Marching

Important News on @LSW_Music Twitter feed

There’s important news on the @LSW_Music Twitter feed!

UCM Marching Festival Itinerary

One more marching festival for the Titan Pride in 2009! We have a home game tonight after the half day today, but there's an itinerary available for next week's marching festival. Download, print and affix it to your refrigerator!

A Note from Mr. Thurmond

1. The Symphonic Band will be opening their season next Monday, October 19th by performing in the Fall Orchestra Concert. After the orchestras perform, we will be playing two very beautiful selections, On An American Spritual and An American Elegy. Students in the Symphonic Band are to arrive in the band room by 6:40pm fully dressed in their concert uniform. The concert begins at 7:00pm. This does not include the Concert Band, however, they are encouraged to come watch the concert.

2. At our last competition of the season, UCM Festival of Champions, tickets will cost $10 for spectators. We have an opportunity to get 20% of that back per ticket sold prior to the event. If you will be travelling to Warrensburg on Saturday, October 24th to watch the Titan Pride play, please send CASH ONLY to school with your son/daughter to purchase the tickets through Mr. Thurmond. You may start purchasing these tickets immediately.

3. On our last scheduled home football game, Friday, October 30th, the Titan Pride Marching Band will be entertaining the audience at halftime with a brand new performance, Michael Jackson's Thriller. With it being the night before Halloween, we thought we would do this performance in costume. We are asking that all members of the marching band create a zombie costume to wear. We have asked them to go to Youtube and look at the video to get an idea of what we are looking for. We are requesting that they stick to the theme of Thriller, however, no masks may be worn. Students should arrive without make up on their faces, as we will be performing the pregame ceremony in our traditional marching band uniform. During the first half, we will come back to the building to apply make up and get into costume for the halftime show. All students need to have their costume in place for the Tuesday, October 27th rehearsal, so we can rehearse in costume.

LSN Basic Info

The full itinerary is available here, but here's an overview: the drumline performs at 11:15 and the band performs at 3:00. There's no bus transportation to/from the event, so be sure and check the full itenerary for all the details. Good luck Titan Pride!

Blue Springs Info

Find information for the 2009 Blue Springs Marching Festival on the forms page. Thanks!

Band "Test" Tuesday Night

Required for Tuesday night: every member of the band must have three (3) "dot cards." One of them was given to you today, and two of them are from earlier in the season but we've reminded you to keep them with you at all times. If you've misplaced one -- you can find them ALL here. Print your page or copy your coordinates onto a note card and you'll get 100%! Thanks. Again, follow this link if you need to reprint your own dot cards.

Band Handbook and Dates

This is your first assignment for the 2009 school year. Please read the band handbook and confirm your availability for the dates where your participation is required. After doing this, complete the green sheet that was given to you in band/percussion class (along with a copy of the dates for your records). Turn this sheet in to Mr. Harrel by Friday August 21st. Contact us if you have any questions. (All forms are available on the forms page as well.)

Required Parent/Student Meeting

Parents and students, here is the information concerning the required meeting. A parent and the student need to be in attendance. There are three options as you see on this letter from Mrs. Katzfey. If you cannot make one of these, it will be your responsibility to accomplish fulfilling the requirement before August 28th, our first performance.

Any student not having completed this task by then will not be able to march in our first game. Thank you in advance for following through with this.

Meetings are this Wednesday or Saturday. See the letter for time and place.

2009 Marching Season Begins!

Greetings Parents and Students, 

      I hope you are excited about starting the season on Monday, it will be a great experience for everyone involved.  Please click here for all the pertinent forms, schedules, and information that you will need for next week. You will need to bring the medical release form, fee payment structure form, and a personal check, cash, or money order with you on the day and time you have been scheduled to be fitted for your uniform.  Please refer to the band camp schedule for this. 

      Also, don’t forget to turn in your PHYSICAL EXAM form to the front office by Monday.  Remember, it must be completed on the official MSHSAA physical form which is on this website as well  IF you have not completed this task by now, here are your options:

1. Schedule one with your physician immediately prior to this Friday, please do not make appointments during camp hours.
2. Call one of the following places where you can get a walk-up sports physical on the spot:
  • Dr. Dyck and Dr. Doyajian 795-8200 (near Centerpoint Med Center)
  • Sports Medicine Clinic at TMC Lakewood 404-7600
  • Take Care Clinic (inside Walgreens on Langsford) 554-0403
  • Minute Clinic (CVS in Longview)
 
NOTE:  Registration for high school is on Tuesday and Wednesday in the afternoon and into the evening.  Please do not plan to attend registration either day until after 4pm. 
See you on Monday! 
Mr. T and Mr. H

2009 Leadership Retreat Information and Forms

Forms and information are available here. Contact Mr. Thurmond or Mr. Harrel if you have any questions.