MARCHING AZTECS ANNUAL
HIGH SCHOOL BAND NIGHT
DATE |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 |
REHEARSAL |
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LUNCH | 5:30pm - FOLLOWING REHEARSAL (PIZZA AND WATER PROVIDED) |
GAME | AZTECS VS. UTAH STATE (7:30PM KICKOFF) (MASSED-BAND PERFORMANCE AT HALFTIME) |
MUSIC |
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3:00p | Busses enter MAIN GATE and park in H4/H3 of the lot (not any of the J5/J4/J3/J2 areas, as they are designated for student tailgate). Qualcomm Practice Field |
3:30p | Rehearsal downbeat - warm-up and tune on your own – Bb scale full ensemble (Drumline and Guard rehearsal in J4/J5 – report there at 3PM please) |
3:40p | Winds play through the 3 tunes in an informal block |
3:50p | Sectionals (run by our Marching Aztecs Section Leaders) |
4:15p | Begin setting block staging by school |
4:30p | Run through tunes in the halftime set (with all drumline and all guard / drill teams) |
4:40p | Learn field entry/exit procedures + Full show run-throughs |
5:00p | Rehearsal Concludes - MA Drumline/MA Guard to E4 for Warrior Walk |
5:05p | HS’s walk/bus to M2/N2, near East Tunnel |
5:15p | Pizza lunch (provided by the Marching Aztecs) |
5:45p | Begin to dress into uniform |
6:00p | Begin seating HS Bands in stands through east tunnel (each band will have a guide from SDSU) |
~7:12p | Marching Aztecs Pregame Show |
7:32p | Kickoff (SDSU vs. Utah State) |
~8:45p | Halftime Massed-Band performance |
COLOR GUARD DIRECTORS - click HERE for a link to guard work count sheet and videos.
If you have guard questions please contact Michele Mignogna at mwhalley@sdsu.edu
You will receive 1 complimentary ticket per 25 students for chaperones, that can sit with your Band. You and your staff will be wrist banded for stadium and halftime-only field access. All parents and boosters must purchase a ticket, and enter the stadium through regular gates.
A link for boosters/parents to purchase discounted tickets ($15) is HERE
Use "promocode" BAND
NOTE: Bus / equipment truck parking is free. PRIVATE VEHICLES will be charged $10 per vehicle, UNLESS you arrive by or before 2:00pm.
Your Bands will be sitting in Field 31 through Field 39, rows 1-12 ("home" sideline). (The Marching Aztecs sit in Field 40 and 41). We will be performing to the "home" sideline.
Seating for your Bands this year will be organized by your field staging area. You will all have Marching Aztecs guides with you; just let them know when you are ready to head down the tunnel to get seated.