This Week in Band: 10/9/23

Happy Monday!

There is A LOT coming up in the next three weeks for the Marching Rams! Please take the time to review the following information so that the band can operate at peak performance as we near the end of the marching season:

  • Senior Night: This Friday is Senior Night at the home game vs. Evans HS. Senior Night is an event that recognizes senior band, cheerleaders, dancers, and football players for their contributions to their teams and organizations over their time at Lake Mary HS. 
    • The presentation for this event happens the hour before the football game, so seniors and senior parents/guardians should be on the lookout for the evening’s itinerary. I will share it once I have access to that info.
    • Senior Night also allows senior band members to participate in a band tradition of delivering senior speeches. This will happen after continuity practice, and all marching band students will attend. This means the “free time” between rehearsal and call time will require students to remain in the band room. The itinerary for Friday is listed below:
        • Continuity Rehearsal: 2:45-3:45 PM
        • Senior Speeches: 4-5 PM
        • Dinner: 5-5:30 PM
        • Call Time: 5:30 PM
        • Inspection: 6:oo-6:15 PM
        • March over: 6:30 PM
  • Dede Schaffner Seminole County Marching Band Festival, 10/21/23: The DSSCMBF is an annual event that features all of the Seminole County HS bands performing their half-time shows in an exhibition (non-judged) format. This year’s event will be held at Lake Mary HS on Saturday, October 21. Listed below are some pertinent points about this event:
    • Tickets: Tickets are $10 per ticket, whether pre-ordered or purchased at the gate. Tickets can be purchased:
      • From Mr. Langston by turning in an appropriately labeled envelope with cash for the tickets. Label the envelope with:
        • Student Name
        • Marching Festival Tickets
        • The number of tickets requested
      • From the Band Concession stand at this week’s final home football game. Digital payment methods will be available here.
    • Itinerary: The student’s itinerary for the day will be:
      • 8 AM-10 AM: Marching Rehearsal, North Practice Field
      • 3:15 PM: Call Time, Band Room
      • 3:45 PM: Inspection
      • 4:00 PM: March to stadium
      • 4:30 PM: Mass Band Rehearsal
      • 4:45 PM: Dinner Break
      • 5:45 PM: Band in beginning formation
      • 6:00 PM: Mass Band Performance
        • LMHS will be the 3rd band to perform. 
      • 8:25 PM: Event ends
    • Dinner: Students will be provided dinner at the event. Their choice will be a Chick-fil-a sandwich or a Publix veggie sub. Orders will be taken during class this week.
    • Band Boosters Help: We will need a “legion” of parents to help run this event. If you would like to volunteer to help with all or part of the day’s event, sign up here: LMHS Band Boosters Sign-up Genius
  • Swag: Marching Festival merchandise will be available for pre-order through Friday, October 13, at www.scpsmarchingfestival.deco-apparel.com. This year’s shirt design can be purchased as a T-shirt, a dry-fit, or a hoodie, and all are available in a variety of colors that represent all our different schools. Orders placed between now and 10/13 will be delivered to each band at the festival.
    • If you miss this pre-order window, the online store will open for a second round of orders on the day of the Marching Festival, Saturday, 10/21.
  • Cut Time notifications: If you are a parent or guardian and want to receive text notifications for band events and activities, please complete this Google Form. https://forms.gle/b2ckbrNEUP4dbJNE8
  • Exams: This week is the final week for late assignments or resubmissions to improve scores. The “exam” for each period is listed below:
    • Periods 1 & 2: Sight reading concert literature with concert instruments
    • Period 4: Identifying Intervals and Scales
    • Period 5: Performance of memorized show music
    • Periods 6 & 7: Performance of class music
  • Marching MPA, 10/28/23: This year’s Marching Band Music Performance Assessment will be on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Lake Brantley HS. Lake Mary’s performance time will be at 6:35 PM. Tickets for this event will be available at the gate. The student itinerary for the day will be (subject to change):
      • 8 AM-10 AM: Marching Rehearsal, North Practice Field
      • 3:30 PM: Call Time, Band Room
      • 4:00 PM: Inspection
      • 4:30 PM: Board busses
      • 5:30 PM: Arrive @ LBHS
      • 6:00 PM: Enter Warm-up
      • 6:35 PM: MPA Performance

Please let me know if you have any questions about this information or any of these events!

Mr. Langston