8.23.24
Hello Dragon Band Students, Parents and Families,
We have had a busy week of school and band and the students have worked diligently to learn and practice their marching shows despite some extremely hot weather which kept our JV band indoors almost the entire week and despite a terrible event over the weekend.
On Sunday, someone broke into our band hall and stole numerous things from our band, including some personal instruments and items of the students. The RRISD Police and RRPD have been notified. They have a list of stolen items and are investigating every lead to locate the individual responsible and we hope, the things that were stolen. I don’t have more to share at this time with our general community but will be following up with the police as their investigation continues and notify families who had things stolen of any movement in the case.
Many of you have already heard this news and have offered to help! Thank you so very much! To coordinate everyone’s efforts I’ll put together a list of ways that folks can help in this situation and send that out soon.
Next Week’s Rehearsals
Mon 8.26 7:00-8:30am V Full (Perc begin at 7:13am)
Mon 8.26 4:45-6:45 V Percussion Sectional
Tue 8.27 7:00-8:30am V Full (Perc begin at 7:13am)
Wed 8.28 7:00-8:30am V Full (Perc begin at 7:13am, Guard begin at 7:30am)
Wed 8.28 4:30-5:30pm Guard Sectional
Thu 8.29 7:00-8:30am V Full (Perc begin at 7:13am)
Fri 8.30 7:00-8:30am V Full (Perc begin at 7:13am)
Fri 8.30 7:30-8:30am JV Full
Friday, August 30th, Football vs. Shoemaker @ Dragon Stadium, 7:30pm Game Start
*All Dragon Band students (every grade, every section) attend all varsity football games*
7:00am V rehearsal in the stadium
7:30am JV joins rehearsal in the stadium
8:30am Rehearsal ends, clear the stadium, head back to the band hall
9:00am School begins
4:20pm School ends - Priority #1 EAT and #2 Refill your water jug
5:30pm Get in Summer Uniform
5:50pm Inspection in the 100 bldg student center for winds, Dance Room for guard, Band Hall for percussion
Instrument in working order
Flip folder with all music in order
Lyre
Tuner
Summer Uniform - DB Cap, DB Polo, DB Short, regular rehearsal socks and tennis shoes
DB Water jug filled with water
Other items for Color Guard and Percussion - see Mrs. Stone and Mr. Hammack
6:25pm Inspection complete, move to line up area
6:35pm Lined up to march to the stadium, stop to play Fight Song and Hooked for tailgating
6:50pm Move into the stands
7:30pm Game begins
8:15pm (approx) Halftime, “Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With That” for Dnettes, V performs
10:00pm (approx) Game ends, move back to the Band Hall, carefully store all items properly
10:30pm (approx) Watch video from halftime together, don’t leave until dismissed by a band director
10:45pm (approx) Go home, have a great weekend!
Friday, September 6th, Football vs. Temple @ Wildcat Stadium
7:00am JV rehearsal in the stadium
7:30am V joins rehearsal in the stadium
8:30am Rehearsal ends, clear the stadium, head back to the band hall
9:00am School begins
3:30pm Report to the Band Hall
3:45pm Move the 400 Gym for Pep Rally
4:20pm Pep Rally ends, move back to the Band Hall, Priority #1 EAT and #2 Refill DB water jug with water
4:45pm Get dressed in Summer Uniform
5:00pm Inspection in our areas
5:25pm Waiting on the practice field for the buses
5:30pm Depart for Temple
6:50pm Arrive, quickly unload equipment, form lines and move into the stands
7:30pm Game begins
8:15pm (approx) Halftime, “Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With That” for Dnettes, JV performs
10:00pm (approx) Game ends, load equipment and buses, depart ASAP
10:30pm (approx) Depart for RRHS
11:45pm (approx) Arrive, unload trucks, store items properly
12:10am (approx) Go home, have a great weekend!
Things We Talked About During Summer Band
We spent quite a bit of time during summer band discussing important topics for any band student to know
Directors presented several topics each day for the first 6 days
By no means must everyone read all of this, but it may be helpful as a reference, and you may find it interesting!
Dragon Band - Band Education Book
Things We Talked About the First Day of School
Just like the information above, we spent time in each class on the first day of school going over some general procedures
Again, no one is required to read through all of this, but it is a good reference if you have questions
Dragon Band - General Band Class Items
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!
Off Periods
Students - You may not hang out in any of our areas during Off Periods as we cannot supervise you during these times
The main idea for an Off Period is that students be Off Campus
Rules for Off Periods from Campus Administration…
Here are some general guidelines regarding off-campus periods if you do need to be on campus:
If you need to ride the bus, you must stay on campus.
You must be in the library unless the library is closed.
If the library is closed, you may wait in the library foyer.
Students (juniors & seniors) who have an off-campus period for 4th/8th period and D lunch are allowed to leave campus at the beginning of lunch on the day of their off-period.
You must enter the building once on campus (Report to the library).
Students are not allowed to hang out in the parking lot, in the 100 Student Center, or in open areas around campus.
All doors/gates are locked at 9:00 AM. Do not knock on locked doors to be let into the building. You must walk around the building to the front of the 1200 building.
If you arrive late because you have an off-period, you will need to walk to the front of the 1200 building to enter the campus.
Students are encouraged to work on assignments/study during their off-campus periods. Quiet conversations are also acceptable.
If there is an emergency drill (lock-down, evacuation, etc.), you should follow the instructions of the librarian.
Failure to follow these guidelines could result in you losing your off period.
Private Lessons
We encourage all students to sign up for and take private lessons
Most of our masterclasses during summer band were taught by our “own” private lesson teachers, so students have some familiarity with these folks already
Students should sign up using this form IF they have not already done so
The list of students will then be sent to the lesson teachers and they’ll begin creating their schedules for the coming semester
The private lesson teacher will contact the student about their lesson time and lessons will begin in coming weeks
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. We will soon get a calendar listing all of the dates when grade checks occur and I will send those dates out to everyone as soon as I have them.
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 8.30 Football vs. Shoemaker, Dragon Stadium, 7:30pm
Mon 9.2 Labor Day, no school, no rehearsal
Wed 9.4 RRHS Open House
Fri 9.6 Football vs. Temple, Wildcat Stadium, 7:30pm
Tue 9.10 Band Booster Meeting, Band Hall, 7pm
Fri 9.13 Football vs. Vista Ridge, Dragon Stadium, 7:30pm, 8th Grade Visit, Full Uniform
Fri 9.20 Football vs. McNeil, Reeves, 7:00pm
Sat 9.21 BOA Austin, V only, all day, schedule TBA
Fri 9.27 Football vs. Cedar Ridge, Dragon, 7:00pm, Senior Recognition Pregame
Tue 10.1 Festival of Bands, Reeves, schedule TBA - JV and V perform
Thu 10.3-Fri 10.4 No School, yes rehearsal
Fri 10.4 Football vs. Manor, Manor, 7:00pm
Sat 10.5 Vista Ridge Marching Festival, JV only
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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