LMEA Band Festival 2020

District IV Large Ensemble Festival
7th & 8th Grade Bands
Zachary High School
Friday, March 13, 2020
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The festival is an opportunity for the band to perform three prepared pieces and sight-reading in front of a panel of judges to receive assessment and feedback.  Bands are rated on a scale of 1 to 5, and the highest rating a band can receive from a judge is a “1” or “Superior”.  Receiving this rating from the entire panel of judges is called a “Sweepstakes”.  The students have been working extremely hard to prepare for this event so we are looking forward to a great field trip. 

We are seeking chaperones! 

DRESS: 
​Maroon band polo TUCKED IN THE ENTIRE TIME, black pants with belt loops, black belt, black TALL socks, all black shoes (no joggers, leggings, or tall boots)

Schedule:

Time	Event
​​7:10 a.m.	Arrive to school in band uniform.  Please go to advisory as usual, eat breakfast, etc.  We will call you out when it is time to report to the band room.
8:10 a.m.	Report to band room (chaperones can report at this time or earlier)
8:30 a.m.	Leave for Zachary High School
10:15 a.m.	7th Grade Band Warm-up/8th Grade Band Watches the Performances It is extremely important, as per festival rules, that the kids are quiet and do not make any sounds on their instruments while we are moving from one location to another, esp. inside the building
10:45 a.m.	7th Grade Band Performance/8th Grade Band Watches the Performances After their performance the 7th Graders will go into the sight-reading room.  This room is closed to spectators.  After sight-reading, the 7th Graders will be escorted to the theatre to watch the performances.
11:30 a.m.	8th Grade Band Warm-up/7th Grade Band Watches the Performances
12:00 p.m.	8th Grade Band Performance/7th Grade Band Watches the Performances After their performance the 8th Graders will go into the sight-reading room. This will be a good time for any 8th Grade volunteers to set up for our lunch.
12:20 p.m.	Lunch for 7th Grade Band
12:40 p.m.	Lunch for 8th Grade Band
1:00 p.m.	Leave Zachary High School
2:00 p.m.	Arrive at CMS

There is no cost for this field trip, it will be covered by the fundraised monies from the World’s Finest Chocolate. 

Students that have a C or below in band or on playing tests may not be allowed to participate in the field trip.  Playing tests can always be replayed for a better grade by sending a video to [email protected].