Week 9 – Grissom and Spring Hill Competition

This week will include an away game to Grissom and the Competition Band’s last marching band competition of the year at Spring Hill High School.  the Middle Tennessee State University Contest of Champions.

The football team has qualified for the play-offs.  The location and actual date will be determined at a later time but we have added November 10, 2017 to our band calendar as an estimated date.

This Week’s Schedule

Monday:

• 3:30pm to 4:30pm – Competition Band Rehearsal

Tuesday:

• 3:30pm to 5:00pm – Competition Band Rehearsal

Wednesday:

• 3:30 to 5:00pm – Competition Guard Rehearsal

Thursday:

• 3:30pm to 4:30pm – Marching Band Rehearsal
• 4:30pm to 5:00pm – Competition Band

Friday:

• 5:00pm – Call Time
• 7:00pm – Game
  

  Bus Assignments

  • Bus 1 – Flute/Horn/Drum Major/Staff
  • Bus 2 – Clarinet/Tuba
  • Bus 3 – Saxophone
  • Bus 4 – Trumpet
  • Bus 5 – Trombone/Euphonium
  • Bus 6 – Percussion
  • Bus 7 – Color Guard

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Spring Hill Contest of Resilience

Saturday:

• 11:30 am Guard Rehearsal
• 12:00 pm Percussion Rehearsal
• 1:00pm to 1:45pm – Warmup/Show Run Through
• 1:45pm-2:45pm Load Truck and Get Dressed/ DO NOT plan on leaving campus during this time.
• 2:45pm – Call Time
• 3:00pm – Depart for Spring Hill
• 5:30pm – Warmup
• 6:35pm – Performance
• 7:50pm – Awards Ceremonies
• 10:30 – ETA SHS

Bus Assignments

1. Clarinet + Horns
2. Saxophones + Trombones
3. Trumpets + Euphoniums + Tubas
4. Percussion + Flutes
5. Guard
6. All Alternates and Prop Crew and spectators

Performance Schedule:

• 5:00 Star Spangled Banner
• 5:05 McGavock
• 5:20 Mt. Juliet
• 5:35 Coffee County
• 5:50 Union City
• 6:05 Siegel
• 6:20 Muhlenberg, KY
• 6:35 Sparkman, AL
• 6:50 Bob Jones
• 7:05 Oakland
• 7:20 Spring Hill
• 7:50 Full Retreat/Awards

Spring Hill High School
1 Raider Ln
Columbia, TN 38401

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The MTSU Contest of Champions was cancelled.  All ticket purchases will receive a full refund.  If you purchased through the boosters please refer to upcoming emails for details on how to receive your refund.

The band will schedule another competition for this Saturday.  Details will be emailed and updated here as they are confirmed.

MTSU – Contest of Champions CANCELLED

Food

Students should eat a big meal before arriving for call time or bring a sack lunch or snacks that will get them through the first performance.  Subway sandwiches will be provided for students if they purchased one through the boosters immediately after our performance.  Money should be brought in case the student would like to eat additional food at the concession stands when the band is not performing.

Schedule

• 10:30am – Call Time
• 10:45am – Depart for MTSU
• 2:00pm – Warmup
• 2:45pm – Preliminary Performance
• 3:15pm – Subway sandwiches served at the bus.
• 5:30pm – Preliminary Awards Presentation
• Note: if the band does not make finals they will leave after awards and travel home.
• 7:30pm – Finals Competition Begins (Director’s will draw for performance times)
• 10:00pm – Estimated Finals Awards Presentation
• 12:30am – ETA Sparkman High School

Links

• Contest of Champions Website
• Google Map Directions