What You Need To Have Ready for the First Rehearsal

Our first rehearsal of the D99 Honors Band is just one week away!  On Monday, June 4^th, we will gather at 9:00 am in the North High Band Room (142) to read all of the literature we hope to perform in Germany.

We are working under the presumption that you have already secured all of your parts (following the instructions provided earlier) and you have been busy preparing your music in anticipation of next week’s ‘boot camp.’ It is really important that you review ALL of the music prior to June 4^th, even if you already feel like you have a general technical/musical grasp on the literature.  Some of the pieces you may not have performed in over 6 months.  Other pieces are new for everyone!  Support the collective musicianship of the team/ensemble by knowing your parts before you show up next Monday.  No member of the band should be sight-reading anything.

Additionally, we will be checking on June 4^th to make sure your music binder is appropriately organized, and labeled with your name.

So here are the items you need to have with you next Monday, June 4^th

1.       Your instrument and all equipment to make great music.  Brass players make certain you have all mutes required of you.  Woodwinds have multiple high-functioning reeds.  Percussionists bring all personal mallets and sticks, making sure that all are labeled with your name. 

2.       Your own pencil.

3.       A plain, black, 3 ring binder.  Your name should appear on the inside of the binder and be easy for someone to locate if your binder is misplaced.  (Please do not affix your name to the outside of the binder.

4.       Enough plastic sleeves to hold all of your concert band music (and jazz, if you are playing in the jazz band).  You can buy these sleeves at Office Depot (or similar).  Remember you can place your music pages back-to-back in the sleeves. 

5.       Your personal copies of the music.  For now, please organize your folder with your music in this order …

Fanfare of Freedom – David Ott
(Leave one blank plastic sheet for the National Anthems, which we will distribute to you on June 4.)
Procession of the Nobles - Rimsky-Korsakov
... Go! - Sam Hazo
The Thunderer – Sousa

After the Thunderer - Ira Hershen

Slava! – Leonard Bernstein
Dreamland - Michael Markowski
Harry Potter Suite – John Williams
                I. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (arr. Lopez)
                II. Harry’s Wondrous World (arr. Brubaker)
Alleluia! Laudemus Te - Alfred Reed
National Game – Sousa/ed. Keith Brion
Stars and Stripes
Beguine for Band – Glenn Osser

Students who are playing in the D99 Honors Jazz Band should also include that music in their binder.  We suggest that, for now, you simply organize those pieces alpha by title.

*** Again, to reinforce expectations, every student is expected to have their very own black binder completely assembled and ready to use at 9:00 am on June 4^th.  Walk into the rehearsal with your materials ready to go, the music learned, and excited to make great music with a very talented group of your peers!