up!

Happy Friday Titans!

Another week gone by and now we hit competition season! Woohoo! This means we have commitments 3 out of the 4 Saturdays in October, so plan ahead.

Tonight
Call time for battery is 5pm. Uniform shirt, shorts, black socks, marching shoes.
Call time for all others is 5:45pm. Uniform shirt, shorts, black socks, marching shoes.
Please make sure the kids eat before they arrive.
Please pick them up around 9:30pm

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, Evening Rehearsal
6:30-8:30pm
With this being competition week it is CRUCIAL that the kids are at rehearsal. We’ve had lots of absences lately (some unexcused) and it is very difficult to prepare without everyone in attendance. Please avoid all conflicts (only exception is school activity related). “Section” tee shirts worn this night.

Thursday, Evening Rehearsal and PARENT PREVIEW
6:30-8:30pm
This is our last rehearsal prior to Saturday’s competition. We are wanting to have as many/all parents as we can in the stadium around 7:45pm to 1. Have a captive preview of the show. and 2. To learn the audience participation spots in the show to help add energy for Saturday. Any/all parents/family/friends encouraged to attend to help our kids prepare.
Students will wear the yellow “Shine” shirt for this rehearsal.

Saturday, Park Hill Marching Festival
Attached you will find the itinerary for the day. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
Call time for full drumline, drum majors, and brass soloists is 7:45am
Call time for all others is 9:30am
All students should arrive in yellow “Shine” shirts, shorts, black socks, and marching shoes.
Please have students eat breakfast before they arrive.
We will be serving lunch during the day.
Students can bring money if they’d like addition concessions.
We encourage parents to join us all day OR show up for performances. These events are fundraisers for the schools hosting them, so there will be an admission fee. The more parents we have the better!!!!!

Future Information

1. The rehearsal mentioned last week scheduled for Friday, October 23rd, has been postponed to a later date. More info to follow.
2. Boys have been fitted for their concert tuxedo. We provide the coat, pants, and cummerbund, but families need to provide their son with a TUXEDO shirt (this is not a normal white dress shirt) and a black BOWTIE. First performance for this uniform is in November.
3. Girls concert dresses will arrive next week. There may be need for you to have it altered prior to November performances.
4. Students planning to audition for All-District Band, should be practicing regularly as the audition is quickly approaching.
5. Start getting the concert instrument in playing condition, as we will begin concert season the week of October 26.
6. Band Camp 2016 is July 25-29, please mark your calendar now!

Have a great weekend!

Park Hill Festival

What a day yesterday! Man, was I exhausted. Hope your kiddos were able to endure the long day and accomplish all of their other things in life. THANK YOU for being flexible and making it happen.

TONIGHT
Call time is 4:15pm for ALL members of the marching band. I realize some will be coming from other school activities, and I have worked that out with several of the sponsors, so no worries. Uniform shirts, black socks, marching shoes for tonight. Reminder: we will perform AFTER the game 🙂

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday and Thursday rehearsals as scheduled. 6:30pm -8:30pm in section tee shirts
Friday night football game vs LSHS. Big Game!!!!
Call time will be 5pm for battery and 5:45pm for all others

Updates/Future Reminders/New Items

1. Band button pictures were sent home from rehearsal last night! They are for parents/family members to wear to games and competitions in support of your son/daughter. If you didn’t get what you thought you ordered, please contact me directly.
2. All-District Band Auditions (required for lettering in band): There will be a mandatory informational meeting on Tuesday morning, 9/22 at 7:10am for all students interested in auditioning for the KC Metro District #3 All-District Band. Please make sure students are there on time for the meeting.
3. Pep Band lists and schedules have been posted on the band room door. Each student (all wind players, Kevin McMilian, and Justin McKinney) has been assigned to one of the two pep bands (Titan Band OR Pride Band). I have attached the same document to this email so you can get them on your family calendar for January and February. Each band will attend 5 scheduled basketball games. The kids have been told about conflicts and how to solve them.
4. Percussion Ensemble – This ensemble will meet during 1st hour beginning in January and will also have additional rehearsals outside of class (TBD). All percussionists in first hour will be a part of this ensemble to perform at State Large Ensemble Contest in April. This will satisfy the same requirement that all wind players will satisfy by being in the pep band.
5. New Addition to the Schedule – I always hate add things to an already busy schedule, but this is a great opportunity for our kids and program. On Friday, October 23 (non-school day), we will join the other two marching bands for a "fake parade" with the intent of recording it and submitting it as an audition for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA in 2017/18. This rehearsal/recording session will take place from 3pm to 5pm. It is POSSIBLE that we will have a home playoff game that evening as well. Please add this to your family calendar.
6. If you didn’t already see my CHARMS email, we are in need of volunteers next Wednesday and Thursday during the day to help fit our boys in tuxedos. If you are available between 7:15am and 1:30pm (or a part of that), please contact Carol Mosier at cmosier@kc.rr.com

Thank you! Have a great weekend!

Hi there! Hoping you all get a chance to see this tonight (WEDNESDAY)

2 VERY important changes for tomorrow:

1. For the parade tomorrow, please have students come to school in non-athletic shorts and an LSW shirt that is navy, grey, or white. (all students have at least one shirt that fits this request)
Make sure they bring/wear it to school as we leave before school lets out for the day (1:15)

2. Not sure why I didn’t think of this sooner, so I apologize if it creates any logistical issues for you. Instead of having mandatory homework/study time between dinner and rehearsal, we are just going to start rehearsal early and end early. Therefore, tomorrow’s updated schedule looks like this:

1:15 – students released from 6th hour
1:30 – students load buses with instruments for parade
1:45 – arrive at First Baptist Church downtown and head to gymnasium for music rehearsal
3:00 – line up for parade
3:30 – parade begins
4:00 – dinner is served in First Baptist Church gymnasium
4:45 – load buses to return to school for rehearsal
5:15 – rehearsal begins
7:30 – REHEARSAL ENDS (please pick your son/daughter up at this time)

THANK YOU!

Greetings on this beautiful Friday! What great weather ahead for the weekend!

TOMORROW (DRUMLINE ONLY)
Drummit at the Summit
Attached below you will find the itinerary for the event. Students should show up ready for performance with uniform shirt, athletic shorts, black socks, and marching shoes. Students should be picked up at LSWHS around 6pm (I will have them text you on our way back)
Please come watch and support them for a 3:20pm performance time in Tiger Stadium at LSHS.

NEXT WEEK (Very busy)
Tuesday – Ice Cream Social
Our biggest group fundraiser of the year. Hope to see you all there. Kids should have sold 10 tickets, in fact, the money for those were due TODAY.
Call time for band members is 6:15pm in the band room. They should be wearing blue jeans and the "show shirt" (yellow shirt they received last night at rehearsal).

Thursday – Homecoming Parade and Evening Rehearsal
Students will be with us from after school until 8:30pm. We will feed them dinner and have them do a one-hour mandatory study/homework session prior to rehearsal. If you’d like to come to the parade, it will be at 3:30 in downtown LS.

Friday – Homecoming Game
5:00 call for battery percussion
5:45 call for all others
Due to the halftime festivities with royalty, we will be performing our show for post game, please stick around and support the band.

Other Info

1. BAND CAMP 2016 – What???????? Already?????? That’s right. I got to it earlier this year in a an attempt to give you plenty of time to plan vacations/camps/trips etc.. on a different week than band camp. It WILL BE July 25-29, 2016. Please plan accordingly.
2. Band Handbook – Students have signed a form saying they read this and will abide by the policies, etc….If you’d like to reference it, you can at anytime on titanmusic.org

Have a great weekend!

Good morning and may your day be blessed!

TONIGHT
Football Game
Call time for battery is 4:50pm (dinner provided)
Call time for rest of band is 5:45pm (light snack provided after halftime)
AFTER the game, if you are picking up your child, PLEASE go to the north entrance to the school and pick up at the flag pole at the front of the building. Issues arise when they are emptying the parking lot out of the south entrance and you are trying to get in. Coordinate location with your son/daughter.

Update for NEXT week:

Monday
Take the day off!

Tuesday
Rehearsal – 6:30-8:30pm. All students should be in their section shirts (this has been an issue as of late, reminding kids that they lose points when they don’t follow the policies)
Una Voce kids have a rehearsal from 5-7pm that evening, then they will head to band. Please send dinner with them so it can be eaten en route quickly. We need them at rehearsal ASAP.

Thursday
Drumline field trip (1st -3rd hours, permission slip coming home today, please return asap)
Rehearsal – 6:30-8:30pm. All students in section shirts

Saturday (DRUMLINE ONLY)
Drummit at the Summit
Attached is the itinerary for this event. All spectators should be at LSHS by 3pm so you don’t miss the performance (3:20pm) The event starts at 2pm. Admission fee will be collected at the gate.
Adults – $7
Seniors and Students – $4
Participants and Children (3 and under) – FREE

Reminders and Upcoming events

• Ice Cream Social – tickets are currently in the possession of all music students. please have all tickets sold by this time next week. money should be turned in to the lock box in the band/choir room in a clearly marked envelope. Event is on Tuesday, 9/15. Event starts at 6pm. Call time for band for performance is 6:15 in the band room. Students should be dressed in blue jeans and “show shirt”, which they will receive next week. We are fully aware of the NHS Induction that evening, and are currently working on a plan to accommodate those students involved.
• Homecoming Parade/Evening Rehearsal – Thursday, Sept 17th will be a busy day for the band. We will marching the homecoming parade in downtown LS. Parade starts at 3:30 for all spectators. Upon returning to the school by bus, students will have mandatory homework/study time and will be fed dinner before our rehearsal. Just keeping you aware.
• BAND CAMP 2016 – What???????? Already?????? That’s right. I got to it earlier this year in a an attempt to give you plenty of time to plan vacations/camps/trips etc.. on a different week than band camp. It WILL BE July 25-29, 2016. Please plan accordingly.

Have a great weekend!

Drummit at the Summit

Marching Band Parents,

The marching season is off and running. We look forward to seeing you at all of the events. You will be receiving an occasional e-mail from the parents’ organization to keep you informed about parent related band stuff. I have already received questions about how all this band stuff works. I have attached a PDF of information for the new band parents. It has a brief description of the types of band events. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions.

I will begin e-mailing directions, maps, and other information for the marching competitions this week. Those e-mails will go out as we receive the details from the host schools. Some of the information and entrance fees are already listed at http://www.midwestmarching.com/2015/2015MO.htm. Many of the parents will carpool or caravan to the competitions. Please speak up if you are looking for a ride or someone to follow.

Thank you to all of the parents that were able to help with uniforms and during half time at last Friday’s game. We can always use help in the band room and on the field. If you would like to learn how to help with uniforms, please get with Michelle Krause in the band room before call time. This year we could use about 15 parents to assist with the podiums, sound equipment, and some of the percussion equipment on the field. Stop by the band bleachers before the game if you are able to help (the best jobs are given away first). You do not need any music or football knowledge to help out. We will even have pictures for those visual learners.

Thank you,
Scott McMilian

What every new band parent needs to know

Game Day!!!!! Our first public performance will be tonight.

Reminders
Battery members arrive by 5pm in uniform shirt and shorts, and with black socks and marching shoes.
All others arrive by 5:45pm in uniform shirt, shorts, black socks, marching shoes, and with white gloves.
Please make sure you eat before you arrive.
Students should be picked up around 9:30pm

Next week
1. Tuesday and Thursday, rehearsals begin at 6:30pm. Please be early.
2. Friday, September 4, football game. Call times and what to bring is same as this week.

Future updates, reminders, upcoming events
1. Students received Ice Cream Social tickets to sell over the next two weeks.
All music students are expected to sell 10 tickets (5 dinner, 5 dessert). EVERY person at the event needs a ticket (including students) in order to enjoy the food.
2. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8th We have an evening rehearsal that night. It, in all likelihood, will be GAME 1 for the Royals in the post season, barring a catastrophe. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FOR YOUR CHILD TO THAT GAME. We have a competition on Saturday and will NEED every band member at rehearsal. GAME 2 is Friday night, that would be a great time to go to the playoffs, in fact, I will probably go to that game. 🙂
3. Again, please do NOT register for the ACT on October 24th for our FINAL competition of the season.

Have a great weekend and please come cheer on the Titan Pride tonight! (I think there is also a football game at some point tonight) 🙂

Happy Friday! I’m a teacher, Friday’s are the best 🙂

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday
Rehearsal BEGINS at 6:30pm. We did a much better job at this last night. There were only 5 people late to rehearsal. As a reminder, students have started receiving a grade for rehearsals as of last night. Make sure they have proper attire, equipment, dot cards, etc…and are on time for rehearsals.
Students should wear “section” shirts.
SENIORS and anyone who did NOT take a button picture last Thursday need to arrive at 6pm for their banner pictures.

Thursday
Rehearsal BEGINS at 6:30pm. Students should wear “section” shirts.

Friday
Students need to arrive at school by 7:15am for the early morning pep assembly in some kind of TITAN apparel.

Tuxedo rental fee and sizing form is due for ALL boys (form attached)

Dress fee is due for all new girls and any girl needing a new dress. (letter attached)

GAME NIGHT
This is our first football game and performance. We are pumped about it, so please come watch “SHINE”.
Call time for BATTERY is 5:00pm. I will feed them dinner. They will be playing for the “Titan Walk” to the stadium, then eating, then getting ready for the game.
Call time for ALL OTHERS is 5:45pm. Please make sure they eat before they arrive. Students should be wearing the following items:

• “uniform” shirt – rookies will get this Thursday night
• black marching shoes – all who ordered shoes will get them Thursday night
• black socks that go up the shin (NOT ANKLE SOCKS)
• comfortable athletic type shorts (THIN) to wear underneath the uniform

We will be done around 9:30ish and students should be picked up at the back door.

REMINDERS

1. On Thursday, September 17th, we have the homecoming parade AND an evening rehearsal. Because this will prevent your child from going home until 8:30pm, I will be instilling a mandatory homework hour between events AND will feed them dinner that night!
2. REMEMBER, do NOT register your child for the ACT on October 24.
3. IF you or your son/daughter has not completed the MSHSAA commitment form OR paid the district activity fee of $50, you must take care of this in the activity office with Mrs. Seabaugh BEFORE your child is allowed to participate on Friday night.

Have a great weekend Titans!

LSW Tuxedo Sizing Form LSW Dress Info