Next Year’s Dragon Band 2024-2025

Written By David Mobley

Hello Next Year's Dragon Band!

If you are receiving this email, it means you (or your student) has said, "YES" to being in the Round Rock Dragon Band next school year and that's fantastic!  This is the first of several emails you'll get over the coming months.  Our band boosters and I will both send messages throughout the school year.  These will begin coming to you as needed through this semester and during the summer, and then during the school year these messages will be available on the "Members" section of our website - dragonband.com

This email covers the following topics:

  • Important Information for All

  • UIL Physical Requirement

  • Everything Day

  • Auditions

  • Incoming Parent Meeting

  • Summer Band

  • Items to Purchase before  Summer Band

  • Previous Performance Links

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL

London Travelers:

  • I'll be sending information out in coming weeks with more specifics about the trip

  • Look at the Dragon Band website - Calendar for our rehearsal times starting in May

  • For now, make certain you're getting your passport taken care of!

Parents new to high school band:

  • Your student is likely completing middle school and we'd like for them to focus on that and at the same time help them and you make a good transition to high school

  • There is a lot of information to take in, but it is better than too little so everyone has access to things they need or want to know

  • Take a deep breath, once you've done this for a year, you'll know what's going on

Basic Information for everyone:

UIL Physical Requirement for Marching Band


*NEW - IN THE SPRING THIS YEAR*

Everything Day

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday April 29th, 30th and May 1st – All parents and students attend

See below for the time your section is assigned.

Everything Day is what it sounds like - a day where all students and parents come here to school to take care of everything - paperwork mostly, payments, a section meeting and introductions to booster leadership, various fundraising projects and other pertinent information.

Everything Day

  • Attendance is required

  • Monday, April 29th - 6:00pm Flutes and Clarinets; 7:00pm Saxophones

  • Tuesday, April 30th - 6:00pm Low Brass; 7:00pm High Brass

  • Wednesday, May 1st - 6:00pm Percussion; 7:00pm Guard and Dance

  • RRHS Band Hall

  • More information about Everything Day will come later in a separate email

Auditions 

Brass and Woodwind Auditions

  • Audition materials for all woodwinds and brasses will be released on Friday, March 22nd

  • Auditions will take place the week of Monday, April 15th

  • Incoming woodwinds, trumpets and trombones - Monday, April 15th starting at 4:30.  Students will be scheduled for an individual time

  • Incoming horns, euphoniums and tubas - Tuesday, April 16th starting at 4:30 - FINISHED BY 5:30pm.  Students will be schedule for an individual time

  • Thursday, April 18th, make ups for any students who missed Monday or Tuesday

  • Audition results will be posted on Friday, April 19th

  • You’ll be placed in either JV or V marching band and preliminarily placed in one of the 4 concert bands for the spring semester.  We will re-audition in December for spring semester concert placement

The high school band directors hear all of the brass and woodwind students to place them in one of two marching bands and one of four concert bands. 

  • 1st/5th period band class is Wind Ensemble, our top band - Varsity Marching Band

  • 2nd/6th period is Wind Symphony - Varsity Marching Band

  • 3rd/7th is Symphonic Band  - Varsity Marching Band

  • 4th/8th is Concert Band - Junior Varsity Marching Band

During the FALL SEMESTER:

  • 1st/5th, 2nd/6th and 3rd/7th periods are the VARSITY BAND

  • 4th/8th period is the JUNIOR VARSITY MARCHING BAND.  Every student is in band class every day

Percussion Auditions

Mr. Roeder will be communicating with percussion students directly at the upcoming prep camps.  He will explain audition material and process.

ROCK DRUMS Prep Camps - at the Round Rock High School Band Hall  

  • Thursdays starting on February 22nd from 6:30-9:00pm at the RRHS Band Hall

ROCK DRUMS Pre Summer Camp - at the Round Rock High School Band Hall

  • Tuesday, May 28th - Friday, May 31st

  • 9:00am-4:00pm

  • Lunch on your own from Noon-1pm

Rock Guard and Dragon Fire Dance Company Auditions

Prep Camp & Auditions- starting in the band hall, moving to a gymnasium

  • Audition Prep - Monday and Tuesday April 22nd and 23rd

  • Auditions - Thursday, April 25th

  • 5:00-7:00pm

  • Start in the band hall and then move to a gym

Pre Summer Camp - at the Round Rock High School Band Hall/Gyms

  • Tuesday, May 28th - Friday, May 31st

  • 9:00am-4:00pm

  • Lunch on your own from Noon-1pm

Incoming Parent Meeting

All parents new to the Dragon Band are strongly encouraged to attend our incoming parent meeting.  We will cover some of the same topics in this message in greater detail in addition to other information not outlined here.

Parent Meeting Date

  • Tuesday, March 5th, 6:30pm, RRHS Band Hall

  • Topics include-Outline of the year, Summer Band, Marching Season, Concert Season, Finances, Boosters

Summer Band

Summer Band is mandatory, students must attend Summer Band, students must attend Summer Band

Summer Band is our time to make new friends and rejoin old friends, bond as a group, learn our marching shows, begin learning region music, and basically start the new year.  It is a four week program culminating in a parent performance.  Summer Band is held at the Round Rock High School Band Hall and in rooms around the campus - https://goo.gl/maps/25ozDz5U4c22

Leadership Days - ONLY DRAGON BAND STUDENT LEADERS ATTEND!

  • Wednesday, July 17th-Friday, July 19th

  • Monday, July 22nd-Tuesday, July 23rd

  • 9:00am-3pm

  • Student leadership attend leadership week

Summer Band Week 1 (just part of the week)

  • Wednesday, July 24th - Friday, July 26th

  • 8:00am-4:00pm

  • Lunch on your own from Noon-1pm

  • Varsity members (including Guard/Dance) also attend Thursday from 6:00-9:00pm

Summer Band Week 2

  • Monday, July 29th - Friday, August 2nd

  • 8:00am-4:00pm

  • Lunch on your own from Noon-1pm

  • Varsity members (including Guard/Dance) also attend Tuesday/Thursday from 6:00-9:00pm

  • Special Saturday Event for Everyone - Saturday, August 3rd, Band-A-Thon fundraiser, 8:00am-Noon

Summer Band Week 3

  • Monday, August 5th - Friday, August 9th

  • 8:00am-4:00pm *we'll stop at 3:30pm on Friday, August 9th so students have more time before Parent Preview that evening*

  • Lunch on your own from Noon-1pm

  • Varsity members (including Guard/Dance) also attend Tuesday/Thursday from 6:00-9:00pm

Parent Preview - All members attend

  • Friday, August 9th

  • Dragon Stadium (indoors in a gym if raining)

  • Section Photos 5:00-6:00pm

  • Warm Up 6:00-7:00pm

  • Performances begin at 7:00pm

What to bring/wear to Summer Band

  • Returning members bring Dragon Band water jug

  • New members will get a Dragon Band water jug (filled) on the first day of summer band

  • Instrument and music

  • Comfortable clothing in which you can easily move-No Jeans

  • Hat-advisable to avoid sunburn

  • Sunscreen

  • Athletic shoes-VERY IMPORTANT to avoid injury from long term stress-No Sandals, No Flip Flops, No Vans, No Boat Shoes, No shoes with poor support    

Items to purchase on your own before summer band

Previous Performance Links

Thank You!

David Mobley

Band Director, Round Rock High School

201 Deepwood Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681

512-464-6028

dragonband.com


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