Melrose MB Melrose Marching Band Staff. August 2015

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1 August 2015 Melrose MB 2015 Happy Summer Everyone! Band camp is just a few weeks away and I hope you are all excited about putting together another great show! We welcome new staff members Luke Miller, Roger Brocklebank, Eleanor Osborne, Molly Margolis, and Ed Devlin to the band. Welcome back to Josh Szymanski, Andrea, and Leanne Hogan. I am really excited about this new team we have on staff and am looking forward to an exciting season! Included in this newsletter are some important reminders for the upcoming season. I hope you are enjoying the end of your summer and will see you all in a few weeks. Let s have a great and exciting season! -Mr. Repucci Melrose Marching Band Staff Marching Band Director Assistant MB Director Percussion Instructor Pit Instructor Marching Instructors Color Guard Instructors Drill Designer Color Guard Choreographer Matthew Repucci Luke Miller Joshua Symanski Roger Brocklebank Andrea Hogan Eleanor Osborne Leanne Hogan Molly Margolis Ed Devlin Leanne Hogan

2 Drum Major Alexis Csicsek Color Guard Captains Jennifer Cardoso & Tara Peterson Flute Clarinet Alto Sax Tenor/Bari Sax Trumpet Low Brass Pit Battery Section Leaders Emily DiPietro Chloe Melville London Ripton & Maura Pelrine Ben Fiesel Mili Vlajkovic & Caleb Zimmerman Katy Perry Marie Svoboda Caitlin Carney Marching Captains Tim Corvene Ben Fiesel Chloe Melville Katy Perry Mili Vlajkovic Be sure to bring the following forms the first day of Band Camp - Field Trip Parental Consent Form - Photo Permission Form - Family ID* - Polo Shirt Form and check** - Uniform Contract and $25 Deposit ** * - Proof of completion ** - For new members General items to bring: - Instrument and music - Dot book and pencil - Large water bottle - Lunch and snacks - Bug spray - Sunscreen - Sunglasses - Sneakers - Comfortable clothing

3 Band Camp Schedule August 24-28th Monday - Thursday 10:00-12:00pm Full ensemble rehearsal Color Guard Captain s Practice 12:00-12:35pm Lunch 12:35-2:00pm Student directed marching groups 2:00-5:30pm - Break - 5:30-9:00pm Marching rehearsal in the parking lot Friday 1:00-2:15pm Full ensemble rehearsal Color Guard Captain s Practice 2:15-2:30pm - Break - 2:30-4:00pm Student directed marching groups 4:00-4:30pm Change into uniforms 4:30-5:00pm Pictures! The Car Wash is Sunday August 30th!! 9:00am - 1:00pm Enjoy a fun day of getting soaked and washing cars after a long, hard week of Band Camp! *The car wash will be in the back Middle School parking lot

4 Some Basic Rules - Do your personal best and work hard - Everyone contributes, everyone matters! - Be early; to be on time is to be late - Actively look for ways to be helpful - Follow instructions - the first time - Show respect for all students and staff - Be a positive and enthusiastic member/role model - Take great care of your uniform, hat and plume, instruments, and all equipment - No gum or cell phones in rehearsal Theme Days! Monday: Celebrity Day Tuesday: superhero/supervillian Day Wednesday: Switch Day Thursday: Crazy Red and White day

5 Please make sure that marching band shoes fit before August 24th! Everyone will be putting on uniforms for a group photo on Friday, August 28th and will need to wear their shoes. The regulation shoes can be purchased at National Music in Woburn. They know what shoes Melrose band kids wear. We will be saying good-bye to the Dropbox folder Now that you all have school Gmail accounts we will be switching over to a Google Drive folder which will serve the same purpose as the Dropbox folder. Please enter your school Gmail address here for ease of setting this up. Summer Preparation Checklist - Learn and memorize the music - Jimi Hendrix - School Song - Star Spangled Banner - MVP 2 - Pilafian Warm Ups - Tap and sizzle along with the recordings - Practice basic marching with the mp3 s of the show - Play 1-3 scale sheets a day with various articulations and dynamics - Learn the new pep band tunes for in the stands! - Practice with a metronome most of the time

6 MHS Marching Band Schedule - Fall 2015 August 2015 Monday 8/24/15 Band Camp 10:00am - 2:00pm, 5:30pm - 9:00pm Tuesday 8/25/15 Band Camp 10:00am - 2:00pm, 5:30pm - 9:00pm Wednesday 8/26/15 Band Camp 10:00am - 2:00pm, 5:30pm - 9:00pm Thursday 8/27/15 Band Camp 10:00am - 2:00pm, 5:30pm - 9:00pm Friday 8/28/15 Band Camp 1:00pm - 4:00pm Pictures 4:30pm - 5:00pm Sunday 8/30/15 Car Wash 9:00am - 1:00 pm September 2015 Wednesday 9/2/15 First rehearsal after band camp 6:00pm - 9:00pm Rehearsals after Labor Day are every Wednesday and Saturday until November 1st *Students should arrive minutes before rehearsal starts Wednesday rehearsals Saturday rehearsals 6:00-9:00pm 12:00-4:00 pm Friday 9/11/15 Football game vs. Masconomet 6:00pm - 9:30pm Sunday 9/13/15 Veterans Appreciation Parade 11:00am - 5:00pm (Saugus) Wednesday 9/16/15 Ice Cream Social 8:00pm - 9:00pm Friday 9/25/15 Football game vs. Burlington 6:00pm - 9:30pm Saturday 9/26/15 Melrose Competition TBA - Night October 2015 Friday 10/2/15 Football game vs. Watertown 6:00pm - 9:30pm Saturday 10/3/15 North Andover Competition TBA - Night Saturday 10/10/15 Wakefield Competition TBA - Night Sunday 10/11/15 Columbus Day Parade 11:00am - 5:00pm Friday 10/16/1 Football game vs. Stoneham 6:00pm - 9:30pm Saturday 10/17/15 Billerica Competition TBA - Night Saturday 10/24/15 Reading Competition TBA - Night November 2015 Sunday 11/1/15 Finals in Lawrence TBA - Afternoon/Night Saturday 11/14/15 Senior District Auditions TBA Thursday 11/26/15 Pancake Breakfast/Thanksgiving 9:00am - 1:00pm Day game in Melrose

7 A band is not proud because it performs well; it performs well because it is proud. George Parks - New members need to purchase the band polo shirt*. Bring your order form to the first day of band camp. - Everyone else, make sure your polo shirt still fits! If not, you need a new one - You will need black dress pants to wear with the polo shirt as our hot weather uniform - It is recommended that you buy plenty of black socks for the marching season. - The show shirt is highly encouraged to be worn as a group for spirit. A sweatshirt and drawstring backpack are also available. *financial assistance from the Bandaiders is available in some cases - Parent volunteers - Now is the time to register with The Bridge. We count on band parents help and support for volunteering, chaperoning at competitions, etc. and everyone needs to register (or re-register) with The Bridge by the start of the school year.

8 Students subscribe to the text message system Parents who wish to receive the messages can opt for text or notices To receive messages via text, to You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, Trouble using 81010? Try to (484) instead. To: Enter this number Text this message *Standard text message rates apply. Or to receive messages via , send an to To unsubscribe, reply with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. New message Recipients Subject (You can leave the subject blank) Check out the band website for forms, photos, and all news about the band! If you have any updates (address, phone, or ) or changes for the Band Book please let Jane Wiesen know by August 24th. Send changes to: Let s have a great season! - Mr. Repucci