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Itinerary: Week of September 3rd

By Rasmi Elasmar on September 3, 2012 in ,

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Monsoon Marching Corps
Itinerary
September 4 – 8, 2012
Battle for the Bucket,  MAYFAIR vs. Lakewood 

 

Tuesday - 
7:30 – Pick up schedule by the MPB/Counseling office
9:00 – Inside with warm ups. show, pep music, parade march 
FIX Schedules after school – TODAY!! 
2:45 – 4:00 – All Brass after school with Mr. Philips to work on parade march (unless you are getting your schedule fixed) 

 

Wednesday - 
1 – Outside with review of sets from the opener 
7 – Everyone is here – you should have fixed schedules on Tuesday, roll is taken…
2:45 to 5:00 PM – bring your water/change of clothes, it will be warm outside – we are setting all ballad drill 

 

Thursday - 
1 – Outside with pep tunes and running show….bring stands and music 

 

Friday – Battle for the Milk Bucket….wear your band shirts to the game, and yes, color guard can come too! 
1 – Inside with all pep tunes and parade march 
5:30 PM – Meet at Lakewood HS 4400 Briercrest Ave in Lakewood (have parent drop you off in front of auditorium, walk back and next to stadium is where we will get stuff from trailer and then go in together.  Parents, be prepared to pay $7.00 to get in if they stop you at the gate.

7:00 Game starts – See below for rules for Away Games!

9:30 – Game over: have parents pick you up where they dropped you off.   Please be patient, traffic horrible by school.  

 

Saturday – CAR WASH and Parade March Testing
ALL STUDENTS in the Corps must sell one ticket for the group, after that every ticket sold goes to your account! 

Sign ups in the band room for car washing – everyone bring some old towels to DONATE for drying cars.  (Sometimes, we just can’t get them back to you.)   We always run out!  

7:30 –  9:30 First Shift
9:00 – to 11:00 – Second Shift 
10:30 – 12/12:30 – Third Shift 
Throughout the day, everyone needs to test completely on the parade march.   Captains, Drum Majors, Jeff DeSeriere, Nico Mendoza and Mr. Philips will be available for testing, but the entire piece must be played by Saturday…We/YOU will stay until it is done!  You may test throughout the week with those leaders/staff so you do not have to stay, but you must play it memorized to stay in the parade block for the competition area of the Duarte Parade! 

 

Next Up: 
9/14 – Home football vs. Valley Christian 
9/21 – Home Football vs. Artesia 
9/22 – Duarte Parade – morning 

Itinerary: Week of August 27th

By Rasmi Elasmar on August 26, 2012 in ,

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Monsoon Marching Corps 
Itinerary 
August 27 – September 2

 

Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Sectionals or practice as directed by your section leader.

 

Thursday – 7:30 AM – to 10:00 – Learning new ballad drill/blocking it with music and rebuilding the opener

 

Friday – 10:30 to 1:00 PM – Same, but those who are going to Disneyland on Sunday will need to stay and run pep tunes and we may go over past 1:00 PM.  We are not performing at the game on Friday…it is away…far away…

 

Sunday - Disney 1/2 Marathon
4:45 AM - Band and Color Guard - Come to school dressed in your band shirt and LONG Khaki (Tan) Pants, tennis shoes…yes, you can wear a sweater etc, but when we perform we can leave those items on the bus. The bus will be staying with us.  Please bring your own snacks and water for yourself.  There will be restrooms at the staging areas.
5:00 AM- Bus MUST LEAVE MAYFAIR for Disneyland.
5:45 – Arrive at staging area, warm up,
7:30 – Runners will start arriving, we will be playing in 20 to 30 minute intervals, trading off with another high school.
9:30 – We should be done and on our way back to Mayfair.   You will receive a ticket/hopper pass.   If you want to stay, please bring a note from your parents saying so.
10:00 – Return to MHS

 

Reminder:

 

1.  WE NEED YOUR LAS VEGAS DEposit of $50.00 this week!   Please bring it Thursday.  I will be on campus each day, but in teacher meetings. If you come before 7:30, I can write you a receipt.  Otherwise, bring it Thursday!

 

2.  Our first day  of 7th period is Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 2:45 to 5:00 PM.  If you need to see your counselor for class changes, do it on Tuesday or Thursday.  The counselors will stay the first day until all students are met.

 

3.  Yes, we will play on the first day of school at 9:00 AM.   Please bring your instruments.

 

Call/text me if you need anything.   562-212-BAND (2263) – My Cell.  Please memorize all of the show music…do it this week.  If you need help, text me and I will let you know when I will be in the room to help you and/or your section.

 

Thanks for a great first game.   We got a lot of things done, now we just keep adding…!  Woo hoo!

 

 

PLEASE PRACTICE THIS WEEK!

 

Thanks, Mr. Philips

Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra Auditions Next Weekend

By Rasmi Elasmar on August 20, 2012 in ,

The Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra has announced additional openings for the following positions:

• violins (including concertmaster/co-principal)
• violas (including principal/co-principal)
• double basses (including principal/co-principal)
• oboes
• bassoons
• french horns

Repertoire for the 2012-13 season will include Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, with concerts at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Chapman University, and a tour of the United Kingdom!

The date for auditions will be Sunday, August 26th, at Chapman University Conservatory of Music. Check out the attached “Save the Date” card, and please visit www.ocyso.org for more information and to register for an audition.

 

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Itinerary: Week of August 20th

By Rasmi Elasmar on August 19, 2012 in ,

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Monsoon Marching Corps 
Itinerary 
August 20 – 24, 2012 

 

Monday - Regular Band Camp from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

 

Tuesday - Regular Band Camp from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
7:00 PM – Booster Meeting in the band room – send your parents

 

Wednesday - Band Camp from 7:30 to NOON

 

Band Camp Performance - 
5:00 PM – All Band Members meet at the band room with band members wearing their band shirt.   You can wear shirts or jeans/tennis shoes…please make sure you eat dinner before you get here.   Color Guard:  See Brent or Brittnei for what to wear and other specific color guard directions.  You will all then go into sectionals and rehearse: Fight Song, Alma Mater, Star Spangled Banner, Parade March and Complete Show

 

5:50 – Two lines to the back of the school and then form a parade block on the track.
6:00 – Parent Preview will begin!   Be sure to invite your parents and friends!
7:15 – We will be done

 

Thursday - You are off!

 

Friday - Our first football game vs. Downey HS at Ron Yary Stadium – Bellflower High School – 15301 S. Mc Nab, Bellflower
MORNING:
7:30 AM to 10:00 AM – Run pre-game, show and pep tunes

 

AFTERNOON
5:00 PM – You are responsible for getting yourself to Bellflower HS…Students cannot drive other students! Have your parents drop you off by the basketball courts.  Wear the same clothes you wore to the parent performance.  Again, please eat before the game.   You will receive water and a granola bar after halftime from the parents.  We are there to play…see home game rules below…

 

7:00 – Game begins, we will perform our show at halftime.
9:30 PM – Game over, please have your parents pick you up where you were dropped off.   Your parents can stay for the game, but may not be able to get in for free…specific parents will be assigned chaperone duties, but only those parents designated by the boosters can get in for free.  Students are free to get in the game, but parents need to pay $8.00 to get in.  Please be prepared to pay to get into the game…

 
 

Next Week: 

 

We will have small sectionals and rehearsals, but I do not have dates and times at this point.  We will send info by the end of the week.

 

Sunday – September 2 – Disney Half Marathon Performance – NOT MANDATORY 
We have been asked to provide a pep band and guard to perform at the end of the marathon route at Disneyland in Anaheim.   If the students participate, the student will receive a one-day park hopper pass to Disneyland and/or California Adventure.  That ticket is good for a one day use and is valid for a year.   We will perform and then return to Mayfair at 10:00 AM.   The student can stay on their own if they want as long as parent sign a release and arrange their pick up, but the park is hugely crowded with all the runners.  They usually have around 13,000 + participants!
5:00 AM – Meet at MHS – wearing a band shirt and khaki pants (tan pants, not white or brown) Make sure you eat breakfast and bring snacks to eat during breaks.
7:30 – Runners return to the park, we play pep tunes
9:15 – We should be done performing
10:00 AM – Approximate return to MHS

 

Sign ups will be in the band room this week.   Everyone can go, it is just early!

 

See information about Home Game Protocol!  Thanks for being part of the Monsoon Marching Corps!   Here we go!!!!

 

Thanks,
Mr. Philips – 562-212-BAND (2263) – my cell – call or text anytime….

 

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Some Rules to Live by for Home Football Games

By Rasmi Elasmar on August 19, 2012 in

We perform at home football games to cheer on the team and create/contribute to school pride

 

Students cannot drive anyone but themselves to games

 

If you are being dropped off, please have your parent drop you off at the trailer and pick you up in the same place.   Mr. Philips will stay until every student is picked up, but please let your parents know the game is over by 9:30 PM, usually.  Call times to Home games are at 5:00 PM unless noted otherwise in the weekly Itinerary.  We have to wait for everyone to go in together.

 

Go to the Basketball courts for warms ups and parade practice

 

We always sit together at games

 

All non-playing visitors and friends CANNOT sit with the band…we are there to play and support the team.  That IS our job!  You CANNOT wander off, hide behind the bleachers, come back late from halftime because you were hanging out with your friends.  Again, marching band was created to support the football team…

 

Only two people go to the rest room at a time…we need everyone to play for us to be effective

 

For home games, after half time, we enjoy snacks provided only by the parents.  We absolutely NEVER eat anything, other than what is provided by the boosters.   Do not store candy. gum etc in your uniform and eat it. 

 

Please make sure to eat before you get to the stadium!   We need you to have energy.   

 

We are not responsible for your instrument or music.   Please make sure to load it onto the trailer by yourself to make sure it gets to the stadium.

 

YOU CANNOT sit within other instrument sections because you have friends there…you must stay in your section…we place you in the bleachers to be musically effective.

IN ONE LINE ON THE BLEACHERS IN THIS ORDER:

Tubas

Percussion

Trombones/Bari Saxes

Baritones/ Tenor Saxes

Trumpets

Alto Saxes/Mellophones

clarinets/flutes

 

You cannot switch instruments with others…any game is not the time to “test out the snare drum or someone else’s trumpet.   Also, percussionists, please stay on your assigned instrument.   It is about the music and our contribution to the team.

 

Be kind as if you were sitting with your parents, say kind words to others and be respectful to the others bands, especially when they come to visit us in the stands.  Band people should be friendly towards each other….leave the battle for the football teams.

 

HAVE FUN!

2012 Opener Drill

By Rasmi Elasmar on August 13, 2012 in ,

Here’s the latest drill!
(Updated 8/13/12)

Mayfair 2012 Opener Coordinates 1-11
Coordinate Sheets
Mayfair 2012 Opener Drill 1-11
Drill Sheets

2012 Opener version 2.0

By Rasmi Elasmar on August 13, 2012 in ,

Hello all,

Here is the latest version of the opener, fresh from Geoff Radant.

“The change occurs after meas. 88.”

 

Listen:

Download:

Opener v2 SCORE
SCORE
Opener v2 Alto Sax
Alto Sax
Opener v2 Aux. Perc.
Aux. Perc.
Opener v2 Bari Sax
Bari Sax
Opener v2 Baritone (B.C.)
Baritone (B.C.)
Opener v2 Baritone (T.C.)
Baritone (T.C)
Opener v2 Clarinet
Clarinet
Opener v2 Flute
Flute
Opener v2 Horn
Horn
Opener v2 Marimba
Marimba
Opener v2 Sampler
Sampler
Opener v2 Tenor Sax
Tenor Sax
Opener v2 Trombone
Trombone
Opener v2 Trumpet
Trumpet
Opener v2 Tuba
Tuba
Opener v2 Vibe 1
Vibe 1
Opener v2 Vibe 2
Vibe 2
Opener v2 Xylophone
Xylophone

 

Enjoy!

San Francisco Performance Tour Info

By Rasmi Elasmar on March 2, 2012 in ,

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MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL BAND 

San Francisco Performance tour 

May 17 – 20, or May 25 – 28, 2012 

 

Package Includes:

  •  4 day/3 night bus charter (based on 3 X 56 passenger coaches – 160 people)
  •  3 nights hotel accommodations at Radisson SFO or similar
  •  Luggage handling at hotel (mandatory)
  •  3 full breakfasts at hotel
  •  Performance at Pier 39
  •  Great America admission and performance
  •  Pre-concert dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (or similar)
  •  San Francisco Symphony ticket
  •  California Science Center or Winchester Mystery House
  •  Alcatraz Tour (1:7 chaperone ratio required)
  •  Bus driver’s room and gratuity
  •  1 Complimentary director’s package based on 50 people (single room)
  •  Coastline Travel Advisors tour escort
  •  All taxes and gratuities

 

Cost per Person:

  • Quad:  $593.00
  • Triple:  $639.00
  • Double:  $734.00
  • Single:  $1009.00

 

Itinerary:

5/17 

  • Depart Mayfair HS for San Francisco
  •   Hotel check-in
  •   Late afternoon/early evening performance at Pier 39
  •   Dinner on your own at Pier 39

5/18 

  • Full breakfast at hotel
  •   Alcatraz & Fisherman’s Wharf
  •   Dinner at Bubba Gump (or similar)
  •   San Francisco Symphony  (Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony)

5/19

  • Full breakfast at hotel
  •   Golden Gate Bridge Walk
  •   Great America – admission and performance, lunch voucher included
  •   Dinner on your own at Fisherman’s Wharf

5/20

  • Full breakfast at hotel
  •   California Science Center or Winchester Mystery House
  • Depart San Francisco for Mayfair HS.

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All 12 Major Scales

By Rasmi Elasmar on January 3, 2012 in

Treble Clef

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Bass Clef

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Hollywood Christmas Parade Photos Available to Order

By Rasmi Elasmar on December 25, 2011 in ,

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