Yorktown High School Colorguard
Summer 2015 Rehearsal Schedule
Optional Summer Rehearsals (please attend as many as possible) (we will meet in front of door #2 until further instructions are given):
Tuesday 28 April – 3:15PM-4:45PM (interest meeting/open house)
Thursday 30 April – 3:15PM-4:45PM (interest meeting/open house)
Monday 18 May – 3:15PM-4:15PM (interest meeting)
Tuesday 19 May – 6PM-8PM (open house)
Tuesday 26 May – 6PM-8PM
Thursday 28 May – 6PM-8PM
Tuesday 2 June – 6PM-8PM
Thursday 4 June – 6PM-8PM (commitment forms are due)
Saturday 6 June – 9AM-12PM (tentative depending on final exam schedule)
Thursday 18 June – 6PM-9PM
Saturday 20 June – 9AM-12PM
Tuesday 23 June – 6PM-9PM
Thursday 25 June – 6PM-9PM
Saturday 27 June – 9AM-12PM
Tuesday 30 June – 6PM-9PM
Thursday 2 July – 6PM-9PM
Tuesday 7 July – 6PM-9PM
Thursday 9 July – 6PM-9PM
Saturday 11 July – 9AM-12PM
Tuesday 14 July – 6PM-9PM
Thursday 16 July – 6PM-9PM
Saturday 18 July – 9AM-12PM
Tuesday 21 July – 6PM-9PM
Thursday 23 July – 6PM-9PM
Saturday 25 July – 9AM-12PM
Tuesday 28 July – 6PM-9PM
Thursday 30 July – 6PM-9PM
Saturday 1 August – 9AM-12PM
Pre-Band Camp (from this point forward, all rehearsals are mandatory):
Monday 3 August – 5PM-9PM
Tuesday 4 August – 5PM-9PM
Wednesday 5 August – 5PM-9PM
Thursday 6 August – 5PM-9PM (tentative depending on DCI Cinecast participation)
Friday 7 August – 5PM-9PM
Band Camp @ Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, PA
Morning of Sunday 9 August – Afternoon of Friday 14 August
Post-Band Camp:
Tuesday-Thursday 18-20 August 6PM-9PM
Tuesday-Thursday 25-27 August 6PM-9PM
Tuesday-Thursday 1-3 September 6PM-9PM
Rehearsal Schedule Once School Begins on Tuesday 8 September Until the Season Ends First Week of November:
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30PM-8:30PM and every Saturday from 9AM-12PM
Select Dates of Interest (more TBD, see http://www.yorktownband.org/):
* Friday 11 September – Halftime Performance
* Saturday 12 September – Band Mini-Camp
* Friday 18 September – Halftime Performance
* Saturday 19 September – Band Day Fundraiser
* Saturday 26 September –Competition, Annapolis, MD
* Friday 2 October – Homecoming Performance
* Thursday 15 October – Arlington Bands Showcase
* Saturday 17 October – Competition, Annapolis, MD
* Friday 23 October – Halftime Performance
* Friday 6 November – Halftime Performance
Please Bring the Following to Rehearsals:
· Appropriate rehearsal attire (athletic wear and sneakers – no jeans or flip-flops)
· Equipment (flag, rifle, and/or saber)
· Guard gloves
· Large water jug
· Small, healthy snack
· Dot book and pen/pencil (for all rehearsals from band camp forward – do not need for summer rehearsals or pre-band camp)
· A positive attitude (colorguard involves a lot of individual correction, please be welcoming of instruction)
Rehearsal Expectations:
· The summer rehearsals are not mandatory, but you are expected to attend them if you are in town. You MUST let the staff know if you will be unavailable to make a rehearsal. It is assumed you will be there unless we’re notified otherwise. Failure to let us know will result in an unexcused absence. These summer rehearsals are important because they establish the core of our technique and conditioning for the coming season. It is better that we get the fundamentals solidified in the summer so you can focus your efforts on academics once the school year begins. By attending these summer rehearsals, you will be making the rest of your season significantly easier.
· Summer rehearsals are fairly casual. We take a lot of short water breaks and will have one longer (~10min.) snack break.
· Rehearsals will almost always run the full allotted time. Please note that when expecting a ride.
· Mandatory rehearsals are just that…mandatory. Colorguard is a team activity where everyone is performing the entire show. No one can substitute for you and your role. Choreography and changes thereto are introduced or refined at every rehearsal. Missing these rehearsals should be reserved only for personal illnesses or major life events (wedding, funerals, etc.). School work is not considered an acceptable excuse. Just like for other activities at Yorktown, it is expected that students develop and maintain time management skills.
· Colorguard is a sport. Please take care of yourself. Eat healthy and exercise. Your show will demand a lot from you both physically and mentally.
· Please see the marching band handbook for any additional rehearsal expectations.
· Colorguard is fun. There will be times in August where you will be asking yourself why you committed to such a difficult and challenging activity. You will understand why on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons in October when you perform in front of the home crowds at Yorktown and compete with your fellow band members against other marching bands from across the region. There is no other experience in the world like the one on which you are about to embark. Relax and enjoy.