Bay Village, Ohio

Marching Band Photos on Tuesday, 9/1/2020

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I have talked with Thomas and Thomas Photography, and they can come to our practice tomorrow night to take pictures of individuals from the marching band. Students will need to wear their polos and khaki pants and bring the picture form (click here for the form) filled out with money. No dinkles (marching band shoes) needed; I know some of you do not have them yet. Students will go in groups throughout the practice to have their picture taken.

Reminder: Practice tomorrow is from 6:30 PM to 8PM.

Mr. Allen
Darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org

Fall 2020 Marching Band Schedule

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Below is the football schedule for this season. As with everything currently, it is subject to change. 

The marching band’s first performance is at the football game on Sept. 25. We are not doing any away games in the first five games of the season; re-evaluation will take place after that. 

Notice that on Oct. 9, the playoffs start. If we win, we go to the next playoff game. If we lose, we will continue with the current schedule. Also note that the last regularly scheduled game would be Nov. 13. More info to come!
   

       
09/11/2020     7:00 PMLeagueAElyria Catholic High SchoolElyria Catholic High School 
09/18/2020     7:00 PMLeagueAValley Forge High SchoolByers Field 
09/25/2020     7:00 PMLeagueHFairview High School Bay High School 
10/03/2020     7:00 PMLeagueAHoly Name High SchoolNorth Royalton High School 
10/09/2020     7:00 PMPlayoffsTBATBATBA 
10/16/2020     7:00 PMLeagueHRocky River High SchoolBay High SchoolTentative
10/22/2020     7:00 PMLeagueAParma Senior High School – Byers FieldTentative
10/30/2020     7:00 PMLeagueHLakewood High School-LakewoodBay High SchoolTentative
11/06/2020     7:00 PM TBATBATBATentative
11/13/2020     7:00 PMLeagueHNormandy High SchoolBay High SchoolTentative

Mr. Allen
Darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org

Thank You for a Successful Marching Band Camp

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Thank you for all your support and patience with band camp. It went really smoothly with the help of Mr. Spellman and the Bay Music Boosters. A big thank you to our instrumental coaches who came and ran sectionals: Mr. Moffitt, Mrs. Murn, Mr. Russo, Mr. Siebert, and Ms. Stevens. We could not have come as far as we did without their help. It is so nice to see and hear these amazing kids playing their instruments again.  

Next week’s practice is Thursday, August 20, from 7PM to 9PM at the high school. Please bring your water bottle and music/music stand. Hold Tuesday and Thursday nights moving forward.

As soon as I have an update on a first performance/game, I will let you know. We are week to week at this point.


Mr. Allen
darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org

Bay Music Boosters Annual Membership Drive

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It’s that time of year again! This year, however, our membership drive has moved online due to Covid-19 restrictions. Because of this, your help is more essential than ever in making our annual membership drive a success. Please reach out to your family and friends, especially those who do not have access to the Internet, and encourage them to donate. Also, make sure you let them know about all of the ways the Bay Music Boosters supports our students and our community.

Examples of support include:

  • Providing snacks for marching band at football games
  • Funding solo and ensemble contest fees
  • Purchasing and repairing school instruments
  • Purchasing and repairing school uniforms
  • Paying for accompanists, coaches, and guest clinicians/artists
  • Funding scholarships for college and summer camps         
  • Providing volunteers for music events and activities         
  • Commissioning new music 

If you prefer to print a donation form, click here. You can then also share this form with your family and friends. Mail your contribution to Bay Music Boosters, c/o Bay High School, 29230 Wolf Rd., Bay Village, OH 44140.

Thank you very much for all the ways you support the Bay Village Schools music community. You are part of the reason Bay schools continues to be a Best Music Education Community!

Enjoy this two-minute video featuring our very own band members.

Marching Band Will Proceed

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Hello everyone,

We have been given the go-ahead to resume practice. We will follow the plan we talked through on Thursday night. Click here for the plan. Drumline will meet at 8:30am on Friday, August 7, at Bay High School.

The leadership training originally scheduled for Thursday, August 6, will be moved to Friday, August 7, at 10am. We will notify squad leaders tomorrow sometime. I have contacted the Field commander hopefuls via Remind, and I hope to schedule an audition tomorrow if possible. 

Here is the leadership meeting zoom link.
https://ohconnect.zoom.us/j/99905078337

We will have the full groups staggered August 10-14, as discussed.  Thanks for everyone’s patience! Go Rockets!

Mr. Allen

Marching Band news from Mr. Allen

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Greetings, Marching Band parents and students,


We are watching the COVID-19 guidelines and the governor’s directives closely to see if it will be safe to proceed with our shortened version of band camp. Some bands in the area have already held camp, and we have gotten good feedback and best practices from them. It will be a last-minute call for us, so that we have the best information to make our decision. On the marching band page is the marching band camp schedule that was emailed last week, along with the pregame music for everyone to start practicing. We will work on marching band music at the beginning of the school year whether we are able to do camp or not.


Focus on learning the “Fight Song”, “Alma Mater”, and “Star Spangled Banner”.  Find all of the music for your instrument in the pregame music PDF and see how many parts there are for your instrument. Use the attached part assignment sheet to find out what part you are playing.  For example, if there are three trumpet parts in the PDF for “The Star Spangled Banner”, then you need to look at the three-part trumpet column on the part assignment sheet to find your correct part.  Depending on each piece, there could be a different number of trumpet parts.  


Music for our first show (Green Day) will be coming soon (“Basket Case”, “Welcome to Paradise”, “American Idiot/Boulevard of Broken Dreams”).


If you are a returning member interested in being a squad leader or field commander, please complete the following survey by Friday 7/24: https://forms.gle/PBKue4focoPZuzYC

If you are not interested in this, you do not need to do the survey.

 
If you have any questions, please email me at Darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org.

Marching Band Info 2020

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Greetings to all! I hope this email finds you healthy and enjoying a little sunshine.

I appreciate your patience in getting marching band information out to you with everything going on.  Usually, I have the calendar and music out to everyone before the end of the school year…  I cannot wait to hear all of the students play again.  It will really be something.  We are going to do our best to make music in these difficult times.

As we prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, safety is our first priority.  Our usual band camp schedule will be abbreviated to make sure we are following health guidelines.  See the attached guidelines for health and safety.  Face coverings must be worn at all times as long as you are not playing your wind instrument.  It is important that we follow these guidelines carefully, as it will allow us to continue to participate together.  As things change, we will be following all best practices and guidelines as they emerge.

Below is the schedule for band camp. Please mark your calendars. As we are spending less time together this year, it is important that we are all present during these times. More information on the rest of the season will be shared as available. Please contact me at darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org with any questions.

Mon-Fri 7/27-7/31 Drumline 8:30am-12:30pm @ BHS (Drumline members only)

Thu 7/30 Field Commander Try-Out 9:00am @ BHS (Field Commander hopefuls only)

Thu 7/30 New Marcher Meeting 6:30pm, Zoom meeting for new marchers and parents of new marchers
This is an informational meeting that will talk through the season so that everyone knows what to expect. All Zoom links to come in a later email. (Students new to marching band and their parents)

Fri 7/31 Zoom Leadership Training 10:00am Zoom Leadership training (Squad Leaders and Field Commanders) 
I will be sending out a survey soon about interest in being a Squad Leader or Field Commander.

Fri 7/31 Zoom Meeting for all Marching Band students 11:00am 
We will be reviewing the new band camp format and procedures. (All band members)

Mon-Fri 8/3-8/7 Full Band Camp 8:30am-11:00am @ BHS (All band members)

2020 Fall Guidelines for Marching Band and Rockettes: https://baymusicboosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-FALL-GUIDELINES-FOR-MARCHING-BAND-AND-ROCKETTES.pdf

Prevent Unwanted Emails – Update your info today!

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Please update your profiles for the 2020-21 school year so that you are only receiving e-mails about the musical groups that you are interested in or that are specific to your family. If your student is in Marching Band you won’t want to miss the Marching Band emails. If your child is in Choir you won’t want to miss the Choir emails and so on and so on…..Please visit the following link to update your profile: http://baymusicboosters.us7.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=b5ba263e41b7931f65aed873e&id=ecc97ca5ee

Thank you!