MARCHING BAND & COLORGUARD 2021-2022

Band Director: Joel Carlson

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Joel CarlsonDirector of Bands

Joel Carlson is the Instrumental Music Teacher for the Bands at Mira Costa High School, a 2014 GRAMMY Signature Schools Gold Award winning school and one of three awardees to be recognized by the GRAMMY Foundation that year as having one of the best comprehensive music programs in the nation. During his tenure at Mira Costa, the bands have grown in size, scope and excellence. From the Wind Ensembles to the Jazz Bands and the Marching Band, the Mira Costa Bands are consistently rated at the highest levels of musicality for their outstanding performances. A native Californian, Joel is a proud graduate of Thousand Oaks High School and the University of California, Los Angeles (BA, Music Education & Music Performance, oboe, 2003; MA, Conducting & Music Performance, oboe, 2005), and a proud alumni of the Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps (2000-2002) where he was honored to be named as the 2002 Brass Player of the Year. Mr. Carlson enjoys the daily pursuit of helping each student to realize the fullest cognitive, collaborative, and creative benefits that music education has to offer. Mr. Carlson directs the three Wind Ensembles, the two Jazz Ensembles and the Marching Band.

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Connor LoganVisual Caption HeadConnor Logan has been involved with marching

arts since 2011. He has been teaching marching

band since 2015, and has had 5 years of experience

in both DCI and WGI. His performance experience

includes Pacific Crest from 2014-2015, the Blue

Knights in 2016, Pulse Percussion in 2017, and the

Blue Devils from 2017-2018. Connor has taught

visual at Dana Hills High School, Cathedral City

High School, and finally at Mira Costa. Connor first

started working with Mira Costa in 2019, and this

will be his first season as visual caption head. Mr.

Logan is also a full-time student, and is currently

studying business administration at Orange Coast

College, with plans to transfer to a University to

complete and earn his Bachelor’s degree.

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Otto PeraltaDrumline Instructor: Bass Drum SpecialistOtto Peralta has had extensive performance experiences

including Garfield Independent in 2008- 2009, Gold Drum

& Bugle Corps in 2010, POW Percussion in 2011-2012

(Charter Member), the Academy Drum & Bugle Corps in

2012, and Pulse Percussion in 2013. He has been involved

with multiple schools in the Southern California region for

the past five years. Mr. Peralta is currently teaching at

Pacific Palisades Charter High School as a battery technician

and POW Percussion as a bass technician and was previously

a bass technician for The Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps

for the 2014 season. Mr. Peralta joined the percussion staff

with Mira Costa High School in 2013 where he works with

the Marching Band and Colorguard as well as the Indoor

Percussion Ensemble

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Aya StraussDrumline Instructor:Upper Battery SpecialistAya Strauss is a marching percussion educator,

designer, and performer who currently lives and

works in Torrance, California. She attended

Palisades Charter High School, where she first

learned to play percussion, and has since then gone

on to perform with many world class ensembles. Aya

attended UCLA from 2014-2018, where she received

a degree with honors in cognitive science and was a

member of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. Aya

currently performs with the LA Chargers

Thunderbolt Drumline and Sidle Entertainment, and

is a proud member of the Vic Firth educational team.

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Kevin TranDrumline Instructor:Front Ensemble SpecialistKevin Tran studied at UCLA under the direction of Raynor Carroll, former principal percussionist of the LA Phil, and Theresa Dimond, principal percussionist of the LA Opera, where he received his BA in Music Performance. He has had the privilege to receive instruction from many notable musicians such as Nancy Zeltsman, Jack Van Geem, Ivana Bilic, Nanae Mimura, and many more. In recent years, Tran has worked with many schools and organizations throughout Southern California and Northern Alabama.

Currently he is an active performer, composer, and educator. He has performed with the UCLA Philharmonia, Wind Ensemble, Symphony, and Percussion Ensemble, as well as in a number of ensembles during festivals. During his marching career, he performed with Blue Devils “B” in 2011 & 2012. Kevin, as a soloist, has received recognition for his performances, and has won competitions such as the UCLA All-Star Concerto competition with marimba. He is working on many new projects with solo vibraphone, marimba, and composing classical & contemporary percussion literature.Tran is currently signed with Innovative Percussion Inc. as an artist & percussion educator.

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Richard HernandezColorguard Director

Rich Hernandez has been involved in the marching band/pageantry arts since middle school. Throughout his middle and high school years at North Park Middle School and El Rancho HS he balanced playing an instrument in the concert and field ensembles with performing as drum major of the parade band as well as participating as a prominent member of the winterguard team. It was during his senior year at Whittier HS that Mr. Hernandez decided to branch out and concentrate on the world of independent winterguards. Mr. Hernandez has marched with several notable southern California Winter Guard International (WGI) finalist winterguards. Mr. Hernandez is also currently on staff with Pasadena City College’s Ayanna Winterguard. He attended Rio Hondo College and California State University Fullerton, pursuing an education in early childhood development. Mr. Hernandez is currently working as a teaching assistant within the Whittier Unified School District. While marching in the Independent World Class division, Rich was asked to join the instructional staff at Mira Costa High School where he has served as Colorguard Caption Head since 2011.

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Joey AvalosColorguard Instructor

Joey has 23 years of Colorguard experience,

including as a performing member with 5 time world

champions, Fantasia Winterguard. His experience

provides an elevated perspective on movement and

performance, which he continues to share with the

students to help develop their confidence and skills

in both their colorguard performance and their daily

lives. Joey joined the MCHS colorguard in 2019 as

an assistant coach. Together, he and Colorguard

Director, Richard Hernandez, helped colorguard

earn various awards during the 2019/2020 field

band competition season.

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THE MARCHING ARTS AT MCHS

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Marching Band (includes Drumline)● Athletics Period 7 ● Primary Season from August to November● Summer Training and Fall Training Camp● 2021 Hollywood Christmas Parade - Nov 28th!

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(The Drumline in 2nd Semester)● Athletics Period 7 ● practice starts in December● Season ends in April● Additional Donation needed

Indoor Drum Line

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Colorguard● Full Year Course● Period 6 plus Athletics Period 7 ● Primary Season from August to November● Summer Training and Fall Training Camp

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(The Colorguard in 2nd Semester)● 6th Period + Athletics Period 7 ● practice starts in December● Season ends in April● Additional Donation for Winter Show needed

Winter Guard

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The Book

https://tinyurl.com/MCBandBook2115

Calendar & Absences

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2021-2022 MCHS Marching Band & Colorguard Events Calendar

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa MARCHING BAND Activities1 2 3 4 5 June 24 - Summer Thursday Clinic #1

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 July 1 - Summer Thursday Clinic #2

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 July 8 - Summer Thursday Clinic #3

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 July 15 - Summer Thursday Clinic #4

27 28 29 30 July 22 - Summer Thursday Clinic #5

July 29 - Summer Thursday Clinic #6

Aug 9-13 - Fall Training Camp Wk1, 12PM-8PM

Aug 16-20 - Fall Training Camp Wk2, 12PM-8PM

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Aug 20 - Home Game/Sneak Preview, Game time 7pm

1 2 3 Aug 27 - Away Game

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Aug 28 - Rehearsathon, 1PM-8PM (SAT Test Day)

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Sept 8 - Green and Gold Rally at MBMS (optional)

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Sept 10 - Home Game, 5PM, Green and Gold

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sept 11 - Rehearsathon, 9AM-4PM (ACT Test Day)

Sept 17 - Home Game, 5PM

Sept 25 - Rehearsathon, 9AM-4PM

Oct 1 - Away Game (pending funding)

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Oct 2 - Hometown Fair Parade, 8:30AM-11AM (SAT Test Day)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Oct 8 - Home Game, 5PM

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Oct 9 - Ayala Music in Motion Tournament (WBA), Chino Hills, CA

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Oct 15 - Away Game (pending funding)

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Oct 16 - **NEW** Hosting Local Tournament Fundraiser

29 30 31 Oct 23 - Field Competition (Location TBA) (ACT Test Day)

Oct 29 - Pennekamp Halloween Parade (optional)

Oct 29 - Home Game, 5PM

Nov 5 - CIF

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Nov 6 - Conquistador Classic @ Don Lugo High School, Chino, CA (SAT Test Day)

1 2 3 4 Nov 12 - CIF

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Nov 13 - Trabuco Hills Tournament (WBA), Mission Viejo, CA

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Nov 16 - End of Season Stadium Concert (Waller), 5PM-9PM

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Nov 28 - Hollywood Christmas Parade, Call Time 12PM

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7/5 - 4th of July Observed

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 9/6 - Labor Day

31 9/7 - Local Holiday

9/16 - Local Holiday11/11 - Veteran's Day

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 11/22 to 11/26 - Thanksgiving Break1 2 3 4 5 6 12/20 to 12/31 - Winter Break

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1/17 - MLK Holiday14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2/21 - Pres Holiday Recess21 22 23 24 25 26 27 4/4 to 4/8 - Spring Break28 29 30 5/30 - Memorial Day

November 2021

October 2021

June 2021

July 2021

August 2021

September 2021

SUMMER REGISTRATION WITH

MBX FOUNDATION

● $80 Registration Request Fee thru MBX Aeries

● MBX - Summer School – Athletics● Covers Insurance, Facilities

Maintenance, etc.

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Our excellent program is possible thanks to your

FAIR SHARE DONATIONS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.WITHOUT YOUR DONATION, OUR MARCHING BAND AND COLOR GUARD PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE THE AMAZING PROGRAM THAT IT IS.

2021-2022 Fair Share DonationMarching Band and Colorguard

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$825 Donation - program support(supports the program)

$200 Instrument Loan / Percussion Usage(Maintenance and repair donation for use of school owned instruments (i.e. all percussion, most large horns, oboes, bassoons, Eb clarinets and marching instruments). It does not fund new instrument purchases

Where does your donation go?

● MARCHING BAND INSTRUCTION● COLORGUARD INSTRUCTION● TRANSPORTATION FOR COMPETITIONS● SHOW CHARTS ● INSTRUCTOR STIPENDS● EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES● COLORGUARD COSTUMES● FIELD SHOW PROPS● EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION● TRANSPORTATION FOR AWAY GAMES● BATTERY MUSIC● SOUND DESIGN● AND OTHER EXPENSES

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BY CHECK: ● Full ASK donation OR multiple payment plan● Payable to MBX Foundation ● Write a check tonight or hand in with forms by June

25th. Put in Silver Box in Band Room OR● Mail to Band Boosters, PO Box 741, Manhattan Beach

CA 90267● Please DO NOT give to Mr. Carlson

BY CREDIT CARD:● ACTIVE thru MBX Foundation● Band Page under Booster Clubs● Fee associated with Credit Card payment

HOW to DONATE

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MARCHING BAND & GUARD OPERATIONS

22Carolyn Mukai - Tina Shivpuri – Cori Rytz

Communication during Season1. Weekly eBlast w/ Schedule & InformationStarting in August. Signup for this Newsletter email at www.miracostabands.com/contact/

Please check Promotion or Junk Folder if not received

2. Websitewww.miracostabands.com/

7. Direct Email costabandguardboosters@gmail.com

3. Social MediaFacebook – Twitter – Instagram - Flickr - YouTube

5. SignUp GeniusDashboard Link coming soon! See next page.

4. CalendarWill be updated soon. Subscribe.

6. GroupMeStarted last year. Install App on Phone.

Invite coming soon.

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SignUp Genius Dashboard(if and when safe to do so…)

GENERAL• Prep Props, e.g. Paint the Trees• Fruit & Snack Donations for Events• Senior Hosted Dinner• Uniform Laundry• Potluck Party in Summer• Uniform Fitting Days• Band Camp Band Aides• Rehearsathon Band Aides• Hometown Fair Booth• Water Donations• Uniform Ironing Party

CHAIRS NEEDED:Candy Booth Sales x 2 peopleHometown Fair Traffic CrewBleacher PrepPit Crew x 2 people

FOOTBALL GAMES• Chaperones for Away Games• Traffic Crew Tuesday Evenings• Uniform Crew Volunteers• Candy Booth Sales• Bleacher Prep• Traffic Crew Home Games• Chaperones Home Games• Pit Crew Home Games

FIELD SHOWS• Pit Crew Field Shows• Lunch Donations (for the crew)• Chaperones Field Shows• Truck Drivers x 2• The Spam Musubi Team

PARADES• Chaperones for Parades• Food Donations

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IT IS GOING TO BE FULL SEASON IN

2021-2022Month Training Rehearsathons Games Competitions Parades

Jun-Jul Summer Rehearsal: 4-8PM, Every Th starting 6/24 to 7/29

AUG 8/9-13, 8/16-2012-8PM

8/28, 1-8PMSATURDAY

8/20 (Home)8/27 (Away)

SEP Every Mon 2-4:30 CG, 3:15-5:15 Winds, 3:15-5:15 PercussionTu 3:15-5:15 Full Ens.Th 4:15-5:15 Full Ens.

9/11, 9-4 PMSATURDAY9/25, 9-4 PMSATURDAY

9/10 (Home)9/17 (Home)

OCT Every Mon 2-4:30 CG, 3:15-5:15 Winds, 3:15-5:15 PercussionTu 3:15-5:15 Full Ens.Th 4:15-5:15 Full Ens.

10/1 (Away)10/8 (Home)10/15 (Away)10/29 (Home)

10/9 SATURDAY(Chino Hills, CA)10/16 SATURDAY (Hosting Local)10/23 SATURDAY (Location TBA)

10/2Hometown Fair

NOV Mons 2-4:30 CG, 3:15-5:15 Winds, 3:15-5:15 PercussionTu 3:15-5:15 Full Ens.Th 4:15-5:15 Full Ens.Until 11/18

11/5 (CIF)11/12 (CIF) 11/6

SATURDAY (Chino, CA)11/13 SATURDAY (Mission Viejo, CA)

Homecoming Concert 11/16 TUESDAY (Waller Stadium)

11/28 SUNDAY Hollywood Xmas Parade

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Summer Dates

MANDATORY TRAINING DATES:

Event Participant(s) Dates Time Location

Summer Rehearsals

ALL students who are in town

6/247/1, 8, 15, 22, 29

(every Th)4-8PM

MCHS Band Rm (Rm 4)

Event Participant(s) Dates Time Location

MANDATORY Fall Training

ALL students • 8/9 - 8/13• 8/16 - 8/20

12-8PM MCHS Band Rm (Rm 4)

Sneak Preview Viewing at First

Home Game

• Family• Friends

8/20 7pm• Waller Stadium

REHEARSALS:

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Summer/Fall Training

Various social events will be planned after Thursday summer

rehearsals (when it is safe to do so) and Fall Training. Section Leads

will inform the section of any upcoming plans.

Please plan to stay if you can.

BE ON TIME!!

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Summer/Fall Training - cont.

•athletic shoes•gym shorts•T-shirt•sunglasses•hat•sunscreen (!)

What to WEAR

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Summer/Fall Training - cont.

● WATER - in reusable bottle● Sunscreen● Snacks● Jacket ● Hat● Lyre for your instrument● More Sunscreen (!)

What to BRING DAILY

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Summer/Fall Training - cont.

● Get plenty of REST● Eat a Healthy Breakfast & Lunch● Eat a Healthy Snack during Breaks● Stay Hydrated during Rehearsals● Avoid Caffeine ● Use Sunscreen● Talk to a section leader, drum major,

or staff member if you have any questions or problems.

What to DO

The Uniform ● Each student will be assigned a uniform● Parts of the marching uniform● Responsibility● What to wear under the uniform ● Shoes will need to be purchased● Optional jacket available for band and guard

members● Optional season t-shirt (part of the alternate

uniform)● Guard will have a parade (green) uniform

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ALTERNATE UNIFORMREHEARSAL ATTIRE

SignupGenius or Email will be sent to schedule a fitting for each student.

Rehearsal Attire Alternate Uniform

MARCHING BAND UNIFORM LEADS: Maeghan Sulin and Jody WilliamsCOLORGUARD UNIFORM LEADS: Cori Rytz

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Training & Rehearsathon

Parade GameChaperone(First Aid) 1/shift Chaperones 2-3

Uniform Crew 2 Chaperones 2

Uniform Crew 2

Pit Crew 5

Traffic Crew 5-7

Bleacher Crew 8

Candy Booth 4/shift

FieldCompetition

Chaperones 6

Uniform Crew 3-4

Pit Crew 10-15

Truck Drivers 2

Truck Loaders 8

Truck Unloaders 8

We Need Parent Volunteers

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# of volunteers needed

Transportation Lead 1

Volunteer signup sheet available after meeting.

Online SIGN UP Genius will be

sent out soon to all parents.

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Marching Band

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VP of Marching Operations:Carolyn Mukai & Tina Shivpuri

VP of Guards: Cori Rytz

Colorguard

Thank you for your time.

We would love to meet all of our new band and guard parents and to say hello to all our returning parents.

We will be around at the end of the meeting so please come on up to the top of Stadium Way to socialize.

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