Glenn Band News - Middle School Night & Competition Season

September At-A-Glance

This Week: Monday, September 12th - Friday, September 16th

Major Notes: Longer rehearsal Weds - short rehearsal & concert on Thurs

• Mon, 9/12 --- No rehearsal
• Tues, 9/13 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-7:00 PM
• Weds, 9/14 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-7:00 PM
• Thurs, 9/15 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-6:00 PM --- Wind Ensemble Concert @ 7:00 PM
• Fri, 9/16 --- Bye Week (No Football Game)

Next Week: Monday, September 19th - Saturday, September 24th

Major Notes: Stadium Day Mon - no rehearsal Weds - shorter rehearsal Thurs - contest Sat

• Mon, 9/19 --- Stadium Rehearsal @ Gupton (VRHS), 5:00-8:30 PM
• Tues, 9/20 --- Full Band, 4:00-6:00 PM
• Weds, 9/21 --- No rehearsal
• Thurs, 9/22 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-6:30 PM -- Wind Ensemble Clinic @ 7:00 AM
• Fri, 9/23 --- Football Game @ Bible (Middle School Night), Pregame Show @ 6:25 PM
• Sat, 9/24 --- Hill Country Marching Festival --- All day; showtime @ 6:45 PM

Monday, September 26th - Saturday, October 1st

Major Notes: Normal rehearsal schedule, stadium rehearsal cancelled - contest Sat

• Mon, 9/26 --- No rehearsal
• Tues, 9/27 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-7:00 PM
• Weds, 9/28 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-6:00 PM (@ GHS; no stadium rehearsal)
• Thurs, 9/29 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-7:00 PM
• Fri, 9/30 --- Football Game @ Bible
• Sat, 10/1 --- Vista Ridge Marching Festival --- All day; prelims showtime TBA

This Week: Early WIBC Concert

The Wind Ensemble will be performing an "Early Sneak Preview Concert" of some of our WIBC music this Thursday. This is going to be a different kind of concert than we're used to - I've asked the students to wear comfortable clothing, and we will be coming in straight from a hot outdoor rehearsal.

This concert is meant to serve as a checkpoint for us, and to gauge our individual preparation up to this point. There won't be programs at this concert, and we'll likely perform some of our music more than once. It will be a fun night, so we hope you can join us after Thursday's rehearsal at 7:00pm in the GHS auditorium.

Next Week: Stadium Day - Middle School Night - Hill Country Marching Festival

Details for our stadium rehearsal at Gupton on Monday from 5:00-8:30pm can be found on our calendar.

Wind Ensemble will be having an early morning rehearsal and clinic on Thursday with Mr. Mike Howard, Director of Fine Arts for LISD and former Director of Bands at Vandergrift High School. Rehearsal will begin at 7:00am; students will need to arrive by 6:45am to set up and prepare for rehearsal.

Itineraries for the Week (click on the links below):

• Itinerary for Middle School Night Football Game (Friday, September 23rd)
• Itinerary for Hill Country Marching Festival (Saturday, September 24th)

End of September: Back to a Normal Week

Our rehearsal calendar has been bumped back to a normal schedule - we were bumped out of our stadium rehearsal due to a JV football game being rescheduled.

Our rehearsal schedule will be the normal setup: Tues 4-7pm, Weds 4-6pm, Thurs 4-7pm. All rehearsals will take place at GHS.

On Saturday, we will head into our second competition at the Vista Ridge Marching Festival. More details will be shared from the contest hosts this week.

October & Band ("Bandtober")

All Texas band students (and families) call October "Bandtober" due to the schedule and challenges faced as we head into the most competitive part of our marching season. Our calendar is even more dense as we push towards the Seattle trip and Honor Band, Region Auditions, Region Marching Contest (Tuesday, 10/11) and Area Marching Contest (Saturday, 10/22).

It's going to be a busy October, but the hard work will be worth it! Keep October's calendar in view - preparation and planning is the biggest key for success as we head through the fall.

March-a-Thon Week One Results

We had an incredible "Boost Blitz" last week, where the band students raised an incredible $24,000 in one hour. Wow!!! As you may know, my deal was that if the kids raised $20,000 in one hour I would let Mr. Gall give me a "close shave" haircut, a-la-Mr. Gall. Well, the kids smashed that goal and I couldn't be more thrilled be nearly bald.

As of tonight, the band students (and all of you) have helped us to raise nearly $33,600! Our fundraiser will continue for the next few weeks, and we will announce our big winners for the fundraiser during our Thursday rehearsal on September 22nd before our first contest. There is still plenty of time to help! Our goal is $60,000 and I am confident that we can easily pass this goal. Thank you again for your tremendous support, Grizzly Band Fans!