Lourdes High School Music Department

Information about first Football Game Friday night September 3, 2010

All students need to have a lyre prior to Friday’s football game.  Lyre’s can be purchased at Welhaven Music.  Students should wear pep band shirts when not in uniform.  If you have not received your pep band shirt yet, wear purple.  Shirts should arrive the first week of school.

RCTC Stadium

5:00 PM-6:00 PM                  Practice at RCTC.  Please be dressed in bibbers, T-shirt and marching band shoes

6:00-6:20 PM                         Get something to eat or eat your sack lunch.                 

6:20 PM                                  Meet with your sections for a quick tuning (section leaders:  please                                                                                            have tuner with you or make sure someone is responsible for tuning)

6:30 PM                                  Be ready sitting in stands for Pep Band

6:40 PM                                  Play pre-game music, schools songs and Star Spangled Banner right before start of game.  We will plan to play Final Countdown, Land of 1000 Dances, Championship,    Manhattan, Hey Baby, and Big Noise before the game, Lourdes School Song, “Minnesota Rouser”(Pine Island School Song) and the Star Spangled Banner.

7:00 PM                                  Game starts.  Students need to sit with Band in Pep Band area.                                                                                 Please be ready with the school song for touchdowns.

End of First Quarter:            Put on jackets….get into full uniform.  Meet with sections to                                                                                                           warm-up and tune

Half-time:                               Performance

End of game:                         Play school song and load all equipment and uniforms in trailer. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2010 Lourdes High School Marching Band Show audio resources/mp3s are now available. Staff have compiled these audio clips to help you learn your drill, music, and set changes. All band students should take advantage of this valuable resource. Click on the Scheherazade mp3 link in the left hand column under “Pages.” We will update the audio section often so keep an eye (and an ear) open for changes.

Greetings,

Congratulations to the Lourdes High School Marching Band on a successful band camp.  The students made great strides towards an exciting 2010 Marching Band Show. 

Let’s keep the momentum going through the rest of the season!

A reminder that practices continue through the months of August and September.  Check the website often.  www.lhsmusic.org

Wednesday Aug. 18       5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Saturday Aug. 21           9:00 AM – 1:00 PM with a leadership corps meeting following practice.

Wednesday Aug. 25       5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Saturday Aug. 28           9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Monday Aug. 30            5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

*Wed. Sept. 1               5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

*Mandatory, no excused absences (we have our judges Mr. Dufault and Mr. Haugen coming in to work with the band).

Friday Sept 3                 5:00 PM  1^st Football Game of the year at RCTC

Saturday Sept 4             9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

…these are the upcoming rehearsals.  More are listed on the calendar.

A reminder that if a student must miss rehearsal, Mr. Mangan needs an Absence Form (found in the left hand column on the website) as soon as possible.  All band students are required to attend the mandatory band rehearsal on Sept. 1^st.

Parking Passes are ready for band students.  Mr. Mangan will bring the passes to practice this Wednesday.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. Mangan via email or phone.

Enjoy the final days of summer and we look forward to an exciting and eventful band year!

Greetings Everyone,

Click on the following link to view the itinerary and letter concerning the hockey game at the Xcel Center on Wednesday March 10, 2010.

Hockey Tournament March 10, 2010 Information

Come one, come all to the Lourdes High School Music Department’s “Night of Jazz.”  This will be an evening you don’t want to miss.  The evening will feature Lourdes students along with the local jazz big band “Swing Street.”  Feel free to contact the LHS music department at mmangan@rochestercatholic.k12.mn.us for more information.

Greetings Everyone,

The pep band season is here!  Pep band is a great way for the LHS band to support the LHS community.  Students do earn points for participating in pep band performances.  Note at the bottom of the sheet concerning conflicts.  

Click on the following link to view the LHS Pep Band Schedule (LHS Pep Band Schedule 2009-2010).

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mr. Mangan.

Greetings Everyone,

Here is the schedule for the First Home Football game on Friday Sept 11, 2009.  The students received a hard-copy today during band.  Click on the following link to view the itinerary Football Game Sept 11 2009.  All students will need to pick-up their uniforms after school on Friday.  Please read through the itinerary with your student.  If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me.  

Thank you!!