Category: BAND.us Update

Reminders for tonight!

-We ARE wearing our performance uniforms to show off for the 8th grade!
-We ARE doing the senior salute tonight (make sure senior banners are up)! This is our last normal FB game of the competitive season, so we want to celebrate our seniors, our 8th grade feeders, and use this as a great opportunity to practice for competition tomorrow.
-We are marching the full show, we need attention ready so we can get on the field fast, perform, and get off fast as well.

Here is the schedules again:
Football Game & 8th Grade Night – October 3rd

📍 Adams 12 North Stadium (next to Mountain Range)
12500 Delaware St, Westminster, CO 80234
🕓 Call Time: 5:30 pm | Game Starts: 7:00 pm

Schedule:
5:30 pm – Call time at the Band Room
6:00 pm – Depart for North Stadium
6:15 pm – Arrive and unload equipment
6:45 pm – Marching Band Pre-Game Performance
7:00 pm – Kickoff
~8:00 pm – Students perform full show
9:30–10:00 pm – Finish game, pack up, depart for HHS
10:15–10:30 pm – Arrive at HHS and dismiss

Big Cat Marching Festival – October 4th

📍 North Arvada Athletic Complex (NAAC)
19500 W 64th Pkwy, Arvada, CO 80403
🕓 Call Time: 9:00 am

Schedule:
9:00–11:00 am – Visual Rehearsal
11:00 am – Early lunch, load trailer, get uniforms, prepare to depart
12:15 pm – Depart for NAAC
1:00 pm – Arrive at stadium
1:35 pm – Warm-up
3:00 pm – Performance
3:30 pm – Watch final bands
4:15 pm – Prelims Awards

If we make finals:
5:30–8:30 pm – Finals performances (slot depends on placement)
Likely eat dinner before performance, then watch bands and awards
9:00 pm – Finals Awards

– Mr. Dailey

Hey all! Longer message coming- students, please read all the way to the end!

First, congratulations on a fantastic first competition yesterday! I’m so proud of the effort, energy, and focus you brought to the field. With the drill now complete, the real work begins, and I know we’re ready for it.

I spoke with judges this morning, and we received some excellent feedback. This is our chance to take the next step, so let’s stay locked in as we prepare for three competitions in the next two weeks! Our journey continues with rehearsal tomorrow from 6–9 pm where we’ll be adding exciting changes and building on all the positives from this weekend.

Here is the link to yesterday's performances:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q9zPD1-f_gB-y6kJQL_1eh01IxoEc-A3?usp=sharing

Take time to study these:
-Watch yourself
-Watch your section
-Listen critically
-Diagnose strengths and weaknesses
-Create personal and ensemble goals

Come ready to contribute to our growth this week!

Schedule for this weekend:

Football Game & 8th Grade Night – October 3rd

📍 Adams 12 North Stadium (next to Mountain Range)
12500 Delaware St, Westminster, CO 80234
🕓 Call Time: 5:30 pm | Game Starts: 7:00 pm

Schedule:
5:30 pm – Call time at the Band Room
6:00 pm – Depart for North Stadium
6:15 pm – Arrive and unload equipment
6:45 pm – Marching Band Pre-Game Performance
7:00 pm – Kickoff
~8:00 pm – Students perform full show
9:30–10:00 pm – Finish game, pack up, depart for HHS
10:15–10:30 pm – Arrive at HHS and dismiss

Big Cat Marching Festival – October 4th

📍 North Arvada Athletic Complex (NAAC)
19500 W 64th Pkwy, Arvada, CO 80403
🕓 Call Time: 9:00 am

Schedule:
9:00–11:00 am – Visual Rehearsal
11:00 am – Early lunch, load trailer, get uniforms, prepare to depart
12:15 pm – Depart for NAAC
1:00 pm – Arrive at stadium
1:35 pm – Warm-up
3:00 pm – Performance
3:30 pm – Watch final bands
4:15 pm – Prelims Awards

If we make finals:
5:30–8:30 pm – Finals performances (slot depends on placement)
Likely eat dinner before performance, then watch bands and awards
9:00 pm – Finals Awards

Action Item: Students, react to this message once you’ve read all the way through and reviewed the schedule. Let’s show up prepared and hungry to grow this week!

(PS: Jazzers- recordings are up on Schoology as of this morning. Concert is October 7, coming up fast!)

#marchinghawks #onthewesternhorizon

– Mr. Dailey

Congrats, we made finals! There’s a lot of tightening up we can do for tonight’s performance so maintain focus! Go back to the buses to change, warm up is at 4:40 and we should be performing at 6:00 pm!

– Mr. Dailey

Movie night is in an hour! Meet in the auditorium, feel free to bring comfy clothes and blankets so we can enjoy this as a band! We have “original pizza” in Broomfield on the way and hope to see everyone there!

We should wrap up by 7 pm.

– Mr. Dailey

[Movie Night! ] event has been created.

– Mr. Dailey

Movie/Pizza night is this Friday at 5 pm! Vote for what we'd want to watch that night below! This is a great chance for us to have some fun before we go crush it at the competition Saturday!
#marchinghawks #movienight

– Mr. Dailey

A reminder that IF YOU RECEIVED an invite to Tri-M, induction is TONIGHT at 6:30pm in the auditorium. Parents and family are welcome. Current members should attend so they can also be recognized.

Officers, please report at 6pm so we can practice the script! If you cannot attend – please let myself or Mr. Goodmanson know as well as Ebrar.

If you did not receive a physical invite to Tri-M, please disregard. 🙂

Thanks!

– Mr. Duran

We’ll start in the auditorium tonight, guard in theater lobby, hopefully go out by 7 pm

– Mr. Dailey

Remember ALL marching students should go straight to the band room for 2nd hour to prepare for the assembly!

– Mr. Dailey

4th Movement Pass-Offs This Week

Hey everyone,

As you know, this week we are doing 4th Movement pass-offs. These are graded as pass/fail, but the good news is you g et as many attempts as you need. The purpose isn’t to make anyone nervous, it’s to encourage you to practice and commit to the show at home so we can all feel confident heading into our first competition.

Think about it this way:
-You’ve all walked into a test knowing the material cold, ready to nail it.
-You’ve also walked into a test knowing you weren’t prepared.

How did each of those moments feel? What was the result? Let’s set ourselves up for the first competition with that first feeling: confidence, pride, and the excitement of showing off what we know we can do. Individual confidence builds ensemble confidence, and ensemble confidence builds excellence.

Practice Tips
-Break it down: Don’t just play from start to finish. Target the measures, transitions, and rhythms that give you the most trouble.
-Repetition with intention: Play a tricky spot slowly until it feels comfortable, then gradually speed it up.
-Chunk your practice: Work in short, focused segments rather than long, unfocused runs.
-Memorization hacks: Say rhythms out loud, sing or finger through your part away from your instrument, and test yourself without looking at the music.
-Record yourself: Listening back is one of the fastest ways to spot what still needs attention.
-Consistency: Even 15–20 minutes a day of focused practice will do more for you than cramming right before pass-offs.

Let’s show up at our first competition feeling strong, confident, and proud of the product we’ve built together!

– Mr. Dailey