Marching Accessories and Costs Explained
Marching Shoes - For uniformity, every student MUST purchase white "Drillmaster" shoes through the Marching Band. Students must provide their shoe size at band camp.
Gloves - White gloves are mandatory for everyone EXCEPT Percussionists. We are going with a new style this year so EVERYONE must purchase gloves. Woodwind players must cut the fingertips at the first joint. They come in small, medium, and large.
White Socks - We require every student to wear white athletic socks that go at least 4 inches above the ankle. Ankle length socks are NOT acceptable. If a student can prove that they have their own appropriate white socks, they don't have to purchase socks with the band, however please understand that failure to wear the the appropriate style of socks will result in a severe deduction of class points and will affect the student's grade.
Polo Shirt - Every student in Marching Band must have a Band Shirt. It is a blue polo shirt with a CV Music design in the upper right hand corner of the shirt. Sizes run LARGE. The Band Shirt is worn at away games and other activities where students don't need their full uniforms.
T-Shirt - Every student in Marching Band must have a Band T-Shirt which will be worn underneath their band uniform.
Uniform Rental - The Falcon Marching Uniforms are relatively new and need to be maintained.. Uniform rental money goes towards acquisition, cleaning, maintaining their professional look.
Band Camp Coaches - This year, due to the size and valued excellence of the music program, we will have coaches for every instrument who will work with each section every day during band camp. Since drummers have one extra week of Band Camp,
their expense is proportionally more.
Event Food - This year, we plan to go to a minimum of
5 events. In the past, we've asked each student to bring $5-$7 before each event to partially cover the cost of food. With over 100 students in band, it is time consuming to record and collect
money each time we travel to an event. By collecting $35.00 upfront, we won't have to ask each time we go on an event.