10.25.24
Hello Dragon Band Students, Parents and Families,
Several parents have asked what happens if the band advances to the UIL State Marching Contest. This year the event is held on Monday-Tuesday, November 11th-12th. In past years the band has performed in prelims on Monday, usually afternoon or early evening, and then stayed overnight for the Tuesday finals which begin mid-morning. The school district funds the hotel, bus and most meals for the event. We won’t know if the group advances to this contest until we go to the Area contest next Saturday. At that point, plans would be made for the State contest.
Next Week’s Rehearsals
Mon 10.28 8:00-8:30am V Winds, Practice Field
Mon 10.28 4:45-6:45pm V Percussion Sectionals
Tue 10.29 8:00-8:30am V Winds, Practice Field
Tue 10.29 4:45-7:45pm V Full, Stadium
Wed 10.30 4:45-7:45pm V Full, Practice Field
Fri 11.1 No School, Yes rehearsal and game, 2:00-4:15pm V Full, Stadium
Friday, November 1st, Football vs. Stony Point @ Dragon Stadium
2:00pm V rehearsal in the stadium
3:55pm JV join rehearsal in the stadium
4:00pm Run through “Boogie Shoes” with Dragonettes
4:15pm Eat dinner
5:15pm Get in uniform
5:45pm Inspection
6:10pm March to stadium
7:00pm Game begins
8:15pm (approx) Halftime, “Boogie Shoes” for Dragonettes, V performs
10:00pm (approx) Game ends, move back to the band hall
10:30pm (approx) Go home and get some rest
Saturday, November 2nd, UIL Area Marching Contest - Varsity
6:00am Report to band hall, load instruments on trucks, get in half uniform, bring uniform bags
6:35am Waiting on practice field ready to load
6:45am Depart for San Antonio Heroes Stadium
8:45am Arrive, unload trucks, brief section time
9:25am Warm up (A, 30 minutes)
9:55am Move to stadium
10:10am Enter field
10:15am Perform
10:45am Load trucks and buses
11:00am Depart for off site location (TBD)
11:30am Arrive, eat lunch, rest
2:00pm Rehearsal (in sections and as an ensemble)
3:45pm Rehearsal ends, load trucks, rest, eat snack
4:30pm Depart for stadium
5:45pm Prelims Awards, Drum Majors only
The rest of the schedule will be determined after prelims awards
We will likely eat dinner around 6:15pm, but possibly later depending on when we may perform
7:30pm Finals begin
10:45pm Finals Awards, Drum Majors only
11:15pm Load buses and depart for RRHS
1:15am Arrive, unload, store things properly and go home!
Friday-Saturday, November 8th and 9th - see below
Bus Assignments for JV to Vandegrift football game
Bus 1 - Flutes, Clarinets and Trombones
Bus 2 - Saxes and Horns
Bus 3 - Trumpets, Tuephas and Percussion
Bus Assignments for V to BOA prelims, the football game and finals are as normal - buses 1-7
Friday, November 8th, BOA San Antonio Prelims, Alamodome - Varsity
7:45am V report to stadium, run through with Dnettes
8:00am V load trucks and buses
8:30am V Depart for TLU Stadium in Seguin
10:00am Arrive at at TLU, unload, move into stadium
10:30am Rehearsal begins
12:30pm Lunch at rehearsal site, provided
1:30pm Depart for Alamodome
2:30pm Arrive, brief circle time in lot, perc, tubas, crew go to trucks to unload
3:10pm Enter stadium for warm up
3:25-4:10pm Band Warm Up (area B)
3:25-3:55pm Front Ensemble Warm Up
4:05pm Front Ensemble report to gate
4:20pm Band report to gate
4:30pm Perform
5:30pm Depart for Vandegrift, eat dinner on the bus on the way, provided
7:45pm Arrive, unload, move quickly into the stadium
8:15pm (approx) Halftime, "Confident" for Dragonettes, JV performs
10:00pm (approx) Game ends, depart ASAP
11:15pm (approx) Arrive, unload, go home!
Friday, November 8th, Vandegrift game - JV
7:00am JV rehearsal in the stadium
8:00am Rehearsal ends, move back to the band hall
9:00am School begins, go to class
2:45pm 4th period with a substitute
4:20pm School ends, EAT
4:50pm Get in full uniform
5:15pm Inspection in the band hall
5:30pm Waiting on the practice field, grouped by bus #
5:40pm (approx) Depart for Vandegrift, instruments with you on the bus
6:25pm (approx) Arrive, unload, move into the stands
7:00pm Game begins
8:15pm (approx) Halftime, "Confident" for Dragonettes, JV performs
10:00pm (approx) Game ends, depart ASAP
11:15pm (approx) Arrive, unload, go home!
Saturday, November 9th, BOA San Antonio Finals, Alamodome - Varsity
12:00am Report to band hall
12:30am Load buses and depart for Alamodome
2:30pm Arrive, unload, move into empty section of seating
3:30pm Prelims Awards
The rest of our schedule will be determined after prelims awards
7:00pm Finals begin
10:45pm Finals Awards (full retreat)
After the UIL Region Marching Contest, what’s next for the bands, JV and V?
JV
Perform one final time on Friday, November 8th at the game at Vandegrift
Transition to concert season - practice indoors on warm ups and spend time reading new music
Begin work on Holiday Concert music for Tuesday, December 3rd
Practice for TMEA region band auditions, Dec 13-14
Practice for spring semester auditions, to be held in early December
Attend potential playoff football games
V
Perform on Nov 1 at the Stony Point Game
Perform on Nov 2 at UIL Area marching contest, aiming to be in the top 3 and advance to UIL state
Perform on Nov 8 at BOA San Antonio prelims, aiming to be in the top 10
Possibly perform Nov 9 BOA San Antonio finals, must be in the top 14 from prelims
Possibly perform Nov 11 at UIL State Marching prelims, must have advanced from the area contest
Possibly perform Nov 12 at UIL State Marching finals, must be in the top 12 from prelims
Should the band advance to the UIL state contest, this will be an overnight trip, more details to come
Transition to concert season - practice indoors on Holiday Concert music, December 3rd
Practice for TMEA region band auditions, Dec 13-14
Practice for spring semester auditions, to be held in early December
Attend potential playoff football games
Round Rock ISD Chapter of Texas Future Music Educators
The RRISD Chapter of TFME will have our first meeting on Wednesday, November 20 at 5:00 pm, virtually.
Interest Form link: https://forms.gle/8Prx7USgfXGDypEg6
Tri-M Music Honor Society
What is it? It's the only national honor society for musicians.
What requirements do I need to join? Must be in 10th grade or above, and have a 4.0 in music (90+ average), and at least a 3.0 (85+ average) in other academic subjects.
How do I join? Fill out this application
Austin Youth Wind Ensemble
This ensemble is designed to be an honor band that rehearses weekly on Sunday afternoons, with a performance in late April
Auditions for membership will be conducted via video submission based on the performance requirements outlined in the audition packets
Open for woodwind, brass, percussion student instrumentalists currently enrolled as 9th-12th graders in the greater Austin area
Performers must be enrolled in their school’s band program to participate
Attendance is mandatory, though scheduling conflicts may be discussed with Dr. Lebrias via email: mikelebrias@utexas.edu
Upon selection, each member will be assessed a $150 participation fee, which will cover sectional instructors, a commemorative T-shirt, sheet music purchasing & rental, as well as other associated expenses
Honor Band of America
The Honor Band of America is recognized as one of the top honor ensembles for young musicians in the nation, with a prestigious legacy and reputation for the highest level of excellence
We invite all high school students to audition You can find audition requirements and application right here
Applications are due November 1, 2024
Questions? Email us at festival@musicforall.org
Clarinet Day at Baylor University
Saturday November 16th, 2024
The Baylor Clarinet Day is aimed to help top high school students prepare their TMEA All-State etudes
In addition to a masterclass on the TMEA All-State etudes, students will get to participate in mock auditions, receive written feedback from our judges and partake in workshops helping them fine-tune their preparation process for auditions
Class Plans
Each week the V and JV winds will have class plans set up in this document
Use the tabs across the bottom for any given week
Students can look here to find out what we’ll be working on any given day
Things may change if the need arises to work on something else with the marching show but this will give you a good idea!
Region Listening Schedule
Each week the V winds and select JV winds will perform TMEA Region Etude selections for a director
The region etudes are divided into 4 parts, or “cuts” and 1 cut is performed each week
Region listenings generally happen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Students can find the schedule here!
Grades
Students must remain academically eligible to participate in football games and marching contest performances and all TMEA activities. Should a student become ineligible they will still practice with the group during band class and in some cases, outside of the school day.
There are two types of official grade reporting - IPR (Interim Progress Report) and Report Card. We are required to go by these official methods to determine eligibility.
The main thing to remember is - ALL STUDENTS - PASS YOUR CLASSES TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE
Attendance
Look ahead at the rehearsal and event schedule and plan your appointments and tutorial help around it
The band's calendar is on dragonband.com
Attendance at rehearsals and events is mandatory unless otherwise specified
Absences due to sickness are excused with notification from a parent if the student has a fever, is vomiting or cannot otherwise get out of bed
Absences due to prolonged sickness/injury are excused with a doctor's note
Who do I email? Mr. Mobley for Varsity Marching Band and Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony, Ms. Benford for Junior Varsity Marching Band and Symphonic Band and Ms. Bouhadana for Concert Band, Mr. Hammack for all Percussion and Mrs. Stone for all Color Guard.
Absences that are not excused-birthdays, completing homework, test preparation, pop concerts, parties, vacations, weekend getaways
Upcoming Special Dates and Events
Fri 11.1 No School, YES - Football vs. Stony Point, Dragon Stadium, 7:00pm
Sat 11.2 UIL Area Marching Contest, NEISD Heroes Stadium, San Antonio, schedule above
Fri-Sat 11.8-11.9 BOA San Antonio, Alamodome, schedule above
Mon-Tue 11.11-11.12 UIL State Marching Contest, Alamodome, schedule TBD
Fri 11.15 Playoff Game - Tentative
Mon 11.18 TMEA Region Orchestra Auditions, Westwood HS, 6pm, selected students only
Tue 11.19 Band Booster Meeting, Band Hall, 7pm
Sat 11.23 Playoff Game - Tentative
Mon-Fri 11.25-11.29 Thanksgiving Break
Tue 12.3 Holiday Concert, 6:30pm RRISD Hartfield PAC
Thank You Everyone,
David Mobley
Band Director, Round Rock High School
201 Deepwood Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681
512-464-6028
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