ICC Band Camp

All students attending ICC Band Camp as Resident Campers will be transported by bus from the Band Hall at 12:45 P.M. All Resident Campers are required to ride the bus to ICC. We will also provide a bus back to the Band Hall when camp is over at the end of the week. We are taking a bus and need everyone to ride it for several reasons, the most important being that I think it's the best idea. I want everyone to arrive at the same time so that I can make sure everything is settled for everyone, particularly with rooming and class schedules. There are around 600 campers arriving on a small campus within a short time frame (if you'll read your letter, you will notice that it says "NO EARLIER than 1:00"...the reasons for this are the same as my reasons for wanting everyone to arrive together). The fewer cars there are to keep up with, the better. Additionally, I do not want students who can drive to have a vehicle on campus during the week for obvious reasons. It would be impossible to keep up with whether or not a student drove themselves or a parent dropped them off unless we all arrive at once. Some parents have expressed interest in cleaning their students' rooms; this is fine, but having stayed in the dorms at ICC, I can assure you that they will be very clean.

Remember to bring your $10 key deposit. This will be returned when you turn in your key. If you play two different instruments and are taking a marching class or another ensemble, make sure you take both instruments.

Posted by BandDirector on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 (21:19:54) (42 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

Video: 2010 Halftime Drill Videos

Posted by AggieBand on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 (18:21:33) (15 reads) | comments? |    | Video | Score: 0

Important Dates

Please click here to download the list of important dates that was distributed before school ended. Color Guard and Key Dancer dates will be posted later.

Have a GREAT summer!

Posted by BandDirector on Friday, May 28, 2010 (19:39:59) (53 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

Visual Ensemble Tryouts - Round 2 Results

Congratulations to the following girls for scoring high enough to be a Key Dancer for the 2010-2011 season (listed in order of tryout number). All girls listed need to report to the Old Gym for a photograph immediately. Friends and families are welcome.

Meagan Pugh
Katie Taylor
Lakin Lawler
Anna Lauren Dearen
Stephanie Esparza
Rylee Scott
Addison Wiginton
Heather Hopson
Kenya Cooper
Andrea Roden
Lauren Pope
Laken Skinner
Mary Katherine Holloway
Ashley Tice
Kinah Gates
Maddie Page
Katie Childers
Jordan Babb

Thanks to all girls for trying out and putting in a week of hard work!

Posted by BandDirector on Saturday, April 24, 2010 (02:21:49) (102 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

Drum Major Tryouts

Congratulations to Wilson Hood for being selected as drum major for the Hamilton Aggie Bands. Also, congratulations to Justin Sanderson for being selected as Assistant Drum Major. All eight candidates did an exceptional job, and if we could have eight drum majors next year, we would have eight exceptional leaders. Thank you all for trying out and being dedicated to excellence within our program and as individuals.

For the sake of clarity, the post date and time at the bottom of this block pertains to the original information posted earlier this week. It included a link to the tryout music. This information was cleared and the results were posted in the same block. Although this is being posted at 6:58 on 4/23, the date and time stamp will not update. I apologize for any confusion.

Posted by BandDirector on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 (20:15:52) (86 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

Visual Ensemble Tryout Information

Visual Ensemble Tryouts are coming up. Please carefully read the information below and contact the appropriate person for more information. We want you to do your very best and be a part of our award-winning teams, so we are going to provide as much information as we possibly can to help you prepare. Remember: even if you're just curious about auditioning for any part of the Visual Ensemble meeting, there will be a brief meeting Monday after we return from Spring Break.

Important Dates (contact Mr. Garner for questions):
See the Calendar for information regarding dates.

General Information (what judges look for):

Flag & Marching Basics (contact Gena Holloway for questions):
Basic flag work (drop spins, speed spins, various tosses, windmills, slams, etc.)
Basic body movement
Marching ability
Flexibility

Key Dancer Auditions (contact Esther Ballard or Susan Brown for questions):
Turns - Pirouette, fouette, chaine, pique, proper spotting, etc.
Leaps - Split leap, grand jete, axle, straddle, etc.
High Kicks
Splits

In General:
Projection - Showmanship, confidence, facial expression, genuine smile, spirit, enthusiasm, attitude, eye contact, focus, audience appeal
Uniformity - Precision of movements, rhythm/timing, memory/quick recovery, knowledge of routines, style
Technique - Posture, pointed toes, strength of movement, body extension, placement of motions, head movements, arm movements, body control
Overall performance and attitude

What To Wear:
Black dance pants
Black jazz shoes
Fitted tank top or sleeveless shirt (PLAIN, solid color that compliments your skin/hair)
Wear hair down and styled for performance
Wear make-up that will enhance your features under bright, white gym lights

Pre-clinic:
There will be separate, optional pre-clinics for Color Guard and Key Dancers. The Color Guard pre-clinic will be March 23rd-25th at the Hamilton Middle School gym. This will give you a great jump start on learning the required material for Flag & Marching Basics, which everyone must pass to participate. Wear your dance pants or shorts and tennis shoes or jazz shoes, and bring $15 the first day.

The Key Dancers pre-clinic dates and other information will be announced later.

Posted by BandDirector on Friday, March 12, 2010 (15:44:50) (87 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

Pep Band for Danville Game

Due to the game change and widespread illness, we will be taking a Pep Band to the Danville Game. This will consist of:

1 Flute
4 Clarinets
2 Altos
1 Tenor Sax
5 Trumpets
1 Mellophone
4 Trombones
3 Tubas

4 Color Guard
7 Dance Team

ALL Percussion

EVERYONE should come prepared to go to the game. With different people getting sick on different days, it will not be possible for me to let you know who is going for the pep band performance until I see who is healthy and accounted for tomorrow. Leadership, grade, and years of experience will be determining factors of who is selected to go with the pep band. However, with the sickness that we have all been experiencing, some spots may be opened and underclassmen will be required to fill them. I will let everyone know who is and is not going by 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

Those in the pep band will be leaving at 4:40 p.m. from the Band Room. Wear the regular band uniform with no shako. Visual units should contact captains to determine what uniform to wear. We will try to stop somewhere along the way to eat.

If you have been sick this week, you will hopefully have been without fever long enough to return on Thursday. A vast majority of swine flu infections present symptoms that end in 3-4 days. However, if you are still not well, you must have a doctor's excuse that applies to Thursday. If your doctor's excuse is not good for Thursday, you must return to the doctor and get an excuse from participating in the game. Disciplinary action, up to and possibly including dismissal, will result without a proper excuse for the proper dates. Your excuse must be obtained by you before we leave for the game (in other words, don't go to the doctor on Saturday and say you were sick on Thursday), and you must turn it into me when you return to school. Again, this is only for those who do not have an excuse that applies to Thursday.

I understand that many people have been sick and I want to strongly encourage you to stay home if you have a fever. If you do not have a fever and have not had a fever for an extended period of time--with no fever reducing medication--I want to encourage you to come back to school, even if your excuse says you may stay out for a longer period of time,

If you have any questions--other than, "Am I/Is my child going with the pep band?"--feel free to contact me. I will answer the previous question tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m.

Posted by BandDirector on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 (23:43:09) (200 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

2009-2010 Show Music is Posted!

Go to the Community Forums to download your music. If you're unsure about what you need to play, I will be mailing individual parts tomorrow. If you have any problems getting these links to work, please notify me immediately. The direct link to sheet music/recordings post is here.

Posted by BandDirector on Tuesday, June 02, 2009 (02:30:21) (219 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

Visual Ensemble Tryout Results...

Congratulations to the following girls for making the 2009-2010 Hamilton Aggie Color Guard!

In alphabetical order: Kaysha Galbreath - Macy Galbreath - Tyila Goggans - Amy Mathews - Erica Miller - Cheyanne McDonald - Allie Parrish - Bailey Smith - Rebecka Smith - Tegan Thompson
Sponsor: Gena Holloway

Posted by BandDirector on Monday, April 13, 2009 (23:40:59) (302 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

State Assessment

The Aggie Band will be attending State Assessment on Tuesday, March 3rd at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL. Our performance time is 3:00 p.m. We will not be taking the equipment truck, but we will need chaperones. Please contact Tanya Sanderson to reserve your spot as a chaperone if you are able to go. We will depart at 11:30 a.m. and return around 7:00 p.m.

Posted by BandDirector on Sunday, February 22, 2009 (23:17:41) (238 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

2008-2009 Key Dancers Results are IN!

Congratulations to the following girls on being selected for the 2008-2009 Key Dancers!

Top: Susan Brown (sponsor) - Kayla Cole - LaKeitha Bullock - Shelby Sanderson - Stephanie Esparza - Katie Taylor - Caroline Knight - Esther Ballard (sponsor)
Middle: Megan Pugh - Heather Hopson - Laken Skinner - Ashley Tice - Andrea Roden - Lauren Pope
Front: Callie Weeks* - Caitlin Woodruff* - Savannah Thompson*
*2008-2009 Captains

Posted by BandDirector on Saturday, March 08, 2008 (02:04:16) (334 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 5

Advertisements

We have added a new "Advertisements" block to the AggieBands.com website. These ads, along with the GoodSearch fundraiser, will help raise funds for the website and the Aggie Bands in general. Please continue to visit this website and support the Aggie Bands by searching with GoodSearch and clicking on ads that interest you. Again, don't click ads just to try and raise money for the Band...this is against Google's Terms of Service and we could be prevented from showing advertising content through Google if they detect such activity.

Posted by BandDirector on Thursday, February 28, 2008 (03:36:18) (205 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0

Some High School Items will be posted here!

Some items that pertain only to the High School Band will be posted here and not on the front page. This helps keep the site less cluttered and much more organized. High priority articles (such as tryout results, practice cancellations, etc.) will go on the front page; all other articles will be on a separate page linked in the Main Menu under "High School Band."

Posted by BandDirector on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 (01:11:50) (103 reads) | comments? |    | Score: 0