Jag Band Update 8/28/22

Collect your $100! Ask community members, neighbors, friends and family to sponsor your performance throughout the day. If you’re a Freshman/Sophomore, ask some of your Junior/Senior friends how they did it. Some students have already collected their money and MORE!

This event is a “required” $100 per person fundraiser for the band, but you are more than welcome to get more donations to help the band program (and we need it!). If you already paid this $100 fee at Registration Day, then you are already covered! If you receive over $100 of donations, 10% of whatever you raise will be added to your band account – just like WiddyUp!

As a reminder, this parade takes place in the Fannin Farms neighborhood and involves the band playing music and providing concerts for donors. If you or a friend live in this neighborhood, just a $50 donation gets you a personal concert. Contact summitboosterprez@gmail.com if you or someone you know would like to schedule a private concert. More details, call times, and uniform information coming soon!

Ms. Lozada will be in the uniform room this coming Thursday after school for students who missed Registration/Uniform Fitting Day. (Thank you Ms. Lozada!) Students who missed Uniform Fitting Day should come after school, before rehearsal (3:00-4:00).

September 16^th – March-A-Thon envelope due into the booster box by the band office.

September 19^th – All the tangible items need to be paid off by this date including our $120 uniform fee (unless a payment plan has been made with me) in order for your student to receive their custom made performance uniform – and man are they beautiful!

October 7^th – Activity Fee 1 due ($140). If this was paid at registration day, you do not need to pay.

Masterclasses start this week and information will be provided on the BAND app! Make sure your concert instrument is in good working order and you are all stocked up on reeds.

I am hounding TMF to get our spirit wear webstore open – as soon as I get that link, I’ll send it your way! Spirit wear will also include show shirts – which many of you have asked me about!

1. Part 1: Get Part 1 up to full tempo (160bpm) and off of the met. Perform Part 1 without met at football game.
2. Part 2: Finish setting Part 2 and increase tempo from 140bpm to 150bpm. Perform part 2 music and drill with met at football game.
3. Part 3: Start working and memorizing part 3
4. Stand Tunes: Add Take on Me and Paint it Black to stand tune rep for next football game.

1. All-State: Work on Etude 1, cut 1 for your masterclasses, after masterclasses, work on etude 2, cut 1 for next week.
2. Show: Work on memorizing part 3.
3. Stand Tunes: Work on Take on Me, Paint it Black, and any stand tune music you’re not comfortable with thus far.

1. Playing more: We only play when we’re on defense – we were not on defense very often this game. I’ll try to get you to play more this coming game.
2. Throwing food: I heard reports of younger students throwing food during our break – older members, please help guide these students to do the right thing. If they refuse, find a director and they will be dealt with appropriately.
3. Snack: Seniors will go to snack first after the half time performance.
   1. Everyone, please ALWAYS thank the parents who are volunteering their time to be there with you.
4. Restroom: Always ask a parent chaperone to go with you to the restroom. They are hanging out in front of the band,
5. Water jugs: Once you feel like you have had a sufficient break – gather your section to pick up your water jugs
6. Time lost: We lost three and a half hours of rehearsal last week because of the combined dance team routine, I know this effected your half time performance and some of you didn’t feel great about it. We have a full 8 hours of rehearsal this week and we have to be efficient and effective. Show up on time and ready to work and be pushed so we can make up for that time.