Rehearsal - 5/19

We will be having rehearsal this evening from 7:00 – 8:30PM at George Washington Middle School. GWMS is located at 1005 Mount Vernon in Alexandria, Virginia, directly west of the Braddock Road Metro Station. Rehearsal will be behind the school in the parking lot. Please be on time as we have a lot of work to do to get ready for our first Performance at Pride.

Weather:
Weather tonight should be in the mid-60’s and breezy. We will be outside to please plan so dress accordingly.

Schedule:

7:00-7:25: Sectionals (Percussion; Brass & Woodwind;
Guard)
7:25-7:50: Ensemble Music Rehearsal/Guard
Sectional
7:50-8:00: Break
8:00-8:30: Marching Rehearsal

New Music:
We have our final list of new music that we will be reading through tonight. After tonight, we will set our show-book for the season. The new music that we will read tonight: Big Noise from Winnetka; Blues in the Night; Theme from Dragnet; Jump (Van Halen); Land of Make Believe; Manhattan Beach; Rawhide.

Information Sheets:
Beginning tonight, I will have a folder with sign-in sheets; a calendar of events; and a “needs” page. Please sign-in tonight so that we can keep an updated roster. If you CAN NOT attend an event/rehearsal, please put your name next to the event on the calendar page. And if you “need” anything (copies of music, etc.) please put that on the needs-page.

After Rehearsal:
We will again be going to Freddies for 1/2 price appitizers and some band-bonding time. Please plan to attend if you can and cash payment will be appreciated.

Thank you for your participation and I look forward to seeing everyone tonight.