Fairfield Tournament of
Champions
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Bring:
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Complete uniform, including, beret, ruffles, cummerbund, jacket, pants, polished shoes,
black socks, shoe bag, gloves, and hanger, all in a labeled uniform bag. Color
Guard: uniform tops, uniform pants, shoes.
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Concert dress (SB only), including dress shirt, bow tie, navy blue
cummerbund, tuxedo pants, black socks, dress shoes (do not wear your band
t-shirt under the tuxedo shirt, as it will show through)
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This
schedule, so you won't have to ask questions which are already answered
here
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Equipment , including podium, all performance flags, flag bags, stick bag,
holsters, extra reeds, neck straps, stick bag, drumsticks, stick bag,
mallets, beaters, stick bag, valve oil, mouthpieces, etc. (banner & poles,
first aid kit, tool kit)
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Concert music (Fall River Overture, Nessun Dorma, Cajun Folk Songs), concert instruments and
accessories (For Concert competition, Fairfield will provide the following: 4
tympani, concert bass drum, orchestra bells, xylophone, marimba, and chimes.
They will not provide cymbals, snare drum, auxiliary percussion, or mallets.
Use appropriate mallets on the appropriate equipment.)
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Percussion,
bring bell mallets, chime hammers, snare sticks, concert snare drum, concert
snare drum stand, tambourine & stand, bass drum mallet (cotton candy one),
triangle, triangle beater, triangle clip, extra fishing line, suspended cymbal,
suspended cymbal stand, yarn mallets, & timpani mallets.
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Change
of clothes, including band t-shirt, shorts, pants, jacket or sweater,
hat, sunscreen, & regular shoes for after the concert, parade,
and field show. (You may wear your band t-shirt under your uniform.).
Dress warmly in the evening.
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Money
for food/dinner (the BPO will provide food for lunch and leftovers will be used
for dinner). If you have special dietary needs, then please bring your own
food, so that you will have something.
·
Snacks
and blankets (optional)
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Do
not bring valuables which may get “lost in the shuffle”
5:30 A.M. Band
room open - come dressed in concert dress (Symphonic Band) or Parade Marching
uniform
5:55 RA/BL meeting
6:05 Standing Inspection in marching uniform, unless in SB. (clean white
gloves, pants hemmed, shoes shined, instrument angles, uniform beret angles,
the "Look") Be on time. Symphonic Band members also in Marching
band, make sure you have everything you need for your marching uniform, like
black socks.
6:10 Check in with Responsible Adult (RA) before loading equipment. Most
equipment will already be on the truck, loaded Friday after rehearsal. Performers
without black socks will be excluded from each performance.
6:15 Load equipment (largest first, then large, medium, small, smallest)
6:30 Load buses and head for Fairfield. (Do not waste time or we'll all be
late!)
8:00 Arrive in Fairfield, unload and set up for concert/parade. (No private
vehicles will be allowed in the bus parking area. Private vehicles will be
directed to park in the Kmart/Mission Village parking lots. It is a short walk
and a shuttle will be provided every 15 min.s 8-2pm, to the center of the
school.) Take everything you need for concert competition off the
busses. The busses will stay. Parents/RAs will need to pay $10 for field show
tickets, for the evening performance. Use the restrooms now! Color Guard starts
doing their hair. Marching members who are not in symphonic band will support
the symphonic band by sitting in the audience and clapping at the appropriate
times.
8:20 Check in for concert
8:45 Warm-up in Room C6
9:10 Stand-by
9:15 Perform Concert music in gym
9:40 change out of concert dress into marching
uniform (use locker rooms – we will need RAs to be adult supervision, when
using the locker rooms. Do not use restrooms for changing).
(9:45 check in for parade)
10:10 stretch, warm up, marching warm up
10:25 music warm up (Percussion, CG separate
warm-ups)
10:40 tune in sections, then together
10:55 prepare to move block
11:05 Formation
11:35 Warm Up Zone
11:45 Inspection and Parade Step-off into Parade
Competition
12:15 P.M. After Parade:
1:30 Field Show Rehearsal (let’s be efficient and
get a lot done in a short time instead of the opposite)
3:50 Meet at designated area with the rest of the
band to attend the awards ceremony. Check in with RA.
4:00 Parade & Concert Awards Ceremony. Cheer on your Drum Majors &
Captains. Clap for all first place winners. Whether or not the other band
realizes that you are applauding them is unimportant. We will meet together to
recap the concert & parade right after the awards ceremony is over.
5:00 Meet together & eat Dinner
6:15 get into uniform (use the changing rooms!!),
get equipment, and warm up (stretch)
6:45 Meet together to move to our official warm up
location.
7:15 Warm up (Warmup #2 – Quad in center of school)
7:30 Standby
7:45 Perform Field Show (Don’t be El Gato Triste,
make it Feel So Good!)
8:00 Recap, dismissal, put equipment away, stay in uniform, and sit together to
watch the rest of the bands. If the equipment truck is too far away, we will
just go into the stands and watch the remaining bands. (8:30 Cordova, 9:00
Rodriguez, 9:15 Leigh, 9:30 California, 9:45 Elk Grove, 10:00 Folsom) Roll will
be taken often.
1.
Find
a section where our band will sit together
2.
Check
in and out with RAs/Mr. Wong
3.
Get
food, remembering to go in pairs or groups
4.
Remain
in “our” section, watch and learn, support the other bands by being quiet
during their shows and then cheering as they enter/exit the field
5.
It
is rude to talk while another group is performing (pointing and laughing is
out, unless it’s meant to be funny)
6.
I’m
proud of who you are, not just what you do.
10:30 Awards Ceremony (A parent driver will need to
move the bus drivers from the motel rooms, back to the busses, at this time.)
11:30 Board the busses and return to AHS at
approximately 1am.
1:00 A.M.
Arrive at
AHS, unload everything (even if it’s not yours) off the busses right
away, before the busses leave and before Mr. Wong opens up the band room (we
are still being charged for the use of the busses, so move quickly!!)
You should unload and leave the school by half an
hour after we return from any trip. When it comes to unloading the busses and
equipment vehicles, do not wait for anyone to tell you what to do. Everyone is
expected to help out, so that we all can go home at a reasonable time.
Have your parents call 510-744-9632 (machine) for latest return information. Do not call until after 10:30 P.M. for a schedule update. If there is no change in message, we are still on schedule.
More Parent info: Please do not block the bus-loading zone in
the parking lot with vehicles. Please park in the actual parking spots.
Flashlights recommended.