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This is the first official weekly email of the school year! Please look for these emails before each week for highlights of upcoming events.
We will be having summer band rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday this week from 4 pm to 8 pm. There is NO rehearsal on Wednesday - although the student leaders are organizing an “End of Summer Band” social event! Students will need their instruments on Thursday and Friday the first week of school. We will also have after school band rehearsal on Thursday and Friday from 4:15 to 6:45 pm. Summer Band This is our LAST week of summer band! The students have been doing extremely well and last week put all of Part 1 on the field. This week, we will put as much of Part 2 on the field as possible. By the end of the first week of school, we will have half of our competitive production learned - WOW! Monday and Tuesday this week, we will rehearse from 4 pm to 8 pm. Students should arrive to the band hall having already eaten dinner, and are encouraged to bring a snack to eat during our long break. We will NOT have any summer band rehearsal on Wednesday, the day before school starts! Uniform Fittings Students will finish uniform fittings this week on Monday, 8/9. Students should wear athletic clothes when they arrive to be fit. Uniform fittings will take place in the Uniform Room, inside the Band Hall. Monday, 8/9 Sophomores M-Z - 1:00 pm Freshmen A-L - 1:30 pm Freshmen M-Z - 2:00 pm Make Up Time - 2:30 pm All students should be fit by the end of the day on Monday. If you can’t make any of these uniform fitting times, please contact Mrs. Lewis via Schoology. Band Pictures We will take band pictures on Tuesday, 8/10 before summer band rehearsal. Students should arrive at the band hall by noon, wearing their summer uniform (black dri fit shirt, athletic shorts, long black socks, and marching band shoes). Students new to band this year may not yet have their dri fit shirt, shorts,, etc. We will be handing out the dri fit shirts on Monday. If you do not have black marching shoes yet, that is okay as well - please wear the long black socks. While students must typically have their hair up when wearing the uniform, this is more relaxed for picture day. Students may wear their hair down, but we ask that there is minimal make up (as it can get on the jackets). There is NO jewelry permitted in uniform. We will get in line for band photos by 12:40 pm. After the group photo, each section will take a serious and funny photo. Each section has been assigned a month “theme” as well, for our band calendar. Lastly, individual photos will be taken. After band picture day, the photo company will send me a link to order photo prints of group, section and individual photos. I will send this to you once I get it! End of Summer Band Social Event As previously mentioned, there is no band rehearsal on Wednesday, 8/11. The student leaders have organized an End of Summer Band social event from 4 to 6 pm at THF park. All students are invited for an outdoor social event! Afterschool Band Rehearsals, First Week We are not attending a football game the first week of school. Instead, we will rehearse on Thursday and Friday from 4:15 pm to 6:45 pm at Denison High School. We will go over the typical marching band rehearsal during class the first week of school, and it is also listed in the band handbook. Students will have access to the dressing rooms in the Fine Arts hallway after school to change into athletic clothes before going outside to rehearsal. Meet the Jackets On Saturday, August 14th, the Touch of Gold Band will participate in Meet the Jackets Night at Munson Stadium. I will send out an itinerary for this event next week. Attire will be the summer uniform: black dri fit t-shirt, gray athletic shorts, and tennis shoes. Students will meet at Munson Stadium, and we will perform stand tunes on the Home Side of the stadium. DCI Live Stream Following the end of the Meet the Jackets Night, we will be hosting an optional social event back at Denison High School. We will be streaming the DCI Finals in the band hall and will be serving soda and snacks. All students are invited to attend! More information will be sent out in next week’s email, including a specific start and end time. Volunteer Opportunities, August There are several volunteer opportunities in August! Please read the descriptions before signing up: Field Crew: Parents volunteering on field crew must be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Field crew arrives prior to the event at the stadium to help unload the semi trailer/box truck. Parents will work with the band staff and loading crew to move equipment and instruments. At half time, field crew parents will help to set up the field for performance. Chaperone: Parents volunteering to chaperone at football games will assist in moving students, such as taking groups of students to the bathroom. Chaperones will also ride the bus to games. Meal Serving: Parents who assist with meals will set up the meal/snack prior to the end of the school day. They will also assist with the clean up and tear down. All parents who volunteer will need to have completed the DISD Volunteer Application this year. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4EACAA2AABFF2-touch DHS Band Handbook and Required Forms All required forms including the Band Handbook can be found on our website under the Parents and Boosters tab. The link to our website is http://www.denisonbands.org/. Several students are still missing the required forms. These forms are all due on Friday, August 13th. All Region Sectionals Students in Wind Ensemble are required to participate in weekly sectionals focusing on the All Region music, in preparation for auditions later in the semester. All other students are encouraged to attend these sectionals, although they are not required. The All Region Sectional Schedule can be found attached to this email. Sectionals will begin during the first FULL week of school (week of Monday, August 16th). You will notice that bassoon and oboe are on the same day. The first week (week of 8/16) we will start with bassoon sectionals. The following week will be oboe, and so on. Other speciality instruments (bass clarinet, bass trombone, etc.) will be pulled out during the band class period. Student Drop Off / Band Hall Hours Unless your student is dropped off early for sectionals, we ask that you utilize the back Auditorium entrance. The exterior Band Hall doors will only be open to allow students in for sectionals, and then will lock for the remainder of the morning. This week, the Band Hall will open at 7:45 AM. Once sectionals begin next week, the Band Hall will open each morning by 6:45 AM and will close each afternoon by 7:15 PM. As there is no marching band rehearsal on Wednesday afternoon, the band hall will close by 5 pm. Students are allowed to stay in the Band Hall to practice, complete homework, study, or observe rehearsals. No food or drink are allowed in the Band Hall. We ask that if your student brings a water jug for rehearsal after school that they do NOT fill it with water and leave it in their locker (they tend to leak into the lockers below). Objective Grade We will go over the band handbook and grading policy in all classes this week. Our first two objectives are due this week on Friday, August 13th. These two objectives are 1) a supply check and 2) that all forms are turned in. The forms required are: Medical History form, Handbook Acknowledgment form, Student Travel form, and UIL Acknowledgment form. The required supplies are: black one inch binder, lyre (if applicable for your instrument), flip folder, pencil and music. Your student has known about the required forms and supplies since before Summer Band Camp. Parent Talent Survey We ask that all parents and guardians fill out our Parent Talent survey: https://forms.gle/ZGYaipLMUSLr6uEA8 If you already filled this out at Band Registration, you do not need to fill this out again! Week 1.1 Monday, 8/9 · Uniform Fittings at Band Hall, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Tuesday, 8/10 · Band Photos, arrive to Band Hall by 12:00 pm Wednesday, 8/11 · No Band Rehearsal today! · First Day of School! · First objective due: all forms and supply check · Meet the Jackets at Munson Stadium Hello All,
Thank you to the wonderful students in the Touch of Gold Band for a fantastic first week of band camp! We are excited to start learning drill tomorrow, and hope to have all of Part 1 on the field by the end of this week. A big thank you to the band parents and families as well - we appreciate you getting your student to band camp this week and for joining us for a very warm Parent Preview Performance on Saturday! Since we are learning drill this week, students should arrive to band camp wearing athletic clothes, sunscreen and a hat/sunglasses. We will serve lunch Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. Students should arrive having eaten prior to band camp on Thursday. We also encourage students to bring a small snack for our long break on Thursday. We are ending rehearsal earlier this week! Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we will rehearse from 8 am to 3 pm. On Thursday, we will rehearse from 4 pm to 8 pm, as originally scheduled. The band hall will be open until 5 pm on Monday thru Wednesday if you are not able to pick up your student prior to then. Physicals ALL students in the 2021 Touch of Gold Marching Band need to get a physical prior to the start of summer band camp on Monday, July 26th. Most of our students did this in May at the free event put on by Denison Athletics. If you were contacted last week, we are still waiting on your physical/medical history form. Please turn this in to Mrs. Lewis as soon as possible! Your student will have to sit out and not learn drill until their physical is turned in. Fundraiser Starts Monday! As mentioned at the Band Registration event, we are starting a catalog fundraiser tomorrow! Students will meet in the band hall after lunch at 12:30 pm to go over the details of the fundraiser. Just like in previous years, the profits from this fundraiser can be used for band fees, private lessons, trips, etc. We have many students who pay for all of their band fees through fundraising each year! Schedule Pick Up Schedule pick up is on Wednesday, August 5th. Students in band will go at the same time, regardless of grade level, at 1:30 pm. Uniform Fittings Uniform fittings start this week. Students should wear close fitting athletic clothes for underneath the uniform. Students needing marching shoes will also get measured for those at this time. Uniform fittings will take place in the Band Hall Thursday, 8/5 Seniors - 1:00 pm Juniors - 1:30 pm Leadership Team - 2:00 pm Sophomores A-L - 2:30 pm Monday, 8/9 Sophomores M-Z - 1:00 pm Freshmen A-L - 1:30 pm Freshmen M-Z - 2:00 pm Make Up Time - 2:30 pm Band Registration If you missed the Band Registration event on Saturday, you have been contacted separately via email. You may register online or set up an appointment with Mrs. Lewis to register this week one day after band camp. Required Forms Each student will need to turn in their Medical History/Physical Form by the first day of summer band camp. In addition to this, your student will need to fill out the following forms by the first day of school: · UIL Acknowledgment Form · Travel Form · Handbook Agreement Form · RankOne Sports Form (online) All forms should be turned in to Mr. Armstrong! DCI Mesquite Optional Trip We are excited to take a group of students to watch a Drum Corps International show in Mesquite on August 6th! We will not have rehearsal this day. Call time for students going on the trip is 3:45 pm in the band hall. We will leave by 4 pm. Note: We may try to leave a little earlier, so stay tuned via email! Students are expected to be in dress code during this trip. You are encouraged to wear a Denison t-shirt! Plan on bringing cash for snacks and souvenirs. We will stop for dinner on the drive down - meal money will not be provided. Week of 8/2 Monday, 8/2 · Summer Band Camp, 8 am to 3 pm (Band Hall opens at 7 am) · Leadership Team Meeting at 7:30 am, Ensemble Room · All students (except Front Ensemble) start in Band Hall to learn to read drill cards · Front Ensemble start in Black Box Tuesday, 8/3 · Summer Band Camp, 8 am to 3 pm (Band Hall opens at 7 am) · Leadership Team Meeting at 7:45 am on marching pad · All students start outside on marching pad · Band Booster Meeting at Band Hall at 6:30 pm Wednesday, 8/4 · Summer Band Camp, 8 am to 3 pm (Band Hall opens at 7:00 am) · Leadership Team Meeting at 7:45 am on marching pad · Schedule pick up at 1:30 pm Thursday, 8/5 · Uniform fittings o Seniors @ 1 pm o Juniors @ 1:30 pm o Leadership Team @ 2 pm o Sophomores A-L @ 2:30 pm · Summer Band Camp, 4 pm to 8 pm (Band Hall opens at 3:30 pm) · Leadership Team Meeting at 3:45 pm on marching pad Friday, 8/6 · No camp today · Optional trip: DCI Mesquite Upcoming Events 3. Summer Band Camp 4 pm to 8 pm, 8/9 7. Band Photos 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm, 8/10 11. Summer Band Camp 4 pm to 8 pm, 8/10 15. No Band Camp - End of Summer Band Social Event at THF Park, 8/11 19. First Day of School, 8/12 23. Marching Band Rehearsal after school 4:15 to 6:45 pm, 8/12 27. Marching Band Rehearsal after school 4:15 to 6:45 pm, 8/13 31. Meet the Jackets at Munson Stadium at 6 pm, 8/14 35. Live Stream Party for DCI Finals, 8/14 39. Marching Band Rehearsal 4:15 to 7:15, 8/16 43. Marching Band Rehearsal 4:15 to 6:45, 8/17 47. Marching Band Rehearsal 4:15 to 6:45, 8/19 |
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