4.10.26
Hello Dragon Band Students, Parents and Families,
It’s been a productive and busy week with more to come!
Next Week’s Rehearsals
Symphonic Band
High Voices - Tuesday 7:30-8:30am
Low Voices - Wednesday 7:30-8:30am
Wind Symphony
Woodwinds - Monday 7:30-8:30am
Brass - Friday 7:30-8:30am
Wind Ensemble
Alto Saxes - Monday 7:55-8:30am
Jazz Band
Thursday 7:55-8:45am
Next Year’s Legacy and Horizon
Woodwinds - Monday 4:30-5:00pm
Brass - Tuesday 4:30-5:00pm
Band Banquet, Friday, May 1st
This event is for everyone in our band program including families
There is a meal first for seniors and their families only, and then everyone comes for the desserts and awards!
SENIORS - Band Banquet meal tickets will be on sale from Monday, March 23 through Friday, April 10th-closing at 5pm. Meal tickets will be $25 each and will include catering from BJs Restaurant, drinks and desserts. This meal is for Seniors and their guests only. Seniors will receive a free meal ticket but must reserve one online.
https://www.dragonbandboosters.com/bandbanquet
Please do not purchase dinner tickets unless your student is a Senior
April Dragon Band Recitals
April 13th, 14th or 15th, 5:00-8:15*
1200 Main Building Foyer area
Hour length (approx) segments of students performing for friends and families
*Students won’t be there for the full time, but will be there for about an hour to an hour and a half depending on when they’re scheduled to perform
Instrumental Choirs also perform! Students in these ensembles (sax choir, tuepha choir, etc.) may perform on multiple evenings
UIL Concert and Sightreading
Wednesday, April 22nd
Concert Band
9:00am Report to Band Hall, dressed and ready to go
9:10am Load buses and depart
9:40am Arrive, unload
9:50am Warm Up
10:30am Perform
11:00am Sight read
11:20am Done
11:45am Depart for RRHS
12:15pm Arrive, change clothes, continue through your normal school schedule
Symphonic Band
9:00am Go to school
10:45am Report to Band Hall, EAT LUNCH-you provide, change clothes
11:45am Load buses and depart
12:15pm Arrive, unload
12:30pm Warm Up
1:00pm Perform
1:30pm Sight read
1:50pm Done
2:15pm Depart for RRHS
2:45pm Arrive, change clothes, continue through your normal school schedule
Wind Symphony
Go through your normal school schedule
3:20pm Report to Band Hall, change clothes
3:50pm Depart
4:25pm Arrive, unload
4:40pm Warm Up
5:20pm Perform
5:50pm Sight read
6:10pm Done
6:30pm Depart for RRHS
6:50pm Arrive, go home!
Thursday, April 23rd
Wind Ensemble
9:00am Wind Ensemble class
10:30am EAT - you provide, change clothes
11:10am Depart
11:40am Arrive, unload
11:50am Warm Up
12:45pm Perform
1:30pm Sight read
1:50pm Done
2:15pm Depart for RRHS
2:45pm Arrive, change clothes, continue through your normal school schedule
Attendance
If your student is well enough to attend school, they should be coming to practice and events unless they get sick in the middle of the day and are sent home by the nurse
Look ahead at the rehearsal and event schedule and plan your appointments and tutorial help around it
The band's calendar is on dragonband.com
Attendance at rehearsals and events is mandatory unless otherwise specified
Absences due to sickness are excused with notification from a parent if the student has a fever, is vomiting or cannot otherwise get out of bed
Absences due to prolonged sickness/injury are excused with a doctor's note
Who do I email? Mr. Mobley for Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony, Ms. Benford for Symphonic Band, Ms. Bouhadana for Concert Band, Mr. Hammack for all Percussion and Mr. Mendieta for Color Guard
Absences that are not excused-birthdays, completing homework, studying, test preparation, part time job, pop concerts, parties, vacations, weekend getaways
Grades and Eligibility
Students must remain academically eligible to participate in football games and marching contest performances and all TMEA activities
Should a student become ineligible they will still practice with the group during band class and in some cases, outside of the school day
There are two types of official grade reporting - IPR (Interim Progress Report) and Report Card
We are required to go by these official methods to determine eligibility
Heads Up!
Austin Flute Festival
Saturday, April 11th
See the flyer for more details: Festival Poster 26.png
Bocal Majority - Double Reed Camps
June 1-4 10am to 4pm LAST MINUTE FEE APPLIED May 22-24 $450 $650 Danielson Middle School (Leander ISD)
On-time sign up May 15 – late fee $25 applied May 16
Last minute fee of $50 from 8-10 days before each camp starts for commuter camps, 15-17 days before residential camps.
Camp enrollment closes completely 8 days before camp starts.
Parents for Arts Education
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✅ Encourage parents, grandparents, and students (ages 18-118!) to join us.
Coming Soon
Mon-Thurs 4/13-15 Dragon Band Recitals, times posted
Wed-Thur 4/22-23 UIL C&SR, Georgetown HS, times posted
Wed-Fri 4/22-24 Color Guard Audition Prep and Auditions, 100 gym
Mon-Fri 4/27-5/1 Band Auditions
Fri 5/1 Band Banquet, 1100 Cafeteria, 7pm
Mon-Fri 5/4-8 Leadership Interviews
Fri 5/8 Spring Concert, 6:30pm, Hartfield PAC
Mon-Wed 5/11-13 Junior Letter Jacket Fitting - before school outside the Band Hall
Mon 5/11 NEW MEMBERS (Woodwinds and Brass) Everything Day
Wed 5/13 Returning Members Everything Day
Thu 5/14 ALL Percussion and Color Guard Everything Day
Tue 5/19 Band Booster Meeting, 7pm, Band Hall
Thu 5/21 Last Day of School
Thu 5/21 Graduation, 7:00pm HEB Center
Fri 5/22 School Owned Instrument Pick Up, Band Hall, 9am-Noon
Thank You Everyone,
David Mobley
Band Director, Round Rock High School
201 Deepwood Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681
512-464-6028
dragonband.com
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