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Friday, Jan 9th 2025

• 1:00 pm. Load Bus and Depart for Davenport High School
• Davenport HS 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX 78266
• 2:00 Arrive at Davenport HS
• 2:30 pm - Depart Davenport High school for Hotel
• Best Western Corpus Christi, 300 N. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78401, (361) 696-7833
• Stop at Calallen HS on the way to drop off percussion equipment
• Calallen High School, 4001 Wildcat Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78410
• 6:00 pm - Arrive at hotel, check in and go to dinner (paid by district)
• 9:30 pm - Arrive back at hotel

Saturday, Jan 10th, 2025

• 7:00 am Breakfast at hotel/check out
• 8:00 am depart for Calallen High School
• Calallen High School, 4001 Wildcat Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78410
• 8:30 am Registration/Check In and find a spot in the cafeteria to park
• 9:30 am Student Meeting in cafeteria
• 10:00 am Auditions Starts
• 3:30-4:15 Estimated ending time and leave contest site
• 5:00 pm Estimated departure for Davenport High School - and get dinner on the way home (paid by district)
• 9:00 pm (estimated time) Arrive at Davenport High School
• Davenport HS 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX 78266
• 10:00pm ETA at Canyon Lake HS - 8555 Farm to Market 32, Fischer, TX 78623

• Clothes for Saturday (non-CLHS identifying clothing) The rooms may be hot or cold. If you dress in layers, you'll be able to regulate your body's temperature much better.
• Toiletries (shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste etc
• Extra $$ for concessions at the contest
• Extra $$ for Dinner (Friday/Saturday) if you are going to eat more than your allotted $12.00
• Chargers for phones etc
• Instrument
• Music
• Valve oil, reeds, supplies etc

• No audible electronic communica6on devices are allowed in the audi6on room.
• No electronic tuners are allowed in any wind or percussion audi6on room. Inaudible metronomes are allowed to set
• tempos prior to performing the etude but must be turned off before star6ng to play.
• PLEASE NOTE THE NEW WARM-UP RULE PER THE WIND AUDIITION SHEET:
• If you wish to warm up, prior to scales you are allowed to play the first note of the first scale for no more than 5 seconds.
• Before the slow etude you are allowed to play the first note of the etude for no more than 5 seconds. A;er the warm-up,
• you may not play any notes other than the assigned scales and etude or points will be deducted
• from your score.
• A;er you have warmed up, you will play the following scales in order (you may use the scale sheet provided or use your
• own). Remember, you are not to “test” the first note of the scales, or you will lose audiEon points. Just play them in
• order.

• Remember, there is no lunch break in the audition process. There will be a concession stand available for your students.
• lunch, late breakfast, or a`er the tryouts. AGAIN, THERE IS NO LUNCH BREAK IN THE AUDITION PROCESS. The Calallen
• Band Boosters will have a concession stand in the cafeteria throughout the day and accept cash and cards. Please
• remind your students not to take food from the cafeteria and into the hallways. No food or drinks will be allowed in the library.

ALL Parents and students are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to join the remind messaging system. There, you will receive weekly updates and important information from your directors. There will also be a color guard group chat that Mr. Gonzales will also be included in. Sometimes, students will ask each other questions and give out info in the chat.

• Band/Perc/Guard PARENTS: https://www.remind.com/join/dfd96ff
• Guard Students: https://www.remind.com/join/c63efdd
• Brass/Woodwind/Percussion Students: https://www.remind.com/join/234eah4
• Percussion Students: https://www.remind.com/join/gagf225

Eventually we will be transitioning to Parent Square, but I'll let you know when that will happen.