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This Week 10/28/13

10/27/2013

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CONGRATS ON A SUCCESSFUL MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT!
Thank you to all the 7th and 8th graders that came out from Ross, Haskell, and Tetzlaff middle schools to participate in Gahr's Middle School Band Night! We had a huge turn out and great time playing in the stands with our future Gahr musicians! Thank you to our fabulous Middle School band directors for preparing their students - Mr. Brink, Mr. Battaglia, and Mr. Gullett! We look forward to you becoming a part of the Gahr Marching Gladiators!!

GREAT JOB MARCHING GLADIATORS!
Congratulations on AWESOME performances at Friday's Homecoming Pep Rally, Middle School Band Night, and the field show performances at our last home game! We have an important week of rehearsals as we prepare for the Huntington Beach High School "Surf City Open" Field Tournament this Saturday, November 2nd.

THANK YOU BOOSTERS!
We would like to thank all the parents who have helped with all our band booster fundraisers so far this season! You guys have made a huge difference and have done an unbelievable job raising funds for the Gahr Instrumental Music Program. Everything from boba, to kettle corn, to snow cones, to cotton candy, to electronic recycling, to car washes... On behalf of the students - Thank you!!

HOLIDAY NUT SALE STARTS MONDAY!
We're selling premium quality nuts from J & N Products perfect for holiday gift giving or holiday baking! Each bag of nuts you sell will earn you $5.00 towards your account. This can help fulfill outstanding obligations or to start fundraising for winter drumline or winter guard. Orders turned in by 11/8/13 will be delivered a week before the Thanksgiving break. Nut orders and payments in cash or check made payable to “J&N Nuts” must be turned in to Mr. Loney on or before end of day, Friday, November 8, 2013. If you have any questions regarding this fundraiser, please contact Linda Stockwell at (562) 889-4817 or Prisca Alba at (562) 239-7831.

JAZZ BAND
Now that football season is over, Jazz Band will be transitioning to concert tunes. If you are a doubler (flute, clarinet, etc.) please make sure you have your secondary instrument ready for this week :) Remember, student attendance and participation are the majority of your grade, so please make sure you arrive on time with your music prepared.

GAHR MARCHING BAND IN OC REGISTERThe Orange County Register did a short article on the success of the Gahr Marching Gladiators at our first field tournament!! Watch out for some awkward wording referring to Gahr High School being located in the city of Cerritos... http://www.ocregister.com/articles/place-531812-first-field.html

MR. LONEY WINS CICERO AWARD
Mr. Loney was nominated and won the "Cicero" award for Gahr High School Teacher of the Month! This is only possible because of the incredible hard work of our students, parents & staff!! Thank you to everyone for your dedication and commitment to music education. 

HUNTINGTON BEACH HS SURF CITY OPEN FIELD TOURNAMENT 11/2
Call time for Saturday's field tournament is 7:00 a.m. in the GHS Band Room. Go to bed early and hydrate Friday night. Eat a good breakfast Saturday morning and make sure you are prepared with everything you need for the field tournament. We will have a run-through, load and change into full uniform, and then travel by bus to Huntington Beach High School (1905 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648). Click here for the field show line up.
Students will receive a sack lunch to eat on the bus ride and will have time to eat a late-afternoon meal at the tournament around 2:30 p.m.
PARENTS: Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors & $5 for children (parents plan on bringing money for admission).
There is no spectator parking in the school lots (street parking only). Show your support by wearing your "OUTBREAK" field show t-shirt or Marching Gladiator Hoodie (still available for $35)!
Students need to bring the following:
  • Polished, black marching shoes
  • Long, black socks (calf-length)
  • Plain, white t-shirt
  • Compression / PE shorts
  • Ties/clips for long hair
  • Field Show T-shirt & Marching Gladiator Hoodie
  • Change of shoes / clothes
  • Money for late lunch ($10-20)
  • 1-Gallon Water Jug
  • Instrument/equipment, extra reeds, sticks, valve oil, etc.
  • Snacks for bus ride


SCHEDULE CHANGES
11/9  San Dimas Field Tournament (added) / No La Palma Parade
12/6  Seal Beach Parade (added)
12/7  Belmont Shore Parade


MONDAY 10/28
Holiday Nut Sale!
6:44 a.m. Jazz Band
Chance of rain - Wear warm clothes and a jacket for rehearsal
6th period - Percussion push out ASASP / Percussion ensemble rehearsal on field / gack
3:00 - 3:25 p.m. Basics
3:25 - 5:00 p.m. Full Rehearsal on Mvt. 1 (met / no met)

TUESDAY 10/29
6:44 a.m. Jazz Band
6th period - Percussion Ensemble in Band Room
Chance of rain - Wear warm clothes and a jacket for rehearsal
4:40 p.m. Set up for rehearsal / Gack
5:00 - 5:20 p.m. Basics on practice field
5:20 - 6:45 p.m. Continue taking met out of Mvt. 1
6:45 - 7:00 p.m. Pin squares on t-shirt
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Transition to Ballad + squares / Mvt. 2
7:30 - 8:15 p.m. Clean Mvt. 3 (working backwards)
8:15 - 8:30 p.m. Run-throughs

WEDNESDAY 10/30
No Jazz Band
After school - sectionals / music help

THURSDAY 10/31
6:44 a.m. Jazz Band
6th period - Percussion Ensemble / Push Out
3:00 - 4:45 p.m. Rehearsal (fix major projects from Tues night)
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Run-through

FRIDAY 11/1
No Jazz Band
6th period - Percussion Ensemble / Push Out
Tournament Rehearsal (Everyone)
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Warm Up / Run-through
3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Chunks (2x each chunk)
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Run-through

SATURDAY 11/2
HUNTINGTON BEACH HS SURF CITY OPEN FIELD TOURNAMENT

6:45 a.m. Band Room Open
7:00 - 7:25 a.m. Set up for Full Run-through
7:25 - 8:00 a.m. Warm Up / Run-through
8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Load Quickly & Efficiently / Change into Full Uniform
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Meet in Band Room & Load busses
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Travel to Huntington Beach High School (1905 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648)
Eat sack lunch on bus
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Unload
10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Walk / Start Show Warm Up
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Official Warm Up Time (Zone A)
12:30 - 12:35 p.m. Walk to Gate
12:35 - 12:45 p.m. Gate
12:45 - 1:00 p.m. Performance
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Debrief / Push back to bus
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Load / Change quickly and efficiently (wear field show t-shirt & hoodie)
 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Walk back to stadium and find seats
2:30 - 4:20 p.m. Watch other bands / Eat (bring $) / Use Restroom before Awards
(Do not talk or move during other band's performances. Clap when you see something good!)
4:20 - 5:00 p.m. Awards (1A-3A)
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Load busses
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Travel back to Gahr High School
6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Unload & put away equipment properly / Dismissal

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This Week 10/21/13

10/20/2013

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Great week of improvements and progress on finishing the field show! Can you believe this Friday is our last home game?? Thank you to all the parents that helped Saturday run the e-waste drive and who prepared and served lunch.

We have a Fantastic Burger fundraiser on Thursday and a Homecoming Rally performance & Middle School Band Night on Friday! Gahr Marching Gladiator hoodies should be in this week and we'll be wearing them to the Pep Rally on Friday.

FANTASTIC BURGER GRILL THURSDAY!
Eat at Fantastic Burger Grill anytime from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. this Thursday (10/24) with this flyer and 25% of your purchase be donated to the Gahr Instrumental Music Program! Spread the word and bring the entire family!

MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND NIGHT!
Middle School Band Night is this Friday, October 25th at Gahr High School! Middle School Band Night is our 7th & 8th graders can experience what it’s like to be in a high school marching band for a Friday night football game. They’ll learn a few pep tunes and play in the stands with the band. They’ll also have front-row seats to watch our competitive field show performance. All participating students get a free t-shirt!
- Permission Form
- Info Sheet
- Flyer & Tear-Off
All middle schoolers check in at the GHS Band Room (703) at 5:15 p.m. to get your shirt. Future percussionists and color guard are invited too and will have workshops with our staff :) 

SCSBOA HONOR BAND AUDITIONS
Each year the SCSBOA All-Southern California Honor Groups provide the finest young instrumentalists in southern California with opportunities to rehearse with some of the most outstanding music educators in the world. Visit the SCSBOA website for all of the details. Please direct any questions to Dr. Sam Andress at: sandress@scsboa.org. Materials must be postmarked by Friday, November 15th.
  • For a list of required repertiore, download the list here.
  • You can download the application here.


MONDAY 10/21
Final Donation Due ($100 - checks payable to "Gahr Band Boosters")
6:44 a.m. Jazz Band
6th Period - Percussion Ensemble in Band Room / Guard to field
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Winds & Battery continue Mvt. 1 D - out / Pit in Band Room finishing Mvt. 1
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Winds & Battery Review Mvt. 1 top - D / Run Opener


TUESDAY 10/22
6:44 a.m. Jazz Band
6th Period - Percussion Ensemble in Band Room / Guard to field
Eat dinner before reeharsal and wear warm clothes!
4:40 - 5:00 p.m. Set up on field / Gack / Pit Push out
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Sectional F - G on field / Battery sectional music
5:30 - 7:15 p.m. Ensemble Mvt. 1 (working forwards)
7:15 - 8:00 p.m. Ensemble Mvt. 3 (working backwards)
8:00 - 8:15 p.m. Ensemble Mvt. 2
8:15 - 8:30 p.m. Full Run-throughs (parents invited)


WEDNESDAY 10/23
No Jazz Band
2:50 - 4:00 p.m. Memorization Test Make Ups


THURSDAY 10/24
Go to Fantastic Burger Grill anytime from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
6:44 a.m. Jazz Band
6th Period - Percussion push out to field
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Review Mvt. 1
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Run / Chunk Mvt. 3
4:30 - 4:45 p.m. Run / Chunk Mvt. 2
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Full Run-throughs
Go to Fantastic Burger for dinner with a flyer!


FRIDAY 10/25
HOMECOMING RALLY - Wear jeans & new hoodies to school!

Come directly to the Band Room after 4th period - All students excused from 5th period. We're performing the fight song, pep tunes, the cadence and the field show closer!
11:45 a.m. Meet in Band Room wearing jeans & hoodie
11:45 - 12:10 p.m. Set up quickly in gym (front ensemble / flip folders & lyres)
12:10 - 12:30 p.m. Sound check / Run-through
12:36 - 1:05 p.m. Pep Rally! Cadence, Pep Tunes, Field Show, More Pep Tunes...

AFTER SCHOOL RUN-THROUGH
6th Period - Push to field
2:50 - 3:00 p.m. Go to field
3:00 - 3:20 p.m. Warm Up
3:20 - 3:40 p.m. Run-throughs (timed push on)
3:40 - 4:00 p.m. Run Banner & Fight Song

MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND NIGHT & HOMECOMING GAME
We will be performing a short version of our field show at halftime due to Homecoming. We are performing the full version of our field show immediately following the football game.
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Change into Full Uniform / Mingle
5:15 - 5:30 p.m. Middle Schoolers Check In @ Band Room (703)  & Distribute T-Shirts
5:30 - 5:55 p.m. Sectionals on Pep Tunes / Rhythm Section Set Up in Stadium
5:55 - 6:05 p.m. Walk to Stadium
6:05 - 6:30 p.m. Run Pep Tunes with Middle Schoolers
6:30 - 6:40 p.m. Set Up by homecoming stage
6:40 - 7:00 p.m. Play Pep Tunes with Middle Schoolers / Banner / Fight Song
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Pep Tunes in Stands / Percussion & Guard Workshop
8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Warm Up for Field Show
8:30 - 8:45 p.m. Halftime show (Short Version)
8:45 - 9:30 p.m. More Pep Tunes / Optional Middle School Pick Up at Band Room
9:30 - 10:30 p.m. Warm Up for Field Show (Long Version) & Perform After Game
10:30 - 11:00 p.m. Put Away Equipment / Change Out of Uniform Correctly / Dismissal


Have a great week Marching Gladiators!! Remember to practice how you want to perform!
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Go to Chipotle TONIGHT 5-8 p.m.

10/16/2013

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Everyone go to the Cerritos CHIPOTLE on Artesia & Bloomfield from 5-8 p.m. TONIGHT with this flyer to support the Ross Band!!
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