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Rio Band Families,
Our Fabulous Pep Band will be performing in support of Rio Athletics at selected home football and basketball (boys and girls) games this year. Every member of Rio Band is in the Pep Band, and the performances are required events for ALL Rio Band kids. These are important events for Rio and for the Band program, as they are a way to showcase the band for hundreds of people who otherwise wouldn’t get to see our kids in action. Here’s the pertinent info for the upcoming football games:
- Dates- football games on (next) Friday, 9/11 and Friday 10/16. Basketball dates will come later.
- Our ‘home’ field is at Del Campo High School- 4925 Dewey Dr, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
- Dress- wear Rio Gear, or Green and Gold.
- All Rhythm Section players should arrive no later than 6pm
- All other (wind) players should arrive no later than 6:30pm
- Students are required to stay for the entire game. The usual end time is around 9:45 or 10pm.
- Students must be active participants in the Pep Band experience. Pay attention to directions, take care of your instrument, stay with the band, and have a blast!
- If there are any behavioral issues, the offending student will call their parent, and will need to be brought home immediately. Further disciplinary action will follow.
- Parents are responsible for all transportation to and from the events. Please be on time to pick up your kids after the game.
- If a student must miss a football game for any (legitimate) reason, I MUST have a note or email from a parent (NOT the student), stating the reason for missing the event. Wanting to see Grandma is not an acceptable reason to miss the game. Having a prior commitment to see Grandma out of town IS an acceptable reason. Thanks for your cooperation.
Go Rio Raiders!
Josh Murray
Band Director
Rio Americano High School
4540 American River Dr
Sacramento, Ca 95864
(916) 971-7512
From the desk of Josh Murray…
There are many opportunities for our most dedicated and talented students to audition for local, regional and state Honor Bands, with the approval of the Directors. If you are not sure which (if any) groups would be a good fit, please have the student speak with one of us, and we’ll help advise.
- ARC High School Honor Band. Held at American River College on December 4 and 5, and open to schools in the Sacramento area. This band is by Director recommendation only, and there is no audition. Interested Concert Band students should see me or Mr. Kiesner to apply. Accepted students will miss school on Friday, December 4th. Informational flyer.
- CMEA (California Music Educators’ Association) Capitol Section Honor Band. This high-level Concert Band is by audition only, and is open to schools in the Sacramento area, as well as much of Northern California. Interested students must contact me soon to talk through details. Mr. Kiesner or I will preview all recorded application materials, and we will only submit recordings that exactly follow the printed directions and meet the minimum performance requirement for consideration. This determination will be at our discretion. Applicants must agree to participate in ALL scheduled events if they are accepted. I have linked two documents with information about the schedule of events, as well as the recorded audition requirements. The required excerpts and scales can be accessed in our dropbox- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x7qyuf7m0g5subs/AAAmLWcgV3mRISQQ0iZ9j-fUa
- CBDA (California Band Directors’ Association) All-State Jazz and Concert Bands. These are extremely high-level groups, for students whose playing is near professional level. Follow this link- http://www.cbda.org/index.php/auditions for the audition materials, directions and scheduling information. Please let me know if you plan to make an audition recording. All submissions will be at our discretion, and sub-standard auditions or those which do not completely and accurately follow the directions, will not be submitted for consideration.
- TNT- Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society’s Honor Band. It’s a long-standing tradition in the Sacramento area, and dozens of Rio kids have taken part over the years. Auditions will be held on 9/15. Here is a flyer and more info- www.facebook.com/TNTSacramentoJazz