HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 4 - August 10, 2025

Things We Like

We wrapped up our final marching rehearsal before school starts with our second annual Family & Alumni Night! Families and alumni got to see warmups, drills, and how we learn our halftime show — and we finished the night performing what we’ve learned so far. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the band — your support means the world!

​VBC Wristband Training 

There's just a few spots left for the next VBC wristband training on Monday, August 11.  Sign up link here.​​

The HHS Band Marching Uniform Store has REOPENED! 

If you need Marching Uniform pieces for this school year, this is your LAST CHANCE to order! The store will close on Monday, August 11, 2025 at 11:59pm CDT — don’t miss out! All items will be shipped directly to HHS for distribution by our awesome Uniform Committee. The Concert Uniform Store will open at a later date.
🛒 Shop here: https://huntsvillehbandal2025secondstore.itemorder.com/shop/home/
📣 For anyone who did NOT place an order during the first store:
All marching students who still need uniform pieces should order the following:

• Vivace Bibber - If you unsure on sizing reach out to Mrs. Foster at  [email protected]
• Drillmasters (Black) Shoes - *Note that shoes run 1/2 size small so size  up!*

👟 If you already picked up your order this week, please try everything on!
If anything doesn’t fit or there’s an issue, let us know ASAP so we can help.
🎨 Reminder: All products should be ordered in BLACK.
🗓️ Estimated ship date: August 13, 2025

Sponsorships

The Huntsville High School Band is seeking sponsorships to support our band’s upcoming season! Sponsorships enable us to offer exceptional opportunities for our students while promoting a community organization.
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We offer several sponsorship levels to suit various budgets and marketing objectives. For football season-related benefits, donations must be received by August 15, 2025.

Know of an organization that may be interested in sponsoring the band? Contact [email protected] or fill out the HHS Band Sponsorship Inquiry Form.

Weekly Schedule

Monday:  Off.  First Day of School - Bring concert instrument!!
Tuesday:   Marching Band 4-6  Color Guard Sectional 6-7
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Marching Band 4-6.
Friday:  Off

Additional Dates
The following dates have been added to our schedule for marching band students:

Thursday, September 4th - Outdoor pep rally in the evening.  We will modify our rehearsal schedule this day when we have more information on the event from the school.

Monday, September 8th -  Huntsville Junior High vs. Hampton Cove Football Game at Milton Frank. Time TBA -evening.    We perform our halftime show and students get to play with their middle school band.  

Friday, October 17th (not a new date!  New information..) will be our middle school night.  We will invite all 8th grade band students to join us at this game at Milton Frank.  Pizza tailgate before the game.  

Marching Band Competition Locations 
Saturday, September 20th - Rocket City Marching Invitational at Madison City Stadium.

Saturday, September 27th - Northeast Alabama Marching Invitation at Albertville High School Stadium.

Saturday, October 18th - Tennessee Valley Invitational at Muscle Shoals High School. (please do not sign up for ACT on this date unless you are prepared to get to the competition on your own transportation)

All competitions are FULL DAY EVENTS and are the most important dates of the Fall for our marching band students!  These required dates were announced back in May and we are just providing locations to these dates in this announcement.  All competitions are open to the public and we encourage family and friends to attend either by chaperoning or attending the event!

Free Private Lessons
Band students who take private lessons on their instrument will improve much quicker and be more successful long term.  Mr. Tankesley and Mr. Kirk can help you find the right person to teach your student.  

The Microwave Dave foundation offers scholarships for free music lessons for a year on any instrument.  Danny Hall Memorial Music Scholarship - Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation

Instruments
The instrument you play on makes a huge difference in your success as a high school musician.  If you are playing the same instrument that you started on in 6th grade, it may be time to upgrade your instrument.   If you are planning to play at a high level (like our wind ensemble) or continuing on playing beyond high school, it may be time to upgrade your instrument.  

The directors are here to help and provide you the resources to find the right instrument for the right price.  We have resources for both new and used instruments.  Please let us know if we can help you in any way.

Marching Band 
Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion need to have khakis shorts to wear by the first game on August 22nd.

Woodwinds and Brass also need to have a flip folder with their music by this date.

First Week of School

All students need to bring their concert instruments on the first day, August 4th!

Marching Band classes on "B" Days will be inside this week.  However, "B" Day marching band classes will go outside starting in week 2 on some days.  Students are encouraged to have a change of clothes and shoes that you can keep in the band room.  Make sure you keep your water bottle from band camp at school!  Students will have time to change into and out of their PE clothes.

After school Marching Band rehearsals will start on Tuesday, August 5th.  We plan to be outside!  Please make sure you have appropriate clothes to change into for being outside in the heat and your water bottle!

Band Schedules
 To help you ensure your band classes are correct, see the below information:

Our Band Schedule is:

"A " Day
1st Block   Concert Band and 9th grade percussion.
2nd Block  Symphonic Band
3rd Block   Wind Ensemble
4th Block   Planning

"B" Day
1st Block  Marching Band Class for Brass and Woodwinds
2nd Block Planning
3rd Block Color Guard
4th Block  Marching Percussion

**Students in marching band (excluding color guard) should be in an "A" Day and "B" Day Class
**Students in Concert only should be in an "A" Day class only**

If you have any questions about your band schedule, please reach out to stuart[email protected].  The audition results were posted at each middle school and at the high school so your student should know what ensemble they are in.

Band Wish List:
We would love to have donations of any of the below items:

Copy Paper (8.5x11)  
Paper towels
Facial Tissue
Clorox wipes
Bandaids
AA or AAA Batteries

25-26 Band Schedule
The 25-26 Band Schedule can be found here.

Questions/Concerns?  Please contact the following:
Grades, missing rehearsals/absences, conflicts, instruments, general band questions - [email protected] or [email protected]
For color guard, contact Annabelle Rizzardi at [email protected]
If you have any of the following issues, please direct your questions to [email protected]. They’ll be able to guide you to the appropriate point of contact.

• Band Student Account Balances, band fees
• Business or Individual Sponsorships
• Fundraising Questions 
• Volunteering/Chaperones 
• Cut Time, Band App, or Social Media Questions 
• Senior Night 
• Uniforms (except color guard uniforms)  
• Percussion 
• General Band Boosters Questions 

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!

Ode Level Sponsor
Bryant Bank

Motive Level Sponsors
Koda Technologies
Redstone Federal Credit Union