THAT WYLIE BUGLE-1st WEEK OF SCHOOL

1. Know the schedule for the week
2. PUT IN YOUR CONTACTS FOR THE 99PLEDGES FUNDRAISER
3. Walk your schedule after morning rehearsal (CONNECTION GROUP LEADERS HELP YOUR GROUP)
4. Make a plan for everything you need for Friday and Friday Night
5. Look over the schedule for Saturday

We started pledges for our Marchathon fundraiser last Monday during band camp. Here’s what you need to do:

• Check your email for your personal page’s link and instructions; emails were sent to the student email and first adult email listed in charms. Contact Mr. Schroeder at mark.schroeder@wylieisd.net if you didn’t receive an email
• Update your page with your picture
• Enter cell phone numbers and/or email addresses of anyone you think might donate to you or THAT WYLIE BAND
• Post your personal page’s link or the band link to social media (click on the 99 Pledges icon for the band link)
• SOCIAL MEDIA IS HUGE ON THIS!!!! POST POST POST POST

Our goal is huge, $80,000 as a band and $275 per student! WE NEED EVERYONE’S PARTICIPATION TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

COMPETITION MARCHING ONLY MONDAY & TUESDAY | EVERYONE FRIDAY

• SOUND CREW NEEDED TUESDAY
  
• NO PROP CREW OR EQUIPMENT CREW MONDAY OR TUESDAY

Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to rehearsal to put cases in locker, get any equipment needed for rehearsal, etc.Bring: Fanny Pack, Smart Phone or Tablet, Instrument, Music Binder, Water, Snack, Lunch, Sun Screen, Sneakers, Pencil, Positive Attitude

PLAIN WHITE SHIRTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL REHEARSALS STARTING THIS WEEK

MONDAY-TUESDAY (8/9-8/9) 7:00AM-11:00AM & 6:00PM-9:00PM

• 7:00AM--11:0AM Competition learning drill
  
• BREAK (feel free to walk your schedule)
  
• 6:00PM Inside music rehearsal (eat before you arrive)
  
• 7:00PM-9:00PM Outside marching rehearsal

WEDNESDAY (8/10) - NO REHEARSAL

THURSDAY (8/11) - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL | NO REHEARSAL

FRIDAY (8/12 - Full TWB Rehearsal morning / Full TWB Procedure rehearsal and parent performance in the evening

• 7:00AM-8:15AM
  
• 4:30PM Team Meeting in Band Hall
  
• 5:00PM Learn Friday night procedures and practice for Meet The Pirate Night/ march to stadium
  
• 6:00PM Dinner/ Change into Warm Weather Attire WITH SECTION SHIRT (BRING TO SCHOOL WITH YOU IN YOUR TWB BAG)
  
• 7:00PM March to stadium/ Band Night Parent performance in stadium

SATURDAY (8/13)

• 8:00AM-10:30AM - Competition Band (learning drill)
  
• 5:30PM-8:00PM – FULL TWB Fundraiser Telethon Wrap Up/ Meet the Pirate Family Night (Warm Weather Attire WITH POLO)
  

• TWB Cap or Visor (hopefully these are in this week)
• TWB Polo or Section Shirt - Event will specify (Section Shirt this Friday / Polo this Saturday)
• Band Shorts
• Band issued grey belt
• SHORT black socks NO LOGOS
• TWB Marching Shoes (hopefully these are in this week)

• July 29 - Complete learning PreGame (YES)
• August 5th – Competition Movement 1 drill & music / mvmt 2 playing-music memorized (YES)
  
• August 13th – Competition Movement 2 drill & music / mvmt 3 playing-music memorized
  
• August 21st – Competition Movement 3 drill & music / mvmt 4 playing-music memorized
  
• September 17th – Full Competition Show on the field
  

• October 1st – Wylie Marching Invitational - All day
  
• October 8th – McKinney Marching Invitational (McKinney ISD Stadium)- All day
  
• October 15th – UIL Marching Contest (Plano Kimbrough Stadium)- ½ day, Schedule TBA
  
• October 29th – Area C Marching Contest - All day
  
• November 5-8 – BOA Super Regional & State Marching Championship (San Antonio)
  
• November 12th – Lone Star & Lewisville Drumline Contest (Drumline only)
  

School begins in Wylie ISD on Thursday, 8/11. There will be NO MORNING REHEARSAL ON THURSDAY (8/11) morning; Morning rehearsals will begin Friday, 8/12.

Please take note of the following list to help you get ready and organized for rehearsal and school.

• Eat breakfast
  
• Hydrate yourself
  
• Become a “morning person”
  
• Organize yourself and your supplies before you go to bed
  
• Go to bed at a reasonable time (before 10:30pm)
  
• Have a gym bag or use your TWB tote bag (separate from school bag) for your change of clothes and personal effects.

Example of contents of your gym bag/band tote bag – NOT A GROCERY BAG

• Change of clothes (Remember DRESS CODE!)
  
• Deodorant / Toiletries
  
• Snack (something to keep you going until lunch)
  

Any issues with your show shirt or section shirt need to be emailed to Mr. Schroeder (mark.schroeder@wylieisd.net) by 12pm Monday, 8/8. Mr. Schroeder will respond to your email to confirm your issue.

Locker combinations have been update in charms. If you forget your combination, it is in charms or printed on the sticker on the inside of your binder.

Thursday & Friday- We WILL play our instruments and go over classroom procedures & expectations during class.

• Flutes, Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Saxophones, Trumpets, & Trombones will play their concert instrument in class. Marching instruments will be used outside.
• All reed players will use cane reeds during inside rehearsals (synthetic reeds are for outside rehearsals and football games only)
• Oboes & Bassoons will need their oboe or bassoon AND marching instrument in class
• Horns, Euphoniums, & Tubas will play their marching instrument in class this week

Thursday & Friday- We WILL play our instruments and go over classroom procedures & expectations during class.

• Flutes, Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Saxophones, Trumpets, & Trombones will play their concert instrument in class. Marching instruments will be used outside.
• All reed players will use cane reeds during inside rehearsals (synthetic reeds are for outside rehearsals and football games only)
• Oboes & Bassoons will need their oboe or bassoon AND marching instrument in class
• Horns, Euphoniums, & Tubas will play their marching instrument in class this week

Thursday & Friday- We WILL play our instruments and go over classroom procedures & expectations during class.

• Flutes, Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Saxophones, Trumpets, & Trombones will play their concert instrument in class. Marching instruments will be used outside.
• All reed players will use cane reeds during inside rehearsals (synthetic reeds are for outside rehearsals and football games only)
• Oboes & Bassoons will need their oboe or bassoon AND marching instrument in class
• Horns, Euphoniums, & Tubas will play their marching instrument in class this week

Thursday and Friday we will cover classroom procedures for front ensemble and battery classes. Percussion students always need to have these items for percussion class:

• Band Binder
  
• Stick Bag
  
• Practice Pad

Thursday Morning Smith Elementary Performance Details

(Competition Band Battery Students Only)

• 6:50am arrive at Smith Elementary.
• Perform our 9 cadences 7:00-7:30am.
• 7:30am eat breakfast provided by Smith Elementary (You are dismissed at that time)
• Transportation will not be provided and carpooling back to the HS might be easiest, so please have a plan. Use the Band App to communicate with other battery students.
• Students will take their drum, stand and case home after Tuesday night's rehearsal and also bring their drum, stand and case back to the HS after the performance on Thursday.
• Performance attire is your first day of school clothes.
• Parents are welcome to attend.

Thursday 8/11 - BRING EQUIPMENT TO SCHOOL. We will be going over how class works, where we store equipment/etc.

Friday 8/12 - Class time spent mostly on Pre-Game for weekend performances. Pirate flags will be used

• Students who were out last week will need to make plans to catch up on drill learned/choreography missed. It’s not a lot, you should be able to take care of it by showing up early to mark your sets.
• If your leggings do not fit, bring them to EVENING rehearsal Monday night WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM. Let’s take care of this asap.

Performance attire for this weekend:

• Warm Weather Attire: section shirt for Friday Night/black guard tank top for Saturday, body tight/ leggings/*tennis shoes for both nights
• Natural makeup look + eyelashes
• Hair up and nice for Friday night, Ponytails in for Saturday
• Gloves required part of uniform both nights

*if jazz shoes come in, will be worn for Meet the Pirate night on Saturday

Wylie ISD has approved the school calendar for 2022-23. This includes a fall break; however, all athletic and fine arts contests, rehearsals and productions will still run during that week. Meaning, even though WISD has a fall break scheduled, there will still be a football game and contests. This means there will be rehearsals too. Below is our plan for that week, so if you are looking to go away some time, here are the dates we will have games, rehearsals and contests.

OCTOBER 7-15 Schedule

• Friday, October 7 - Football Game (4:30PM-11PM)
• Saturday, October 8 - McKinney Marching Invitational
• Sunday, October 9-Wednesday, October 12 (4 days) - NO REHEARSAL
• Thursday, October 13 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-4PM
• Friday, October 14 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-Noon
• Friday, October 14 - Football Game vs. Wylie East HS - 5PM-10:30PM
• Saturday, October 15 - UIL Regional Marching Contest (advancement to Area Level)
  

***The 2022-23 TWB calendar located on the Band App and band website.***

1. Copy the URL for the Google Calendar you want to add to your iPhone
   
2. On your iPhone tap the Settings icon, then scroll down and select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
   
3. Select Add Account and select Other
   
4. Select the Add Subscribed Calendar option, fill in the Google Calendar URL in the Server box and click Next. Change any settings you see fit before saving the calendar. You do not need a username or password.
   
5. Toggle your view of the subscribed calendar by opening the Calendar app and tapping Calendars in the upper left corner. Tap a calendar name to either display or remove calendar events.
   

Link:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/apps.wylieisd.net_classroom0569ed50%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

Birthdays have been moved to the Band App so we can celebrate with you. Check to see that your birthday is on your profile.