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By anelson, October 25, 2011 7:57 am

The Dublin Marching Band Showcase is this Thursday evening!  What a great night for Dublin.  It is a non-competitive event, showcasing the marching bands from Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, and Dublin Scioto.

We don’t get to see each others’ competition shows.  Many parents over the years had expressed an interest in an event like this, so we started doing this several years ago.  It typically draws a crowd of about 2000-3000 people, including the District Superintendent.

The Dublin Marching Band Showcase begins at 8:00 p.m. at Dublin Jerome High School.  Each band will perform their competition show once for the audience, and it is over by about 9:00 p.m.  There will be NO CONCESSIONS!!

 All students will be asked to provide their own transportation to Dublin Jerome HS.   We will NOT be getting buses for this event.  Report time at Dublin Jerome will be 7:30 p.m.

Equipment loaders will meet at DSHS at 6:30 p.m. and WILL have a bus to Jerome.

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OMEA State Finals times are now… Final.

Dublin Scioto performs at 9:30 p.m. on Friday night, November 4 at Dublin Jerome High School.

The day’s schedule for students will be:

4:00 Report

6:00 Load/Eat  (students should pack something to eat!  I would prefer they not leave DSHS to go buy something!)

7:00 Leave DSHS

8:25 Warm up

9:20 Gate

9:30 Perform

10:00 Awards

10:45 Leave DJHS

11:00 Arrive DSHS

If you are interested in seeing the full block of bands performing that evening see the attachment.

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Midstates Band Association Championships are Saturday, November 5.  We will be travelling to Mason High School.  Times are not yet available, but it will be a long day, much like the Westerville North MSBA day.  It may also be a Prelims/Finals format.

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The Marching Band banquet will be held Monday, November 7.  Dinner starts at 6:00 with the awards to follow.  This is not a required event, however, the students have a really good time.  Ticket information and details will be coming out to students soon, so keep asking them about it.  (Or look at the posting below).

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And last, the DSHS Irish Marching Band will be performing at the Davis Middle School Band Concert  on November 17 AT Davis Middle School.

We will perform our entire set of competition music, in uniform, with Color Guard, at the conclusion of the DMS band’s performance.  This is a great recruiting tool, and we hope you will come to the DMS concert and talk with middle school parents.  If there are a few volunteers that I could count on to be available to answer questions that would be appreciated.

More details to come.

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By anelson, October 24, 2011 1:06 pm

Please mark your calendar for Monday, November 7, 2011, and plan to attend the Band Banquet at 6:00 PM!

The students will be receiving a paper copy of the invitation in class in the next few days; here is an electronic version:  2011banquetinvite

Please sign and return your RSVP and money to Mr. Gray by November 2.   Dinner will be catered by The Lunch Company.  Cost is $5 per bandie, $10 each for other family members (2 and under are free).   Checks should me made payable to Dublin Music Boosters.

Any questions, please contact Pam Esker at Pam Esker at pam.esker@gmail.com or Mary Lempke at tekaph@sbcglobal.net.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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By anelson, October 22, 2011 12:28 pm

Friday night: Senior Night, v. Dublin Jerome HS.  Report time:  5:30 PM.

Saturday:  This week’s MSBA Contest is being held at Westerville North HS.    We are hoping for a really long, all day, event!!

Here’s the revised lineup:

WNMB INVITATIONAL MOVEMENT PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (2)

This contest is being run in a Prelims/Finals format.  That means that the top 10 scoring bands from the first half of the day will perform again in Finals in the evening.

This makes scheduling a little harder, because of the unknown variable of being IN, or NOT being in Finals.

 Our Revised Prelims performance time is 3:00 p.m.  The schedule below does not account for the omission of another band, which adjusts our performance time by 15 minutes although the overall times remain unchanged.

Here is the complete schedule:

9:00 a.m. – report

11:00 – load/eat

12:00 – leave DSHS

12:45 – check in

2:15 – warm up

3:00 – water

3:05 – gate

3:15 – perform

4:45 – Prelims Awards

5:30 – leave WNHS if NOT in Finals

6:00 – arrive DSHS if NOT in Finals

5:30 – eat dinner if IN Finals

7:00-9:00 – Finals Performances (time fixed by Random Draw)

9:45 – Finals Awards

10:15 – load/leave WNHS

11:00 – arrive DSHS

(This is pretty much how the MSBA Championships schedule will probably look, too.)

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By admin, October 9, 2011 12:40 pm

Once again, the DMB is offering our families the chance to raise funds to offset the cost of band camp 2012 with two unique programs: (1) Kroger Community Rewards and (2) Scrip. While Kroger is a year-round program that you can sign up for at any time, Scrip is limited to the following deadlines: Nov 1, Dec 1, 2011; March 1, April 1, and May 1, 2012. Our families and the DMB earned more than $18,000.00 last year using these programs!! The first Scrip order for band camp 2012 fundraising is due to your schools coordinator no later than 5 p.m. on Nov 1.

Learn more about Scrip and Kroger Rewards – Here are the guidelines

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By anelson, October 7, 2011 4:37 pm

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to help with Concessions!

We’ve got another opportunity coming up on Friday, October 28.  Yes, the Scioto team will be playing an away game, at Marysville HS, that evening.  But Scioto has rented out the facility to Bishop Ready High School to use while our team is out of town, and the Boosters are still responsible for manning the Concession Stands (and reap the profits that result!)

If you’re not planning to go to the game at Marysville, please consider volunteering to help with Concessions at Scioto!  Please contact Sherri Phillips at gphillips11@columbus.rr.com, or call her cell at 513-658-0535 to volunteer.

Thanks again for all of your help!

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By anelson, October 7, 2011 4:33 pm

Volunteers from ALL Dublin HS Music Boosters groups are needed to help staff the Concessions for the OMEA State Finals, being held at Dublin Jerome HS, on November 4 and 5.  Both Scioto and Jerome HS’s have requested to perform Friday night, November 4.

Because we do not yet know how many/which bands will be performing, volunteer times are approximate and may change as the dates approach.  We appreciate your flexibility in scheduling!  Also, parent volunteers working in the Concession Stands when their own kids are performing will be (gently) kicked out of the Concessions while their kids’  schools perform so they can watch their performance.

Shifts are Friday night, November 4, 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM, and 2 shifts for Saturday, November 5:  8:30 am-12:00 noon; AND/OR  12:00 – 3:30 PM.

Please contact Sherri Phillips at gphillips11@columbus.rr.com, or call her cell at 513-658-0535 to volunteer.

Thank you in advance for all of your help!  We can’t adequately express how much we appreciate your assistance in making the Dublin Scioto Marching Band program a success!

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By anelson, October 3, 2011 11:18 am

Here is the current schedule for the October 8 contest at Westerville Central (OMEA).  Directions to WCHS are in the Directions links.

1:30 – Report (Guard — and, tentatively, Percussion)
3:00 – Report (Winds)
5:00 – Eat
5:30 – Load
6:15 – Leave DSHS
7:00 – Arrive WCHS
7:45 – Warm-up
8:20 – Gate
8:30 – Perform
9:30 – Awards
10:15 – Leave WCHS
11:00 – Arrive DSHS

Attached is the line-up of bands for that night.

Westerville Central OMEA 10/8/11

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By anelson, September 29, 2011 2:19 pm

From Sherri Phillips:

Hi, Band Parents — We need seven (7) more volunteers to help with Concessions at tomorrow night’s Homecoming Game on September 30.  We’ve had a few volunteers have to cancel due to illness.  Please contact Sherri at her cell 513-658-0535 or email her at sdjustice-phillips@aep.com

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

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By anelson, September 27, 2011 2:41 pm

From Mr. Gray:

The Bellbrook contest was actually a success.  But I’ll get into that in just a moment.

The Mid-States Band Association is “a consortium of high school band organizations in and around the Dayton, Ohio area.”  MSBA covers Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.  Therefore, it is a larger competition circuit than OMEA, which only covers Ohio.  Through MSBA the Scioto Irish Marching Band can compete against excellent bands from other states.

Unlike OMEA, the Mid-States Band Association classifies performing groups by band size, rather than school size.  We are classified in AAAA (71-100 playing members).

Judges for MSBA competitions come from the Central States Judges Association.

There are a minimum of 7 judges for MSBA sanctioned events.

Music General Effect 1 – 20 points

Music General Effect 2 – 20 points

Visual General Effect – 20 points

Music Performance – 20 points

Visual Performance – 20 points

They may also include (and almost always do) Percussion Performance and Auxiliary Performance judges.

Notice the emphasis on the Music judging… 60 out of 100 points.  That’s a key component of the MSBA circuit.

Music General Effect focuses on Music Repertoire Effectiveness (creativity, coordination/staging, moods/emotions, unity, variety) and Music Performance Effectiveness (communication, emotion, professionalism, artistry/mastery, audio/visual blend).

Music Performance focuses on Quality of Technique (intonation, tone quality, consistency, cohesiveness, rhythmic accuracy, tempo control) and Musicality (expression, dynamics, phrasing, style, balance and blend).

Visual General Effect focuses on Visual Repertoire Effectiveness (creativity, interpretation, staging, audio/visual balance) and Visual Performance Effectiveness (communication, emotion, professionalism, artistry/mastery, and spirit/intensity).

Visual Performance focuses on Accuracy and Definition (precision, control and balance of form, orientation of body and equipment, tempo control) and Technique and Style (control and poise, projection of style, recovery).

The Auxiliary judge is focusing on the Color Guard: Program Content (quality and depth of composition, expressive qualities such as space, time, weight, flow; visual musicality) and Excellence (technical achievement, precision, style, recovery, overall method).

The Percussion judge focuses on the percussion section’s Quality of Technique (articulation, control, proficiency, timing, accuracy, tuning) and Musicianship (phrasing, expression, style, communication).

So what were Scioto’s numbers?

Music General Effect 1 – 12/20

Music General Effect 2 – 11.9/20

Visual General Effect – 10.4/20

Music Performance – 10.8/20

Visual Performance – 15.1/20

Percussion – 14.6/20

Auxiliary – 15.2/20

For a total score of 60.2, 2nd place in our class, 6th place overall (out of 18).

The great thing about MSBA contests is the quality of comments and advice given by the CSJA judges.  We learn a lot from them.  The other thing is that small bands, like Carroll, can compete against the big bands and do very well solely based on the quality of their show and performance, not the size of their band.  This is a crucial distinction, and one we believe in strongly, which is why we attend MSBA events.

Now, before anyone gets too “down” about our 60.2 versus Northmont’s 73.9… Northmont has won the MSBA Championships the last two years in a row.  They are an amazing band and they deserve the accolades they receive.  In Visual Performance we were only .5 points away from them.  In Music Performance we were only 2.1 points behind them.  In the General Effect captions is where they beat us.

So how was this a success?

Educationally we met several major goals this week in the improvements made in our performance levels.  And that is first on the list.

Mr. Lewis, Mr. Vogt, and Miss Lovell all stayed at Bellbrook to attend the Judges’ Critique session.  They got to speak with each of the judges and get their perceptions on the band overall in a setting that allows them time to analyze and speak freely with the Directors.  In summary, our show is amazing, the Color Guard writing is outstanding, the music is beautifully written, the concept is excellent, the drill is demanding.  Now, we have to clean it up, keep adding to it, and energize it.  All of them agreed that once those things happen, this show will take the band where we want them to go!!  They all recognized the early difficulties and expect that we will get much better (many of the judges had seen us before and noticed the … ummm … jump in demand? on the students).

Let me say two things about the results.  Northmont, Kings, Miamisburg, Centerville, and Bellbrook… all are highly competitive bands with superior programs.  These are “the big boys.”  Dublin Scioto was “in the hunt” as one judge put it.  We’re “hanging out” in really good company.  People are taking notice of what we’re doing and where we’re coming from.  They may not be nervous about us yet… but veteran parents here’s the second thing I told the kids…  Northmont is the new Springboro!!  Newbie parents, ask the veteran parents what that means!

In short, we’re on the right track.  The package is everything we hoped it would be.  Now we have to execute it… cleanly!  We’ll be pushing the kids hard to strive for excellence… to not settle for 2nd (or 6th)… to not only “hang out” with the big boys, but to be one of them!

Thank you so much for your support.

J.

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By anelson, September 14, 2011 11:00 am

One of the great things about Concessions is that it’s operational — and earning money for the Music Programs — nearly every day of the week. Help is still needed for the following Field Hockey Games:

Wednesday September 28, 4:30-7:00 — We (still) need 2 people
Saturday, October 8, Noon-2:30 — We (still) need 3 people
Saturday, October 29, 12:30 – 3:30 pm — We (still) need at least 6 people for this Regional Meet. The Marching Band has a Competition this day, so non-band parent volunteers are especially appreciated.

Thanks for your great response to our earlier appeal; the following people have volunteered to help with these games:

Wednesday, September 14, 4:30-7:00 pm. — 5 people
Wednesday, September 21, 4:30 – 7:00 pm — 6 people
Monday September 26, 4:30 – 7:00 — 4 people
Monday October 10, 4:30pm-7pm — 4 people
Saturday, October 1, 1pm-3:30 — 3 people

Please contact Sherri Justice Phillips at gphillips11@columbus.rr.com or call her cell phone at 513-658-0535 to sign up. Thank you in advance for your help!