It's Homecoming Week! Yay!
How many things are happening this week? SO MANY! Here's the lowdown:
- Monday: MB Rehearsal 5-9 PM as usual
- Tuesday: DO YOUR HOMEWORK!
- Wednesday: MB Rehearsal 5-9 PM - NOT as usual
- Field time is limited, due to the Powderpuff Football game
- We will be at the field by 5:50, politely lurking and ready to hit the field for rehearsal at 6
- We will have ONE HOUR to do run-throughs. We MUST be efficient in our rehearsal.
- After field time we will return to the band area and work on music, etc.
- Thursday: DO YOUR HOMEWORK!
- Friday: So much going on!
- Parade - call time is 3:45. Stepoff is 5 PM.
- Dinner! Pizza dinner provided by Tigard High Band Boosters (thanks, Boosters!)
- Light warmup for pepping
- FOOTBALL! It's a Neon Out!
- Halftime will be Hey Baby! for the Tigerettes, and the Fight Song
- Saturday: SHOW DAY! See the schedule on the sidebar.
Whew!
ALL Marching Band members need to read the "IMPORTANT MARCHING BAND INFORMATION" page on the side bar. Please read it now.
Here comes our first home football game of the 2019 season - yay! Here's the 411 everyone needs to know:
- Marching Band call time is 5:30.
- Pep call time is - uh - I'm not sure. Irving probably said, but I'm not sure. Let's say 6 pm, unless Irving said something different.
- It's a Tropical-Out! So that means we will wear our *brand new* pep shirts, and we can add a Hawaiian shirt over the top, or a lei, or something in a similar festive tropical manner.
- Marchers, Dylan says to wear "formal rehearsal gear" for our halftime performance. Meaning good athletic shoes, and dark blue or black loose jeans/leggings.
- Please make sure to eat good protein and carbs before you come. It's a long evening, and you need to have fuel.
- Be ready to pep, pep, pep as our team takes on those Canby Cougars!
Let's do this!
Wow - that rain did come down! And the thunder kept rumbling, so we moved inside - safety first, right??
Not what we envisioned for rehearsal tonight, but we still got some good things done, including great new choreo. And the forecast looks reasonable for Wednesday, so we'll get back at it with full ensemble on the field then.
We are at a place musically where we are doing pretty well, so now we need to work on the nuances of playing. Taking a breath where it won't disrupt the flow. Making sure all the accidentals are ALWAYS in the right places. Knowing the rhythms so well that we don't have to think about how they go, but just letting them flow. Feet always synced with the tempo. Performing the show, not just clomping through. And so on. What would YOU add to this list?
See you all Wednesday. Yay band!
CLICK HERE: Funnel Cloud Seen From Hillsboro Stadium
Well, we're just finishing off the Wednesday evening rehearsal on the 1st day of school. And it's been a loooong day!
It is my experience that when tomorrow comes, many will be wiped out. That is very normal, because this was the first full day followed by full rehearsal. My advise? Don't panic! Instead, plan on an early evening Thursday and grab as much sleep as possible. Trust me - everyone will feel better on Friday.
Yay, band!
