Winter Quarter - Upcoming Events

Students are getting into the swing of turning in their practice charts every Friday. Students who can’t play for whatever reason (instrument in repair, cold, etc.), should name and name & finger their parts to build hand to eye coordination and muscle memory. No one is exempt from completing a practice chart each week.

Our Fall Concert is Thursday, November 21st at 7PM in the large theater (PAT). The groups performing are the string orchestra, concert, symphonic and marching bands. The beginning students MUST attend to view the concert in preparation for their first concert in January. Please note the Theater Etiquette on the reverse side adopted by the RHS Arts Dept. and approved by administration. Everyone is welcome. Students receive extra credit for each adult that attends on their behalf! Sign in at the lobby table before the concert.

It is a required concert, as stated in the syllabus/handbook, including staying for the entire concert, about 90 minutes. Required concerts comprise 30% of a student’s semester grade. There will be at least two of these concerts during the fall semester. Plus, every student completes a written evaluation of every group, which is a national standard for music and one reason my classes are designated college prep. Students will sign in at their class roster and pick up their evaluation form between 6:30 and 6:45PM. Beginning students then report to the large theater.

Performing students wear their black RHS Music t-shirt and dark from waist down; concert attire is issued next semester. All performing students ordered a t-shirt if they didn’t have one from last year, as per the syllabus. These students pay the $10.00 to the bookkeeper, and then bring Mrs. Wilmer the receipt and sign for their shirt. These shirts are used throughout the year for less formal events.

Students in concert groups now need to incorporate their home “etude” book into their practicing. The “etude” book is geared to an instrument’s specific needs and issues. The cost is under $10.00. The band students should get their instrument’s book in the Rubank series: Concert Band – Intermediate, and Symphonic Band – Advanced vol. 1. Percussion should get “The Reading Drummer,” and strings should get their instrument’s book in the Wohlfardt series.

The RHS Boosters are sponsoring an electronic waste collection (e-waste) as a fundraiser on Saturday, January 11th from 8AM to 1PM in the RHS front parking lot. Please support us by donating old electronics and get them out of your way at the same time! Items with a screen, like televisions, laptops, and computer monitors are the things that earn us money, but all electronics are accepted. We cannot take appliances. The list of approved items will be on our website shortly: www.rhsmusic.net ….

Playoff Game -- Friday, the 15th

There is a playoff game at Rosemont on Friday, the 15th. Please check here for further updates on the schedule for that evening.

TOC - Stockton Trip Info for November 16th

Make sure you have paid for your food and equipment!

Permission slips are due on Wednesday!

Twenty percent (20%) of student’s performance grade for this competition is deducted each day after Wednesday the form is late (20% Thursday, another 20% Friday).

Schedule for week of Nov. 12-15

Wednesday – practice for EVERYONE from 3:00 – 5:30 pm. BE ON TIME!!!! Dress warmly if the weather dictates.
Friday --- practice from 3:00 – 6:00 pm, which includes percussion and trailer loading time. BE ON TIME!!!! Dress warmly if the weather dictates. After practice, follow the same loading procedure. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure your instrument is taken to the trailer.

Saturday – Competition Day!!

Students will have one hour on the bus when they can sleep. It’s important to use the restroom at home before coming to RHS.

Parents who are going to support the group – you will need to park in middle school parking lot on Harrisburg or Alexandria. Only the bus and trailer may park in the school parking lot.

5:57am --- NOTE EARLIER TIME!!! Call time. Come dressed in your bibbers, black socks and shoes. Your gauntlets & gloves are in your shako box, and baldrick is in your garment bag, which goes on the trailer. Put your name on your garment bag.
Guard – come in your uniform with hair and make-up done.
6:15am --- load bus. You can bring a pillow if you want. No one enters the bus until the trailer is completely loaded.
6:27am --- Leave RHS parking lot. We CANNOT wait for anyone because we are on a tight schedule.
7:30am (approx.) --- arrive at the bus parking lot. Inside trailer crew exits bus first. Unload trailer. Mrs. Wilmer will go to registration so follow the direction of the crews and instructors.
Get snack right away.
Percussion set up for warm-up. Students follow warm-up procedures.
Guard – get flags from crew& follow Mr. Moreno for warm-up.
Warm-ups.
8:55am – in block, plumes distributed.
9:10am – Formation area.
9:40am – Proceed to first warm-up zone, then quiet zone where we will do final block up for formal, graded inspection. In class 2A we are last of eight schools.
10:00 am – final warm-up and silent zone.
10:15 am – WE ARE ON!! Street competition! Let’s do it!
10:20 am -- Percussion competition zone. Competition ends. Proceed to pictures.
10:40am -- Put away instruments, change and return your garment bag, shoe and shako boxes to the crews. Changing rooms are in the gym locker rooms.
Back to watch the larger bands perform in class 4A and 5A.

1:00pm – Lunch! After lunch, second guard cleanup crew helps parents. Load trailer.
3:10pm -- Proceed to the stadium for the awards ceremony. The group sits together. Shawn, Chase and Ashley go to the stadium in your uniforms. You must be there by about 3:15. Parent chaperons stay with students.
3:30pm – Awards ceremony.
4:10pm (approximately) – End of awards ceremony. Proceed to bus for return trip. Make sure to use the restroom on your way back. We will leave as soon after the ceremony as possible.
5:15pm (approximately) – Return to RHS. Unload trailer. Take home instruments, and shoe box. Shakos and percussion equipment go into the room.
Leave your garment bag unzipped on the rack
Parents – allow about 30 minutes for trailer unloading.

Thanks for a great day. We will have a 7th period practice Monday, Nov. 18th from 3 – about 4:30 for those not involved in winter percussion or guard. We will go over scores, get some basketball game information, and work pep music.