Monday, August 14 (Leadership Team, all Drumline & all only) 8:00-9:00 Leadership Team Meeting Foster 212 9:00-11:00 Residence Hall Check-in Residence Halls (Leadership, drumline and guard) Registration Set-up 11:00-12:00 Leadership Training I Foster 12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own) Powell 1:00-5:00 Rehearsal Leadership Training II Foster 100 5:00-6:30 Dinner (on your own) Powell 6:30-9:00 Rehearsal Leadership Foster 100
Tuesday, August 15 8:00-8:30 Leadership Team Meeting Foster 212 8:30-11:30 Rehearsal 9:00-11:00 Residence Hall Check-in Residence Halls 10:00-12:00 Returning Member Registration Foster Check-in, uniform, music, instrument & equipment 11:00-2:30 New Member Registration Foster Check-in, activity fee, uniform, music, instrument & equipment 2:30-3:00 New Member Meeting Foster 100 3:00-3:30 Full Band Meeting Foster 300 3:30-5:00 Rehearsal 5:00-6:30 Dinner (on your own) Powell 6:30-9:00 Rehearsal 9:30- Sectional Welcoming Activity
Wednesday, August 16 Marching Colonels Preseason Schedule 8:00-8:30 Leadership Team Meeting Practice Field 8:30-11:30 Marching Fundamentals Practice Field Set Big E drill 11:30-1:00 Lunch (on your own) Powell 1:00-5:00 Rehearsal 1:00-3:15 Drumline Rehearsal Foster 300 1:00-2:00 Winds Sectionals Foster (TBA) 2:15-3:15 Music Rehearsal 3:30-5:00 Music Rehearsal Winds/Brass & Drumline Foster 100 5:00-6:30 Dinner (courtesy of Marching Colonels) 6:30-7:30 Dress Rehearsal AC or Roy Kidd 7:30-8:30 Big E Welcome: Traditions Night AC or Roy Kidd (full band performance) 8:30- Big E Bash (optional) Fitness Center
Thursday, August 17 8:00-8:30 Leadership Team Meeting Practice Field 8:30-9:30 Welcome Walk Daniel Boone (Colonel Traveling Band only) 8:30-10:00 Marching Fundamentals Practice Field (all members Colonel Traveling Band) 10:00-11:30 Marching Rehearsal - Pregame Practice Field 11:30-1:00 Lunch (on your own) Powell 1:00-5:00 Rehearsal 1:00-3:15 Drumline Rehearsal Foster 300 1:00-2:00 Winds Sectionals Foster (TBA) 2:15-3:15 Music Rehearsal 3:30-5:00 Music Rehearsal Winds/Brass & Drumline Foster 100 5:00-6:30 Dinner (on your own) Powell 6:30-9:00 Marching Rehearsal Practice Field 9:00 - Big E Outdoor Movie (optional)
Friday, August 18 9:30-11:30 Big E: Special Populations Orientation & Open House (Freshman only, all others are off) 11:30-1:00 Lunch (on your own) Powell 12:30-1:00 Leadership Team Meeting Foster 100 1:00-5:00 Rehearsal 1:00-3:15 Drumline Rehearsal Foster 300 1:00-2:00 Winds Sectionals Foster (TBA) 2:15-3:15 Music Rehearsal 3:30-5:00 Music Rehearsal Winds/Brass & Drumline Foster 100 5:00-6:30 Dinner (on your own) Powell 6:30-9:00 Marching Rehearsal Practice Field 9:00 - Big E Evening Activities (optional) (Freshman only, all others are off)
Saturday, August 19 8:00-8:30 Leadership Team Meeting Practice Field 8:30-11:30 Marching Rehearsal: Pregame Practice Field 11:30-1:00 Lunch (on your own) 1:00-5:00 Rehearsal 1:00-3:15 Drumline Rehearsal Foster 300 1:00-2:00 Winds Sectionals Foster (TBA) 2:15-3:15 Music Rehearsal 3:30-5:00 Music Rehearsal Winds/Brass & Drumline Foster 100 5:00-6:30 Dinner (on your own) 6:30-8:00 Marching Rehearsal: Pregame Practice Field 8:00-9:00 Maroon Night TBA 9:00- Big E: Keen Johnson Extravaganza Keen Johnson (optional)
Sunday, August 20 (Sleep in ) 11:30-9:00 Large Ensemble Auditions Foster (required for majors) (not required for non-majors, but optional for chair seating, and required for placement in Wind ensemble and/or Orchestra) All individuals are encouraged to audition for ensembles. ***Information and audition excerpts posted at www.ekubands.com *** 11:30 Bassoon 12:00 Flute (Piccolo) 12:45 Clarinet / Bass Clarinet 1:30 Percussion (in studio) / Oboe 2:15 Trumpet 3:30 Horn (band audition) 6:00 Trombone 6:45 Tuba / Euphonium 7:30 Saxophone / Horn (orchestra audition)