There has been a change to the schedule for Friday's game.  The game will now begin at 7pm.  Students are to report at 4pm.  The band will leave at 4:15pm.  We will be performing post game due to it being Model's Homecoming.

There have been some updates to the website over the last couple of weeks.

1. DMS Theory Assignments can now be downloaded and printed from home if a student loses their paper.
2. Warm-ups, scales, chorales, etc. can now be downloaded from the Student Notebook Items link under the DMS Bands and DCHS Bands tabs.
3. Links to several music games have been uploaded to the website.  You may access them through the Games tab at the top of the page.  Additional links will be added over the next few days/weeks.

DMS Announcements

1. Several students still need to pay for their notebooks ($6.00) and many students have not turned in their handbook agreement forms.  You may check Charms to verify what has been turned in or if there is money owed.  If you believe there is an error, please contact us and we will double check.
2. The Weekly Assignment sheets will continue to be uploaded to the website, however, we will no longer be printing those for every student each week.
3. Please check the information on the homepage (www.dcband.org) for information about SmartMusic.  Students are eligible for a FREE subscription for all material in their Essential Elements books.

DCHS Announcements

1. Chair placement music will be handed out on Thursday.  Auditions will occur on Thursday, September 24.  Auditions will be recorded and will be anonymous.
2. Students need to start bringing in their black notebooks on Thursday, September 17th.  There will be additional materials added to them this year.  If a student needs a new notebook, they are $6.00.  We need to know ASAP who needs one so we can copy all items.

Marching Band Announcements

1. Report time for Friday, September 18th is 5:00 p.m.
2. Remember that Transportation Waivers are due BEFORE we leave the high school.
3. Upcoming marching competition dates and location (Report and Performance times will be given out as soon as possible.  Schedules are not released until roughly one week before):

                         September 26th - Bradley Central High School, Cleveland, TN.
                         October 10th - Stone Memorial High School, Crossville, TN.

Below are order forms for Lippo's Music Mart.  If you still need to order any items for marching band, you may print the appropriate order form, fill it out, and mail or fax it in.

On Tuesday, June 9th, Mrs. Danette Dawson will be in the DCHS bandroom from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. to fit students for shoes and help with filling out order forms.  If you come in at this time and drop off your order form with payment, we can get items bulked shipped and save you almost $10.00 on your order.

Below is the 2015 - 2016 DC Band Calendar.  At this stage, some dates are subject to change based on the availability of facilities.  Any changes will be updated ASAP.

The 2015 Band Camp dates are as follows:
July 27 - 31: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
August 3 - 4: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
August 6: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

School starts for students on August 11th.  After-school rehearsals will start that day.  We do not know yet what the times for after-school rehearsals will be.  We are waiting to hear what the official end time for the school day will be.

The full 2015 - 2016 band calendar will be published late next week.

The intention of this blog will be to post weekly and special announcements for each grade level and the band program as a whole.

This week's announcements are:

1.  We ask that all parents please log in to their child's Charms Office Assistant account and update their personal information.  We use the Charms system to send out important updates/notifications about special events or changes in scheduling.  If you are not sure how to log in to your Charms account, please click on the Charms tab to the left for instructions.  If you need your child's student I.D. number, please email Mr. Chance.

2.  We have quite a few students who have still not paid for their notebooks.  Those need to be paid for ASAP!  They are $5.50 each.

3.  Several 7th grade students have not paid for their Essential Elements Book 2.  Wind player's books are $10.00.  Percussion books are $15.00.

4.  Thank you to everyone that picked up their garbage order.  If you have not picked up your order yet, please contact Mr. or Mrs. Chance to arrange for pickup.

5.  Students attending the Wicked trip need to be at DCHS no later than 8:45 a.m. Saturday morning.  We will return to DCHS at approximately 7:30 p.m.  Below is an image of the letter that was passed out (8th grade students have not received this yet due to the days missed because of inclement weather.)