2008 BAND CAMP SCHEDULE

MONDAY, August 18

Directors, Student Staff/Leadership, & ALL GMB Members

8:00 am          Breakfast/Registration Begins – Music Lobby

9:00 am          Opening Meeting – Recital Hall

• Welcome, Introductions, Review Camp Schedule

10:00 am       Drum Line Equipment and Rehearsal – Room 1

All others, Marching Fundamentals Rehearsal

• Drum Majors run stretches with band
• Director/Drum Majors teach/review fundamentals
• Returning Members go to Adams Center for Uniforms

12:00 pm      Lunch @ Food Zoo

• Section leaders eat with new members, show around campus

1:30 pm         Instrument Distribution – Room 2

• Section Leaders designate instruments for new members

Drum Line afternoon rehearsal in Room 1

2:00 pm         Music Meeting – Recital Hall

• Discuss Audition/Placement Process
• Review Sectional Locations

2:15 pm         Sectionals/Auditions

• Designated Locations, Part assignments will be determined
• Guest clinicians will work on tone, breathing and intonation
• Woodwinds – Room 218 w/ Mr. Combs
• Brass – Recital Hall w/ Dr. Smart

4:30 pm         Pizza Dinner at Music Building

• For ALL members and staff

6:00 pm         Student Staff debriefing – Room 1

• Discuss schedule, problems, etc.

7:30 pm         Evening Activity - Section socials

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TUESDAY, August 19

8:00 am          Breakfast @ Music Building

8:30 am          Full Band Marching Rehearsal – Stadium/Uniform Distribution

• Director/Drum Majors teach/review fundamentals
• Uniforms:         Drumline 8:30am         Piccolos 9:10am

10:00 am       Music/Folio Distribution – Music Lobby

All students sign out folios for their appropriate part as determined by the placement audition

Drumline rehearsal in Room 1

10:30 am      First Music Rehearsal – Behind Music Building

• Develop warm-up routine and tuning procedures
• Begin working on the “Sound”

12 noon         Lunch @ Music Building

** Morganroth Music Sale – Music Building **

Students can buy necessary supplies for camp and season: lyres, oil, grease, reeds, etc.

1:30 pm         Marching Rehearsal – Stadium/Uniform Distribution

• Review fundamentals/set block
• Teach drill down method
• Begin work on Pre-Game Show

Uniforms:         Alto Saxes 1:30pm Sousaphones 2:00pm Trombones 2:30pm

Drumline rehearsal in Room 1

3:00 pm         Sectional Rehearsal with Clinicians– Same rooms as Monday

5:00 pm       Dinner @ Food Zoo

6:00 pm         Music Rehearsal – Behind Music Building

• Begin memorization on Pre-game music
• Work on Show #1 & Show #2 music

Drumline rehearsal in Room 1

7:30 pm         Evening Activity

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WEDNESDAY, August 20

8:00 am        Breakfast @ Music Building

8:30 am          Full-Band Fundamentals – Practice Field/Finish Uniform Checkout

• Drum Majors run stretches with band
• Teach horn angles & carriage
• Review Fundamentals
• Set Parade Block
• Finish work on Pre-Game

Uniforms:         Horns 8:30am Baritones 8:45am Trumpets 9:00am

9:30 am        Sectional rehearsals

• Work on pre-game memorization & pass-offs
• Intonation and section tuning procedures

10:30 am      Rehearsal – Stadium

• Learn drill-reading methods
• Begin work on 1st show

12 noon         Lunch @ Music Building

1:30 pm         Music Rehearsal – Winds only in Recital Hall/Drumline in Room 1

• Pre-Game Music from memory
• Begin memorizing “Lord of the Rings”

2:30 pm         Rehearsal – Stadium

• Review Pre-game with music
• Continue work on 1st Show

5:00 pm       Dinner @ Food Zoo

6:00 pm         Music Rehearsal – Full Band behind Music Building

• “Lord of the Rings” & “Swing, Swing, Swing”
• Begin memorizing “Swing, Swing, Swing”
• Stand tunes/shorts

7:30 pm         Evening Activity – The Amazing Race

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THURSDAY, August 21

8:00 am        Breakfast @ Music Building

8:30 am          Fundamentals – Practice Field & Uniform Checkout

• Parade/Fundamental Block
• Drum Majors run stretches with band
• Review Fundamentals, horn angles, playing/ marching

Uniforms:  Tenor Saxes 8:30am           Clarinets 8:50am

9:00 am          Music Warm Up

• Set Concert Arcs (for season)
• Review “Lord of the Rings” & “Swing, Swing, Swing”

9:30 am          Continue work on 1st Show

12:00 noon   Lunch @ Music Building

1:30 pm         Sectionals – Designated Locations

• Finalize Memorizing Pre-Game
• Work on Show #1 Music
• Review Stand Tunes

2:30 pm       Rehearsal/Activity – Stadium

• Work on Pre-game/1st Show

5:00 pm         Dinner @ Food Zoo

6:00 pm         Music Rehearsal – behind Music Building

• “Takin’ it to the Streets”
• Review all of 1st show music
• Stand tunes/shorts

7:30 pm         Evening Activity – The Amazing Race

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FRIDAY, August 22

8:00 am        Breakfast @ Music Building

8:30 am          Fundamentals – Practice Field

• Parade/Fundamental Block
• Drum Majors run stretches with band
• Practice drill down

9:00 am          Music Warm-up

• Concert arcs
• Pre-Game review
• 1st show review

9:30 am          Review Pre-game, finish 1st show work

11:00 am       Go to Phyllis-Washington park to practice pre-game sequence

12:00 noon   Lunch @ Music Building

1:30 pm         Full band rehearsal – Stadium

• Full Review of pre-game and 1st show with music

2:30 pm         DRILL DOWN CONTEST!

3:15 pm         Play for football team at stadium

3:30 pm         Leave for Band Picnic provided by Dr. Steve Kemple

• Load buses in front of the music building
• Swimming in Blackfoot River (weather permitting)
• Section Skits

4:00 pm       BAND CAMP BARBEQUE AT JOHNSRUD CAMPGROUND

9:00 pm         Return to UM – END OF BAND CAMP 2008

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