Glenn Band Update

Congratulations to GIP for placing 2nd at the WGI Houston competition this weekend!

Thank you to everyone for your help making the WGI Austin Regional great! Special Thanks to our Volunteer Leads for helping organize, make improvements, and keep our contest running smoothly.

GEMS will have a send off show this Thursday at 7:30pm in the Main Gym. They will have their championship performance this Saturday at Davenport, time TBD

On the horizon are YAC and Leadership auditions. For YAC students will need to bring $60 for their accompanist fee at their first rehearsal in April. Leadership dates and information about Drum Major Clinics are below.

Please also check Google Classroom Regularly for updates relevant to your students ensemble. Weekly goals and expectations will be posted there. If you need help accessing your google classroom, please reach out to Mr. Garrison.

Be sure to check the calendar for Gems and GIP rehearsals in the coming weeks.

This Week

To Do This Week

Sectionals

Leadership Information

Handbook Forms

Remind

Attendance

Wind Ensemble (WE) and Symphonic Winds (SW) - Morning Sectionals will run from 7:00am-8:00am. Afternoon Sectionals will run from 3:45-4:45pm

Symphonic Band (SB) - rehearsals will run from 3:45-4:45pm

Solo preparation is an integral part of a musicians development and we are lucky to have some great accompanists to assist our students in this process. This form is now long over due. If you have not completed this form, it must be done by Monday. This allows our accompanists time to prepare the pieces you are playing before the concert.

As we approach the midpoint in the year, we wanted to release some information about the leadership process for the year. Our Drum Majors will host the usual DM Clinics for those interested in the position, and we will begin our leadership process just before UIL. We will continue to update information here as we get closer to UIL.

All parents and students should sign up for our marching band remind. We have created a full marching band remind to ensure that all parents and students receive any updates during the marching season. If there is a change to the published schedule it will be communicated in this remind. To sign up text @grizmb to the number 81010 or add class @grizmb in your remind app. You will receive a welcome text or notification from Remind. If you have trouble with 81010, you can try texting @grizmb to (415) 749-9891.

We recommend using the text notifications as well as the app updates to ensure you receive messages from the band regardless of your wifi status.

Attendance at rehearsals is vital to the ensembles success. We have created an absence form (located below) for parents to fill out when their student will miss rehearsal. All absences must be submitted a week in advance for approval. Absences for illness should include documentation from a medical professional to be approved.

Students who have one or more unexcused absence will be subject to one or more of the following consequences:

Loss of primary marching spot

Loss of marching privilege for one game

Loss of attendance privilege at one game or social event

Loss of concert band assignment

Removal from the band program