Category Archives: Marching Band

Booster Meeting Tuesday

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There will be an incredibly important band booster meeting on Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30PM in the NE Cafeteria at McGavock High School. Prior to the beginning of the meeting, there will be notary public and tables available for turning in forms.

This meeting will be an overall look at the McGavock Band program and the expectations of the year. It is incredibly important for every student and an adult representative of that student to be there so that we all start off on the same page!

We will also have Mr. Johnny Thomas there to do a kickoff of our spring trip to Orlando!

Please make every effort to attend this meeting and please also bring a dessert of some kind to share. There will be a dessert line after the meeting has concluded.

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone there.

IMPORTANT FORMS

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On Tuesday, every student received a packet of information and forms that SHOULD have gotten to a parents hand immediately. There are several important documents that students cannot do marching band without.

NOTICE: SOME OF THESE FORMS NEED TO BE NOTARIZED. That means that you should not sign them until you are in front of a notary public. IF you do sign them, you will have to redo the forms. We will have someone at our Band Booster Meeting on Tuesday evening notarizing. 

All forms are available on Charms under the “Handouts & Files” then under “Band Camp Forms“. You must be logged in to see all of the forms. These are the forms:

– Financial Commitment Pledge
– McGavock Handbook Agreement
– Permission to Medicate
– Notarized Medical Form
– Parent Consent to Participate

There are also several other forms that can be turned in or used such as the Band Camp T-Shirt order form and the Personal Donation form.

Camp & Fall Schedules Available

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The 2015 Season PreBand Camp, Band Camp, and Full Fall schedule are now available on Charms under the 2015 Schedules folder. You may also view them at the links below.

All dates for the fall are also available on the Charms Calendar, which you can sync to your smartphone or other devices.

Part One Music Now Available

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On The Way...

Part I of our 2015 Marching Band Production, “On The Way…” and our McBand Warmups are now available in the “Handouts & Files” section on Charms. You MUST log in to Charms in order to see the files in the folder.  If you are unsure about your password for Charms, please contact Antoinette Bransford to get it.

This would also be a GREAT time to make sure your contact information is correct in Charms so that we can contact you efficiently! 

New Color Guard Staff

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Announcing the 2015-16 McGavock Band Color Guard Staff…

We would like to welcome as the new Color Guard Co-Coordinators Mrs. Mary Elise Laman and Mr. Joshua Davis (see bios below). The color guard and percussion have been working very hard throughout June in preparation for the upcoming season, which will feature them in prominent roles throughout the show titled “ON THE WAY”.   We are so excited to welcome these awesome new instructors to the McBand Family!

Mrs. Mary Elise Laman is a graduate of Goodpasture Christian School, attended 4 years of art school and holds a cosmetology license in the state of Tennessee.  During high school in 2009, she was selected for the U.S. Army All-American color guard. During and after high school, she went on to march 4 years with the Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps and one year for CorpsVets Drum and Bugle Corps. She also marched 4 years with Eklipse Winterguard out of Nashville, TN.  Mary Elise has taught at Goodpasture High School, Sycamore High School, and Signal Mountain Middle/High School. She founded the Signal Mountain winterguard and medaled in their second year. She currently instructs the colorguards at Spring Hill High School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She also choreographs for Florence High School and Southeast Whitfield High School.

Mr. Joshua Davis recieved his Bachelor or Musical Arts from Vanderbilt in 2007 and his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Belmont in 2009.  Josh was the color guard and danceline director at Vanderbilt from 2005-2009.  He marched in the Madison Scouts DCI color guard in 2005 and the Eklipse and Pulse Winter Guards for several seasons.  Joshua also was the assistant color guard instructor at McGavock HS from 2004-2006 and the color guard caption head at Oakland HS in 2007.  Joshua graduated in 2003 from Morristown East High School and was the choreographer while a student.  Joshua was the principal saxophone in the Blair Wind Ensemble and also a section leader with the Vanderbilt Spirit of Gold Marching Band. 

Upcoming Rehearsals

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*Important Rehearsals Upcoming:

*The first full rehearsal for the 2015 McGavock Marching Band Season will take place Tuesday, July 14 from 6 PM until 9 PM.  This rehearsal is mandatory for all members of the marching band. Please bring all instruments, music, warm ups, etc.  Please plan to arrive by 5:30 PM if you need to check out a school owned instrument from Mr. Womack.  Parents will also be present to collect physical forms, band camp payments, and other items. All students will receive a supplemental forms packet to take home. This packet includes mandatory information for band camp that must be turned in also on the upcoming season.

*The second full rehearsal will occur Thursday night, July 16 from 6 until 9 PM.  

*All new students and new marchers must attend the “New Student Day” on Friday, July 17 from 8 AM until noon at McGavock. Please wear comfortable tennis shoes and bring water!

*Other Important Reminders from the Calendar…

  • Pre Band Camp is the week of July 20th
  • Band Camp starts Sunday, July 26th and runs through Friday, July 31.
  • August Band Booster Meeting and Trip Kick Off Meeting, Tuesday, July 21st 6:30 PM (Please bring desserts)

*Please stay tuned for more announcements and check the website, facebook and twitter often!

Leadership Camp Info

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Announcing the annual McGavock Band Student Leadership Camp for all students hoping to become leaders in the McGavock Band for the upcoming season. The camp will take place in the band room on Monday, July 13 from 9 AM until noon as well as Tuesday, July 14 from 1 until 4 PM.  Please bring pencil, paper, notebook, ideas, as well as a typed 2 page essay on “What is Leadership To Me and How Can I be a Leader this year”.  The camp is required for any students wishing to be named in an official leadership position this season.

McBand Bash

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Our Annual McBand Bash concert will be held on May 12th at 6:00PM including the McGavock High School Band with special guests, 8th graders from Dupont-Hadley, Dupont-Tyler, Donelson, and Two Rivers Middle Schools.

There will be important information given out at the concert about the McGavock Band and about next year’s Marching and Concert groups.

Please see info and flyers below for more information!

– McBand Bash Flyer
– Recruitment Flyer

– Band Camp Registration Form
– TSSAA Physical Form