Weekly Rehearsal Notes

For those of you Brass and Woodwind players out there, the percussion and colorguard sectionals have been amazing the past few weeks. Their individual features are coming along wonderfully and we cannot wait for you to join them on Monday, April 27th.

Before I post the comments from this year’s caption heads about this week’s rehearsal, I want to extend a special welcome to Derrick Johnson. Derrick will be this year’s Drum Major and will have many duties with the group this year, including conducting during the parades and some stand & blow performances, conducting warm-ups, and various organizational, logistic and administrative duties for the group. Derrick served as the lead Drum Major for the University of Florida Gator Band for 3 years and has a BS in Music Education. Please join me in welcoming Derrick to the DCDD Marching Band family.

Caption Head Notes
From David H. (Percussion Caption Head)
The last rehearsal was great. We had excellent momentum on Battery Jam. Everyone’s dedication is much appreciated. For next Monday, be prepared to start right at 7. new mallets and Cymbal accessories have arrived. We will start outside with marching fundamentals while playing through DC 8’s. We will continue to focus on Battery Jam. We will spend time together and then split into sections for further “jamming of the battery!” We will conclude by reading through the full band Warm-Up and perhaps some of the new tunes that were passed out on Monday. We will end by 8:45. Be well & practice.

From Jason G. (Colorguard Caption Head)
Thanks for all your hard work this past week at rehearsal. We are definitely getting a lot done. In my absence this week, please keep your focus on cleaning what we already know, and focusing on angles, counts, and the tosses. This rehearsal on your own will show me how much you guys are really ready to work for this season. Stay on top of it. I can't wait to get back and see how much you've all accomplished. This week will be a chance for you all to come together as a group and work together to accomplish great things. Visualize perfection and it will become reality.