The Mother of all Homecomings

Parade report  time 8:30am —SAT —full uniform 
 
You don't have to wear your RB shirt

Yes-- sun glasses are okay

Section Leaders please be sure all your members understand the parade and how we get to the parade(see map).  

If having a tough time getting a ride call your section leader.
We car pool down together
march the parade
then the other half take us back to our cars 

We will play the cadence then Fight song throughout the parade.
Have back up plans for wake up calls

Parade Should end about 10:15-10:30

RACER WALK BATTERY ONLY
10:55 am Report Battery to CFSB--the truck will meet us where the Racer Walk starts
11am Racer Walk
11:30  Battery Lunch at Racer Tent 

Game  ​Yes-- sun glasses are okay
12:45    Report Bring Shako Box and Garment Bag
12:55     Warm-up    (WEAR YOUR 2019 RB shirt under your uniform)
1:10     March in South Gate Concert on the track facing tent city  
1:40      Pregame   2001   KY      SSB— singer     Alma    Homecoming Court    Fight song
2:00      Game starts
​3:15      Halftime  2001  September   In the Stone   Sax
             Change out of uniform right after halftime--Put in garment Bag
3:30     Load Truck (PIT) After Halftime
                          Pit and Guard may take 2nd half off--exit through concourse
                          Pit if you open the gate--lock it back up
            WW/Brass Battery
                       After Halftime we will divide sections into 3 groups (third)
                       2/3 of the Band will be in stands to provide a pep band at all times
                       Each third will get a 30 minute break after half-time -exit through concourse
                       You must be considerate and only take 30 minutes
​                       Get something to eat during this break
                       You may leave the stadium  during your break 

 5:30(ish)      Game ends
TOUR (No sun glasses for performance)
BRING EXTRA WATER and SNACKS for the bus—SAVE some for the ride home
You get $7 for food--they will have a deal for you 

Wear your 2019 RB Shirt until after the performance 

5:55 Move tubas and battery from Building (Ask VP where to move them)
6:00 REPORT (We aren't sure where the bus will load due to game traffic)
6:10 Load Bus    Take roll/get organized/Pass out Money once we get Rolling
6:20 Depart
8:00 Arrive in HOPtwon
Go eat --your band t-shirt is your ticket to the contest 
8:45     Change
9:00      Head to warm up
9:15     Warm-up 
9:50     At Gate
10 PM    Perform 2001       Birdland        Sax            Latin Cooker
11:15     Head home
Take your uniform/shako/shoes/etc home
Unload trucks/buses
Clean buses
Battery sousaphones--return equipment to storage
Pit unload truck

Bus Loading   
       1st to be loaded  --battery and sousaphones
           Bus # 1  2 sousaphones        
           Bus # 2  2 sousaphones        
            Bus # 3  2 sousaphones      
            Bus # 4  2 sousaphones        
             Bus #5  3 sousaphones
        2nd to be loaded (Your stuff goes on your bus)
                 Uniforms --Brass--Saxes--Flag Bags--under the bus  (includes Sousaphones)
                 Hat boxes--Clarinets--Flutes------ Go on bus

GOALS TODAY

1. Have all members “follow procedures” and know what is going on 
2. Have a great performances--BRING THE HEAT!
3. Meet everyone on your bus
4. HAVE FUN!

Warm-up 
      Don’t play until instructed to--no hacking
      We will start in Subsectional warm-ups 
                    Warm-up 
                    Tune
                    Don’t Over Play in warm-up
                    Review Rough Spots and ALL BODY MOVEMENT
​                    Guard --Review all work
        We will then get together and:
                  TUNE
                   Review coming on the field
                   Hash Marks
                  Coming off the field


Buses
Please help clean buses--be sure to cooperate with bus driver instructions 

General Instructions
There are DVD on some of the buses--please nothing too much language etc.
No hacking when we are there--we will tell you when to start warming up
Clean your shoes etc.
Be in full Uniform or no Uniform--Put your uniform away when we get home
Be on time and stay with the group
You represent MSU--act accordingly
Watch language--be polite--etc.
Be supportive and polite to all high school band performances and awards
Breaking any local, state, or federal law can result in removal from the class (regardless of grade implications).
No consumption or transportation of alcohol on the bus. This will result in removal from the class (regardless of grade implications).
Public Intoxication of any kind, when with the group, will result in removal from the class (regardless of grade implications)