Taft High School Marching Band
BRASS - DRUMLINE - WINDS - COLOR GUARD

Marching Band Camp

Photos


 
Color Guard Coach Natalie demonstrates a rifle toss inside the Camp Josepho main lodge.
Color Guard Coach Natalie demonstrates a rifle toss inside the
Camp Josepho main lodge. Photo by Marisa, August 2004. 		Mr. Thorston's BAND CAMP movie, part 1. 
The following is a recipe
for fun and success.
The dish is called,
BAND CAMP!
Ingrediants:
Taft High School students,
Steve Burch, Band Director,
Al Monge, Drum Line Coach,
Natalie Andrade, Color Guard Coach,
a few parents,
and some camping stuff.
Directions.
Step One.
Toss all ingrediants 
into the quiet setting
of Camp Josepho.
Step two.
Generously add
work,
play,
and rest.
Feed 5 times daily.
Repeat for 5 consecutive days.
Mr. Thorston's BAND CAMP movie, part 2.
Aug. 26 reveille
Aug. 24 morning marching, evening marching, flashlight tag, lodge, singing
Aug. 25 noon marching
Aug. 23 5pm practice on the field, 7pm pool, campsites, evening marching, 9am lodge skits
Aug. 27 lodge skit, dancing on stage, sorting ourselves out

 
Home sweet sycamore; our campsite.
Home sweet sycamore; our campsite. Photo by Linda, August 2004.

 
Morning warm-up.
Morning warm-up. Photo by Linda, August 2004.

 
Alex during evening trumpet sectional.
Alex during evening trumpet sectional. Photo by Linda, August 2004.

 
Drill down: Natalie vs Al vs Burch -- Burch won!
Drill down: Natalie vs Al vs Burch -- Burch won! Photo by Linda, August 2004.

Announcement

Speaking of Marching Band....a special Band Camp is planned for this summer, August 22-28, 2004. (Will not interfere with summer school, which gets out August 17.)

We will be staying at a Boy Scout Camp, Camp Josepho, in the Santa Monica Mountains in the Pacific Palisades area. We will be busy with practicing our music, marching and working with special coaches, and we will have a number of fun activities to participate in. There is a swimming pool, archery range and rifle range. We may go to the beach one day and visit the Santa Monica Pier.

The Scouts provide trained supervisors for these activities, but we would also like to have parents come and stay for the week to help out. Let us know if you are interested. The cost is $20 per day and that includes food. (Which we don't have to cook!) There will be a slight charge for some extra activities. Save those dates.

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5461 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364-2548

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