Foothill Band Review

Saturday, October 24, 2009

There will be an INSPECTION at this competition. They will look for uniform instrument & equipment position, instrument/equipment condition (clean/polished, no spots, no stains, no broken/split/bent sticks), no frayed or ragged material on flags, no sagging socks at the ankles, uniform neck strap color, berets worn at the same relative position and angle, no jewelry on band proper, uniform jewelry worn by color guard, pins/clips/bows/ribbons/etc. used in a uniform manner by all guard members in color, style, location, and angle on the head, neat/clean/trimmed facial hair (shave!), neat, trimmed & uniform head hair length (get a hair cut!). Non-apparent medical conditions (visually impaired, MS, MD, or other disorders, medical bracelets, etc.) must be declared (that means you need to tell me and I write it down and hand it to the inspection judge before the actual inspection starts). Communicate!!

Bring:

· Complete uniform, including, beret, ruffles, cummerbund, jacket, pants, polished shoes, black socks, gloves, all worn on your body. Color Guard: bring uniform, black socks, shoes, worn on your body.

· Shoe bag and hanger, all in a labeled uniform bag.

· This schedule, so you won't have to ask questions which are already answered here. (Performance schedules and site maps are available on the Band Review page at www.foothillband.org.)

· Equipment, including podium, all performance flags, flag bags, stick bag, holsters, extra reeds, neck straps, drumsticks, stick bag, mallets, beaters, stick bag, valve oil, mouthpieces, etc. (banner & poles, first aid kit, tool kit)

· Change of clothes, including band t-shirt (required), shorts, pants, jacket or sweater, hat, sunscreen, lip balm, & regular shoes for after the parade and field show. (You may wear your band t-shirt under your uniform, except for Guard.). Dress warmly in the evening.

· Money for food/dinner (the BPO will provide food for lunch and dinner). If you have special dietary needs, then please bring your own food, so that you will have something.

· Snacks and blankets (optional)

· Do not bring valuables which may get “lost in the shuffle”

6:30 A.M. Band room open - come dressed in uniform

7:00 RA/BL meeting (BL makes phone calls to late people, or not)

7:10 Standing Inspection (clean white gloves – pants hemmed, shoes shined, instrument angles, uniform beret angles, the "Look"). Be on time. Performers without black socks or white gloves will be excluded from each performance.

7:20 Check in with Responsible Adult (RA) before loading equipment. Most equipment will already be on the truck, loaded Friday after rehearsal.

7:25 Load equipment (largest first, then large, medium, small, smallest)
7:45 Load buses and head for Amador Valley High School (680 N, Bernal exit, East on Bernal, Left on Valley Ave., follow Valley all the way to Santa Rita Rd., Right on Santa Rita, school parking lot is just past the post office on right.) (Do not waste time or we'll all be late!)
8:40 Arrive in Amador Valley, unload and set up for parade. Take everything you need for parade competition off the busses. The busses will stay. Use the restrooms now!

8:55 Stretch, warm up, marching warm up

(9:15 check in for parade)

9:15 Music warm up (Percussion, CG separate warm-ups)

9:35 tune in sections, then together

9:55 prepare to move block

10:00 Formation

10:25 Parade Step-off

10:35 Inspection (Percussion, you are wearing your gloves for this, or you will not perform.)

10:45 Parade Competition

10:53 Percussion Competition (Percussion, you may take off your gloves for this.)

After Parade:

Put equipment away, on truck, if available.
Load busses and go to Foothill HS (Parking is limited for family and visitors and $10, first come, first served - only those support vehicles with a valid placard will be allowed to park with the buses. All other vehicles will be directed to park away from buses.). We will need to find our busses at the end of the parade route on Peters Ave.
Check out with RA & change out of uniform before spending your free time.
Lunch - Lunch will be provided. Do not wander off by yourself. Pair up or go in groups, preferably with someone (RA) with a watch to keep track of time. The amount of free time will be limited. You are limited to the campus. Be prepared to hold a field show rehearsal.

2:15 P.M. Meet at designated area with the rest of the band to attend the awards ceremony. Check in w/ RA.
2:30 Parade & Concert Awards Ceremony at Foothill HS stadium. Cheer on your Drum Majors & Captains (We are in Class C for Parade). 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. This means you need to stay together, when exiting the stadium.

3:00? Field Show Rehearsal (Parents/RAs will need to pay ($8-10?) for field show tickets.)

4:10 Eat Dinner

5:10 Change into uniform (use the changing rooms!!), get equipment, and warm up (stretch)

5:45 Meet together to move to our official warm up location.
6:00 Warm up physically, musically, mentally (Warm up area #2) (Pit percussion will meet at the gate at 6:20pm, meaning they will stay with the band to warm up, until the appropriate time, at which they will leave and move equipment to the gate)

6:15 Tune

6:20 Go to gate

6:25 Standby – do not distract yourselves from doing your best show by watching the other band on the field. After your show, you will have time to watch other bands. During this standby time, you should be mentally preparing for your show by visualizing success. It is not disrespect to the other band, it just happens to be a time to focus on the job ahead.

6:35 Ready area

6:45 Perform Field Show

7:00 Recap, dismissal, put equipment away (load truck), change out of uniform, sit together to watch the rest of the bands: 8:00 (Class III) Cupertino, 8:15 (Class IV) Lynbrook, 8:30 Rodriguez, 8:45 Granite Bay, 9:00 Mountain View, 9:15 Folsom, 9:30 Foothill (host). 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 or use restrooms, remembering to go in pairs or groups between performances, not during them, as that is rude

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)

10:00 Awards Ceremony (We are in Class 2 for Field Show). Clap for all first place recipients, not just for your own band.

11:00 Board the busses and return to AHS at approximately 11:45.

11:45 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.

Have your parents call 510-744-9632 (machine) for latest return information. Do not call until after 11:05 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 or equipment truck zone in the parking lot with vehicles. We are charged for the busses, and the longer they stay, the more we end up paying. Please park in the actual parking spots. Flashlights recommended.