All-State Auditions Sept 11 at the Ranch
Saturday Sept 11, we will host the district's all-state auditions. Approximately 150 students will spend 15 minutes in the choir, band or orchestra room recording their audition material under the supervision of the district band directors.
I am looking for a 7 volunteers who would like to earn service hours helping me host this event. It will run from 7am to 6pm. We will need 3 room monitors, 2 auditorium monitors and 2 to run the lobby concession and check in area.

Southeast - Our First Home Game
This week we travel to Southeast High School. Four of our staff members are either former Southeast band directors or were on the Southeast band staff at one time. Needless to say, Southeast is our second favorite band in Manatee county. We look forward to seeing them. The Seminoles will be ready for us and we will need to improve our part 1 and 2 drill movements. That being said, we will also start learning part 3. You can download Part 3 drill and print your personal drill books any time before Tuesday

Bus Sign Up
We will be signing you up for buses at Tuesday's practice. Band Capt Justin Miller will be in charge. Bus captains will be chosen at the Officer/SL meeting. See Justin if you want to be a bus capt.

A Word from Mr. Lambert
Hey Mustangs! SPIRIT and PASSION will get you through the tough stretch we have ahead of us - we MUST utilize every moment to make our band better! Know your music, have your flip folder stacked, and know your drill. Then bring YOU and your love for music into the mix. No more "first time out" excuses; we want to be be great!
Bring your continued commitment to your bandmates, the directors, staff and to the mission of the Marching Mustang Band as we work harder than ever to achieve our educational and competitive goal to be the best Lakewood Ranch Band ever! That starts with being the best LRHS student ever - hit those books! Straight A's in the first quarter band!

Schedule At A Glance

TUESDAY 5:15pm Officers & Section Leaders Meeting
TUESDAY 6pm to 9pm Full Marching Band
WED 12:45pm to 3:15pm Drum Line Sectional
THURSDAY 5pm Guard, Brass, Woodwind Sectional/Check Offs
THURSDAY 6pm to 9pm Full Marching Band
FRIDAY 4:15pm Bibber Run Thru on Asphalt. Get Water, Use restroom, Get Flips w/stands music and pregame
FRIDAY 5:00pm Load Trailers, Get Water, Use restroom, Get Flips w/stands music and pregame.
FRIDAY 5:45pm Inspection at Flag Poles & Load Buses. Bibbers, shoes, socks, will be inspected FRIDAY.
FRIDAY 6:00pm Depart For Southeast High School
FRIDAY 6:30pm Arrive & unload. Trailers will need to stay with buses. FYI: We will have a long distance to haul pit to stadium
FRIDAY 7:30pm KickOff Mustangs vs Seminoles

FRIDAY 10:15pm (approximately) Load trailers and buses.
FRIDAY 11pm Arrive at Ranch. Unload Trailers. Hand in Uniforms to uniform moms, Have a great weekend!
Note: Demerit Duty will be assigned on bus ride back to Ranch. Demerit duty starts with cleaning the bus, moves to the band trailers and end with cleaning the band room. Only the demerit officer releases you.

Officer Section Leader Meeting
We will meet Tuesday at 5:15pm in the choir room. Agenda includes Away Game procedures and policies, Bus sign-up, Bus Capts, Stands music, Uniform Inspection and rehearsal discipline.

AWAY GAME & BUS POLICIES & PROCEDURES
First: Instrument LOADING & UNLOADING
LOADING:
Pack instruments at the side door of the trailers. With cased instrument in hand, form a single line in reverse score order (brass then woodwinds), away from the side of the trailer with the tubas and drum line first. Tuba's and drum line will be asked to come to the trailer first.
Once tubas and drum line are loaded, ranch hands will call for everybody else. Bring the line to the trailer and become an assembly line handing each case, one at a time, forward until all cases are loaded.
Demerits will be issued by the ranch hands for any horseplay or lack of cooperation.

UNLOADING: Once we get to our performance site or back home, Form a single line in reverse score order (brass then woodwinds), away from the trailer with the tubas and drum line first. When you are handed your case, place it on the ground in front of you and continue passing cases until all cases are unloaded. At that time the quatermaster, will dismiss the line to unpack or put instruments away.
At performances, leave cases on the ground and report to arcs. Ranch Hands will help load the cases on the trailers.
If there is prop trailer, stay clear of the back of the trailer while Ranch Hands unload.

Second: Bus Captains
Two Bus Capt's will be chosen at the officer meeting and assigned to each bus. Their job is to take attendance and be in charge of discipline. Chaperons will speak to the bus Capt. first if any problem occurs. Bus Captains will pick up their bus clipboard before going to the bus and are responsible for returning it to the band office once we return home. A Bus Capt. Duty Sheet will be attached to your clipboard. Bus Capt's need to be released first so they can be at the bus doors.

Third: Bus Riding Rules
All school rules and policies apply to riding the buses to away games plus the following:
Bus captains are in charge of the bus. They can issue demerits.
1. Keep all articles inside the bus (i.e. arms, head, equipment, etc.).
2. No food or drink is to be taken on the bus unless authorized by the band director/bus drivers.
3. Abusive language, swearing, screaming, or loud whistling is not permitted.
4. New: No cell phone or walk-man type music players with earphones are permitted. Not my rules folk, this one comes from the bus garage.
5. Check around your bus before it leaves and after it arrives to be sure you take all equipment.
6. Rude behavior will not be tolerated.
7. Each bus is to be checked for equipment & any trash we may have left on the bus. Windows up at the end of the trip when you are on school buses.
8. Students are to become completely quiet at railroad crossings and remain quit until the bus completes crossing the tracks.
9. No students will be permitted to sit under a blanket! PDA Schools Rules apply!!!!
10. Students are not to throw anything out of a school bus window.
11. Cheering and singing is usually allowed depending on your driver. Ask if in doubt.
12. Demerits are announced by the bus captains upon arrival at LRHS. Away Game demerit duty is:
#1) Clean The Bus (Bus captain will dismiss you to the band room).
#2) Assist Uniform moms with collecting uniforms including yours.
#3) Assist band officers with cleaning and setting up the band room. A designated demerit officer will dismiss you.

FOURTH:Third Quarter Break
It is our tradition (home and away) to allow you to take a break during the third quarter to get a drink and something to eat, so bring some money. Directions for the proper concession stand and rest room to visit will be given at the game. We need you to return to our stands ASAP after the concession and rest rooms. We will start to play in support of the team as soon as enough of us have returned or at the end of the third quarter. Anyone not ready to play at the 3rd quarter buzzer will have demerit duty after the game cleaning and setting up the band room.

Parent Pick Up Time
Parents can plan to pick you up at the time designated on the weekly schedule. Band members are encouraged to call their parents before we depart from Southeast to let them know if we are running on time.

Music Check-Offs and Fundamentals check-offs

Part 3 and Lip Slur #2

Stands Tunes To Work On

Tribute To Troy, The Horse, Go Cheer, Lake-Wood-Ranch, Let's Go Mustangs, New: Land of 1000 Dances