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DHS Band This page is for schedules and information for the Davidson High School Band and their Boosters. This page will not contain any personal information unless approved by the person and follows school guidelines. To access the Booster's page a password is required. Email me at Davidsonband@yahoo.com.
1. London Parade Festival 2005: DHS Band will depart on December 27, 2004 and return on January 03, 2005.
Price per person- $ 2,000.00
Payment schedules as follows: First Deposit of $100.00 per person by November 25, 2003.
Second deposit of $ 200.00 per person by February 26, 2004
Third deposit of $ 300.00 per person by April 26, 2004
Fourth deposit of $ 400.00 per person by September 9, 2004
Final payment of $ 1025.00 per person by November 10, 2004
No Deposits are refundable after May 01, 2004
2. Need to get your passport in spring of 2004 ' Information in Band Room ' Price around $ 70.00
3. Band Booster Volunteer Opportunities- There is always a need for volunteers within the Band Boosters. Please sign up today. Form located in Band room.
4. BAND FEES: Band camp and school fee of $ 120.00 made payable to DHS is due now. If you have not already paid your fees, please do so as soon as possible.
5. DHS Band Boosters Fees: Uniform shoes ($ 27.00) gloves (2 pairs - $ 6.00), tee shirt ($10.00 or $15.0), uniform cleaning ($30.00), uniform rental ($ 50.00) due NOW. Please make checks payable to: DHS BAND BOOSTERS. No uniforms will be given out until all band fees are paid in full.
6. General Membership Meeting ' These meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm, usually in the band room. A member is YOU; anyone with an interest in the band program.
7. Bay Bears ' There is no experience required to work- on the job training. If you have not signed up, please get with Hugh Tomlin for information on openings.
8. For all of our new band students and parents, there is a DROP BOX designated for depositing payments, forms and other information by the organization located in the door of the Director's office. Please place all materials in an envelope with your child's name and the contents listed prior to placing in drop box.
9. The following is a list of forms that need to be signed and returned to the drop box as soon as possible. A. Commitment Form, B. Assessment form, C. Member uniform contract, D. Medical Form, if you have not completed these forms, please do so as soon as possible before school starts. There are extra forms located in the band room.
10. Football Program ' We are currently taking ads from businesses for the football program. If you know of a company that would like to sponsor the football program, please let us know. There are forms available for pickup in the band room. All ads must be submitted before August 2, 2004 in order to be placed in the program. There is also a credit to your child's account for all ads submitted. So let's get out and sell ads.
11. Ladd Stadium Concession: This is another great opportunity to help raise money for your band assessment fees. Please contact Hugh Tomlin for information on openings.
Marching band is often associated with a group of trained people marching outdoor and playing several songs using some musical instruments. The instruments that they use during this outdoor performance can be classified based on their types and how to play them. In general, we can classify those instruments into brass instruments and percussions instruments. The brass instruments usually include trumpets, clarinets, flutes and trombones whereas the percussion instruments normally consist of bass drums and snare drums. A brief description of those instruments can be seen as follows.
The Brass Instruments
The brass instruments are usually played by several players in the line. The sound is produced by blowing these instruments and it is very common to hear these brass instruments such as trumpets, clarinets, flutes or trombones played in the key of Bb or F.
* Trumpets
In the past, most trumpets were made of shells. Several years later, people were able to make these instruments of silver or bronze. Trumpets usually only have three buttons and therefore the players have to adjust the embouchure to produce the correct pitch during the performance.
* Clarinets
Clarinets are small brass instruments which actually belong to the woodwind group. These instruments are usually made of metal. There are several clarinets that we can normally find such as Soprano Clarinet, Piccolo Clarinet, Basset Clarinet, Basset Horn, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contra-alto Clarinet and Contrabass Clarinet.
* Flutes
Flutes are also brass instruments belong to the woodwind group. The most common flutes are usually made of silver or gold although it is also common to find these instruments made of the mixture of silver and gold. They can produce a soft and harmonious sound and they can be played together with other instruments very well.
* Trombones
The other brass instruments usually used in the marching band are trombones. Trombones are also made of metal. The word trombone is actually from the Italian words "tromba" which means trumpet and the ending "one" which means "big". Literally, trombone means "big trumpet".
The Percussion Instruments
The percussion instruments are instruments that can produce a vibrating sound whenever a player hit, rub or shake them. Similar to the brass instruments, the percussion instruments are also played by a group of players in the line. The players are usually called the drumline or battery. The most common instruments in this category are bass drums and snare drums.
* Bass Drums
Bass Drums are usually big with the diameter of 14". They are played by hitting both the left and the right side membranes. The membranes are usually made of a soft and white PET film. In general, a drumline plays 4 to 6 different sizes of drum bass and one drum bass is played by a drummer.
* Snare Drums
Snare drums usually have deeper dimension. This dimension makes them produce louder sounds and therefore they are good to be used in the open field. The normal sizes (diameter x depth) are 13 x 11" and 14 x 12" whereas the smaller size is measured at 13 x 9".
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