From www.ttrbands.com, under the Band Ensembles drop-down list, select Marching. This should bring you to the Marching Band’s webpage (which is still under construction). I have posted a video of photos taken during last Friday’s Band Camp evening. Enjoy!
Hello Everyone!
Tomorrow is the beginning of our second week of Band Camp. The kids were doing such a great job on Friday while I visited to take some pictures. It’s pretty impressive how well they are marching the drill considering they’d only been at it for two days. This band is going to do great things this year.
Parents: If you’re picking your kids up at 8:00 pm this week and if you get to the school campus a few minutes early….stop by the football field to watch the makings of the Titan Thunder Regiment Marching Band!
Don’t forget the Informance this Friday! Make plans to get to the school in time to watch their premier performance.
Students: Don’t forget your sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, water/drinks and dot book!
Why Marching Band? For those of you coming into the school that haven’t experienced marching band yet, you are going to have a great time. This is one of the most rewarding activities in which you can participate. This last year we had a very successful year of marching band competition. We took first place in our division in four out of five competitions, including being named Division 1 California State Band Champions.
This year’s show is entitled Polovetsian Dances and features the music of Alexander Borodin. Quite exciting for us is that we are having our music written specifically for us this year. Brad Pearson is the name of the Arranger who is writing our show.
We will have a change in the marching band class this year. Students will still get credit, but the class will no longer be zero period (Yay! Sleeping in for some of us!). Instead, we will meet twice a week in the evenings. We will keep the Thursday rehearsal from 6-8 as we did in the past. We will be adding one rehearsal from 5-8 on either Monday or Tuesday. We will need to work around the football schedule to determine which day.
Marching Band season begins with band camp on July 28 and could end as late as December 6 if we qualify for the SCSBOA Championships. For vets that need to take the SAT’s in the fall. Please do so on October 4th. That test date has been kept clear for you to take the SAT then. We will probably have performances on the other fall test days.
For additional information on Tips To Keep Healthy for Marching Band season, copy and paste the following URL onto your browser’s address bar: http://www.marching.com/spotlight/marching-band-health-tips/
TTR Band Students and Parents: Band Camp starts on Monday, July 28th! Attendance is mandatory for all days of the two weeks of band camp. However, for the first day (28th) only the Section Leaders and the Rookies are to attend. The scheduled time is 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. As Mr. Smith always says, “Early is on time, On time is late, and late is unacceptable!”; so please be EARLY!!! Tyler Smith, our Band Director, has emailed the Summer Newsletter and the Calendar to you previously. Make sure you have read every bit of it because it’s full of good information about our program.
This website is open to your comments and suggestions, however, negative comments (negativity is contagious!) and derogatory comments will be removed by the webmaster. Our goal for this website is to remain as informative as possible and to offer resources that may make the TTR Bands more successful this year and upcoming years!
The following is intended for Rookies, Rookie Parents and existing Band Members and their Parents - so that you are all informed as to what the timeframes for Band Camp 2008-2009 will be…. and so that this information will be helpful in coordinating any drop-off or pick-up times….
On Monday, July 28th: This is considered Rookie Camp Day. Only Rookies and Band Leaders are to attend. Time alloted for band camp this day is 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, July 29th and July 30th: Music Only Day. All report. Time alloted for band camp these days is 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
On Thursday and Friday, July 31st and August 1st: Music and Marching Fundamentals. All report. Time alloted for band camp these days is 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
On Monday through Thursday of the following week, August 4th through August 7th: Music and Marching Day. All report. Time alloted for band camp these days is 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
On Friday, August 8th: Music and Marching Day. All report. Time alloted for band camp this day is 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. PARENTS: There will be an Informance (Information and Performance for Parents) at 5:00 pm and the BBQ and the first Band Booster Meeting (Parents are highly recommended to stay for this meeting since details of what to expect for the upcoming year are going to be covered) will begin at 6:00 pm.
Welcome All! Our website is finally up and running! The objective of creating this website is to give our TTR Band families and fans the opportunity to keep up with our events and activities, post photos, post comments and give kudos to this great band and for us to post Band Director newsletters and Calendar updates to keep you informed on the specifics! So, feel free to visit every once in a while and give the band and/or a band student a rah-rah by posting a comment. We look forward to supporting such a great group of musical professionals this upcoming year!!!
