MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND NIGHT, PHOTO DAY, AND UNIVERSITY FIELD SHOW!
GOOD IMPROVEMENT THIS PAST WEEK AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT PERFORMANCE AT FRIDAY’S HOME GAME! IT’S ANOTHER BIG WEEK: MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND NIGHT IS THIS FRIDAY BEGINNING AT 5:30PM, WITH A FREE “SHOW AND TELL” PERFORMANCE IN THE STADIUM AT 7:00PM! ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE AN 8:00AM CALL TIME FOR REHEARSAL, BAND & COLOR GUARD PHOTOS, AND THE UNIVERSITY FIELD SHOW COMPETITION!
We would like to thank all our incredible booster parents for their ongoing help building props, with making and serving lunches and dinners, with uniforms and costumes, and at the football games with concessions, merch, and pit crew!! PARENTS: Please sign up below to help with Middle School Band Night this Friday and for lunch and the competition on Saturday.
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4TH DONATION OF $125 DUE MONDAY 10/17
The Final Donation of $125 is due Monday, October 17th. WE CANNOT PAY OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF OR FOR COMPETITIONS WITHOUT YOUR DONATION. We accept cash, checks made payable to "Gahr Band Boosters," or you can click here to make a donation online. Please communicate with Mr. Loney if you have any issues with your financial obligation.
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GAHR INVITATIONAL FIELD SHOW ONLY 20 DAYS AWAY!
Thank you to all the parents who came to Wednesday’s Field Show Committee Meeting! Our final planning meeting is next Wednesday, October 26th at 6:30PM in the Band Room. The Gahr Invitational is our biggest event of the year, and we need all hands on deck to make it a success. IF YOU HAVEN’T SIGNED UP FOR A SHIFT YET, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND NIGHT THIS FRIDAY 10/21
“Middle School Band Night” is this Friday, October 21st! High school students will have a break after school, pizza dinner provided at 4:00PM, then change into full uniform/costume at 4:30PM. Middle schoolers will be checking in at 5:30PM at the stadium. We’ll have sectionals and a short rehearsal, followed by our FREE "Show & Tell" performance at 7:00PM in the stadium! If you know any middle schoolers who you would like to attend, please share this link with them to sign up:
https://www.gahrband.org/ms-band-night
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605 ALL STAR BAND
Welcome to the opportunity of a lifetime…the opportunity to audition for the most amazing band in all the land… the 605 All Star Band! This massive marching band is going to be a combination of musicians and color guard students from the schools that surround the 605 Freeway! We have included 8 area high schools: Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Gahr, John Glenn, La Mirada, Mayfair and Norwalk! Our goal is to create an amazing audition video and hopefully be invited to participate in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade! The parade itself is one of the most prestigious events anywhere and will bring memories that will last a lifetime…but just doing the audition with up to 500 musicians and color guard will be iconic!
The audition video recording will take place at Ron Yary Stadium (next to Bellflower HS) on Sunday, December 4th, 2022 from 7:30AM to 4:30PM. The audition process will take place in two phases: parade and field. We will have the students perform “Life is a Highway” for the parade portion of the video and “Johnny B. Goode” for the field portion. We will have over 15 staff members from all the schools assisting on the rehearsal and approximately 4 video people doing cameras and drones. For Color Guard Only: There will be a mandatory rehearsal on Thursday, December 1st at Bellflower HS on their NEW soccer field next to Ron Yary Stadium from 5:00PM to 8:00PM to set the group and teach choreography needed for Saturday.
The cost for each student participating is $35.00. The student will receive music, choreography instruction, a 605 All Star Band t-shirt and lunch on that day. The fee also covers the cost of the music, video production and percussion/color guard coaches. Again, this is an audition only. We are NOT guaranteed a spot in the parade. Our goal is to put together a massive musical entertainment unit and go through the process. We should know the results by the fall of 2023. Students who participate in this audition who graduate will be able to audition for the group pending the number of musicians needed to fill the group.
STUDENTS: PLEASE FILL OUT THIS AUDITION FORM
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PHOTO DAY & UNIVERSITY FIELD TOURNAMENT NEXT SATURDAY 10/22
CSBC INFO: https://csbc.compsuite.io/events/40175
ADDRESS: 4771 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
HYDRATE AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST. BRING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR REHEARSAL AND THE COMPETITION. BRING MONEY FOR DINNER AT THE COMPETITION ($10-15).
8:00AM Call time / Set up for rehearsal — DO NOT BE LATE
8:25AM Rehearsal at practice field
10:30AM Full timed run-through — PARENTS NEEDED WHO ARE HELPING AT THE COMPETITION
10:45AM Push equipment to uHauls/trailer. Break down front ensemble equipment ASAP. Put drums and tubas in cases that are not needed for the individual/buddy photos.
11:00AM Early lunch — BURGERS! Bring $5 please. (Color Guard eat first)
11:30AM Color Guard hair/make up/costume ASAP. Band change into full uniform.
12:45PM Line up for group photo
1:00PM Group photo / Parents please help load equipment & props
HAVE PHOTO ORDER FORM AND PAYMENT READY TO GIVE DIRECTLY TO PHOTOGRAPHER
1:30PM Individual & buddy photos — BATTERY, TUBAS, AND FRONT ENSEMBLE GO FIRST.
2:30PM Finish photos / Finish loading (When you are done with photos, please help load.)
3:15PM Stack cases / Use restroom / Meet in Band Room
3:30PM Load busses
3:45PM Depart for University High School — 4771 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
4:30PM Sack dinner (provided) / Restrooms / Unload
5:00PM Walk to warm up
5:15PM Warm Up
6:15PM Ensemble
6:40PM Walk to gate
6:50PM Gate time — ALL PARENTS MUST PURCHASE A WRISTBAND, EVEN IF YOU ARE HELPING TO PUSH EQUIPMENT & PROPS. PLEASE DO THIS IN ADVANCE SO YOU CAN ENTER THE STADIUM.
7:00PM Performance time!
7:15PM Push equipment to side / Debrief / Get back into stadium
7:30PM Watch bands & eat concessions — GROUPS OF 4 OR MORE
8:20PM Awards — The Gahr Marching Gladiators students AND parents are a class act in the stands. We don’t say anything bad about any other group. We clap and cheer for everyone, especially our own student leaders who are representing us — no matter the placement or score.
8:50PM Push equipment back to trailer/uHauls
9:00PM Load equipment ASAP — EVERYONE HELPS
9:45PM Load busses
10:00PM Depart for Gahr HS
10:45PM Arrive back at Gahr HS. Unload ASAP — EVERYONE HELPS
11:15PM Change out of uniform/costume — HANG CORRECTLY
11:30PM Dismissal
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HAWAII PERFORMANCE TRIP!
Click here to download the itinerary and payment sheet. The performance trip includes accommodations for 6 days and 5 nights, a performance at the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, a clinic at the University of Hawaii, a visit to Diamond Head State Monument, a dolphin and snorkeling excursion, a luau, and more!! ALL PAYMENTS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO WORLDSTRIDES AND YOU MUST KEEP UP WITH THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO KEEP YOUR SPOT ON THE TRIP. Please follow the instructions below if you still need to register:
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/REHEARSALS:
❇️ 10/21 Middle School Band & Color Guard Night @ Gahr HS
❇️ 10/22 Band Photo Day and University Field Show Tournament (CSBC)
❇️ 10/28 Homecoming Football Game vs. Lynwood HS
❇️ 10/29 SoCal Super Show @ El Camino College (WBA)
❇️ 11/4 Gahr Invitational rehearsal/run-through 3:30-6:00PM
❇️ 11/5 Gahr Invitational Field Tournament (CSBC)
❇️ 11/11 Veteran’s Day Rehearsal 9AM-5PM
❇️ 11/12 So Cal Division 5A Championships @ El Modena HS (CSBC)
❇️ 11/18 Rehearsal 3:30-6PM and Senior Dinner @ 7PM
❇️ 11/19 4A/5A WBA Class Championships @ East LA College
❇️ 11/20 WBA Grand Championships @ East LA College
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THIS WEEK:
MONDAY 10/17
4TH DONATION OF $125 DUE
7:20AM Jazz Band – Rhythm section only (drums, bass, piano, guitar)
3:30-5:30PM Winds & Front Ensemble (Mvt. 2 moving + playing) at practice field
5:30PM Prop Building Party — PARENT HELP NEEDED!!
6:00-8:30PM Battery rehearsal (Mvt. 3 drill + playing) at stadium
TUESDAY 10/18
7:20AM Jazz Band – Winds only (saxes, trumpets, trombones)
5:00PM Set up at stadium with table props / jog / stretch
5:30-8:20PM Rehearsal (learn Mvt. 3 up to letter M, and ensemble Mvt. 2)
8:20PM Special guest to talk about 605 Rose Parade Band – Mr. Phillips from Mayfair HS!
WEDNESDAY 10/19
MEMORIZATION TEST MVT. 2 + FEET
6th Period-5:30PM Color Guard rehearsal
5:30PM Prop Building Party — PARENT HELP NEEDED!!
THURSDAY 10/20
7:20AM Jazz Band – Everyone
3:30-6:00PM Rehearsal (Mvt. 1, Mvt. 2, and Mvt. 3 up to letter M)
FRIDAY 10/21
NO JAZZ BAND
Make sure you bring your water jug and everything for full uniform - black sleeveless compression shirt, black compression shorts, long black socks, black marching shoes.
MOVE ALL PROPS TO STADIUM DURING SCHOOL
3:15PM BREAK — Color Guard hair & make up
4:00PM High schoolers eat pizza (provided)
4:30PM Change into full uniform/costume ASAP
5:00PM High schoolers take everything you need and go to stadium ASAP
5:30PM Middle schoolers check in at stadium / change into t-shirt
5:45PM Start sectionals — winds learn pep tunes, color guard, percussion
6:15PM Run pep tunes together
6:45PM Set up for performance in stadium
7:00PM Show & Tell performance in stadium!
7:25PM Middle schoolers get pizza (free)
7:35PM Approximate start for field show performance
7:45PM Wrap up
STUDENTS: Stack sideline covers on scaffolding, push props out of stadium towards practice field.
8:00PM Change out of uniform and put away equipment in Band Room
8:30PM Dismissal
DRINK A LOT OF WATER AND GO TO BED EARLY. FILL OUT PHOTO FORM WITH MONEY.
SATURDAY 10/22
PHOTO DAY AND UNIVERSITY FIELD SHOW COMPETITION!
SEE ABOVE FOR FULL ITINERARY
Bring everything you need for rehearsal, photo day, and the field show competition.
8:00AM CALL TIME TO SET UP FOR REHEARSAL ON PRACTICE FIELD — DO NOT BE LATE.
10:30AM Full timed run-through — PARENTS NEEDED WHO ARE HELPING AT THE COMPETITION
11:00AM Early lunch — BURGERS! Bring $5 please.
1:00PM Photos
3:45PM Depart for University High School — 4771 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
7:00PM Performance time!
8:20PM Awards
10:00PM Depart for Gahr HS
11:30PM Dismissal