Plans
HawkBand Lesson Plans

Monday (Drum Majors can help with roll check)
8:00am Body Conditioning
- Stretch (head to toe)
- Run around the field 1 lap
- Legs (jumps, calf raises)
- Core (leg lifts/planks)
- Upper Body (push ups/planks)
8:25/30am Review/With instruments
- Check/Set/
- Horns Up/Down
- Dress Block (Right/Left/Center)
- Mark Time
Reset to "Side 2 Block" , Move Water Bottles to Front Sideline
- Broken Breakdown (Flex 234, Heel Arch Ball Toe) MM=100 (8 to 5)
- Breakdown (Step, Push, Pass, Out) MM=100 (8 to 5)
- Half Time Marching (Step Pass) MM=100 (8 to 5)
- Regular Forward Marching - MM=100 (8 to 5) AND adjusted stride (10 to 5, 12 to 5, 6 to 5 etc)
- Left and Right Slides
- Zig-Zag Drill (FM8, Left Slide 8, FM 8, Rt Slide 8)
- Backwards March
- Direction Change Transitions (Forwards to Backwards and Backwards to Forwards)
9:45 am New Stuff
- Backwards Slides (you can let section leaders break in groups)
10:00 am Hip Shifts
- Right Slide Hip Shift (cheat on 3)
- Left Slide Hip Shift (cheat on 4)
10:15/20 - 11:05 am Playing and Marching
Set up in "Side 2 Block"
- Forward March (F Concert) Whole Notes, Half Notes, Quarter Note/Rest Combinations, 8th Notes - any combination of rhythms to get them to play and march at the same time.
11:05 - migrate to breezeway for announcements before lunch
11:15-12 Lunch Break
Noon - 3pm Playing Rehearsal
- Warm Up (marking time) ABCDEFG
- Part 3 (new)
- Part 1 and 2
- Everybody Talks
- Hot to Go
- Bang!
- The Horse
- Don't Stop Beleivin
- Bang on the Drum all Day
- Fight Song
- Alma Mater
Tuesday (Drum Majors can help with roll check)
8:00am Body Conditioning
- Stretch (head to toe)
- Run around the field 1 lap
- Legs (jumps, calf raises)
- Core (leg lifts/planks)
- Upper Body (push ups/planks)
8:25/30am Review
- Check/Set/
- Horns Up/Down
- Dress Block (Right/Left/Center)
- Mark Time
Reset to "Side 2 Block" , Move Water Bottles to Front Sideline
- Broken Breakdown (Flex 234, Heel Arch Ball Toe) MM=100 (8 to 5)
- Breakdown (Step, Push, Pass, Out) MM=100 (8 to 5)
- Half Time Marching (Step Pass) MM=100 (8 to 5)
- Regular Forward Marching - MM=100 (8 to 5) AND adjusted stride (10 to 5, 12 to 5, 6 to 5 etc)
- Left and Right Slides
- Zig-Zag Drill (FM8, Left Slide 8, FM 8, Rt Slide 8)
- Backwards March
- Direction Change Transitions (Forwards to Backwards and Backwards to Forwards)
- Backwards Slides (you can let section leaders break in groups)
- Right Slide Hip Shift (cheat on 3)
- Left Slide Hip Shift (cheat on 4)
9:30ish - 11:05 am Playing and Marching
Set up in "Side 2 Block"
- Forward March (F Concert) Whole Notes, Half Notes, Quarter Note/Rest Combinations, 8th Notes - any combination of rhythms to get them to play and march at the same time.
11:05 - migrate to breezeway for announcements before lunch
11:15-12 Lunch Break
Noon - 3pm Playing Rehearsal
- Warm Up (marking time) ABCDEFG
- Part 3 (new)
- Part 1 and 2
- Everybody Talks
- Hot to Go
- Bang!
- The Horse
- Don't Stop Beleivin
- Bang on the Drum all Day
- Fight Song
- Alma Mater
Wednesday
- Start inside
- Dot Assignments
- Field Orientation
- Drill Starts
- 10:35 move inside for Fundraiser
- 10:45 Fundraiser
- 11:30 Lunch, get ready for pictures etc
- 1pm PIctures Start with SLTs
Thursday
8:00am Body Conditioning
- Stretch (head to toe)
- Run around the field 1 lap
- Legs (jumps, calf raises)
- Core (leg lifts/planks)
- Upper Body (push ups/planks)
8:25/30am
Reset to "Side 2 Block" , Move Water Bottles to Front Sideline
- Zig-Zag Drill with Hip Shifts while playing (FM8, Left Slide 8, FM 8, Rt Slide 8)
- Box Drill While Playing
9:30ish - 11:05 am Dots!!!
- Try to get to first major impact point
11:05 - migrate to breezeway for announcements before lunch
11:15-12 Lunch Break
Noon - 3pm Playing Rehearsal
- Warm Up (marking time) ABCDEFG
- Part 3 (new)
- Part 1 and 2
- Everybody Talks
- Hot to Go
- Bang!
- The Horse
- Don't Stop Beleivin
- Bang on the Drum all Day
- Fight Song
- Alma Mater
New Music (Hey Song, 7 Nation, Aint it Fun etc)
Friday
8:00am Body Conditioning
- Stretch (head to toe)
- Run around the field 1 lap
- Legs (jumps, calf raises)
- Core (leg lifts/planks)
- Upper Body (push ups/planks)
8:25/30am
Reset to "Side 2 Block" , Move Water Bottles to Front Sideline
- Zig-Zag Drill with Hip Shifts while playing (FM8, Left Slide 8, FM 8, Rt Slide 8)
- Box Drill While Playing
9:30ish - 11:05 am Dots!!!
11:05 - migrate to breezeway for announcements before lunch
11:15-12 Lunch Break
Noon - 3pm Playing Rehearsal
- Warm Up (marking time) ABCDEFG
- Part 3 (new)
- Part 1 and 2
- Everybody Talks
- Hot to Go
- Bang!
- The Horse
- Don't Stop Beleivin
- Bang on the Drum all Day
- Fight Song
- Alma Mater
New Music (Hey Song, 7 Nation, Aint it Fun etc)
CONTACT US
Canyon Lake HS Band
830-885-1700 (front office)
Ed Gonzales, Director of Bands, eduardo.gonzales@comalisd.org
Juan Riveros, Asst. Director, CLHS and Percussion Specialist CL Cluster juan.riverosperilla@comalisd.org