From Mr. Woods:

Hello Tiger Band Family,

I hope that you were able to catch the DSISD Percussion Concert on Friday - it was an incredible display of the hard work and dedication of all the Percussion students grades 6-12 from all 3 campuses. Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Demetriou and Mr. Morales are doing a wonderful job at creating a culture of inclusivity, diversity and excellence through Percussion at all levels. It was a truly delightful evening.

UIL Solo and Ensemble went very well on Saturday, our Tiger Band Woodwind and Brass students performed really well and earned 106 1st Division, 19 2nd Division and 3 3rd Division ratings. 17 students performed at Class 1 solo from memory and qualified for UIL State, along with all 5 ensembles. Overall it was a great day of music making for the Tiger Band.

I had a parent ask me on Saturday - what is the purpose of Solo and Ensemble? That is a great question... A public solo performance with or without an accompanist satisfies several TEA Music TEKS. This is a big reason why all students are required to prepare and perform a solo in order to continue in the Tiger Band program for the next year. It is also an opportunity for each student to develop their musicianship skills as an individual, rather than just through the large ensemble setting like Marching or Concert Band. Each performer receives specific feedback regarding their preparation and performance in the form of comments from the judge, in addition to their rating. Ratings are I - Superior, II - Excellent, III - Good, IV - Fair, V - Poor.

Rehearsal Schedule for this week:

Monday 7:00-8:20am WE ALL Brass

5:00-8:00pm WG JV

Tuesday 7:00-8:20am SB Full Band w/Percussion

5:00-8:00pm WG Varsity

Wednesday 7:00-7:40am WE ALL Woodwinds

4:30-6:30pm JB I

5:00-8:00pm WG JV

Thursday 7:40am CB Full Band w/Percussion

4:30-6:30pm JB II

5:00-8:00pm WG Varsity

Friday

The JV and Varsity Winterguards will be performing and competing at the following TCGC events this season:

3/9 at Vista Ridge HS - Varsity only

3/16 at Moe+Gene Johnson HS - JV only

3/23 at Georgetown HS - Varsity only

4/5 State Send Off performances 7:00pm JV and Varsity teams

4/6 TCGC State Championships at Reed Arena at TAMU - Varsity only

Pre-Season Training Camp 2024 dates are June 3^rd – 6^th from 9:00am – 5:00pm at DSHS

Guard/Percussion Camp 2024 dates are July 22^nd – 26^th

Summer Band 2024 dates are July 29^th – August 12^th

Band Registration 2024 dates are August 5^th – 7^th

GO TIGER BAND!

Derek Woods

Director of Bands

Dripping Springs H.S.

512-858-3214

derek.woods@dsisdtx.us

Uniforms - Lost and Found

Lost and Found Concern: There are 7 pairs of black shoes and 4 pairs of white shoes that have been in the lost and found since December. Ask your student(s) to check on their black shoes. They will need them for the Pre-UIL concert March 6th and the UIL Concert and Sight Reading contest at the end of March.

GO TIGER BAND!

Thank you,

Su Gibbs and Suzanne Gusella

Co-VP Uniform Coordinators

uniforms@dsbandboosters.org

Percussion Update

What a great percussion concert on Friday! Thank you to all that came to watch the students perform. It is so exciting to see how much the percussion program has grown.

Be sure to put the following dates on your calendar:

March 1^st – Ryan and Blake will be performing with their band at Hudson’s on Mercer St. @8pm
March 5^th – parent meeting at 6:30pm in the DSHS Band hall – this is for 8^th grade thru 11^th grade parents
March 15^th – Percussion Night at Hudson’s on Mercer St.

Lastly, if you are interested in becoming the Percussion liaison – please reach out to myself or Caryn Pacelli as we are looking to have this position filled in April to begin orientation on this role.

Thanks

Allison Muth

713.256.3028(m)

Senior Photos Needed! DUE by Spring Break

Hi senior parents! I have started working on the senior books and I still need your photos! I have received pictures for 11 out of the 35 seniors. I really want to make sure I get your child in the book!!

Please send in pictures of your kiddos from freshman to senior year to nicolermoore@yahoo.com. They must be high resolution, no screenshots or texted images please- they will turn out fuzzy. If you can tell me your students name and what year for each picture so I will know how to group them I’d appreciate it. Most have sent separate emails for each year for their child and I have gotten anywhere from 3 pictures of each year to 30 pictures of each year. I’ll use them the best I can.

I really need these by spring break so that I’ll have time to get the book all together. Thank you SO MUCH for your help with this!

Nicole Hoffman

Zips Car Wash Fundraiser - ENDS THURSDAY

Our Zips Car wash Fundraiser is LIVE!!! From now until March 1st, you, your friends, and your family can buy a car wash from our Dripping Springs Zips Car wash location and a full 50% of the cost of the wash will go straight to our Tiger Band!

Here's how it works:

1) Buy the wash from our Zips link: https://wlink.live/2024_drippingsprings

2) Zips will immediately send you a QR code for your car wash via email and text

3) Scan the QR Code when you get to the kiosk at the carwash

The car washes you buy are good for a full 10 months after purchase -- that means you can buy a ton, because your car is going to get dirty several times between now and Thanksgiving!

What the band needs from you:

1) Buy 10 months' worth of car washes for your family -- that's a lot of car washes.

2) Buy some car washes and gift them to people, because who doesn't love a carwash?

3) Send the link out to your friends and neighbors; they're going to get their cars washed at Zips anyway, so they may as well support the band while they're at it (don't forget to tell them that the washes are good for 10 months!)

4) Share our Zips fundraiser graphic on your social media

The proceeds of this fundraiser will go straight to helping pay for the new end of the year Band Ball for our kids, so it's a cause we all want to support!

If you have any questions, please always reach out!

Kimberly

fundraising@dsbandboosters.org

512-808-6073

It's Back! Butter Braids Fundraiser

Back by popular demand -- the annual Butter Braids fundraiser! I'll be popping in to all the band classes on Monday to talk to the kids, but here is everything you need to know:

We are only taking online orders this year. Kids sign up to sell using this link: https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/RegisterSeller/70a425b1-6d53-4cf3-b90e-652a24c979df

Once your student does that, they'll get an email from "My Fundraising Place" with a link to their store that you can share with friends and family.

Word of caution: you'll be delivering these orders, so don't share the link with people to whom you aren't willing to travel -- if your high school best friend in Seattle buys a set of frozen sticky buns from your kid's link, you'll be taking a fun trip to the Northwest with a cooler of pastry.

Kids -- or their parents -- MUST pick up the items they sold immediately after school on Thursday, March 21st. Then, the products must be either delivered or put into your family's freezer right away; the products absolutely cannot be left unfrozen. If that is not a commitment your family can make, that's totally okay, but please do not participate in the fundraiser.

As always, let me know if you've got questions, concerns, or random thoughts about fundraising!

Kimberly

fundraising@dsbandboosters.org

512-808-6073 (cell)

Band Banquet will be Thursday, April 25, 2024, this year!

Stay tuned for more details!