Band Camp!

We had a great first day of camp. It was hot, but we managed to get a full work out on the field. Tomorrow we will continue to develop technique and muscle memory. Get lots of protein, water and sleep!

Squad/Section Leader meeting tomorrow

Here we go! We have our leadership meeting tomorrow at 9:00am. We will go over many of the details of band camp as well as get the room/field and equipment ready. The meeting will last until 11:00am and then we will begin to get the music/drill/field and equipment ready.

Start Drinking Water!!!

Hydration should be a 24 hour process for an
athlete.

Prevention:
• Drink 17-20 ounces of water 2-3 hours
before exercise
• Drink an additional 7-10 ounces of
water 10-20 minutes before exercise
Water should be consumed before and after
exercise. Sports drinks, like Gatorade, should
be consumed during exercise to replenish
electrolytes.

Fluid Replacement:
• Drink enough fluids to replace any
weight loss within two hours of
completion of activity
• Fluid replacement should be at a rate
of 24 ounces for every pound of body
weight lost after exercise.

Urine color is an easy method to determine
hydration status. Light yellow to clear urine
indicates a well-hydrated athlete. Yellow, dark,
or brownish urine indicates dehydration.

Back from the Beach

Were are back from the beach. Had a great time. Now I am turning my attention to the show and planning on making this the best season we have had.

We have posted the music for the 3rd movement. This will be the most technically difficult music in our show. Begin practicing it slowly and work towards memorization. I hope to have the opener online sometime next week.

I would like to have a squad/section/captain leader meeting on Monday 7/25, 9:00am to set-up the band room and field.

If you have not reserved your DCI tickets please do so asap. I set this trip up first and foremost for the new students (rookies). The social interaction and connections are a big part of what we do.

Keep in touch with the website and weekly band booster updates. 30 days and counting!

Clean Storage room

We all owe Jon M. a huge "thank you" for coming in today and cleaning this room. I havn't seen this floor since band camp.

Goodbye Seniors!

Seniors, Thank you for the best four years any band director could ask for. Please come back and visit! You don't have to wait until your a billionaire, if fact September 24th would be a good day. Have a great summer. Be safe and Congratulations!

Graduation

Thank you band for a great performance tonight at Graduation. You were all very professional. Have a great summer!

Flat Jon visits the Band Office

Student Teacher Flat Jon visits the band office one more time before leaving on summer break.

Swing Dance!

We have over 100 students here dress in their best 1940's atire learning to Swing Dance from one of Raleigh's Music and Dance Instruction, Inc. and to the music of the Panther Creek Jazz Ensemble and "Durham Jazz".

Pre-MPA

We had a great night at our Pre-Music Performance Adjudication last night! We had 7 bands from Apex, Green Hope and Panther Creek perform for three judges. Arris Golden, Tony Granados and Russell Knight. Each band had a performance with comments and a 30 minute clinic with one of our judges. I was really proud of our performances! I want to give a big thank you to our parents for their support!

All-District Results

Congratulations to all of the students that went to the auditions this past Saturday.

Panther Creek placed 14 students into this years band!

All-District Update

Due to In climate weather the CDBA All-District Auditions has been postponed to January 15th. We will follow the same auditions times next Saturday. Unfortunately if you have a prior commitment for the 15th you will have to make a choice. On a positive note you have another week that you were probably hoping for.

All-District Auditions

Good luck to all of our students auditioning for CDBA All-District Band this weekend. We have 46 students pre-registered. So much of what we do in band is We/Us. This is a great opportunity for students to test themselves on an individual basis. This is also a great risk by steping out and tesing yourself amoungst your peers. We wish you all the best and I know that regardles of the results you will have learned a great deal.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt


You miss 100% of the shots you never take.
Wayne Gretzky

New Music Listening Assignment

I am listening to a lot of new music for us to consider. I thought it might be good for you to join me. I have listed them by NC State Grade level. You can find Youtube recordings of most of these. Send me an email or a note with you thoughts. No extra credit I'll just like you more than the rest.

Grade VI
Year of the Dragon, Sparke
Dance Movements, Sparke
English Dances I, Arnold
Symphony for Band, Persichetti
Harrison's Dream, Graham
Trittico, Nelhybel
Symphonic Movement, Nelhybel
Toccata Marziale, Williams

Grade V
Ricochet, O'Laughlin
Undertow, Mackey
Yosemite Autumn, Camphouse
Dancing at Stonehenge, Suter
Be thou my vision, Gillingham

Grade IV
Among the Clouds, Balmages
Currents, Smith
Mountain Dance, Kiefer
Not Afraid to Dream, Balmages
Tell Tale Heart, Clark

Let me know if there are others that you find along the way that you would like for me to listen to.

Lockers

Thank you to the seven band students that came in on Friday 12/31 and cleaned the band room! We need for everyone to do the following with their lockers.

1. Label your locker


2. purchase and use a lock


3. turn in your combination for to me.

Thanks