TWB INCOMING FRESHMEN NEWSLETTER #3

EVERYONE in THAT WYLIE BAND 2023-2024 must submit their registration NOW! No money is due yet, but we need you to fill out the form for ordering and planning purposes.

Next Friday we have our 2nd Marching/Movement Workshop of the year. for incoming freshmen. All workshops build on the skills and information learned from the previous. Incoming freshmen will learn the basics of marching and body movement required for marching band. This is a fun activity that thousands of band students have attended as they transition from Junior High into THAT WYLIE BAND.

• Time: 4:45PM-6:30PM
  
• Location: Wylie HS IMPAC BUILDING. TWB leadership students will meet incoming freshmen at IMPAC Building entrance that faces the stadium parking lot.
  
• What to bring: Just you!
  
• What to wear: Comfortable clothes and athletic shoes

Workshop Format

• Social - Get to know your section
• Body movement & marching rotation

Next Workshops will add the rest of the 9-11th graders in TWB

• 4/14 (Friday) - Marching & Movement Workshop #2 (Full 2023 TWB)
  
• 4/28 (Friday) - Marching & Movement Workshop #3 (Full 2023 TWB)

Remember, your high school band audition is NEXT Monday or Tuesday, April 17th/18th in the Wylie HS Band Hall.

• MONDAY, April 17 @ 5-6 pm

• Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Trumpet/ COOPER PERCUSSION

• TUESDAY, April 18 @ 5-6 pm

• Bassoon, Saxophone, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba/ MCMILLAN PERCUSSION

• Bring YOUR metronome and this packet to your audition
  

There are 2 parts of the High School Band Audition.

1. 12 Major Scales recorded in Google Classroom for your instrument. See below for the Google Classroom Code
2. Style & Rhythm Etude and Audition Etude - Theme & Variation (handed out at Side By Side Concert & In Google Classroom)

Google Classroom Codes

• Flute q5cv64t
• Oboe np6hzh5
• Bassoon c3tejsr
• Clarinet 6jhopox
• Bass Clarinet ih4zzrz
• Saxophone g2uowjr
• Trumpet wtimsyz
• Horn svt6wrj
• Trombone svt6wrj
• Euphonium ixmrn2u
• Tuba vofw7z7
• Percussion 7xfhi3j
  

For obvious reasons to oboes and bassoons, schools do not march with double reed instruments. For double reed players there are a couple of options for marching band.

• We typically rent alto saxophones for double reeds and teach them saxophone during summer band camp. Double reeds have a dedicated saxophone teacher during band camp. We don’t just say “here is a saxophone, good luck”.
• Those who have piano experience and want to play keyboard percussion. That is an option, it is just an additional week of summer band camp for drumline camp.
• Some do Color Guard. My daughter did 3 years of guard and 1 year of saxophone (she then wished she did 4 years of guard). We currently have 2 bassoonists in color guard, one of which is the color guard captain and in the Wind Symphony.
• Double reeds who already play another instrument should let us know if they would like to play that instrument for marching band.

Double Reeds can declare what they would like to do at their high school audition; however, if you would like to be in the Drumline or Color Guard we would need to know as soon as possible. There are audition workshops for those groups in April.

Here is a list of Incoming Freshmen Workshops as we prepare our future TWB members for high school.

• ALL will attend Marching & Movement Workshops.
• Those auditioning for Color Guard will attend ALL Color Guard Audition Workshops
• Percussionists will attend ALL Drumline Audition Workshops.

MARCHING & MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS- 4:45PM-6:30PM

• 2/25 (Friday) - Marching Movement Workshop #1 (Incoming Freshmen & TWB Leadership)
  
• 4/1 (Friday) - Marching Movement Workshop #2 (Full TWB)
  
• 4/29 (Friday) - Marching & Movement Workshop #3 (Full TWB)

COLOR GUARD AUDITION WORKSOPS

• 4/18 (Tuesday)
  
• 4/20 (Thursday)
  
• 4/25 (Tuesday)
  
• 4/27 (Thursday)
  
• 5/22 (Tuesday)
  
• 5/4 (Thursday)

DRUMLINE AUDITION WORKSHOPS

• 3/29(Wednesday)
  
• 4/5 (Wednesday)
  
• 4/12 (Wednesday)
  
• 4/19 (Wednesday)
  
• 4/26 (Wednesday)
  

Wylie ISD has approved the school calendar for 2023-24. 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 6-14 Schedule

• Friday, October 6 - Football Game (4:30PM-11PM)
• Saturday, October 7 - McKinney Marching Invitational
• Sunday, October 8-Wednesday, October 11 (4 days) - NO REHEARSAL
• Thursday, October 12 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-4PM
• Friday, October 13 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-Noon
• Friday, October 13 - Football Game vs. Wylie East HS - 5PM-10:30PM
• Saturday, October 14 - UIL Regional Marching Contest (advancement to Area Level)
  

***The 2023-24 TWB calendar located on the Band App and band website.***

Email any questions to the directors below.

Band related questions to Mr. Dixon, Director of Bands

• dixont@wylieisd.net
  

Percussion related questions to Mr. Noyes, Percussion Director

• jeremy.noyes@wylieisd.net

Color Guard related questions to Mr. Jackson, Color Guard Director

• walter.jackson@wylieisd.net

Financial related questions to Mrs. Stone, WHS Fine Arts Administrative Assistant

• verna.stone@wylieisd.net