This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, July 22nd

• Summer Band for All, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS Band Hall (lunch noon-1 pm daily)
  
• Water jugs issued, 3:45-4:15 pm
• *Physicals are due*

Tuesday, July 23rd

• Summer Band for All, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS Band Hall

Wednesday, July 24th

• Summer Band for All, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS Band Hall

Thursday, July 25th

• Color Guard Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS Band Hall

Friday, July 26th

• Drumline Call Time for New Teacher Orientation performance, 7:30 am call time, 8:45 am parent pickup
• Color Guard Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS Band Hall

We are happy that so many of our band students are participating in other activities.

• Football - Attend band after camp this week.
• Tennis - Attend band around try-outs.
• Senior pictures - Attend band before/after your pictures (please tell Mr. Keyes when your pictures are if you have not already).

Please email me at jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org with any rehearsal conflicts including the ones listed above so we know where everyone is during band rehearsal times.

Wind and Percussion students, please bring the following

• Instrument
• Sticks, mallets, reeds, accessories
• Music
• Pencil
• Athletic apparel (plain white t-shirt, athletics shorts and shoes )
• Water jug filled
• Ear plugs for percussion
• Sun Screen
  
• Hat
• Lunch and snacks
  

Color Guard students, please bring the following

• Water
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• Hat/visor
• Wear black athletic clothing appropriate for dancing/moving with gym shoes and hair up
• Equipment

The water jug that is included in the fair share see will be distributed at the end of rehearsal on Monday. Please bring whatever water jug you have on Monday, and then begin using the Wolf Band water jug starting Tuesday. Please make sure to label your Wolf Band water jug with your full name.

We are looking for donations of used uniform parts that no longer fit. Please consider donating old compression gear, summer uniforms, and/or marching shoes so we can build an inventory for sizers at registration and move ins until they can order their own uniform parts.

Senior student and parents, please join the Davenport HS Band Seniors Class of 2025 remind group by texting @b7d4fe to 81010.

The TMF webstore will be open again from July 26th to August 4th. Show shirts will be available at that time. Only letter jackets and the jackets on the TMF webstore are allowed to be worn on top of our uniforms in the stands at football games once it gets cold. These orders will arrive before our first football game on August 30th.

It is highly recommended that all students have Ultimate Drill Book (UDB) on their smart phone if they have one. We will use this application to learn our show. Front ensemble students will not need Ultimate Drill Book as they do not perform any drill moves.

Our drill writer has been hard at work this summer. We already have drill for 3/4 of our show, and students can begin looking at drill on the UDB app right now. We will be having try outs for spots in the show for brass and woodwind players on July 30th, and we will begin learning the show on August 1st.

Here are directions for signing up for our account.

1. Download UDBapp Pro from the app store.
2. Tap "Sign-up" at the bottom of the screen
3. Enter Ensemble Code - dhsb24g287
4. Enter Ensemble Password - dhsb24g980re
5. Create a new personal account to use with UDBapp

Follow this link to access payment info, itineraries, and register: https://www.wetravel.com/trips/davenport-hs-band-orlando-2025-tmf-28429891

The deadline to register is August 23rd, 2024.

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

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12W2VNcYDjIsrOuKXHw2AeB0vR0B0D3As?usp=sharing

Here is the 2024 Region Jazz Band Audition Music. Auditions will be in September.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EK_Y4C2O2tLrgIOrZTsgFXZnj-UQ93_e?usp=sharing

Here is the form that is required to be used for the pre-participation physical for marching band. A physical is required every year and must be completed after April 1, 2024 to be used for the 2024-2025 school year. Physicals are due by July 22nd, 2024. Physicals can be emailed to Mr. Keyes.

Our battery (snares, basses, tenors, cymbals) and Student Leadership Team have been asked to perform at the Comal ISD Opening of Schools on August 7th. Transportation will be provided from Davenport HS. More information to follow.

Parents and students, please take a moment to join the appropriate groups by texting the code including the @ to 81010. You do not need to re-join if you were in the correct group this year.

Directors to Students/Parents

• Woodwinds - @99edfh to 81010
• Brass - @dhswolfb to 81010
• Percussion - @kdb2aa to 81010
• Color Guard - @dhswolfba to 81010

Click here to access the 2 page calendar as well as the Google Calendar. You will also find instructions for syncing the Google Calendar on your phone.

Please mark your calendars with these dates for marching contest next year.

• September 14- Thunder in the Hills percussion contest

• October 5 - USBands Davenport (hosting)

• October 12 - Comal Classic

• October 19 - UIL Region Marching Competition

• November 2 - UIL Area Marching Competition

• November 13 - UIL State Marching Contest

• July 29th, Daily Band Camp begins - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, 8 am - 4 pm, DHS
  
• July 30th, Marching try out for woodwind and brass spots in the show

• August 5, Band Pictures, 1 - 4 pm

• August 5, Band Booster Meeting, 6:30 pm

• August 14, Lupercal (Freshmen orientation, band performs), evening

• August 17, Band Party, 6-9 pm, Rockwall Ranch Pool

• August 20, First Day of School

Jeffrey Keyes

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Michael Lehmann

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Alexis Dillon

Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenportguard@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: jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org
Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
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Twitter: @davenporthsband