Itinerary for THIS Saturday

Saturday we're performing at Reading (Albright College)... here's the run down

Noon - guard rehearsal (practice field)
2pm - guard hour break / percussion rehearsal (stage)
3pm - winds & guard rehearsal (practice field)
5:30pm - load equipment/uniforms
6pm - depart (pack dinner for the bus ride)
7pm - arrive (straight to warm up area)
8pm - gate time
8:15pm - performance (we will go straight to the stand w/ instruments)
(there will be bathroom breaks but No concession stands)
9pm - awards
11:30pm - ballpark arrival at North Schuylkill

Some things to consider....
We are only competing against one other American Class band on Saturday night: Northern Lebanon, who took 5th place (beating us by 7 points) two weeks ago at Hempfield. With consistent marching technique and 100% participation musically and a little extra effort we can make up 7 points easy. In fact, I'd like to say I expect you to go and make up those 7 points this weekend. Last week's focus and enthusiasm was leaps and bounds beyond what I saw out of you leading up to Hempfield... Let's keep it up.

Why aren't we watching other bands before our performance? If we made it for the first band at 6pm we'd only get to see the first Three Yankee Class bands before heading to the warm up area... I don't know if that's really worth the earlier start time or the logistical effort to make that happen. Also - I want to put this band in the zone at our afternoon rehearsal and keep your focus in check all the way down on the bus and all the way through the warm up and the show. We've got the ability - but we really need to zero in on the mindset to make a really clean show happen.

Lastly. We WILL be playing AND marching Hoe Down this week:
Winds will learn drill on Tuesday. On Thursday we will put music to it. You MUST be able to PLAY your part.
Anyone caught on the field tuesday/thursday with out their flip folders & set books will be subjected to torment and torture (ridiculing by your peers and push ups/laps).

That is all.
Thanks for a good time at the Fair today - I wasn't in the best of moods - but that's because I really don't care for the Fair, or Mondays, or clouds, or school buses.
Have a good till I see you.