No winter drumline!!!!

As some of you have heard by now, there is no winter drumline this year. We simply did not have enough people sign up to participate in the activity. For those of you that attended the meeting, you may have noticed that there were not many people there. We really needed about 20 participants and we were at least 5 short of that number and that is if I count people who were not sure if they were going to do join or not.
I made the decision to cancel the drumline this season after additional attempts at recruiting failed. I also tried to come up with some alternatives but nothing was truly viable to maintain the goal of the program.
For those that were excited to have participate and have a great season, I am truly sorry that this has happened. I fully intend on having a winter drumline next year. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me and I will be happy to talk with you.
Thanks,
Chuck

No rehearsal on Wednesday June 20th

We will not have rehearsal on Wednesday June 20th due to so many people being out of town that day. We still have rehearsal on Tuesday the 19th.

Please remember that if you are going to miss a rehearsal you need to let me know either by text, email, or note.

See you Tuesday at 6:00p.

June 5th

This is just to remind everyone that we have rehearsal on Tuesday June 5th from 6:00-8:30. This is just a Pit rehearsal. Please make sure that you are there on time. If you can not attend the rehearsal you need to contact me and let me know. So far I am expecting all of the pit to be in attendance as I have not heard from anyone saying that they cannot make it.

Thanks

June rehearsal schedule

Here is the June drumline rehearsal schedule.

Please remember that these rehearsals are for the entire drumline, both pit and battery. Also, these rehearsals are NOT optional. I understand that some families may have vacations scheduled. If that is the case, I need an email or note to let me know what rehearsals will be missed. Family vacations and school sports are the only excused absences from these rehearsals. Work is NOT excused. If you have a job you need to tell your employer that you need these time off. If you have questions please contact me ASAP. All members are responsible for keeping up with the music and memorization when they miss rehearsal.

These rehearsals are VERY important to the success of the drumline and the band. During these rehearsals we continue to work on warm-ups and technique. We also start to learn other cadences for parades and football games. Then, we start work on the marching band show. It is important that we get this head start on the rest of the band so that we can help to keep the band together in the rehearsals before band camp.

Schedule:
Tues 5th- 6:00p-8:30p
Tues 12th-6:00p-8:30p
Wed 13th- 6:00p-8:30p
Tues 19th-6:00p-8:30p
Wed 20th-6:00p-8:30p
Wed 27th- 6:00p-8:30p

Fall Drumline set!

Here is the fall battery lineup. If you do not see your name listed here and are playing percussion, you will be in the front ensemble(pit).

snare:
Blake -section leader
Austin
Bryant
Alex
Dylan
Josh

tenors:
Aaron
Nate

Basses:
Vinny
Steven
Logan
Brandon
Eric

Thanks to all those that tried out. We had some very difficult decisions to make.
If you have any questions please fell free to contact me, Iteachpercussion@woh.rr.com
Please remember that we start battery rehearsals on the 19th.

Rest of the season schedule

A few changes from the previous post.

No rehearsal this Thursday the 22nd.

Rehearsal Tuesday 27th -7:00-9:00p(note this was not on the previous schedule, but we have talked about it during rehearsal)
Rehearsal Thursday 29th-7:00-9:00p

Championships Sat. March 31st and Sunday April 1st.-We WILL perform both days!!!

Schedule for Championships: Nutter Center
Saturday March 31st:
Rehearsal- 10:30a-12:30p
lunch-12:30-1:00 Lunch will NOT be provided for you. You may leave and get lunch or bring it with you.
Load Trailer-1:00
Leave THS-1:15ish
Arrive at WSU-2:15
Warmup-3:16
perform-3:44
we will leave right after we perform. Should be around 4:00
Back at THS 5:00ish

Sunday April 1st: Nutter Center
Rehearsal- 7:30a-8:30
load trailer-8:30
leave THS-8:45
arrive at WSU-9:45
warmup-10:26ish
perform-either 10:54 or 11:03
Go to Marion's pizza for lunch after performance.
Return to WSU to watch the rest of Finals
Awards-4:40-full retreat
leave WSU- 5:15ish
back at THS-6:15ish

If you have any questions please contact me.
Iteachpercussion@woh.rr.com

Centerville schedule

Here is the schedule for Centerville March 11th

Arrive at THS and load trailer 7:00am
Leave THS-7:15
Arrive at Centerville HS-8:15
Warmup-8:55
perform-9:23
Awards-12:20p
leave 12:45p
back at THS-1:45p

March Schedule

Here is the schedule for the rest of the season:

Thurs-March 1st-7:00-9:00-gym
Sunday-4th-12:30-3:30-gym
Thurs- 8th-7:00-9:00-band room
Sunday-11th-CONTEST @ Centerville
Tues- 13th- 7:00-9:00-gym
Thurs-15th-7:00-9:00-gym
Tues- 20th-7:00-9:00-gym
Thurs-22nd-7:00-9:00-gym
Thurs-29th-7:00-9:00-gym
Sat-31st-CHAMPIONSHIPS @NUTTER CENTER
Sun April 1st-CHAMPIONSHIPS @ NUTTER CENTER

A Few Things

I just wanted to take a moment and go over a few things we talked about on Sunday.

We will now be enforcing all of the discipline rules we went over at the start of the season. To review:

1. 10 pushups will be given for every minute that someone is late to rehearsal unexcused. The pushups will be done by the entire section. The individual that was late will do an additional 10 pushups. Note: this does not mean walking in the door right on time. This means having your instrument set up and ready to go at the start of the rehearsal. I would highly advise arriving about 15 minutes early. So if rehearsal starts at 7:00, you should be at the school no later than 6:45. This will allow you time to get your instrument ready, as well as help get the tarp set up. This has been a MAJOR problem so far this season. I truly believe that we have not started 1 rehearsal on time yet this season.

2. Playing/marching beyond the point that you are instructed to stop will result in 10 pushups for that individual. I always announce the measure we are starting and ending several times, this means you must listen to instructions.

3. Hacking(playing when you are not supposed to) will not longer be tolerated at any level. Hacking is disrupting to the entire group. Instructions and critique can not be effectively given or received. Hacking will also result in 10 pushups.

These rules are NOT new. They have always been in place, but simply not enforced as they should be. It is also important that the leaders withing the group step-up. You must set a good example for others to follow.

If you have any questions please fell free to contact me.

schedule for Bellbrook Sunday 26th

Here is the schedule for Sunday Feb 26th at Bellbrook

Load trailer-7:00a
Leave THS-7:15a
Arrive at Bellbrook 8:15a
Warm-up-8:51a
Perform-9:19a
Awards-11:10a
Leave 11:30a
Back at THS-12:30p

We will not rehearse before we leave. It is an early show but at least we will be back home early also. Please make sure you arrive BEFORE 7:00a to help load the trailer. It is NOT the parents responsibility to load your equipment onto the trailer. Make sure that you have everything you need, shirt, shoes, pants, ect. Please get some sleep Saturday night so that you will be able to perform on Sunday.

No Rehearsal tonight Tuesday Feb 14th

Due to family obligation there will be no rehearsal tonight. I forgot to mention this on Sunday, sorry.

Be ready to set part 3 on Thursday!!

Feb. rehearsals

Thurs 2nd-7-9 gym
Sun 5th-12:30-3:30 gym
Tues 7th-7-9 gym
Thurs 9th- 7-9 band room
Sun 12th- Kettering contest(see schedule in previous post)
Tues 14th-7-9 band room
Thurs 16th-7-9 gym
Sun 19th-12:30-3:30 gym
Tues 21st-7-9 band room
Thurs 23rd- 7-9 gym
Sun 26th- CONTEST @ BELLBROOK-times TBA
Tues 28th-7-9 gym
Thurs March 1st-7-9 gym

Kettering contest schedule

Here is the schedule for Sunday Feb 12.

Rehearsal at THS- 9:00-10:45
Load trailer- 10:45-11:15
Leave THS-11:15
Arrive at Kettering-12:00
warm-up- 12:51
Perform-1:19
Awards-3:30
Leave Kettering-4:00ish
Back at THS and unload-5:00ish

It is expected that all students will ride the bus to and from all performances. However, if there is a need for a student to not ride the bus, I need a note from a parent. Also, if a student is leaving a contest early, I can only release the student to his/her parents. That is school policy and is the same rules as during marching band.

No rehearsal tonight Tuesday Jan 24th

I did not realize there was a pep band game tonight, so since at least some of you need to be at the game, there will be no rehearsal tonight.

Also, a reminder that we do not have rehearsal this Thursday or Sunday. See you next Tuesday!! Please practice your music, and if possible try to get a sectional or two going!

Thanks
Chuck

No rehearsal Thursday Jan 19th

In case you haven't heard yet, no rehearsal tonight. See you all Sunday!

No Rehearsal ThursdayJan. 12th

Due to the weather forecast saying the rain will change to snow and the temperature dropping, we will not have rehearsal tonight. They are saying the roads will become very bad due to ice and then a little snow and blowing snow. This is all supposed to happen around 6 or 7. That could make the drive home from rehearsal VERY bad, and due to the timing of the change in weather, I would rather play it safe and just not have rehearsal. See you Sunday!