HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST
July 24, 2013
ATTENTION PARENTS – WE NEED YOUR HELP! SEE BELOW FOR VOLUNTEER SHOUT-OUT.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, 7/24
1:00pm – 3:00pm – Band Room is open
5:00-8:30pm - Percussion Practice
6:30-8:30pm – Color Guard Rehearsal
Thursday, 7/25
1:00pm – 4:00pm – Band Room is open
Friday, 7/26
Band Room closed
Saturday, 7/27
9:00am – 5:00pm - Percussion Practice
Monday, 7/29
1:00pm – 4:00pm – Band Room is open
Tuesday, 7/30
8:30am – 8:30pm – Band Room is open
9:00am-12:00pm – Brass and Woodwinds Music Rehearsal
4:30-8:30pm – Brass and Woodwinds Visual Rehearsal
5:00-8:30pm – Drum Line Visual Rehearsal
8:15pm – Scrip sales next to parking lot adjacent to Band Room
Wednesday, 7/31
Ticket orders for family and friends going to DCI at the Movies on August 8th
are due
1:00pm – 4:00pm – Band Room is open
5:00-8:30pm - Percussion Practice
6:30-8:30pm – Color Guard Rehearsal
NOTICE TO ALL PERCUSSION: DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE CHANGE. ALWAYS CHECK EMAILS FOR PRACTICE CONFIRMATION.
PARENTS: PLEASE SUPPORT BAND CAMP!
(Christina Allen)
We still need donations of goodies for snacks and dinners.
We still need on-site help with many tasks at camp.
Please use this link http://vols.pt/2us4es to sign-up on VolunteerSpot.
SCRIP NEWS
(Susie Schmitz)
Scrip will be sold after next Tuesday’s practice next to the Staff Parking Lot adjacent to the Band Room starting at 8:15pm.
Beginning August 7th, scrip will be sold every Wednesday at the same location from 7:45 – 8:15pm.
FINAL REMINDER TO SIGN UP FOR A UNIFORM FITTING
(Angela Richards)
Every
student in Marching Band and Color Guard needs to schedule an
appointment for a uniform/costume fitting, regardless of whether he/she
has participated in past years. If you have not done so already, please
make your appointment TODAY.
Note that Senior Roundup is on August 12th from 8:30-11:00am; Junior Roundup is on August 12th from 1:00-3:30; Sophomore Roundup is on August 13th from 8:30-11:00am; Freshman Roundup is on August 13th from 12:30 – 3:30pm. Please keep these dates and times in mind when scheduling your uniform/costume fitting appointment.
The uniform/costume fitting schedule is as follows:
Monday, August 5th - 12:30 - 3:30 - Color Guard Only
Tuesday, August 6th - 12:30 - 3:30 - Color Guard Only
Wednesday, August 7th - 12:30 - 3:30 - Color Guard Only
Sunday, August 11 - 1:30-4:30 - Field Staff and Seniors
Monday, August 12 - 9:00 - 12:00 - Field Staff, Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores
1:00 - 4:00 - Field Staff, Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores
Tuesday, August 13 - 12:30 - 3:30 - Freshmen only
Wednesday, August 14 - 12:30 - 3:30 - Freshmen only
To schedule an appointment:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/QMiQtT
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spot - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders.
Please contact Angela Richards at angela.g.richards@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding this matter.
(Note:
VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you
prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign
you up manually).
UPDATED INFO REGARDING DCI AT THE MOVIES – PARENT/FRIENDS/FAMILY TICKET ORDERS DUE JULY 31ST!
(Vicki Feltman)
Just a reminder, the DCI at the Movies ticket order form is only for PARENTS, FRIENDS, and FAMILY. We already have tickets for every student in this year’s marching band and guard. They do not have to order a ticket.
So. If you are a parent, or family member, or a friend of a marcher who would like to attend the DCI at the Movies event on Thursday, August 8th, complete the order form found in the music booster website at http://www.homestead-music.org/forms,
staple a check for $18 per ticket to the order form, made payable to
HHSMB, and leave it in the box marked “mrs. Feltman’s mail box” in the
band office. We will contact you to arrange ticket distribution.
Ticket orders are due by July 31st.
Just a reminder, we only have a limited number, so tickets will be sold first come, first serve.
Please contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.com for more information.
FIRST ALL-DAY FULL MARCHING BAND PRACTICE SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD
(Vicki Feltman)
Our
first all-day practice for the Full Marching Band (brass and woodwind
players, drum line, front ensemble, and guard) will take place Saturday August 3rdfrom 9am-5pm. Lunch break is typically around 12 pm.
Students, remember to bring the following items with you:
o Your instrument/guard equipment!
o Your music
o Your gallon sized cooler filled with water and ice cubes – PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR WATER JUG. They all look alike.
o Sunscreen
– just because you smoothed a pinky’s worth all over your body in the
morning doesn’t mean you are protected from the sun all day.
o HAT – fried brains are a delicacy in some countries, but they wont do us any good on the field
o THICK SOLED athletic shoes, so you don’t burn the bottom of your feet on the hot artificial turf. Absolutely NO sandals and NO bare feet on the field. You will be sent home to get the appropriate footwear.
o THICK SOCKS – Wear them! Bare skin rubbing against rough smelly shoes makes for weepy, bloody blisters on heels and toes. We don’t need blisters before the season starts!, but it depends on where they are in their practice schedule.
o Money for lunch, or a bagged lunch.
o Bring small, quick snacks to eat during long water breaks. Just
FYI, a regular water break is something like 10 seconds (enough time to
run off the field, gulp a couple of swigs of water, and run back on
field); a LONG water break is like 45 seconds, oooooh (enough time to
walk off the field, savor 2 or 3 swallows of water, a couple of bites of
a granola bar, and run back to the field). J
Eat a healthy Breakfast!! We
ALWAYS have at least one of you passing out because you only had a cup
of water before getting to school, or you decide it’s too early to eat. Guess what? Practice doesn’t stop when YOU think it’s time to eat. And when you drop out of the practice block because you’re too nauseous or dizzy, you won’t get any sympathy from Mrs. Feltman.
Eat a healthy Lunch!! You’re going to be very busy marching in the afternoon. Mrs.
Feltman does not want to deal with you keeling over from lack of food
or water, or having you sick all over the place after running around the
field, because you had a 32 ounce big gulp and 3 dozen greasy tacos,
just to see if you could do it.
REFERENCES
HHS Music Boosters website - http://homestead-music.org
Pictures - https://sites.google.com/site/homesteadvideo/photos
Orchestra and Band video - http://www.youtube.com/user/carlsgutekunst/
Scrip Order Form - http://www.homestead-music.org (under Forms)
Questions or orders can be emailed to scrip@homestead-music.org
BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY
The following is the band room/band office availability for the rest of July and August:
Wed July 24th 1-3 pm ç note change in time
Thur July 25th 1-4 pm
Mon July 29th 1-4 pm
Tues July 30th 8:30 am – 8:30 pm
Wed July 31st 1-4 pm
Thur Aug 1st 1-4 pm
Sat Aug 3rd 9am-5pm
Mon Aug 5th 9am-8pm
Tue Aug 6th 9am-8pm
Wed Aug 7th 9am-8pm
Thu band room closed –
Fri Aug 9th 9am-9pm
Sat Aug 10th 9am-9pm
Sun Aug 11th 9am-4:30pm
Mon Aug 12th 9am-4pm
Tue Aug 13th 9am-8pm
Wed Aug14th 9am-8pm
Thu Aug 15th 9am-8pm
Fri Aug 16th 9am-8pm
Sat Aug 17th 9am-6pm
Mon Aug 19th First Day of School!
SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR:
(Changes to last week’s calendar marked in red)
HOMESTEAD MUSIC DEPARTMENT
CALENDAR 2013-2014
MARCHING BAND SUMMER REHEARSALS
July:
Brass and Woodwinds:
Tuesdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30:
9am - 12pm Music Rehearsal
4:30 - 8:30pm Visual Rehearsal
Color Guard:
Wednesdays: July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Percussion:
Tuesdays, July 2, 9, 16 & 23: Drumline only, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesdays, July 3, 10, 17 & 24: 5-8:30pm
Saturdays, July 13: 9am-9pm
July 27: 9am – 5pm
Percussion Camp - July 30-31: 5:00-8:30pm
August: ·
Brass and Woodwinds:
Saturday, August 3: 9am–5pm
Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 5 - 7
9am-noon: Music Rehearsal
4pm-8pm: Visual Rehearsal
Thursday, Aug. 8: Team Building Day
Santa Cruz Beach and DCI Night at the Movies
Friday, Aug 9: 9am-9pm
Saturday, Aug. 10: 9am-10:30pm
Sunday, Aug. 11: 9am-1pm
Tuesday - Friday, Aug. 13 -16
9am-Noon: Music Rehearsal
4pm-8pm: Visual Rehearsal
Saturday, Aug. 17
9am-6pm: Rehearsal
6pm: Parent Show
Color Guard
Saturday, Aug 3: 9am–5pm
Monday, Aug 5: 9am-8pm
Tuesday, Aug 6: 9am-8pm
Wednesday, Aug 7: 9am-8pm
Thursday, Aug 8: Team Building Day
Santa Cruz Beach and DCI Night at the Movies
Friday, Aug 9: 9am-9pm
Saturday, Aug. 10: 9am-10:30pm
Sunday, Aug. 11: 9am-1pm
Tuesday - Friday, Aug. 13 -16: 9am-8pm
Saturday, Aug. 17
9am-6pm: Rehearsal
6pm: Parent Show
Percussion:
Continuation of Percussion Camp - August 1 – 2: 5-8:30pm
Saturday, Aug. 3: 9am-5pm
Tuesday-Wednesday, Aug. 6-7: 5-8:30pm
Thursday, Aug. 8: Team Building Day
Santa Cruz Beach and DCI Night at the Movies
Friday, Aug 9: 9am-9pm
Saturday, Aug. 10: 9am-10:30pm
Sunday, Aug. 11: 9am-1pm
Tuesday - Friday, Aug. 13 -16: 5-8:30pm
Saturday, Aug. 17
9am-6pm: Rehearsal
6pm: Parent Show
WEEKLY FALL MARCHING BAND REHEARSALS
|
Brass
|
Mondays 8/26, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14, and 10/28 Wednesdays 8/21 – 11/13
Saturdays 8/24 – 11/16 (not 10/12) |
5:30pm – 8:30pm
5:30pm – 8:30pm 8:30am – 4:00pm
| |
|
Woodwinds |
Mondays, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, and 11/4 Wednesdays 8/21 – 11/13
Saturdays 8/24 – 11/16 (not 10/12) |
5:30pm – 8:30pm
5:30pm – 8:30pm 8:30am – 4:00pm
| |
|
Color Guard |
Mondays 8/19 – 11/18 Wednesdays 8/21 – 11/13
Saturdays 8/24 – 11/16 (not 10/12) |
5:30pm – 8:30pm 5:30pm – 8:30pm
8:30am – 4:00pm |
|
|
Percussion |
Mondays 8/26 – 11/18 (not 9/2) (Wednesdays 8/21 – 11/13
Saturdays 8/24 – 11/16 (not 8/31 or 10/12) |
5:30-8:30pm 5:30pm – 8:30pm
9:00am-5:00pm |
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CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK REHEARSALS
|
Full Band |
Thursday and Friday – 11/21 & 11/22 |
5:30pm – 8:30pm |
MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCES
(times subject to change)
9/6 7:30pm Homestead v. Capuchino Mustangs
9/20 7:30pm Homestead v. Carlmont Scots
9/27 7:30pm Homestead v. Branham Bruins
10/4 6:15pm Homecoming game (HHS v. Monta Vista Matadors)
10/5 early evening District Marching Band Expo at Lynbrook HS
10/11 7:30pm Homestead v. Los Altos Eagles
10/12 10am – 10pm Cupertino Tournament of Bands at Cupertino High
School
10/19 6pm – 10pm Valley Christian HS Band Competition at Chabot
College in Hayward
11/1 7:30pm Homestead v. Lynbrook Vikings
11/2 6pm – 10pm Dublin HS Band Competition at Dublin HS
11/9 4:00pm Home Band Show and Food Truck Festival
11/16 6pm – 10pm Logan HS Band Competition at Logan HS in Union
City
11/23-11/25 WBA State-wide Marching Band Championships in
Fresno
12/1 6pm Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade, downtown Los
Altos
TENTATIVE MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES
11/22 10am – 5pm College of San Mateo Jazz Festival at College of San
Mateo
12/4 7:30pm Winter Choir Concert at HHS
12/5 7:30pm Winter Jazz Concert at HHS
12/11 7:30pm Winter Pops Orchestra Concert at HHS
12/12 6:00 & 8:00pm Winter Pops Band Concerts
1/17-19 2:00pm Santa Clara County Honor Band, Saratoga HS
1/31 10am – 5pm CMEA Jazz Festival at Aragon HS
2/5 6:00pm Symphonic/Concert Band Exchange Festival at
Lynbrook HS
2/7-8 Homestead Orchestra Festival
2/19-20 Homestead Orchestra at California All-State
Conference in Fresno
2/21-23 All-State Honor Band and Orchestra Conference in
Fresno
3/7-8 Wind Ensemble Mini Tour to Sonoma State and
Skywalker Ranch
3/14-15 CMEA Band & Orchestra Festival at Saratoga HS
3/27 10am-5pm San Jose State Jazz Festival
4/11-13 Reno Jazz Festival at UNR
5/14 7:30pm Spring Band Concert at HHS
5/15 7:30pm Spring Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Concert at HHS
5/21 7:30pm Spring Choir Concert at HHS
5/22 7:30pm Spring Jazz Concert at HHS
6/5 3:00pm Graduation