9-10-2020 Please keep practicing the music, I know it has been a tough season so far. We will be able to practice next week. See you Tuesday.
7-26-2020 Updated parts and MP3's for Fantasmic 3 are loaded. Great job this week! You accomplished much during our socially distant band camp. Continue to practice all show music, GTO and ELCO GRID. Don't go backwards, move forwards by practicing and continuing to improve. See you on Thursday.
7-21-2020 Great job at camp, so far. I am having difficulty getting the rearranged parts to print correctly. I will get you copies in the morning.
7-10-2020 Great job at practice. I was very pleased to make it through 2 songs after not having a practice for 4 plus months. Work on ELCO GRID, GTO and all songs. We will work on Sunstep and both Fantasmic's this week.
7-1-2020 Awesome news! We can get back to practicing! Practice starts Thursday July 9, 6;30 to 8:30 pm. At the Middle School. You will get more information from the band Smore and Remind Apps. Be familiar with the new rules. We will be outside (in the shade, when we can), bring your own beverages, there will be no access to water fountains. See you then. We have a lot of work to accomplish in a short time.
6-15-2020 Once the school finishes their pandemic response plan, which they are already working on; and gets it approved, we can get back to practicing (with some modifications). Please keep watching the website and your band messages for more information when we know it. Keep practicing! Please know your stuff, as we will need to cover a lot very quickly. Do not be the weak link in the chain. We will be at the Middle School, so that adds another wrinkle. I look forward to seeing you all again and getting back on schedule.
6-3-2020 Make sure you have hard copies of your music, I know you need to turn your i-pads back in next week. It looks like school will be opening July 1, once we know how the band is to proceed the staff will let you know. Fingers crossed! Practice everything, as thing are going to go fast once we get back.
6-1-2020 The correct written music for Zip A Dee Do Dah are loaded; the mp3's were correct. Not Sure if Weebly reversed things, as this is the opposite of what I corrected on Saturday. Anyway, apologies for the error. Thanks to Michael for bringing to my attention. Practice!!!!!!!!
5-30-2020 The music for It's A Small World did not match, this has now been corrected. Thanks to Dante for catching my error! Practice!!!!!!!
5-25-2020 Happy Memorial Day! The Black Pearl has been posted in the show music. Apologies for the delay, I only received the music on Tuesday. Please be practicing the music, ELCO GRID, GTO, The Forbidden Dance and ELCO Blue and Gold. We should be hearing in the next 2 weeks what our future schedule will be. The Lebanon County Marching Band Festival is Saturday September 19 in the late afternoon and evening. Remember to add to your schedule and keep the date open.
4-23-2020 Hi Everyone! Hope you are all doing well. We still are not sure when we will be able to get together again, but I wanted to let you know that I hope you are all safe, healthy and practicing your music. No news to share yet, but hope to see you soon.
Mr. Doll
3-28-2020 Parts for Zip A Dee Doo Dah loaded into show music. We will play this while marching off the field. The written roll-off will start after Fantasmic 3, when TBD. I am not sure if the Front Ensemble will play, you might be cleaning up your equipment; because of that, it is written quite simply for all of you to play tuned percussion, if you need to play. See below what you should be working on.
3-23-2020 Parts for It's A Small World loaded into show music. The last 6 measures are a connector into Drum Solo. Also see message below about what you need to be working on.
3-21-2020 Parts for Fantasmic Part 3 are loaded into the show music. At the beginning of the song are transition parts from Fantasmic Part 2. This song has some challenging parts in it, so please work on it.
I know that we are in a challenging situation with school being closed for the time being. Right now, no-one knows when we will get back in the building and back to a somewhat normal schedule. So Please, Please, Please practice this music and ELCO GRID, GTO, The Forbidden Dance, ELCO Blue and Gold and Drum Solo. You have the time now, even when you start remote learning, it will not be a full day. Working on this stuff will exercise your min and your musical chops. Get everything learned as quickly as possible, so we can be ready to go when we get back. If you have questions, you can pass them through Ryan. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Keep watching the website, I am working on music and will print answers to questions on hear. I hope to see you all soon, stay safe, stay healthy, stay happy and exercise your mind by working on your percussion stuff! It keeps you grounded in normalcy, which I am sure we all want to get back to soon.
1-19-2020 Drum Solo, Pua and Hei Hei's Sunstep loaded into 2020 music section. Take a look at it but wait until the line is set before you art memorizing.
12-5-2019 2020-2021 Percussion Introduction Letter loaded onto website.
11-24-2019 ELCO GRID warmup loaded. Start working on this, it will be our main warm-up piece. Percussion Letter will be updated soon!
11-9-2019 Very Good job this season! Keep watching this site for updates, schedules, warm-ups and music. The 2020 season starts Thursday January 16!
December 2019
ELCO Percussionists;
We will be starting our rehearsals on Thursday January 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. We will practice every Thursday throughout the rest of Winter, Spring and Summer. There will be times when we will take a Thursday off based on what is happening with the school schedule, those days will be determined in the future.
Our practices will be in the band room or auditorium, based on availability. All school rules apply. Please look at our website, Eastern Lebanon County HS drumline, for music and information. Let me know ahead of time if you will be absent from a rehearsal, so I can adjust our practice regimen, if necessary. It is important that you attend all rehearsals, as playing marching drums and front ensemble is different from concert band, and will be new to many of you. Members with no percussion experience are certainly welcome.
The show for 2020 is Disney music, I am already writing the parts. This will allow me to set the line and to start teaching music very early in the year. This will be necessary as we will have many new members. I think this will be a great advantage that will pay off in the summer. Being ahead of the game will allow us to work on stands tunes and other fun music closer to school. Besides, knowing your music makes learning your marching drill easier.
Everybody can start out by practicing our long form warm-up, “ELCO Grid” available on the website. It is my hope that you will have this learned and ready to play at the first rehearsal for whatever instrument position you are interested in auditioning for. (No worries, it shouldn’t be high pressure, everyone will have a spot in the section) I would like to get playing the first night of practice. Marching sticks will be available for purchase at a reduced rate.
I am looking forward to a very productive 2019 and a continuation of the growth that we started last year. Our schedule is included below. You are getting the schedule now, so you can see the band performance schedule. The band will not be successful if members are constantly missing practice and performances. Add these dates to your calendar. That way, you know the dates to set your vacation and work schedules.
Sincerely;
Mr. Mark Doll
ELCO RAIDER BAND 2020 SUMMER/FALL SCHEDULE
Band Camp - July 20-24 Monday-Friday - 8am-5pm (No Step-off camp)
Thursday Night Rehearsals (Full Band) - July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27 and possibly September 3 6:00pm -8:30 pm (Notice Time Change) We continue practice all other Thursdays.
All Football Games are Friday Nights.
August 28rd - Football Game at Susquenita - Away
September 4th - Football Game vs. Schuylkill Valley - Home
September 11th - Football Game vs. Conrad Weiser - Home
September 18th - Football Game at Ephrata - Away
September 25th – Football Game at Donegal - Away
October 2nd - Football Game vs. Pequea Valley – Homecoming
A Saturday in October – Lebanon County Marching Band Festival at Cedar Crest Time TBD. This is important to be at, a lot of people come to see all the county bands and it is a great atmosphere.
October 9th - Football Game Octarara - Away
October 16th - Football Game at Northern Lebanon - Away
October 23rd - Football Game vs. Columbia – Home
October 30th – Football Game vs Annville-Cleona – Home
November 6th – Possible Football playoff Game
November 21st Saturday - Lebanon Holiday Parade Possible Depending on Time
November 28th Saturday- Myerstown Holiday Parade
You will get more information when you get the Band Schedule from Mr. Fair. Mr. Fair is also looking at maybe adding another parade. TBD.
Great Job this year! Your efforts were much appreciated. Keep practicing! See you at the Holiday parade and the Christmas Concert. Practice starts again January 16. Onward and upward with a bunch of new members and some new traditions to start. See you soon.
Mr. Doll
7-26-2020 Updated parts and MP3's for Fantasmic 3 are loaded. Great job this week! You accomplished much during our socially distant band camp. Continue to practice all show music, GTO and ELCO GRID. Don't go backwards, move forwards by practicing and continuing to improve. See you on Thursday.
7-21-2020 Great job at camp, so far. I am having difficulty getting the rearranged parts to print correctly. I will get you copies in the morning.
7-10-2020 Great job at practice. I was very pleased to make it through 2 songs after not having a practice for 4 plus months. Work on ELCO GRID, GTO and all songs. We will work on Sunstep and both Fantasmic's this week.
7-1-2020 Awesome news! We can get back to practicing! Practice starts Thursday July 9, 6;30 to 8:30 pm. At the Middle School. You will get more information from the band Smore and Remind Apps. Be familiar with the new rules. We will be outside (in the shade, when we can), bring your own beverages, there will be no access to water fountains. See you then. We have a lot of work to accomplish in a short time.
6-15-2020 Once the school finishes their pandemic response plan, which they are already working on; and gets it approved, we can get back to practicing (with some modifications). Please keep watching the website and your band messages for more information when we know it. Keep practicing! Please know your stuff, as we will need to cover a lot very quickly. Do not be the weak link in the chain. We will be at the Middle School, so that adds another wrinkle. I look forward to seeing you all again and getting back on schedule.
6-3-2020 Make sure you have hard copies of your music, I know you need to turn your i-pads back in next week. It looks like school will be opening July 1, once we know how the band is to proceed the staff will let you know. Fingers crossed! Practice everything, as thing are going to go fast once we get back.
6-1-2020 The correct written music for Zip A Dee Do Dah are loaded; the mp3's were correct. Not Sure if Weebly reversed things, as this is the opposite of what I corrected on Saturday. Anyway, apologies for the error. Thanks to Michael for bringing to my attention. Practice!!!!!!!!
5-30-2020 The music for It's A Small World did not match, this has now been corrected. Thanks to Dante for catching my error! Practice!!!!!!!
5-25-2020 Happy Memorial Day! The Black Pearl has been posted in the show music. Apologies for the delay, I only received the music on Tuesday. Please be practicing the music, ELCO GRID, GTO, The Forbidden Dance and ELCO Blue and Gold. We should be hearing in the next 2 weeks what our future schedule will be. The Lebanon County Marching Band Festival is Saturday September 19 in the late afternoon and evening. Remember to add to your schedule and keep the date open.
4-23-2020 Hi Everyone! Hope you are all doing well. We still are not sure when we will be able to get together again, but I wanted to let you know that I hope you are all safe, healthy and practicing your music. No news to share yet, but hope to see you soon.
Mr. Doll
3-28-2020 Parts for Zip A Dee Doo Dah loaded into show music. We will play this while marching off the field. The written roll-off will start after Fantasmic 3, when TBD. I am not sure if the Front Ensemble will play, you might be cleaning up your equipment; because of that, it is written quite simply for all of you to play tuned percussion, if you need to play. See below what you should be working on.
3-23-2020 Parts for It's A Small World loaded into show music. The last 6 measures are a connector into Drum Solo. Also see message below about what you need to be working on.
3-21-2020 Parts for Fantasmic Part 3 are loaded into the show music. At the beginning of the song are transition parts from Fantasmic Part 2. This song has some challenging parts in it, so please work on it.
I know that we are in a challenging situation with school being closed for the time being. Right now, no-one knows when we will get back in the building and back to a somewhat normal schedule. So Please, Please, Please practice this music and ELCO GRID, GTO, The Forbidden Dance, ELCO Blue and Gold and Drum Solo. You have the time now, even when you start remote learning, it will not be a full day. Working on this stuff will exercise your min and your musical chops. Get everything learned as quickly as possible, so we can be ready to go when we get back. If you have questions, you can pass them through Ryan. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Keep watching the website, I am working on music and will print answers to questions on hear. I hope to see you all soon, stay safe, stay healthy, stay happy and exercise your mind by working on your percussion stuff! It keeps you grounded in normalcy, which I am sure we all want to get back to soon.
1-19-2020 Drum Solo, Pua and Hei Hei's Sunstep loaded into 2020 music section. Take a look at it but wait until the line is set before you art memorizing.
12-5-2019 2020-2021 Percussion Introduction Letter loaded onto website.
11-24-2019 ELCO GRID warmup loaded. Start working on this, it will be our main warm-up piece. Percussion Letter will be updated soon!
11-9-2019 Very Good job this season! Keep watching this site for updates, schedules, warm-ups and music. The 2020 season starts Thursday January 16!
December 2019
ELCO Percussionists;
We will be starting our rehearsals on Thursday January 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. We will practice every Thursday throughout the rest of Winter, Spring and Summer. There will be times when we will take a Thursday off based on what is happening with the school schedule, those days will be determined in the future.
Our practices will be in the band room or auditorium, based on availability. All school rules apply. Please look at our website, Eastern Lebanon County HS drumline, for music and information. Let me know ahead of time if you will be absent from a rehearsal, so I can adjust our practice regimen, if necessary. It is important that you attend all rehearsals, as playing marching drums and front ensemble is different from concert band, and will be new to many of you. Members with no percussion experience are certainly welcome.
The show for 2020 is Disney music, I am already writing the parts. This will allow me to set the line and to start teaching music very early in the year. This will be necessary as we will have many new members. I think this will be a great advantage that will pay off in the summer. Being ahead of the game will allow us to work on stands tunes and other fun music closer to school. Besides, knowing your music makes learning your marching drill easier.
Everybody can start out by practicing our long form warm-up, “ELCO Grid” available on the website. It is my hope that you will have this learned and ready to play at the first rehearsal for whatever instrument position you are interested in auditioning for. (No worries, it shouldn’t be high pressure, everyone will have a spot in the section) I would like to get playing the first night of practice. Marching sticks will be available for purchase at a reduced rate.
I am looking forward to a very productive 2019 and a continuation of the growth that we started last year. Our schedule is included below. You are getting the schedule now, so you can see the band performance schedule. The band will not be successful if members are constantly missing practice and performances. Add these dates to your calendar. That way, you know the dates to set your vacation and work schedules.
Sincerely;
Mr. Mark Doll
ELCO RAIDER BAND 2020 SUMMER/FALL SCHEDULE
Band Camp - July 20-24 Monday-Friday - 8am-5pm (No Step-off camp)
Thursday Night Rehearsals (Full Band) - July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27 and possibly September 3 6:00pm -8:30 pm (Notice Time Change) We continue practice all other Thursdays.
All Football Games are Friday Nights.
August 28rd - Football Game at Susquenita - Away
September 4th - Football Game vs. Schuylkill Valley - Home
September 11th - Football Game vs. Conrad Weiser - Home
September 18th - Football Game at Ephrata - Away
September 25th – Football Game at Donegal - Away
October 2nd - Football Game vs. Pequea Valley – Homecoming
A Saturday in October – Lebanon County Marching Band Festival at Cedar Crest Time TBD. This is important to be at, a lot of people come to see all the county bands and it is a great atmosphere.
October 9th - Football Game Octarara - Away
October 16th - Football Game at Northern Lebanon - Away
October 23rd - Football Game vs. Columbia – Home
October 30th – Football Game vs Annville-Cleona – Home
November 6th – Possible Football playoff Game
November 21st Saturday - Lebanon Holiday Parade Possible Depending on Time
November 28th Saturday- Myerstown Holiday Parade
You will get more information when you get the Band Schedule from Mr. Fair. Mr. Fair is also looking at maybe adding another parade. TBD.
Great Job this year! Your efforts were much appreciated. Keep practicing! See you at the Holiday parade and the Christmas Concert. Practice starts again January 16. Onward and upward with a bunch of new members and some new traditions to start. See you soon.
Mr. Doll
