Hey 2008 marching band,
Outstanding performance last night! It's always great to get the first show in front of an audience under your belt. I heard so many good things from parents and alumni. I'm even happier to hear good things from you all... according the Keith, "That was AWESOME!"
Thanks also to the Mukwonago Summer Band. We hadn't played together in a couple weeks, but you still played very well. Once we got our marching band t-shirts on, it was amazing to see how many students crossed over from both ensembles. I suppose that's bittersweet; it would be nice to have more of the young musicians involved with the group during summer months, but it's also really cool to see how many of you enjoy music so much that you want to be involved in multiple groups. Good for you guys!
So, marching folks, it's time to take a day off, reflect on how you did, and come Wednesday night fired up for our first evening rehearsal. It's time to get pep band music out, and I promise those three hour rehearsals are going to move quick! DON'T FORGET THE BUG SPRAY!!!
Can't wait to see you all soon. Oh, and as the new school year approaches, dust off those scales, high schoolers!!!
-Yoda (TG)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Summer Band and Marching Band
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to remind members of the Summer Band that we have one more performance this summer on Saturday, August 23rd. We will be playing at the MHS Marching Band Preview Picnic beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the high school. Please bring the picnic food you've been assigned, and join us for a cookout before the performance! Don't forget your music and instrument, too!
You all played great at Mt. Olympus, and I enjoyed the friendly go-cart competition. Next time, don't expect me to be so courteous on the track ;) Oh, and Connor, even though you broke the roller coaster first thing in the morning, I still enjoyed racing in the afternoon.
The MHS Marching Band is once again looking and sounding great. It's an ensemble I'm continously impressed by, and we're very lucky as a community to have such a great group. A quick piece of business: the North Prairie Harvest Festival is a week later than we originally thought, so there is a calendar adjustment. The parade will be on Sunday the 21st rather than the 14th. That will be our busiest weekend of the season, with the first FB game on the 19th, Germantown Marching Festival on the 20th, and the parade the 21st. On the other hand, it just freed up your weekend of the 13th!
Looking forward to seeing everyone for our performance on Saturday the 23rd. Don't worry; if there's inclement weather, we'll perform inside. We'll find a way to feed everyone, too!
-TG
I just wanted to remind members of the Summer Band that we have one more performance this summer on Saturday, August 23rd. We will be playing at the MHS Marching Band Preview Picnic beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the high school. Please bring the picnic food you've been assigned, and join us for a cookout before the performance! Don't forget your music and instrument, too!
You all played great at Mt. Olympus, and I enjoyed the friendly go-cart competition. Next time, don't expect me to be so courteous on the track ;) Oh, and Connor, even though you broke the roller coaster first thing in the morning, I still enjoyed racing in the afternoon.
The MHS Marching Band is once again looking and sounding great. It's an ensemble I'm continously impressed by, and we're very lucky as a community to have such a great group. A quick piece of business: the North Prairie Harvest Festival is a week later than we originally thought, so there is a calendar adjustment. The parade will be on Sunday the 21st rather than the 14th. That will be our busiest weekend of the season, with the first FB game on the 19th, Germantown Marching Festival on the 20th, and the parade the 21st. On the other hand, it just freed up your weekend of the 13th!
Looking forward to seeing everyone for our performance on Saturday the 23rd. Don't worry; if there's inclement weather, we'll perform inside. We'll find a way to feed everyone, too!
-TG
Drill is on Charms
Quick update-
I've got the drill posted on Charms in the "Handouts-Marching Band 2008-Class specific" folder. All four tunes are listed there seperately.
Have fun-
Mr. K
I've got the drill posted on Charms in the "Handouts-Marching Band 2008-Class specific" folder. All four tunes are listed there seperately.
Have fun-
Mr. K
Marching Band Cruising
Hey everybody-
Because we wanted to get you all out of rehearsal on time and cram as much in as we could, I didn't really get to say what I wanted to at the end of rehearsal. I'm psyched at how far we have come in the first 6 days of camp. Think back to what we did the first day (simple forwards and backwards, posture, style, etc.) to what we finished yesterday (marched through the entire 43 chart drill).
That kind of progress is amazing. I could tell from some people's expressions that there was a decent level of frustration and confusion since we poured through the charts so fast. That frustration and confusion is OK and normal after doing what we just did. If you are confused and lost during some portions of the drill, you are not behind (at this point in the season).
Take time today to relax and enjoy non-marching band life for awhile. Before Wednesday, be sure to look at your music and really start to get those parts under your fingers. Try playing the last 8 bars of a piece and work your way back to the beginning by gradually adding a couple of measures to memory each time. The more that you go through it, the more you will actually know it.
Again - Great job during the past three days, and be ready to work and clean each one of those tunes over the next 4 days of camp. I'm going to try and post the drill charts in a PDF format on charms for those people that didn't get everything during the last three days of camp. I hope to have that up by the end of 8/17.
Until Wednesday-
Mr. K
Because we wanted to get you all out of rehearsal on time and cram as much in as we could, I didn't really get to say what I wanted to at the end of rehearsal. I'm psyched at how far we have come in the first 6 days of camp. Think back to what we did the first day (simple forwards and backwards, posture, style, etc.) to what we finished yesterday (marched through the entire 43 chart drill).
That kind of progress is amazing. I could tell from some people's expressions that there was a decent level of frustration and confusion since we poured through the charts so fast. That frustration and confusion is OK and normal after doing what we just did. If you are confused and lost during some portions of the drill, you are not behind (at this point in the season).
Take time today to relax and enjoy non-marching band life for awhile. Before Wednesday, be sure to look at your music and really start to get those parts under your fingers. Try playing the last 8 bars of a piece and work your way back to the beginning by gradually adding a couple of measures to memory each time. The more that you go through it, the more you will actually know it.
Again - Great job during the past three days, and be ready to work and clean each one of those tunes over the next 4 days of camp. I'm going to try and post the drill charts in a PDF format on charms for those people that didn't get everything during the last three days of camp. I hope to have that up by the end of 8/17.
Until Wednesday-
Mr. K
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Successful Summer Band
Hi All-
Just a quick post to say how impressed I was with summer band this summer. Rehearsals went well and it was capped off by a great concert at Mt. Olympus. My hat is off to everyone who made it a success this year.
Thanks
Mr. K
Just a quick post to say how impressed I was with summer band this summer. Rehearsals went well and it was capped off by a great concert at Mt. Olympus. My hat is off to everyone who made it a success this year.
Thanks
Mr. K
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