9.15.23
Hello Dragon Band Students, Parents and Families,
A little rain and cooler temperatures made for a more comfortable week but put a crimp in some outdoor rehearsal plans on Thursday.
Next Week’s Rehearsals
Monday 9.18 V Winds 7:30-8:30am, practice field
Monday 9.18 V Percussion 4:45-6:45pm, practice field
Tuesday 9.19 V Full 4:45-7:45pm, practice field/stadium
Thursday 9.21 V Full 4:45-7:45pm, practice field/stadium
Friday 9.22 Guard 4:30-6:00pm, practice field
Individual Band Photos
Friday, September 22nd - no game, yes photos after school
Individual photos are not required, but encouraged
Right after school students will dress in either their black dragon or varsity contest uniform for photos, whichever is preferred for the photo
Photo buttons and other items will be available to order - pricing TBA via band boosters
Homecoming Week is busy - please look ahead
Monday 9.25 No School, V 4:45-7:45pm rehearsal
Tuesday 9.26 No before or after school rehearsals
Wednesday 9.27 Homecoming Parade - All students, Homecoming Pep Rally - All students, V performs
Thursday 9.28 V 4:45-7:45pm rehearsal
Friday 9.29 Homecoming game
Friday, September 15th, Away vs. Westwood, 7:00pm (Reeves)
4:20pm School ends, EAT
5:10 pm Inspection in the 100 gym
5:30pm On practice field ready to load buses
Depart as close to 5:30 as possible
Arrive, quickly unload and move into the stands
7:00pm Game begins
8:03pm Halftime, “Sucker” for Dragonettes, V performs
9:57pm Game ends, load buses and trucks
10:17pm Depart for RRHS
10:49pm Arrive, unload trucks and buses (leave a clean bus), store items properly, clearn up and go home!
Saturday, September 23rd - BOA Austin, Varsity and Crew
7:30am Rehearsal in the stadium
9:00am Break, water, EAT, get dressed
10:00am On the practice field in uniform with all equipment, ready to load
10:15am Depart for Reeves
10:45am Arrive, unload, circle time
11:46-12:22pm Warm Up (winds, battery and guard, Area C) Front Ens 11:46-12:10pm
12:20pm Front Ens report to gate
12:32pm Winds, battery and guard report to gate
12:42pm Perform in prelims
1:15pm Load and depart for RRHS
All except Drum Majors will depart and return to RRHS, clean up and go home
Drum Majors only will stay behind for prelims awards, then return to RRHS
1:45pm Arrive, unload, go home and rest
This is a two(ish) hour break, similar to what we had during summer band
Please go home, get in the AC, rest and hydrate
2:21pm Prelims awards - Drum Majors only
4:00pm Return to RRHS for sectionals
The following times may change slightly based on finals performance time. We will know more at about 2:30
5:00-5:30pm Eat (provided), get dressed, refill jugs
5:50-6:20pm On the practice field, ready to load
6:00-6:30pm Depart for Reeves
6:30-7:00pm Arrive, unload, circle time, warm up
7:30pm Finals begin
9:54pm Finals end
10:15pm Finals awards
10:45pm Load and depart for RRHS
11:10pm Arrive, unload, store things properly, clean up and go home!
Tri M Honor Society
Are you a sophomore , junior, or senior? If you're interested in continuing your love for music and the fine arts community, this is the honor society for you!
For more info, visit https://rrhsmmm.crd.co/
UMHB TMEA Audition Prep Session
See the flyer here
Saturday, September 30
TMEA/ATSSB Audition Prep Day
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
8:30am Meet & Greet with UMHB Faculty + snacks and drinks
9:00 and 10:30am TMEA Masterclasses
Cost: $10 per student
Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/umhbauditionprep
Grades
Students must remain academically eligible to participate in football game 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.
Varsity students who become ineligible from the September 22nd grade check MAY LOSE THEIR SPOT IN VARSITY. Students in this position will report grades to Mr. Mobley on October 6th. Should grades not improve to passing between September 22nd and October 6th (that’s 2 weeks) we will need to fill the spot with an eligible student from Junior Varsity. In this situation, ideally the ineligible student will repair the grade and be passing all classes at the grade check on October 13th.
Varsity students who become ineligible from the October 13th report card will not perform with the varsity group the remainder of the season and we will not be allowed to take you on the trip to Indianapolis.
ALL STUDENTS - PASS YOUR CLASSES TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE
Everyone is eligible for the first 4 games plus BOA Austin
Sept 22 6 week grade check
Sept 29 Lose (based on grade check from Sept 22)
Oct 13 End of 9 weeks Report Card
Oct 20 Gain or lose (based on end of 9 weeks grades)
Nov 3 IPR (intermediate progress report)
Nov 10 Gain only (based on Nov 3 IPR grades)
Dec 1 IPR
Dec 8 Gain only (based on Dec 1 IPR grades)
Dec 14 End of 9 weeks Report Card
Jan 11 Gain or lose (based on end of 9 weeks grades)
Attendance
Look ahead at the rehearsal and event schedule and plan your appointments and tutorial help around it please
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 Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony, Ms. Benford for Symphonic Band and Ms. Bouhadana for Concert Band, Mr. Roeder for all Percussion and Mrs. Stone for all Color Guard.
Absences that are not excused-birthdays, completing homework, test preparation, concerts, parties, vacations, weekend getaways
Review - General Band Class Procedures and Plans
See this document for band class procedures
The outline for JV and Varsity winds is on this sheet - look at the tabs at the bottom
Look at the tabs
You’ll see a V template and V week of _____ and we’ll add on as we go
On the V template and V week of tabs you’ll see a link to region listening times
You’ll see a JV tab listing the dates the groups (JV and Guard) are in vs. outside
Percussion and Color Guard planning are done by Mr. Roeder and Mrs. Stone seperately
Coming Soon
Friday 9.15 Away vs. Westwood 7pm , V at half
Saturday 9.23 BOA Austin (V and crew only, prelims/finals - all day)
Monday 9.25 No School, V rehearsal 4:45-7:45pm
Wednesday 9.27 Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally after school
Friday 9.29 Home vs. Stony Point 7pm, V postgame
Tuesday 10.3 RRISD Festival of Bands V and JV
Friday 10.6 Away vs. Manor 7pm, JV at half
Saturday 10.7 Vista Ridge Marching Festival (JV only)
Monday 10.9 No School, No Rehearsal
Thursday 10.12 Home vs. Vandegrift 7pm, V at half
Saturday 10.14 TMC (V and crew only, prelims, finals - all day)
Thank You Everyone,
David Mobley
