OVERVIEW ITINERARY
Friday, February 14
Registration and Seating 10:00am - 10:30 am
Rehearsal 10:30am - 12:30 pm
Lunch Break 12:30pm - 2:00 pm
Rehearsal 2:00pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, February 15
Rehearsal 9:00 am – 12:00pm
Lunch Break (Change into concert attire) 12:00pm – 1:30 pm
Warm-up 1:30pm - 2:00 pm
Concert 2:00 pm
DETAILED ITINERARY
FRIDAY, FEB. 14
Ensemble Seating - 10:00a-10:30a
7th Grade: Rehearsal in the large band room (#1613, a.k.a. Band Room #3). Cases stored on sides of the room, not at the front or back of the room.
8th Grade: Rehearsal in the main band room (Band Building Large Rehearsal Room, a.k.a. Band Room #1). Cases stored on sides of the room, not at the front or back of the room.
9th Grade: Rehearsal on the UPAC Auditorium stage. Cases stored neatly in the wings of the stage.
1st Rehearsal – 10:30a-12:30p
BREAKS: times TBA
7th Gr: [backstage bathrooms]
8th Gr: [band building bathrooms]
9th Gr: [UPAC Lobby bathrooms]
Lunch – 12:30-2:00p
2nd Rehearsal – 2:00-5:00p
BREAKS: times TBA
7th Gr: [backstage bathrooms]
8th Gr: [band building bathrooms]
9th Gr: [UPAC Lobby bathrooms]
PERCUSSION rotate to Saturday AM rehearsal space (8th and 9th Gr bands swap) before departing for the day.
CASED instruments may be stored on-site overnight if placed in a band room or UPAC backstage area.
SATURDAY, FEB. 15
BUILDINGS OPEN - 8:30am
3rd Rehearsal – 9:00a-12:00p
7th Grade: Rehearsal in the large band room (#1613, a.k.a. Band Room #3). Cases stored on sides of the room, not at the front or back of the room
8th Grade: Rehearsal on the UPAC Auditorium stage. Cases stored neatly in the wings of the stage.
9th Grade: Rehearsal in the main band room (Band Building Large Rehearsal Room, a.k.a. Band Room #1). Cases stored on sides of the room, not at the front or back of the room.
BREAKS: time TBA
7th Gr: [backstage bathrooms]
8th Gr: [UPAC Lobby bathrooms]
9th Gr: [band building bathrooms]
Director’s Meeting – 9:30a (upstairs atrium), Breakfast served courtesy of Union band boosters.
Morning Block Rehearsal Procedures
Before departing to lunch, ALL INSTRUMENT CASES and PERCUSSION rotate to Saturday PM warm-up space: 7th Gr to stage, 8th Gr to Large Band Room (#1613). 9th Gr remain in Band Building Main Band Room.
Lunch – 12:00p
Dress into concert attire - 1:15p
Warm-Up – 1:30-2:00p
Concerts: Union PAC (free admission)
Audience Doors Open at 1:45p
7th Grade - 2:00p
8th Grade - 2:30p (approx)
9th Grade - 3:00p (approx)
OTHER INFO
SPECIFICS FOR STUDENTS
POLICIES CONCERNING ATTENDANCE and CONDUCT FOR N.B.D.A. ALL-DISTRICT BAND PARTICIPATION
Students will bring pencils to all rehearsals.
Students will bring the NBDA music folder.
Absence from a full morning or afternoon rehearsal session will result in the automatic termination of the participant.
The ensemble chairperson will deal with any absence or substantial tardiness after consultation with the clinician and the students’ band director. The chairperson’s decision will be final.
The ensemble chairperson will also have the authority and responsibility to lower chair positions and/or remove the student from the band if his/her conduct in any way become a problem. The chairperson is expected to support the clinician in matters concerning student conduct.
If a student is not able to attend the clinic or concert, the student’s director should contact the district president and chairperson so an alternate can be contacted. In addition, please send music the folder with the director to the clinic for the alternate player to use.
Students must practice all music prior to the clinic.
SPECIFICS FOR DIRECTORS
BUS PROCEDURES
Directors should lead their bus drivers to the MAIN BUS LOOP of Union High School (66th & Mingo) to unload and load passengers.
Bus Parking
Friday: Buses park in the lot southwest of the UMAC arena (just north of Sam’s Club).
Saturday: Buses park in the lot southwest of the UMAC arena (just north of Sam’s Club) OR in the Northeast visitors lot of Union High School if space allows.
PARKING
Directors traveling in personal vehicles should park in Northeast visitors parking lot or in the South Students Lot.
For the Saturday concerts, parents & spectators will park in the Union High South Main Lot and enter the “South PAC / Gym” doors. Red campus signs will direct campus visitors to this location; please pass along word to the parents of participating students that GPS/Google/Waze mapping is not likely to lead them to this parking lot, so they will need to follow campus signage.
Please note that vehicles of any type may NOT be continuously parked in the bus loop at any time. The bus loop is drop-off and pick-up of students and/or equipment only.
BUILDING ENTRY and SECURITY
Directors may be able to enter the campus buildings via the bus loop doors into to the band building, though these doors may be locked at various times. The UHS South Entry doors may or may not be open.
Security is fairly tight on campus on school days, and most perimeter exterior doors are likely to be locked; please refrain propping doors for any reason.
MUSIC STANDS
All music stands will be provided; no need to bring folding stands.
PERCUSSION
All large percussion on-wheels (keyboards, timpani, bass drum, tam) instruments will be provided. Contact Union Director of Percussion Garett Dwyer with questions.
LUNCH
Woodland Hills Mall has a large food court. There are also several other local restaurant choices, but Woodland Hills is probably the most convenient choice. Buses should plan to pick up students in the same location as drop-off.
HOSPITALITY
The director’s hospitality room is located in the upper floor Fine Arts Atrium and will have refreshments courtesy of the Union Band Parents Club on Friday (10a-12:30p + 2-4:30p) and Saturday at the directors meeting (breakfast) .