Check the Thunder Band web site regularly (thunderband.org) Link your Google Calendar to the Thunder Band Google Calendar Keep your contact information up to date – send changes to register@thunderband.org Like our Band Facebook page (facebook.com/DesertVistaBand) Follow the Thunder Band on Twitter (sign up at twitter.com/dvthunderband) Go to band booster meetings Join a committee
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Yes, extra-curricular ensembles are open to all students. Each of the extra-curricular ensembles have their own auditions. Auditions are usually held before the winter break and will determine which of the bands in an extra-curricular ensemble a student will play. * Jazz Band season runs from November until May. * Winter Drumline season runs from
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Yes! When Marching season ends in November, there are several extra-curricular ensembles. Your student can chose to participate in Jazz Band, Winter Drumline and Winter Guard (must also have participated in Marching Color Guard). Marching Band (Fall) and Steel Band (Spring) are now offered as a for credit, zero hour class.
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For concerts, we ask that you silence your cell phones, PDAs, etc, and refrain from using flash photography during the performance. Due to copyright restrictions, video and audio recording of performances is not permitted. It is expected that all band members stay for the whole concert and do not leave after their group has finished.
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No, participation in Marching Band is voluntary. Any student enrolled in a band class may audition for a playing position. Any student may audition for a Color Guard position.
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Yes. Honors and Non-Honors students will be co-enrolled in the same class. Students in the Honors option must complete additional requirements. The Honors distinction does not factor in to chair placements or solo selections. It is merely for the attainment of class-rank points.
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Generally, yes, most concerts are free. The Winter Concert in December and Pops Concert in May have ongoing traditions of selling tickets and using the funds for the general Band Program.
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Guard is open to all students. However, to participate in Winter Guard, the student should also have participated in Marching Guard the previous Fall. Winter Guard shows are performed in a gymnasium on a tarp, using recorded music. The season runs from late November to late March.
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AYB is the Ahwatukee Youth Band. Formed in 2010, it provides an opportunity for local 7th and 8th grade musicians, recommended by their Middle School music teacher, to play alongside and be mentored by DV upperclass band members. AYB has practice sessions in February, and concludes with a concert performance at Desert Vista at the
