TWB INCOMING FRESHMEN NEWSLETTER #4

DETAILED AUDITION INFORMATION FOR WIND PLAYERS

Incoming freshmen auditions are this Monday and Tuesday (4/15 & 4/16). I like bullets, SO HERE YOU GO!

• All will enter the band hall through the glass doors towards the back of our BIG BAND TRAILER.
• There will be someone there to greet you and show you where to go.
• MONDAY 4/15 from 5pm-6pm IS ALL WOODWIND
• TUESDAY 4/16 from 5pm-6pm IS ALL BRASS

What to bring?

• You
• Instrument
• Audition music (link is below)

When do you play?

• You will be in a warm up room and escorted in by a student leader or one of our student teachers.

What do you play?

• Style Etude (rhythm/dynamics/style on concert F)
• Audition Etude
• Play Theme for Symphonic Band Audition
• Play Theme + Variation 1 to audition for Symphonic Winds
• Play Theme + Variation 1 & 2 to audition for Wind Ensemble

BELOW IS PREVIOUSLY SENT INFORMATION

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There are 2 parts of the High School Band Audition.

1. 12 Major Scales recorded in Google Classroom for your instrument.
2. Style & Rhythm Etude and Audition Etude (Theme & Variation). This was handed out at the Side by Side Concert.

Flute https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NDk5NTMzODQy?cjc=ly5mafc

Oboe https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTAyMDE5NzEx?cjc=xn3opnd

Bassoon https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTAyNTA4NTEy?cjc=z6q3tjv

Clarinet https://classroom.google.com/c/NjU1NjU5OTk0OTcw?cjc=tw2wxmt

Bass Clarinet https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTA1MjUxMTA5?cjc=ryztkpi

Saxophone https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTA1MDM4MzYy?cjc=kvqoefd

Trumpet https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTA1MDc4NTk5?cjc=ysroiqj

Horn https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTA2ODA2OTM0?cjc=ssw6gax

Trombone https://classroom.google.com/c/NjU1NjYwMTcxODM2?cjc=lq4che5

Euphonium https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTA1ODk5Mjkx?cjc=5gfnb7l

Tuba https://classroom.google.com/c/NjY1NTA3OTE3NzQ0?cjc=47lm5dq

BELOW IS A LINK TO ALL AUDITION MUSIC

• Drumline Workshops (grades 8-11) will be held on Mondays evenings from 4:45-6:30 PM. Every sub-section within the marching percussion section will receive information specific for their instrument regarding audition music and procedures.
• Monday, April 8th - Front Ensemble - no Aux Perc (Marimba, Vibes, Synth)
• Monday, April 15 - All Percussion
• Monday, April 22 - All Percussion
• PDFs for the Audition and Exercise Packets are linked below.

• Who: ALL current 8-11 graders who have signed up for band next year. Color Guard will not attend this event since they have their own audition workshops later in April. Percussion will attend the Drumset clinic with Larnell Lewis.
• Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM
  
• Location: Wylie High School IMPAC Building (next to WISD Stadium)
  
• What to bring: Just you!...and some water.
  
• What to wear: Comfortable clothes and athletic shoes

Workshop Format

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

• 2024 Competition Show Theme Reveal

End of Year Marching Band Camp 5/23

• 3pm-6pm Rehearse music, marching selection for competition band, sizing for competition show attire.
• 6pm Family cook out dinner!
• 6:45pm Marching Band meeting
• 7:30pm Dismissed for the summer

All calendars information has been updated. Click the button below. We ADDED incoming freshmen uniform fitting and had to modify some dates for band camp due to teacher professional development calendar and facility conflicts. Below is a snapshot of that. Click the calendar button below for details.

Wylie ISD has approved the school calendar for 2024-25. 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 11-19 Schedule

• Thursday, October 10 - Football Game vs. Rowlett (home) 4:30PM-10PM
• Saturday, October 12 - BOA Prosper Regional
• Sunday, October 13-Wednesday, October 16 (4 days) - NO REHEARSAL
• Thursday, October 17 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-4PM
• Friday, October 18 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-Noon
• Friday, October 18 - Football Game vs. Garland HS (away) 5PM-10:30PM
• Saturday, October 19 - UIL Regional Marching Contest
  

***The 2024-25 TWB calendar located on the Band App and band website.***

We have opened and closed our ONLINE Registration. If you did not do your registration last week, DO NOT FEAR...it will reopen Thursday for the current high school band students to start their registration and will close next Wednesday 4/17.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

In this Registration Portal is all information we need to order items for next year's band. It also gives payment options. Here are the steps to follow and MUST BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY. Payment is not due until May 1, which can be broken up from 1-4 payments or more if needed.

1. Go to www.thatwylieband.net/registration
2. Password is twb2024
3. Fill out the form
4. Submit
5. You will receive an email with payment information in a couple of weeks. Payment will not be due until May 1. PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO PAY BEFORE MAY 1.

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 DO NOT 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.

• Who: ALL current 8-11 graders - no band/dance experience required
• Time: 5:00PM-6:45PM
  
• Location: Wylie High School Rubber Gym (on the way to Band Hall)
  
• What to bring: Just you and water
  
• What to wear: Athletic clothes & shoes

Workshop Format

• Social - Get to know each other
• Dance class
• Equipment technique and choreography

End of Year Marching Band Camp 5/23

• 3pm-6pm Rehearse music, marching selection for competition band, sizing for competition show attire.
• 6pm Family cook out dinner!
• 6:45pm Marching Band meeting
• 7:30pm Dismissed for the summer

Email any questions to the directors below.

Band related questions to Mr. Dixon, Director of Bands

• dixont@wylieisd.net
  

Percussion related questions to Mr. Holloway, Percussion Director

• alex.holloway@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