Winter Guard Paint Tarp

Rules call for Winter Guard to have a tarp on the floor during their presentation. A tarp can be screen printed, plain or painted; the JV unit will have a painted tarp for the 2011 season; and members from the both units gave up their Saturday evening to prep and paint the JV tarp. This season the JV Guard will present their show “Halo” so the tarp has a gold circle to represent the “Halo” from their song by Beyoncé. Heaven and earth are depicted by having the halo in a cream color at the bottom part of the tarp. The design was created by guard director, Katie Townsend. Armed with paint rollers along with six different colors, the members completed the task in 4 hours time. Once finished, each member had speckled arms, legs, and feet in different colors of purple, yellow, and blue. The finished product is a masterpiece for the members to present on January 29 during their first competition.

Thanks go to parents, Scott and Colleen Lee for their help during this 4 hour project.

Upcoming events:
Practice:
January 20, 3 to 4:15 pm, Jazz Band
January 20, 6 to 9 pm, Winter Percussion & Varsity Guard
January 21, 6 to 9 pm, JV Guard
January 22, 12 to 9 pm, Winter Percussion
January 22, 1 to 5 pm, JV Guard
January 22, 1 to 9 pm, Varsity Guard
January 24, 6 to 9 pm, Varsity Guard & Winter Percussion
January 25, 3 to 4:15 pm, Jazz Band

Winter Percussion Prepares for the 2011 Season

Now that the Holidays are behind us, the Winter Percussion continues to practice as they prepare for a new season. Per wgi.org, Winter Percussion is defined as “An indoor percussion ensemble or indoor drumline consists of the marching percussion (also called battery) and front ensemble (also called pit) sections of a marching band or drum corps. Indoor percussion marries elements of music performance, marching, and theater; thus, the activity is often referred to as percussion theater.” Our 28 members will be Concert Percussion this year; consisting of pit instruments. The members will be playing vibraphone, marimbas, and electronic instruments, along with a drumset, plus other instruments used in the front ensemble. Their first competition is set for Saturday, February 5, at New Palestine HS.



Upcoming events:
  Practice:
    January 13, 3 to 4:15 pm, Jazz Band
    January 13, 6 to 9 pm, Winter Percussion & Varsity Guard
    January 14, 6 to 9 pm, JV Guard
    January 15, TBA, Varsity Guard
    January 17, 9 am to 5 pm, Varsity Guard
    January 18, 3 to 4:15 pm, Jazz Band
    January 18, 6 to 9 pm, Winter Percussion
    January 18, 6 to 8:30 pm, Varsity Guard

Performance:
    January 14, Pep Band, Call time 6:15