Mandatory Band Camp Schedule For The 2022 Marching Band Season
Band Camp is CLOSED CAMPUS. You may NOT leave during the day or for lunch, dinner, or any other time, for any reason. Non-band students are not allowed to eat with you or hangout at the school during this time.
***Monday, July 25 - Friday, July 29
***Tuesday, July 26 — 6pm - 9pm
***Wednesday, July 27, 6pm – 9pm
***Thursday, July 28 -- 6pm - 9pm
***Saturday, July 30, 9am - 12pm
***Monday, August 1 – Friday, August 5 FULL BAND CAMP 9am - 9pm
***Monday, Aug 8 and Tuesday, Aug 9
Percussion and Colorguard Camp. Colorguard will meet 9am - 4pm, Percussion will meet from 4pm - 9pm. Required for any student in Colorguard, Battery Percussion, or Front Ensemble Percussion.
Brass and Woodwind Pre-camp, OHS Band Room - REQUIRED for all woodwind and brass players. This is EVERYONE except Colorguard.
Freshman Basics, session 1. ALL freshmen, new OHS students, Drum Majors, and section leaders need to attend. Percussion and Color Guard freshmen do NOT need to attend.
Brass and Woodwind Pre-camp continues, OHS Band Room - REQUIRED for all woodwind and brass players. EVERYONE except Colorguard.
Freshman Basics session 2 – same members as before including Percussion (Battery and Front Ensemble) and Colorguard Freshmen.
REQUIRED FOR ALL BAND MEMBERS! Schedule will be as follows:
9am – 12:00pm: Rehearsal (w/breaks) 12:00pm – 1pm: Lunchtime at school 1pm – 5pm: Rehearsal (w/breaks) 5pm – 6pm: Dinner time at school 6pm – 9pm: Rehearsal (w/breaks)
Full Marching Band Rehearsals, 9am - 1:00pm
***After this, school starts on August 15. We will rehearse one night a week. We will also rehearse the Saturday either before or after the Allegan Fair and have NO night rehearsal the week of the fair. Night rehearsals will be set at a later date and will either be Monday or Tuesday nights. Plan on competitions every Saturday beginning with September 17 and ending October 15. There will be 4-5 home football games where we will perform. They will be on the Friday nights listed below.
Vs. Plainwell. Call Time 4:45pm (Section Pictures)
Vs. Three Rivers. Call Time 5:15pm
Vs. Gull Lake. Call Time 5:30pm
Vs. Niles. Call Time 5:45pm
****One of these games will be Homecoming, which will include a parade and an earlier call time. I do not know which game that will be, but I am fairly certain it will be either September 9 or September 30.
ADDITIONAL SCHEDULE DATES
The Otsego Band Invitational will be Saturday, September 24, 2022!! Other Competition Dates: September 17, October 1, October 8, and October 15 **Fall Intercession is October 17 - 21. Do not schedule anything the Friday or Saturday before. (October 14 and 15).
