Dear M100 Family,

The week of our first marching contest is here. The work we have done for the past 10-11 weeks has led up to us using all of our work, effort and training to show what we are made of. The mentality we bring to each rehearsal, each class period, and each and every rep will determine how well our performance will go at 9:36am on Saturday in Round Rock, TX.

Let’s throw down this week. No excuses, no holding back.

Here is your weekend update!

INFORMATION AND UPDATES

ELIGIBILITY MATTERS – PASS YOUR CLASSES!

THIS IS THE WEEK OF RECKONING FOR YOUR ELIGIBILITY. TURN IN YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. MAKE UP YOUR TESTS. GO TO TUTORIALS. IF YOU DON’T TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS BY THIS FRIDAY, YOU ARE DONE FOR THREE WEEKS. NO EXCEPTIONS. PASS. YOUR. CLASSES!!!!

In order to participate in extracurricular performances and events outside of the school day, students will need to be academically eligible when we do our eligibility checks. Although Belton ISD operates on a 9-week grading period, we will have a grade check at the 6-week mark in order to operate on a fair playing field to other districts with 6-week grading periods. Our first eligibility check will be on Friday, September 19 at 4:25pm. Any student with a grade below a 70 in an on level class at this time will be considered academically ineligible, beginning on Friday, September 26 at 4:25pm. These students will still be required to attend all rehearsals, but will not be allowed to attend the following events.

  • Friday, September 26 – AWAY Football Game @ Cuero HS
  • Saturday, October 4 – Vista Ridge Marching Festival
  • Saturday, October 11 – USBands Burleson Marching Contest

The 2nd eligibility check will be on Wednesday, October 8 at 4:25pm. Since this is the official end of our grading period, students that were eligible at the first grade check can still lose their eligibility. M100 students are encouraged to keep all grades above a 70 at all times in order to prevent the risk of failing.

M100 INFO FROM BAND BOOSTERS

For Students:

Monday and Tuesday – all students will need to bring their UNDERS to class.

Monday we will be using class time to finish getting all freshmen fitted for their bibbers and everyone will try on the new show tops.

Tuesday will include a dress rehearsal in the new show tops.

Friday’s game day meal will be Rosa’s Cafe – there are no choices for this week. Students with dietary restrictions will be receiving a separate form to fill out via CutTime.

Saturday – Students will need to eat before arriving on Saturday. A meal will be provided AFTER the 9:36 performance (possibly breakfast tacos). Concessions are available while watching the contest, however students will need to bring their own money. It is recommended to pack some healthy snacks for the day.

We are planning on going to the Lakeline Mall after our prelims performance. Every student will be given $10 for a late lunch to eat anywhere in the mall.

**For Parents: **

Tuesday, September 16th, at 6:30 will be the parent practice for all prop volunteers! We will meet in the Band Hall. Everything you need to know to help with props will be learned! So, even if you are not signed up to help for this week, but you would like to help at even just one game or contest – please make every effort to join us Tuesday night.

Join the Volunteer Remind – this will be used for all volunteer opportunities and to communicate with volunteers during events. **Send a text to 81010 – Text this message @2526m1pv

WEEK OF 9/15 REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Please view the upcoming M100 rehearsal schedule for the week of Monday, September 15.

For morning rehearsals, the band hall will open at 6:30am.

NOTE: All afternoon rehearsals will be listed as ending at 8:00pm until we know for sure that we will be able to start outside and end at 7:45pm.

GOALS FOR THE WEEK

  • Add choreo to Parts 2 and 3
  • Clean Parts 1, 2 and 3
  • Prepare to use all props for upcoming contest

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

  • Evening Block, 5:00pm-7:45pm
    • Rehearsal will begin OUTSIDE AT THE PRACTICE FIELD (Winds and Drumline)
    • Pit will stay INSIDE
    • Guard location is TBD
    • Clean Part 1
    • Add choreo to Parts 2 and 3

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

  • Evening Block, 5:00pm-8:00pm
    • Rehearsal start location TBD
    • Uniform rehearsal (M100 UNDERS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS REHEARSAL)
    • Prop rehearsal (All props needed)
    • Rehearse getting on and off the field for contest

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

  • Middle School Night Rehearsal, 5:00pm-6:00pm
    • Winds and Drumline only
    • Guard and Pit will NOT attend this rehearsal
    • Land of 1000 Dances needed

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

  • Morning Block, 7:00am-8:15am
    • Rehearsal will begin OUTSIDE AT THE PRACTICE FIELD
    • Clean Parts 1, 2 and 3
    • Belle Block (APPLAUSE)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

  • Morning Block, 7:00am-8:15am
    • Rehearsal will begin OUTSIDE AT THE PRACTICE FIELD
    • Perform Parts 1, 2 and 3

WEEK OF 9/15 BAND CLASS SCHEDULE

We will start including plans for the week in the weekend update.

GOALS FOR THE WEEK

  • Learn “Land of 1000 Dances”
  • Review “Applause”
  • Clean and refine music to Parts 1, 2 and 3
  • Memorize Part 4

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

  • Land of 1000 Dances
  • Applause

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

  • WW/Brass Split
  • Tune/Balance chords in Parts 1, 2 and 3
  • Review stagger breathing

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

  • Review Land of 1000 Dances
  • Review Applause
  • Region Practice Day (WE and WS)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

  • WW/Brass Split
    • Part 1, 2 and 3 review
    • Part 4

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

  • Contest Day Game Plan
  • Parts 1, 2 and 3 Show Run Through

9/13 DRUMS IN THE HEARTLAND PERCUSSION CONTEST RESULTS

The M100 BDL performed in the Drums in the Heartland percussion contest in Killeen, TX last Saturday. I am happy to share that our percussion section placed 3rd in their division, and won Outstanding Front Ensemble in their division as well!

9/17 MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT REHEARSAL

The football game on Friday, September 19 will be our M100 Middle School Night, where we will invite the 7th and 8th graders from both Belton MS and South Belton MS to perform with us in the stands during the first half of the game. We will also do a combined halftime performance with the middle schoolers, where we will perform “Land of 1000 Dances”.

On Wednesday, September 17, we will hold a middle school night rehearsal, where we will practice with the 7th and 8th graders. This will also be a great opportunity to get to know the future members of the M100! High school students are expected to be on their best behavior, and to be as inviting and friendly as possible!

Also, if you are wondering why we have scheduled an additional hour of rehearsal, which would bring our total hours of rehearsal to 9 hours for the week, please refer to the Q and A below, which can be found on the UIL Eight Hour Marching Band Rule website.

Q: Does meeting, warming-up or doing a “run through” prior to a performance count towards the eight hours?

A: On performance days (football games, competitions and other public performances) bands may hold up to one additional hour warm-up, run-through or dress rehearsal beyond the eight hour limitation.

We normally do not take advantage of this rule for game days, but in order to maximize our rehearsal time, since the color guard and front ensemble students do not participate in our combined halftime performance with the middle schoolers, we will use an hour of our Friday rehearsal as our “additional dress rehearsal” that we are allotted .

Please understand that I take the 8 hour rule very seriously and do not want to run the risk of the M100 being disqualified for any reason, which is why I am referring directly to the guidelines on the UIL website.

9/19 HOME FOOTBALL GAME VS. SAN ANGELO CENTRAL HS

Our next football game of the season will be a home game against San Angelo Central HS at our very own Tiger Field. Please click HERE to view the itinerary for the game.

9/20 MARCHING CONTEST – BOA AUSTIN REGIONAL

Our first marching contest of the season will be the Bands of America Austin Regional in Round Rock, TX on Saturday, September 20. We are currently working on the full itinerary, but we do have our call time, depart time and performance time included below.

This is a Prelims/Finals format contest, meaning that if we advance to finals, we will have the opportunity to perform again later in the day.

I have included more information on the rough itinerary listed below, but we are still working through some logistics due to the nature of the large gap of time between prelims and finals. We will send out an official itinerary as soon as we are able.

6:00am – Band Hall Opens

6:25am – Leadership Inspection

6:30am – Full Band Inspection

6:40am – Depart from Belton HS

7:40am – Arrive at Kelley Reeves Stadium

8:40am – Warm Up

9:26am – Arrive at Gate

9:36am – PERFORMANCE

10:00am-12:30pm – Watch other bands

1:00pm – Prelims Awards Ceremony

2:00pm – Depart for Lakeline Mall

2:15pm – Arrive at Lakeline mall

5:00pm – Approx depart from Lakeline mall

5:15pm – Arrive at Kelly Reeves Stadium

7:30pm-10:30pm – Finals Performance Window (if we advance)

WEEK OF 9/22 REHEARSALS

Due to the away game that we have at Cuero HS on Friday, September 26, we will not have a Friday morning rehearsal. We will have afternoon rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday as normal, but we will rehearse on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. This is already reflected on the calendar, but I wanted to mention this to give everyone a heads up.

UPCOMING REHEARSALS AND EVENTS

https://www.beltonmarching100.com/calendar

You can also click HERE to view a printable document of all of our major events for the entire 1st semester!

  • Monday, September 15 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-7:45pm
  • Tuesday, September 16 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Wednesday, September 17 – Middle School Night Rehearsal
    • Required for all M100 wind and drumline students
    • Front ensemble and guard students will not attend this rehearsal
  • Thursday, September 18 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
  • Friday, September 19 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
  • Friday, September 19 – HOME Football Game vs. San Angelo Central HS (Middle School Night)
  • Saturday, September 20 – MARCHING CONTEST (Bands of America Austin Regional)
  • Monday, September 22 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Tuesday, September 23 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Wednesday, September 24 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
  • Wednesday, September 24 – Region Jazz Auditions
  • Thursday, September 25 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
  • Friday, September 26 – NO REHEARSAL
  • Friday, September 26 – AWAY Football Game @ Cuero HS