This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, December 1st

• Band fee payments due for those on a payment plan
• Winter Guard Fees Due
• Clarinet Masterclass, 5th and 6th period
• Flute Region Sectional, 4:45-5:45pm
• Varsity Winterguard practice, 5-8:30pm

• Trombone Region Sectional, 7:45-8:45am
• Flute Masterclasses, 5th and 6th period
• Trumpet and Clarinet Region Sectional, 4:45-5:45pm

• Horn Region Sectional, 7:45-8:45am
• Saxophone Region Sectional, 4:45-5:45pm
• Varsity Winterguard practice, 5-8:30pm
• TMEA 5a Region Auditions- Pieper HS- Caleb and Milton only- Check in is 4:45pm

Thursday, December 4th

• Tuba / Euphonium Region Sectional, 7:45-8:45am
• Marching Band Playoff Game Practice, 4:45-5:30pm (see request for Santas below!)
• Community Pep Rally, 6-6:30pm, DHS Main Gym
• Students will wear jeans and band polos to rehearsal. We will go straight to the pep rally from rehearsal with no break in between
• Estimated parent pickup 6:45pm
• Emergency Band Booster General Membership meeting to approve unscheduled budget items, 5:30pm, Learning Staircase
• Casino Night Planning Meeting, 6pm, Learning Staircase

Friday, December 5th

• Football Playoff Game, 7pm, see detailed schedule below

Saturday, December 6th

• Region Band Auditions, La Vernia HS, see detailed schedule below

Monday, December 8th

• Holiday concert, 7pm, see details below

Wednesday, December 10th

• Butter braid fundraiser closes

Goals for this week:

• Practice Region Band Music!
• Attend Region Band Sectionals Before / After school
• Sectionals required for top two bands, optional and encouraged for Concert Band
• (if you have a conflict, talk with a director and we will figure out the best alternate sectional for you to attend)
• Be concert- ready for our holiday concert on Monday!

Parents, please consider signing up to volunteer as a chaperone if you have already completed the CISD background check here. The sign up to volunteer is here.

Students need to bring these items with them to school on Friday.

-Grey Wolf Band water bottle filled with ice and water

-Full uniform

• Band - long black socks, marching shoes, compression shirt, compression shorts, and gloves. No makeup or jewelry, natural hair colors only. DHS band backpack.
• Color guard - Black leggings, CG shirt, black no show socks, and Jazz shoes. Show hair. Show makeup.

Flip folder with this music inside.

PLAYOFF GAME LOCATION: Jerry Comalander Stadium, 12002 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio, 78216

TICKET LINK HERE (DHS is the visiting team)

Depending on Bus Availability, here is the seating chart:

• Bus Lists by instrument (if all 5 buses leave at the same time)

• -Bus 1 (37) Euphonium (25) + Tuba (11) + Lehmann

• -Bus 2 (40) Clarinet (21) + Mello (12) + Bass Clarinet (2) + Bari (4) + Dority

• -Bus 3 (43) Trumpet (24) + Flute (19)

• -Bus 4 (40) Percussion (25) + Alto (14) + McClendon

• -Bus 5 (41) Color guard (39) + Sotelo + Guard Tech

• Bus List VERSION 2 (if we have a staggered release)

• Bus 1 Wind Ensemble + Lehmann

• Bus 2 Percussion + McClendon + Symphonic and Concert Band Saxes

• Bus 3 Symphonic Band + Dority

• Bus 4 Concert Band + Chaperones

• Bus 5 Guard + Sotelo

Schedule for the game

• 3:35pm released at the end of 6th period, go to the band hall
• 3:40pm load instruments on Rusty, feed the band, get dressed
• Santas, don't forget your costume and vehicle to be loaded on Rusty
• 4:30pm uniform inspection, load buses
• 4:45pm depart DHS for Comalander Stadium
• 5:30pm arrive at Comalander Stadium, unload
• 6:00pm Begin filing into stands
• 6:30pm Pregame Ceremonies
• 7:00pm Football Game
• 10:00pm Estimated Game End Time- load trucks and buses
• 10:45pm arrive at DHS, unload rusty, keep Rusty clear for region tryouts on Saturday
• 11pm approximate parent pickup
• Get some rest before region tryouts on Saturday!

Region audition are at LaVernia HS on Saturday, December 6th. We are taking busses to and from the audition. Students that are auditioning may not wear clothing that identifies them as a Davenport HS student. Students may drive themselves to and from the audition with an email from a parent expressing permission. Students may not drive each other. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are going to drive to the audition, or be picked up early so we can schedule the correct number of buses.

We will need some chaperones to be with students before and after their addition in the cafeteria while the directors are judging. Please sign up here if you have already completed the district background check.

Schedule for the Day

• 7:15 am - Call time for percussion to load Rusty
• 7:45 am - Call time for wind players @ DHS (if you are late, you will have to drive yourself!)
• 8:00 am - Leave for LaVernia HS
• 9:00 am - Set up home base in LaVernia HS Cafeteria, intelligent warm up
• 9:30 am - Check in begins
• 10:00 am - Auditions begin
• 3:30 pm - Approximate end time for auditions
• 5:00 pm - Approximate parent pick up at DHS

The concession stand will be open in the cafeteria. Students auditioning need to have a plan for lunch - either bring food or purchase from concessions.

Here is a list of all students registered to audition. Students who earn a chair in the region band will earn a Davenport HS Letter Jacket. The clinic and concert is Monday, December 15th at Davenport HS for students that make the bands. Students who place high enough in the auditions and advance to Area will audition in Corpus Christi on Saturday, January 10th for a chance to make the All-State band.

Here is a link to the map for room assignments for auditions. Students will need to sign in at their room when we arrive on Saturday morning. Warm up is in the cafeteria.

Region music for all instruments can be found at the link below. Please make sure you are looking at Year E and reading the cover sheet to see if there are cuts to your instrument's etudes.

Link to region music

All band students are encouraged to use these recordings and tutorials on this year's region music as they prepare for region auditions.

Link to practice videos from Dallas Winds

Our Holiday Concert is Monday, December 8th at 7 pm in the DHS Auditorium. All band students are performing at this concert. All band students will need to stay after school for rehearsal the day of the concert. We are feeding all band students before the concert.

We will be wearing dress pants and school appropriate tacky holiday sweaters. Students who do not wish to wear a tacky holiday sweater may wear business casual attire – dress pants and a collared shirt or a dress that covers the shoulders and goes past the knee when sitting down. No open toed shoes.

There will be a reception after the concert. We are looking for volunteers for the reception and donations. Please consider signing up to volunteer or donate to the reception here.

Food crew will be serving:

Dinner: Chili’s Bar & Grill

Choice of Cheeseburger or Hamburger with fries Choice of side: side salad (with ranch or Italian dressing), enchilada soup or chips and salsa

Choice of soda: Coke, Coke Zero, Dr Pepper or Sprite.

We are asking all students that own a santa costume to please bring the costume to rehearsal on Thursday this week. We would like an army of santas. Our numbers of santas will blot out the sun!

Bonus points go to any santas that also bring a vehicle of some sort- tricycle, skateboard, scooter, little electric jeep, you name it. Bring it to rehearsal!

All band students will be auditioning for band and chair placement for the spring semester during class starting December 9th.

Audition Material - click here

• Winds - chromatic scales and the first 3-4 lines of the fast etude from region etudes - Year E
• Percussion - first 3-4 lines of each of the region etudes - Year E

Link to practice videos from Dallas Winds

We kicked off our Butter Braid fundraiser the week before the break. We are raising money for next year's marching show :)

The butter braid fundraiser is now open through December 10th. See the link here

Band Mart has some great gift giving options available for preorder!

Orders end December 1 and items will be ready December 17th. Feel free to share the flyer and link: https://davenport-band-boosters.square.site/shop/pre-orders/Y4H77IEUPYNYZL2MCXEIOEBT

Huge thank you to Mr. Johnson for taking pictures at Friday's game:

Band family event and game pictures here! This Dropbox link will update weekly once uploads are completed. Just use your browser to open Dropbox no membership needed.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y49o5qr4r99e7lvf5x4s7/AENokLmO1yZltjeYmFb4_es?rlkey=l1x51xn309e4rqysxk38fj6nr&st=a42eywqz&dl=0

Huge thank you to Marco Adan for taking pictures at Friday's game:

Link Here

Follow senior committee communication via Slack #Senior-Parents-26 or their Facebook page DHS Wolf Band & CG Senior Parents (with links). Important information is shared weekly.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/24386903160946580/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Slack: #senior-parents-26

We are proud to offer private lessons and masterclasses on nearly all instruments. If you are interested in signing your student up for private lessons, please email Mr. Lehmann.

Here is a link to join the Slack group for anyone who wants to chaperone: Link Here

Please remember you must have filled out the Comal ISD Background Check (linked in this newsletter below) in order to volunteer.

• All parents and students have been added to the DHS Band ParentSquare Group. If you are not receiving messages in ParentSquare, please email Mr. Lehmann at william.lehmann@comalisd.org. We will soon (after marching season) move away from Remind and only use ParentSquare and Presto for band communication.

Fee payments can be made at any time to Mr. Lehmann or online.

• You may pay your booster fees online at this link.
• The instrument usage fee can be paid at this link.

See link below to join the Texas Arts Education Campaign. The TAEC team's mission is to inform state lawmakers about the unique importance of fine arts as a part of a well-rounded education and preparation for a global workforce.

www.txartsed.org/join-us

Here is a link to the DHS Band Calendar in list format. Green cells are confirmed dates / times / locations. Yellow cells are estimated but unconfirmed.

Here is a link to sync the DHS Band Google Calendar to your personal calendar.

• December 8, Holiday Band Concert, DHS PAC, 7pm

• December 10, Butter Braid Orders Close

• December 12, Possible Playoff Game, TBA

• December 15, ATSSB Region 12 Clinic and Concert, DHS Fine Arts Wing, All Day

• December 22, Christmas Break begins

• January 2, Area Winds Masterclass, DHS Band Hall

Michael Lehmann

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Marli Dority

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

marli.dority@comalisd.org

Matthew Sotelo

Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenport.colorguard1@gmail.com

Kelsey Lien

Director of Bands

Danville MS

kelsey.lien@comalisd.org

Nichele Gonzales

Assistant Director of Bands

Danville MS

nichele.gonzales@comalisd.org

Email: william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
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