DCI Trip to Atlanta
RCHS Band & Band Parents:

Drum Corps International – commonly known as DCI – is coming to Atlanta on Saturday, July 26th. To witness this spectacular event, we’re taking a road trip! Parents & students are invited to come along & experience the height of excellence in marching bands. What you see & hear will be unforgettable!

To make this trip happen, we need at least 30 people to attend. Seats are limited as we only have access to one bus, so tickets will be reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Payment information will be available once I have a final count on how many are going.

The deadline to call & reserve a seat is this Monday, June 23rd. Tickets will be ordered Tuesday. The cost of the trip is approximately $30 per person. This amount covers a ticket to the preliminary competition, the finals, AND bus transportation. This amount does NOT cover concession and/or souveniers.

To reserve a seat, call Jennifer Hood (Flag Instructor & Biology teacher) at 834-6060 or send an e-mail to
Ms. Hood. Please leave your NAME, PHONE NUMBER, & the NUMBER OF TICKETS you want to reserve. Payment info will follow shortly (most likely payment will be due around July 1st).

For more information about drum corps, visit
DCI. You can also e-mail Ms. Hood. She is coordinating the trip & will answer any questions you may have.

Call & reserve a seat today! Parents are highly encouraged to attend. I guarantee you’ll never look at marching band the same again!!!
Band Camp letter
The band camp info letter was given out at school, but here is a copy for those who didn't receive one:
Camp Letter
I will be looking forward to seeing you there.

Mr. D
Marching Show for 2008...
This year's theme for the marching show is Metroplex: Three postcards from New York.
This is a three-part show with the movements representing the skyline, jazz/blues, and traffic!

I will try to post some sound files to practice along with later this summer.
Trip next year...
This Spring, the RCHS band will be travelling to Orlando, FL and Disney for our trip. We will be participating in a session with Disney musicians/directors.

The ddates are set for April 1-5th. We will leave early the morning of the 1st (Wednesday) and be returning after the park closes April 4th. We will get back to the HS early the morning of the 5th (Sunday).

The approximate cost for this trip will be $600 for a quad room. Parents who are interested in going on this trip should wait until August for more information, exact number of seats available, and guidelines for who will be given priority for the trip.

We will be visiting all 4 Disney parks during the trip, and most meals will be included in the price of the trip. More information will be available when we return in July. I hope everyone will be making plans to go on this trip with us.
Finale Notepad
Finale Notepad is a program that is a free download, and you can write music with it. It will also playback music you've entered. (Great for getting ready for tryouts!, practicing marching music, etc.)
Here is a link to the download: (Mac OS X & Windows XP/Vista)
Notepad
These are large downloads, and I can burn them on a disc for you for $.50.
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