REHEARSAL COUNTDOWN = 5
OCTOBER 5, 2024..........Effingham Marching Invitational in Effingham, IL
MONDAY'S HOURLY WEATHER FORECAST:
Updated 9/28/24 at 7:20 p.m.
MONDAY (9/30): Review the judges comments, scores, and video. Review sets 28A-34A. Learn sets 36A-38.
TUESDAY (10/1): Meeting with student-leadership. Rehearse Los Dos Bandidos, Wanted Dead or Alive, & Silverado. Review sets 15A-38.
Color guard need not report until 8 a.m.
WEDNESDAY (10/2): Clean sets 1-34A. Review sets 34A-38. Learn sets 38-43A.
THURSDAY (10/3): Clean sets 1-34A. Review sets 34A-36A. Learn sets 36A-40.
If you have musician earplugs, I recommend wearing them for this rehearsal. No music and tuners outside, please (except for Alex and Hadley). Color guard need not report until 8 a.m.
FRIDAY (10/4): Clean sets 1-40. Learn 40-43A. -STADIUM-
PLEASE NOTE: The schedule above is a plan that may change, based on the weather, and how the band is performing on any given rehearsal. Consider this a pacing-guide for the ensemble, and not a stead-fast schedule. The schedule is subject to change as needed.
- 7:00-7:14...............................Empty the equipment trailer, and stow instruments.
- 7:15-7:59...............................Review the 2024 Newton Band Classic judges comments, scores, and recording of the performance.
- 8:00-8:09...............................Winds, drumline, and color guard march in Parade Block A to the field
- 8:10-9:04................................Review sets 28A-36A. Learn sets 36A-38 (with out instruments)
- 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block A back to the school
- 9:10-9:15..................................Stow drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.
TUESDAY (10/1): Meeting with student-leadership. Rehearse Los Dos Bandidos, Wanted Dead or Alive, & Silverado. Review sets 15A-38.
- 7:00-7:29...............................Meet with student-leadership in the RCPAC. All other members of the Marching Tigers report at 7:30 a.m.
- 7:30-7:54...............................Winds and drumline only (no color guard) in your chairs in the band room. You need your tuners, Inside the Circle book, and show music.
- 7:55-7:59...............................Put away tuners, and music, before making your way (carefully avoiding buses) to the grass on the circle drive.
- 8:00-8:04...............................Color guard joins the band. Parade Block B to the practice field. No tuners or music.
- 8:05-9:04................................Rehearse sets 15A-38 (with instruments)
- 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block B back to the school
- 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.
Color guard need not report until 8 a.m.
WEDNESDAY (10/2): Clean sets 1-34A. Review sets 34A-38. Learn sets 38-43A.
- 7:00-7:19...............................Winds, drumline, and color guard march in Parade Block A to the field, stretch, and run a lap.
- 7:20-7:59................................Learn sets 38A-43A (no instruments)
- 8:00-8:24................................Review sets 34A-38A (with instruments)
- 8:25-8:44................................Clean sets 28A-34A (with instruments)
- 8:45-9:04................................Run sets 1-38A (with instruments)
- 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block A back to the school
- 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.
THURSDAY (10/3): Clean sets 1-34A. Review sets 34A-36A. Learn sets 36A-40.
- 7:00-7:54...............................Winds and drumline only (no color guard) in your chairs in the band room. You need your tuners, time-out tunes, the Star Spangled Banner, Inside the Circle book, and show music. Our primary focus is Silverado.
- 7:55-7:59...............................Put away tuners, and music, before making your way (carefully avoiding buses) to the grass on the circle drive.
- 8:00-8:04...............................Color guard joins the band. Parade Block B to the practice field. No tuners or music.
- 8:05-8:19................................Getting on and off the field at Effingham (with instruments)
- 8:20-9:04................................Clean sets 1-40 (with instruments)
- 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block B back to the school
- 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.
- 2:30-5:30................................Color guard only evening rehearsal. The color guard is exempt from 7:00-7:59 rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
If you have musician earplugs, I recommend wearing them for this rehearsal. No music and tuners outside, please (except for Alex and Hadley). Color guard need not report until 8 a.m.
FRIDAY (10/4): Clean sets 1-40. Learn 40-43A. -STADIUM-
- 7:00-7:19...............................Winds, drumline, and color guard march in Parade Block A to the field, stretch, and run a lap.
- 7:20-7:49................................Learn sets 40-43A (no instruments)
- 7:50-8:19................................Clean sets 28A-40 (with instruments)
- 8:20-8:39................................Clean sets 15A-28A (with instruments)
- 8:40-8:49................................Clean sets 1-15A (with instruments)
- 8:50-9:04................................Run sets 1-43A (with instruments)
- 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block A back to the school
- 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.
PLEASE NOTE: The schedule above is a plan that may change, based on the weather, and how the band is performing on any given rehearsal. Consider this a pacing-guide for the ensemble, and not a stead-fast schedule. The schedule is subject to change as needed.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- MATTRESS FUNDRAISER PARENT/GUARDIAN MEETING: October 1st at 6 p.m. in the RCPAC. Students receive 1 hour of band personal time if a parent/guardian attends in-person, or 30 minutes if a parent/guardian attends via Facebook live. Sorry, kiddos. No extra time is awarded should more than one parent/guardian report to the meeting.
- STUDENT-LEADERSHIP MEETING: Student-leadership will meet on Tuesday from 7:00-7:29 a.m. in the RCPAC room. All other members (those not in a leadership role) have a report time of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1st.
- HONORS WIND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: Opening auditions to fill up to four vacancies for the 2024-25 Honors Wind Chamber Ensemble. This ensemble meets during the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th terms from 7:00-7:50 a.m. Auditions will be held on October 7-13th. Message Mr. Jones for more details.
- JUDGES COMMENTS: The Robinson competition judges comments may be found under Schoology.
- THE PRESIDENT'S OWN: The United States Marine Band (arguably one of the best performing concert bands in the world) performs Sunday, 6 Oct Urbana, IL at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at 3 p.m. The following students submitted an RSVP: Parker, Ethan Z., Jasper, Jereme, Maddison, and Luke S. Students would need to provide only dinner money.
- DRUMLINE PERFORMANCE: Drumline performance for the boys soccer senior night is October 7th. The call-time is 3:15 p.m. in the RCHS band room. The location is currently at the middle school; however, it may be moved to OCC. The performance time is 4 p.m. Performers will be back by 5 p.m.
- RCHS, ERHS, & WRHS BAND ALUMNI NIGHT: The Band Alumni Night game has been moved to October 18th. To attend, all they need to do is fill out the form by clicking HERE. The form is embedded within the webpage.
- LUNCH: The music department is open for lunch this week.
- 2025 MARCHING BAND LEADERSHIP APPLICATION: Click HERE to fill out the 2025 RCHS Marching Tigers Leadership Application
- EFFINGHAM MARCHING HEARTS INVITATIONAL MERCHANDISE: Click HERE to see available merchandise for the event.
OLD ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- ILMEA LESSONS: Click HERE for ILMEA lesson times.
- BPT: Students may not claim Band Personal Time (BPT) the day before or the day of a performance. Sorry, folks. no BPT Thursday or Friday of this week.
- BUS & VAN SEATING: Click HERE to view the seating chart. You must be logged into your RCCU1 account on your browser to view. Click on the tabs on the bottom of the screen to toggle between the van and the bus.
- GREEN ROOM: Color guard, please use the restrooms to change. The Green Room needs to be accessible to all students, per the administration.
- RCHS MARCHING TIGERS DRUMLINE FUNDRAISER: Friday, September 20th from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the RCHS circle drive. There will be a bake sale and t-shirt orders taken that night as well.
- Just a reminder that doors are unlocked at the following times for weekday rehearsals:
- Band Room glass doors = 6:45 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Main Entrance (student parking) = 6:50 a.m. until 6:58 a.m.