SCPA Prelims Show Schedule
Saturday, April 2, 2016

Coussoulis Arena @CSUSB
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407

Pack Uhauls at 5:00pm on Friday after rehearsal, no extended Friday night. Go to bed early!
6:00am - Band room open, eat breakfast sandwiches :) mmm...
6:15am - Arrive at Gahr for carpool in show shirt and street clothes. Have your Gahr hoodies. Grab full uniform (uniform pants, long black socks, black marching shoes, shirt & accessories)
6:30am - Carpool leaves for CSU San Bernardino
PARENTS: ALL PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HELP CARPOOL STUDENTS. DO NOT ASSUME YOUR STUDENT HAS A RIDE.
8:00am - Arrive at CSU San Bernardino, quick tour of area, use restrooms, jog, stretch, change into half uniform
8:51am - Unload, sectional tuning (DO NOT UNLOAD BEFORE THIS TIME. PENALTY MAY OCCUR!)
9:15am - Full uniform on. Push to warm up area E. 
9:21am - Arrive in warm up area E, begin sectional warm up
10:00am - Quick snack
10:10am - Full ensemble
10:40am - Full run
10:50am - Pack, bring generator, waters, and stands back to truck
11:01am - Move to gate (rack side first)
11:11am - Gate Time
11:21am - Performance Time! (enter front side A, vertical timeline, exit front side B)
11:30pm - Move equipment back to truck, change back into street clothes, load
12:15pm - Lunch at concessions on site (Bring $10-$15 for food!)
1:00pm - Carpool back to Gahr (one car stays back for retreat)
2:30pm - Arrive at Gahr, everyone helps unload
3:00pm - Dismissed
9:25pm - Awards Ceremony (announce if we made it to SCPA Finals)

Prelims Weekend Packet w/schedules, ticket prices, parking info, etc...
www.sc-pa.org

 
WIND ENSEMBLE @SCSBOA BAND FESTIVAL THIS THURSDAY 3/24
This Thursday, March 24th, the Wind Ensemble will be performing at SCSBOA Band Festival at Bellflower High School! Call time is 7:00PM in the GHS Band Room to load and bus to Bellflower. Make sure you eat dinner and change into all black concert attire after school. We warm up at 8:30PM, perform at 9:00PM, and have a clinic at 9:30PM. Parents, friends, and family are welcome to join us to watch the performance and clinic! Following festival, we will make a quick In-N-Out stop on the way back to Gahr! Bring your own money. We should arrive back to Gahr by approximately 11:30PM.
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MONDAY 3/21
6:44AM Jazz Band
3:00-5:30PM Indoor Percussion Rehearsal
5:00-8:30PM Winter Guard Rehearsal

TUESDAY 3/22
6:44AM Jazz Band + bagel party!
EMERGENCY DRILLS DURING SCHOOL
5:00-8:30PM Indoor Percussion Rehearsal - Glen Crosby?
6:30PM Executive Meeting @ Coco's Bakery (South & Gridley)

WEDNESDAY 3/23
NUT ORDER PICK UP
No Jazz Band
3:00-6:00PM Winter Guard rehearsal
3:00-5:00PM Important Wind Ensemble rehearsal / run-through

THURSDAY 3/24
No Jazz Band
SENIOR PRIVILEGE DAY
WIND ENSEMBLE @SCSBOA BAND FESTIVAL
Eat dinner and change to all black concert attire after school
6:59PM Wind Ensemble Call Time in Band Room
7:00PM Load equipment / busses
7:15PM Bus to Bellflower High School (15301 McNab Ave, Bellflower, CA 90706)
7:30PM Unload / Watch other groups
8:30PM Warm up
9:00PM Performance Time
9:30PM Clinic - Parents are encouraged to watch!
10:00PM Debrief / Load busses
10:15PM In-N-Out stop on Alondra & Studebaker - Bring your own money.
11:15PM Return to Gahr / Unload equipment
11:30PM Dismissal - TAKE INSTRUMENTS HOME OVER SPRING BREAK.

FRIDAY 3/25
NO SCHOOL
10AM-7PM Indoor Percussion Camp!

SATURDAY 3/26
Winter Guard WGASC Riverside Invitational Show

Great work with all of your performances this weekend Indoor Percussion Ensemble! After the unveiling of the new uniforms & floor at Friday's Pep Rally performance, Gahr Indoor Percussion competed on Saturday at the Marina High School ADLA show and won 1st place in Scholastic Open! On Sunday, they competed at the Monrovia High School SCPA show and took 3rd place in Scholastic A! Thank you to all the current and alumni drumline, band, and guard parents that came to the Parent Tailgate Party on Saturday! A huge thank you to our incredible drumline parents for all their support to help our students succeed!

The Jazz Band had two great performances this week - on Tuesday at the 8th Grade Showcase Night and on Friday at the Spring Pep Rally! Thank you to the parents who helped Tuesday night running the recruiting table. We are looking forward to a great group of incoming freshman for next year!

DRUMLINE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT!
Indoor percussion battery will be performing TONIGHT (3/14) in the gym for the City of Cerritos Youth Basketball awards night. CALL TIME IS 6PM wearing hoodies and jeans. We will meet at the Band Room for a quick run-through. We will be performing two of our cadences and should be done by approximately 7:45PM.

CONCERT BAND & WIND ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE THIS WEDNESDAY 3/16!
This Wednesday (3/16) our Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will be performing at ABCUSD Band Festival Concert in the Whitney High School Performing Arts Center! Admission is free. PARENTS: Please come to support your student and listen to what they’ve been working so hard on! Concert Band has a 4:00PM call time with a 5PM performance; Wind Ensemble has a 6:00PM call time with a 7:00PM performance. STUDENTS: Concert attire is all black - solid, long sleeve, collared, black, button-up dress shirt, black slacks (no jeans), black socks, black belt, and black dress shoes. Ladies may wear a long, black concert dress/gown (no skirts), black flats/shoes, and appropriate jewelry. Following each band’s on stage performance, there will be a clinic with an adjudicator. Family and friends are welcome to follow the band into the clinic room to hear the comments and constructive criticism! CONCERT BAND: We will be watching Ross Middle School after your performance. Bring $5 for pizza dinner and hang out with Tetzlaff Middle School, followed by watching the Wind Ensemble.

NUT FUNDRAISER DUE WEDNESDAY (3/16)
All nut orders and money are due this Wednesday (3/16) in the Drop Box and will be ready for pick up next Wednesday (3/23). Please make all checks payable to "Gahr Band Boosters." If you have any questions regarding this fundraiser, please contact Linda Stockwell at (562) 889-4817 or Dee Dee Varney at (562) 413-3068.

WIND ENSEMBLE @ SCSBOA BAND FESTIVAL NEXT THURSDAY (3/24)
Next Thursday, March 24th, the Wind Ensemble will be performing at SCSBOA Band Festival at Bellflower High School! Call time is 7:00PM in the Band Room to bus to Bellflower HS. Make sure you eat dinner and change into all black concert attire after school. We warm up at 8:30PM, perform at 9:00PM, and have a clinic at 9:30PM. Parents, friends, and family are welcome to join us to watch the performance and clinic! Following festival, we will make a quick In-N-Out stop on the way back to Gahr! Bring your own money. We should arrive back to Gahr by approximately 11:15PM.

TOTALLY 80s DANCE!
SAVE THE DATE! OUR "TOTALLY 80s DANCE" IS ON SATURDAY, MAY 7TH FROM 6PM TO 11PM AT GAHR HIGH SCHOOL!! We will have a ticket pre-order form shortly for pre-sale tickets. Each family will be required to sell at least two tickets. Tickets will be just $20 per person and include dinner and dancing to the best hits of the 80s! Thank you so much to all the parents who came to our meeting on Wednesday and for all your work on this!


THIS WEEK:

MONDAY (3/14)
No Jazz Band
3:00-5:00PM Wind Ensemble Rehearsal / Run-throughs 
5:00-8:30PM Winter Guard Rehearsal
6:00PM Battery Call Time for City of Cerritos gig - WEAR HOODIES & JEANS!

TUESDAY (3/15)
6:44AM Jazz Band
3:00-4:30PM* Concert Band Rehearsal / Run-throughs
5:00-8:30PM Indoor Percussion Rehearsal (learning Mvt. 3)
*We will try to end Concert Band early to give a dinner break for drumline students. Bring a sack dinner.

WEDNESDAY (3/16)
No Jazz Band
ABCUSD BAND FESTIVAL AT WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL! PARENTS PLEASE COME SUPPORT YOUR STUDENT AT THIS IMPORTANT CONCERT!
6TH PERIOD - LOAD PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
2:45PM TAKE INSTRUMENT AND MUSIC HOME AFTER SCHOOL
3:00-6:00PM Winter Guard Rehearsal
3:59PM Concert Band Call Time - ALL BLACK W/ INSTRUMENT/MUSIC
4:25PM Concert Band Warm Up
5:00PM Concert Band Performance 
5:30PM Concert Band Clinic in Band Room - Family/friends invited to watch!
5:59PM Wind Ensemble Call Time - ALL BLACK W/ INSTRUMENT/MUSIC
6:15PM Concert Band Pizza Party / Watch other groups! - BRING $5
6:30PM Wind Ensemble Warm Up
7:00PM Wind Ensemble Performance
7:30PM Wind Ensemble Clinic in Band Room - Family/friends invited to watch!
8:00PM Load percussion instruments.
8:15PM Approximate dismissal time from Whitney High School

THURSDAY (3/17)
No Jazz Band
No rehearsal after school.

FRIDAY (3/18)
Last Winter Guard Payment ($100) and Indoor Percussion Payment ($125) Due
6:44AM Jazz Band
3:00-5:30PM ​Indoor Percussion Rehearsal
4:00-6:00PM Winter Guard Run-through
Ross Showcase at Ross Middle School! Show your support!!

SATURDAY (3/19)
Winter Guard @ Arcadia High School WGASC Show!