IMPORTANT!!! Please Read
Rookie Band Camp/Band Camp Survival List!
These are mandatory items that you will need for camp and for every rehearsal during the season. Please do not show up without them. They are for your safety and benefit. It will also allow camp to run smoother and more efficiently.
Please hydrate and eat breakfast before you come. Please stay away from dairy products! We start at 8:00 am so please be there no later than 7:45. If you are a student leader you need to be at the school at 7:00 am. To be on time is to be early!
•INSULATED (1 GA.) WATER COOLER – this MUST be at every rehearsal that takes place on the field the entire marching season. It is imperative that you stay hydrated and we will take numerous and fast water breaks. We don’t have time to continue going back and forth inside to get water. Please bring
Gatorade/Powerade in addition to water.
•Hat – this will be very important and will keep you from using a tremendous amount of energy squinting.
Sunglasses – in combination with hat
•Tennis shoes – NO SANDALS, FLIP FLOPS, basketball shoes ETC……
•Predominantly White Tshirt/Light Colored Shirt (Preferably)– This keeps us uniform and allows us to see form clearly. Also, keeps you cooler than colored shirts. If you don’t own this, it is ok.
•Athletic Shorts – NO JEANS OR JEAN SHORTS, khakis, cargo shorts etc…we are musical athletes and we need proper attire to train as such.
•Two pairs of socks- We may get caught in the rain on the field.
•3 ring binder with clear plastic sheets- Winds and Percussion only
•Pencil
•Sunscreen – two weeks of camp with a sunburn will be very difficult
•Bug Spray –mosquitoes are intense at dusk
•Mouthpiece, reeds, valve oil – all items that are necessary for your instrument to work properly, woodwinds should have at least 3-5 good reeds on hand.
•Chapstick
•Instrument
•Warm Ups
•Show Music
•Last, but not least… POSITIVE ATTITUDE, STRONG WORK ETHIC, and LOTS OF ENERGY!
#allin #pawsup
- Secaida Howell
White Knoll Band Staff