Marching Hawks!
It’s finally time for band camp! I’m so excited to get things rolling, please take the time to read through this message so everyone is on the same page for the week! Students, please react to this message so I know you’ve read through and understand the expectations for band camp!
Bring your instrument, a music lyre, closed toe shoes, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a water bottle. Get plenty of rest through the week, stay hydrated, and they eat a good breakfast. You should be drinking plenty of water during the evening/night to stay hydrated throughout each day!
The schedule is 8 am-5pm every day with an hour from 12-1pm for lunch. Please arrive by 7:45 am to help set up and get ready so we can start right at 8 am. We will be outside in the morning block, inside in the afternoon. As we get through the week, we will spent more time outside in the afternoon putting music to the drill so make sure to stay hydrated day to day, drink lots of water before Monday and every night, and get a lot of rest to combat the hot days! We have 28 sets of drill to get through this camp, so we will need all of the time we can get on the field.
We will be doing themes for each day, picked out by the leadership team! It’s always more fun when everyone participates in the themes, even if it’s just a colored shirt or fun accessory, and it’s a great way to keep energy levels high for the week!
Monday – America Day
Tuesday – 80’s Day
Wednesday – Costume/cosplay Day
Thursday – Beach Day
Friday – Section Spirit Day (talk to your section leaders for more info)
We will have a fruit break to refuel at 10 am as well as a popsicle break to cool off at 3 pm everyday. Thanks in advanced to everyone bringing those items for the band! You can drop off fruit at the marching field in the morning, and popsicles will be in the theater lobby in the afternoon, if you need to keep things frozen, let a staff member know and we can put those in the staff lounge freezer.
Show and tell on Friday at 6 pm! We will do a short presentation and then show off and perform what we learned throughout the week! This is a change from last year so more families are able to easily make it to the event.
After camp is over, we have a rehearsal August 6th from 4-7 pm where 9News is coming out for their story. We ask that everyone wears a white shirt for this rehearsal. Please make this rehearsal a priority, we won’t see the band again until school starts the following week.
Parents, if you haven’t been getting our emails this summer, make sure you are checking your email from [email protected]. If you are not on our mailing list yet, please email them with your preferred emails, student’s name, grade, and instrument.
Talk a look at the calendar in the “events” tab on the band app, or get more information at HorizonHawks.Band
DRILL: I want to give a preview for what we will be working on this week with our drill video! Students, take a look and get excited, one of the members on the field is YOU! We will start learning the drill on Tuesday and you’ll then find out where your dot is. It’s up to us to bring this drill and music to life, this is just our placement and some filler visuals, but we will add our own choreography and movement to this throughout the week!
There are some awkward silent spots where the sound effects are supposed to be but the music does have all of our written in changes which is why it sounds a bit different.
Lastly, this video is confidential for viewing only and is subject to change, so please do not share this.
See you all on Monday, Go Hawks!
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– Mr. Dailey