Leesville Road High School Band Program

Ninth Grade Band

•  For the Developing Performer •  Group of about 60 Students •  Meets every day – Year Long •  Academic Level Ensemble •  Grade III or IV Music •  NO AUDITION REQUIRED •  Time Commitment:

•  Occasional After-school Rehearsal is Required •  Music Performance Adjudication Festival in March •  Concerts in December, March and May •  Optional Spring Trip Every Year

Symphonic Band

Symphonic Band

Symphonic Band •  For Leesville’s Top Performers •  Named the Best Concert Band in the State of North Carolina this Year! •  Group of about 80 students •  Meets every day – Year Long •  Honors Level Ensemble •  Also Leesville’s Marching Band •  Grade VI Music •  Audition Required •  Time Commitment

•  Two weeks of Band Camp (July 17th-29th) •  One Summer Rehearsal on June 11th and multiple in August •  Morning Rehearsals (6:45-7:15am) •  A Sectional Once a Week (2:30-3:00pm) •  Home Football Games •  Four Marching Competitions (Saturdays in Late September and October) •  Music Performance Adjudication Festival in March •  Concerts in December, March, May •  Spring Trip Every Year

Audition For Symphonic Band

u  Occurs in FEBRUARY u  YOU MUST CONTACT Ms. Montgomery to Sign up for an Audition u  Brass/Woodwind Players:

u  12 Major Scales/Arpeggios

u  Chromatic Scale (full All-District range)

u  Solo

u  Sight-read

u  Percussionists: u  12 Major Scales/Arpeggios on Marimba

u  Chromatic Scale on Marimba

u  Solo On Marimba, Solo on Snare, AND Solo on Timpani

u  Sight-read

Common Questions

u  Band and Sports? Can my child do both at Leesville High School?

u  Is there a beginning band option in high school?

u  Does the Band go on trips?

u  Can you letter in Band?

u  What is Concert Band?

u  Is Band Camp at Leesville or away at another campus?

u  Is Band Camp for everyone?

u  Does band cost anything?

What is Fair Share?

u  Buses/Transportation Costs u  New Instruments u  New Music u  School Instrument Repair/Cleaning u  Competition/Contest Registration

Costs u  Instructor Fees u  Guest Clinicians u  Mailings

u  Hospitality u  Concert Production/Lighting

u  Substitute Teachers u  Website Cost u  Drill for Marching Season u  New Equipment u  Penske Truck Rental

u  Insurance u  Colorguard - Fall and Winter u  Drumline - Fall and Winter u  Office Supplies

u  Superior Plaques from MPA

Fair Share u  Fair Share is the amount of money assessed to each band member

to cover the expected operating expenses for each band.

u  The expenses included in fair share are items such as sheet music, instruments, competition fees, transportation expenses, and concert performance expenses. The cost of fair share varies each year.

u  Symphonic Band fair share is around $200-$250

u  Concert/9th Grade Band fair share is around $50

u  Fair share is due by September 15th

u  Fair share must be paid in full before your student is eligible to go on the spring trip

Financial Comparison Ninth Grade Band •  Smaller Financial Commitment

o  Fair Share (~$50) o  Optional Spring Trip (~$400)

•  Purchase of Concert Uniform is required o  ~$100 New, ~$50 Used

Symphonic Band •  Larger Financial Commitment

o  Band Camp (~$400) o  Fair Share (~$250) o  Optional Spring Trip (~$800) o  Concert/Marching Uniform

Provided

Bands Club

u  Organization of ALL Leesville High School Band Parents

u  Purpose is to inform, communicate and help with the volunteering and financial side of the Band Program

u  http://www.leesvilleband.org/main/bands_club

Fundraisers

u  SCRIP – Gift Cards

u  All year long

u  Percentage of cost of cards purchased

u  Credit to account monthly 

u  Grocery Cards

u  All year long

u  Percentage of cost of cards purchased

u  Credit to account monthly 

u  Magazine Sales

u  All year long

u  Percentage of sales

u  Credit to account monthly

Fundraisers u  Fruit/Flower Sales

u  Students sell in October/November

u  Deliver in early December

u  Percentage of sales

u  Credit to account – late January

u  Luminary Sales

u  Stonehenge newsletter deliveries Thanksgiving weekend

u  Students make and deliver kits in mid-late December

u  Profits divided among students who participated

u  Credit to account –January 

u  Autobell Car Wash Ticket Sales

u  Students sell tickets $16 Autobell car wash tickets in March

u  Students get half of the price of each ticket sold ($8)

u  Profit from the first ticket sold per student goes into the General Band Fund

u  Credit to account –March/April

Fundraisers u  Venue Fundraising

u  Performing Arts Center (PAC)/Raleigh Convention Center (RCC) – all year long

u  Red Hat Amphitheater – April – October

u  Most shifts required the TIPS alcohol training class which you must take every 3 years

u  $10/hr ; 4-6 hour shifts

u  Credit to account monthly

u  This past year 34 families participated and the average earned per family was $352.

Communication u  www.leesvilleband.org

u  Charms Office website (charmsoffice.com) u  Emails through the Charms system

u  Text messages through the Charms system

u  Instruction Sheets

u  Remind

u  Bands Club meetings – usually held the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the band room