San Jose State High School Band Day
Saturday, September 13, 2008

Remember to eat breakfast and bring a snack to eat before rehearsal. (Drink water before playing.)
Wear t-shirt, shorts, for the rehearsal
Bring:    
    1. Instrument/equipment, flip folder, and lyre (including extra reeds, drumsticks, valve oil, flags)
    2. Music (in order) – Everybody’s Everything, Oye Coma Va, She’s Not There, (Da le) Yaleo
    3. your full uniform and garment bag (beret, ruffles, pants, cummerbund, jacket, gloves, black socks, marching shoes, t-shirt underneath, hair net for long hair) (Guard uniform includes the top, bottom, and Prowlers.)
    4. Water & sunscreen

8:00 A.M. Band room open
8:15 Band Leadership Meeting
8:20 RA Meeting
8:30 Stand in parade block in Rotunda, wearing t-shirt and shorts, with your complete uniform in garment bag in 1 hand and flip folder (& music) and lyre in the other hand, complete instrument/equipment in case next to you (unless it was preloaded the night before). Be punctual! If you are not performance-ready (i.e. hair not done, no shoes or gloves or beret, incomplete uniform or instrument, missing music, missing flip folder or lyre, etc.), you may not be allowed to perform & points will be taken off your grade - refer to the grading policy.
8:35 Check in with Responsible Adult (RA) before loading truck and bus
8:40 Load truck with uniforms and remaining equipment
9:00 Load buses and head for San Jose State Spartan Stadium
10:15 Arrive at San Jose State Spartan Stadium. Unload quickly. Take everything off the buses, as they will leave. (The truck will stay.) Bring your music! Eat your snack and drink water after unloading and before playing.
10:45 Move into the stadium for rehearsal.
11:00 Rehearsal inside Spartan Stadium. Band directors will help with the setup of the concert form, so please follow instructions quickly and efficiently.
1:45 P.M. Rehearsal ends
2:00 Barbecue lunch provided by SJSU (free for participants and directors). SJSU Band needs to go first so they can get dressed for tail-gate playing.
3:45 Change into uniform. Put the uniform on over your shorts and t-shirt. (Guard, use restrooms. If there are none available, bring your uniform into the stadium and then change in the restrooms there.)
4:20 Cross 10th St.
4:30 Go to stadium seats in the North End Zone – this area will be marked with school name. You will sit by sections. As this will be our first full band football game, look to the returning members to help you find your seat. (If in doubt, ask a leader - i.e. section leader, captain, marching assistant, ADM, DM, instructor [do not ask the Band Director until ALL other channels have been exasperated/exhausted]. The magic word is hidden somewhere in this schedule.)
4:50 Watch Spartan Band perform pre-game show
5:00 Game begins. Be prepared to play in the stands, when conducted to do so, by an authorized person. Watch for cutoffs, as our team (San Jose State, our hosts) will get penalized if music is still happening while the ball is in play. Stop playing completely as soon as either team breaks the huddle. Represent yourselves well. If you absolutely have to, you may get food and use the restroom before the 1st quarter ends. Otherwise, you should remain in the stands, with the rest of our group, ready to play. (I recommend watching the game - due to possible errant footballs flying your way, the Spartan band, socializing with your section/seat mates, and enjoying the overall college football game atmosphere. The fewer band members we have in the stands, the less opportunity there will be for us to play.) Do not wander around by yourself. Go in pairs or groups. Check out and in with your RA.
6:30? Approximate time of half-time show (start moving with 5 minutes left on clock in the 2nd quarter)
After the game ends: Load buses and return to AHS.
Upon return to AHS, everyone needs to help unload everything off the busses first and truck second, as we are paying for the buses, until they return to their bus yard. Leave the bus as clean as you found it (or cleaner). Within half hour of our return, everything should be put away, and rides need to be on their way to pick you up. Do not wait for someone to tell you to call for a ride. Do not assume that they remember to pick you up.

A) Do not take off any part of your uniform during the football game(s). Hang up your uniform properly and let it air out 24 hours before placing it in a zipped-up uniform bag.
B) The weather will be hot. Plan accordingly. Wear sunscreen. Bring water. Bring water. Bring water. Drink it.
C) In the past, we have had issues of students becoming dizzy (magic word) or ill from the amount of physical exertion  and heat throughout the rehearsal and game. These issues can be avoided by getting enough rest (i.e. sleep) the night before, eating a healthy breakfast, drinking water, using sunscreen, etc. (basically doing all the things your parents/guardians tell you to do, which you hear over and over again at band rehearsal.)