Notes from Your Director:

Rehearsal List 4/28/08

1 Proud Spirit
2 Gershwin
3 Raifers
4 Belle of the Ball
5 Blue Tango
6 Trom Beguine
7 In the Mood
8 Typewriter
9 Sgt Pepper
10 Clar Candy
11 Castle Gap
12 El Agulia de Oro

Gordon

Remember to tune
There is also a possiblity we will rehearse in Friendship Hall.
If there are not signs of a band at the normal location move over one building.



Marching Instructions: 2007

Left foot is ALWAYS beat 1 of a measure

 

Maintain about 3 feet between members in Rows

 

Stay about 3 feet behind the person in front of you

 

We turn in big Cartwheels; the person on the inside takes small steps.

The person on the outside takes big steps.

Resist the temptation to start the turn to early, watch where the row in front turned and hold off until then.

After the row has made the turn step off a little big to make room.

 

Whistles

When you are just milling around waiting for the parade to start and hear a LONG LOUD WHISTLE - it means I want your attention.  Stop what you are doing and gather around me.

 

I will put you in marching formation about 10 min before step off.

 

When we are in marching formation but not doing anything a LONG WHISTLE means come to attention and get ready to march.

 

When at attention in formation 4 short whistles in tempo will set the pace and get a street beat. 

Begin to mark time (march in place) The next 4 short whistles is Forward March, step forward on beat 5

 

If we are Marching a LONG whistle and arm waving overhead is calling for a roll off.

When the drums do the roll off play the next song.

I will declare what longs we will do before the march.  

When you have played them all start over again.

 

When we are marching and get 4 short whistles it mean to stop forward progress and begin to mark time.

 

If we are marking time and I blow a long then short it means I will stop the drums soon and you stop marking time with them.

Stay in formation until I either start us up again or give a dismissal.

 

Anything else that comes up I will get attention with a loud semi long whistle and will... YELL AT YOU... what I want.  Its officially called Voice Command.