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Marching Band Letter 2011
May 2, 2011
Dear Band Member and Parents,
My name
is Reginald Purvis and I am Director of Bands at George Washington High
School. I am looking forward to working with you to make the 2011-2012
George Washington Eagle Bands the best ever. Along with our schedule of
football games and parades, our marching band will be participating this
year in many local and statewide contests, and a major fall trip. These
trips are honors that have been earned by our group, and with your help
we will have a smooth beginning and a really exciting year of fun and
travel. I am anxious to work with you to continue the great success of
the George Washington Band Program. This first letter is to inform you
of immediate activities that involve the Band, starting with the
Marching Eagles. If you have been chosen to become a member of the
Marching Band, congratulations!
Some of our immediate goals include: 1) maintaining the
quality of performances through hard work and discipline; 2) learning
and performing music with perfection; 3) providing opportunities for
social activities through travel and group interaction; 4) having FUN
with performances, competitions, and travel; 5) representing our school
and community through pride and excellence.
This letter is also a reminder about pre-school events
for Marching Band. Your student has already been made aware of the end
of school year schedule for practices. We are trying to get a jump on
things so that the summer schedule will not be as hectic. Here is a
list of our summer rehearsals:
SUMMER NIGHT REHEARSALS: (All Horn line and Percussion and Color Guard
members)
Thursday, July 7, 5:00-9:00pm (Everyone)
Tuesday, July 12, 5:00-9:00pm (Everyone)
Thursday, July 14, 5:00-9:00pm (Band practice, Booster
meeting, parent social - 7:30pm)
Tuesday, July 19, 5:00 – 9:00pm (Everyone)
Tuesday, July 26, 5:00 – 9:00pm (Everyone)
The
purpose of the summer rehearsals is to get everyone in top playing
condition, practice music arrangements, and learn drill movements for
the fall. Members who will need to check out equipment for these
practices may do so by coming early to these meetings or by contacting
me at the school during the day. All Marching Band Rehearsals are
required of all members. If there is a conflict (summer vacation
plans, appointments, etc.) please notify me so that makeup arrangements
can be made. Practices and sectionals for Guard and Percussion
members will be held at this time also in addition to your individual
camp. Color guard camp will either begin on Wednesday July 6th
through Friday July 8th with the times to be determined
by the guard instructional staff. Battery Percussion and Front Ensemble
Percussion members will have their individual camp Monday July 11th
through Friday July 15th, from 3:00-9:00pm. These camps are in
addition to regular band camp in August.
BAND CAMP (REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE
IN MARCHING BAND)
Band camp will be held
Tuesday August 2nd through Saturday August 6th from 8am to 7pm. , with
Tuesday being a half day. Rehearsal will also be held August 9th, from
2:00-8:00pm. During our band camp additional
instructors will be here to assist in teaching our halftime show. Each
student should have all equipment prior to August 2nd. Members should
dress comfortably for marching, including short pants, T-shirts,
shoes, socks, and hats. Each student must bring a small cooler for
ice water, and snacks may be brought for the breaks that we take.
************FINANCIAL INFORMATION*********
Each
member of the marching band is asked to pay a participation fee that
covers certain aspects of the program. The following is a list that
pertains to each section of the band.
· $125.00
band camp fee - covers the cost of
instructors, drill, music, uniform maintenance, band camp activities,
T-Shirts, food and snacks during camp (all band members). This does not
include the additional fees listed below.
· Additional
expenses will include:
· $25.00
- shoes (all horn line and percussion members)
·
$3.00 - gloves (all horn line members)
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$30.00 – shoes and gloves (all color guard members)
50% of
this fee is due by the July 7th rehearsal in order to pay for summer
activities, instructors, and materials. The remaining balance is due by
the first day of band camp, which is August 2nd. If there is a problem
with funds, please contact me and special arrangements can be made.
The G.W. Band organization would never deny a student the opportunity
to participate in the band due to financial hardships, but each member
must attempt to fundraise or solicit donations to help out. We
encourage all students to pay their fees EARLY! (Please make
checks payable to G.W. Band Parent Association). All fees must be
paid by August 26th. There will be no exceptions!!
An additional travel/trip fee of $180.00 will be assessed this
year during the fall to pay for our fall trip, which covers the cost of
all bus and equipment travel fees and hotel rooms for the event. This
trip will involve a minimum of two nights lodging in a hotel and three
days travel. The money for the trip must be paid at least two weeks in
advance of the trip. The G.W. Band Parent Association will sponsor many
fundraising projects that can be used to fund our trips and activities
to make it easier on everyone. Your child will receive 50%
of the profit that is made off of each sale, which will go into their
account towards the activities that we sponsor. Additional details will
follow as the season gets started.
Additional details concerning uniform
checkout and a calendar of performances and other activities will be
presented to you at the first rehearsal in July so that personal plans
can be made during the fall season and throughout the school year.
Please check out our web page for updates to
information, pictures, and announcements. We try to update the site
at least once a week or whenever there are changes to the schedule.
The address is listed at the bottom of the page. Please remember,
All performances during the fall season are
required of each member, so please work your schedules accordingly.
Let’s all have a great year!
Sincerely,
Reginald Purvis
Director of Bands
George Washington High School
Office
# 799-0742
E-mail rpurvis@mail.dps.k12.va.us
Band
web Page www.gwband.org
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