A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Attention - The command: "Band - Ten - Hut!!!"
At attention, you do not talk, move, or look around. Feet are together, stand
tall with legs straight, but do
not lock knees.
Your weight should be evenly
distributed over both feet, directly through the center of your
body. Head is up
with the chin
slightly above horizontal. Eyes are focused straight ahead. Section leaders
and drum majors will assist band members
in what exactly to do
with their instruments while at attention.
Auxiliary - Another name for the Colorguard, usually used
in conjunction with the Marching Band and is the
typical term to
describe
members of a team working with rifles, flags and sabers during field
competitions.
See Color guard.
Back March - Marching in reverse while the upper body remains steady, without movement.
Band Camp - A session prior to the start of the school year
where all Marching Band and Color Guard
members are
introduced to marching
basics & to introduce the music that has been selected for the field show.
Band Horns Down - Horns snap to rest position on four of command.
Band Horns Up - Horns snap to playing position on four of the command.
Band Parade Rest - On fourth count, feet are spread to shoulder width apart.
Band Ready Front - Given after Dress Center Dress to ready for the next command.
Battery - The marching component of
Drumline. The instruments included in the Battery section are: snare drums,
tenor drums, bass drums
and cymbals. The battery percussion unit march on the field during
football games,
winter field
competitions and on the floor during spring competition.
Bleary Eyed - Your student’s stare after hours of band camp
participation, months of morning “zero period”
practice, pep
support at football
games and weekend competitions.
Booster Parent Meetings - Meetings held every second
Tuesday
of each month where important discussions
are held and
decisions made impacting
the extracurricular activities, performances and schedules regarding
band
functions.
Caption - A specific area of the performance of a marching
band while in competition. The Captions are: Music
Performance;
Music General
Effect; Visual Performance; Visual General Effect; Percussion; Auxiliary; Drum
Major.
Caption Awards - Presented to the Marching Band with the
highest scores in the areas of Music Performance,
Visual Performance,
Percussion
and Auxiliary in each division.
Chorus - Background music played during a solo improvisation.
Colorguard - Marching Band Members who add visual impact
and color to the musical performance in a
challenging activity that
combines
equipment work using flags, rifles and sabers, with dancing and marching.
Competitions - Schools competing against other bands for scores and awards.
Concert Band - Symphonic Band
Crab Walk - Moving parallel to the sidelines while keeping your body oriented to the sideline from the top down.
Donation - This is needed for music
related activities other than onsite classroom instruction and onsite school
performances. Donations compensate for the costs
for our music program not funded by the Garden Grove
School District. A
personal payment
is tax deductible.
Dress Center Dress - All heads turn down line in order to dress positions within the line.
Drill - Movement and marching formations of the band on the field.
Drum Major - A student leader in marching band. Drum
majors conduct the band when it performs, and the parade
drum major
performs a
baton routine while leading parades.
eScrip - (electronic scrip) Participating businesses contribute a percentage
of your grocery loyalty card,
credit cards and/or
debit/ATM card purchases to
your student's account. Please see the section on fund raising
for more information. See Scrip (Paper/Traditional)
Field Show - A marching band competition that takes place
on a football field where any number of high school
marching bands
perform up to an
11 minute show for an audience and a panel of judges.
Flags - Used by the Color Guard on the field of competition
to add visual color, beauty and impact to the overall
performance of
the
Marching Band; also called silks.
Football Field - Contrary to popular opinion, it is the
preferred location for Marching Band competition. Although
most schools
allow
football teams to compete on the same surface during short periods of the year
when the
Marching Band is not performing.
Funk - A style of music with several off-beat and unusual rhythms.
General Fund
- The monies in the general fund are used toward costs
associated with competitions, fees
paid to coaches,
transportation to/from
events, equipment maintenance and repair, instrument repair, entry fees
and
uniforms.
Glide Step - Marching on a field so that your upper body doesn’t move from side-to-side or up and down.
Hash marks - Hashes divide the width of the football field into thirds. Using a 22.5 inch step students will
discover that there
are 28 steps between each third (from the
home stands side to the first hash, between
hashes, and between the back hash
and the visitor stands sideline).
Improvisation - To make up the music one plays on the spot while the other jazz members are playing background.
Jazz Music - An American art form that originated in New
Orleans around the turn of 20th century. Jazz is
characterized by
strong,
distinctive tones, improvisation and rhythmic patterns.
Jazz Run - An elongated running stride in which musicians
do their best to reach their spot that is many, many
feet away in
only a few beats.
Lick - A series of notes making up a section of the music.
Louis Armstrong Award - An award given to a member of the jazz band for the most outstanding jazz player of the year.
Marching Band - A highly dedicated and talented group of
musicians, that merge music with movement and
visual effects on
football fields
each fall in shows and competitions. Also, these same musicians provide half
time entertainment during football season.
Marching Basics - Marching techniques learned and reviewed
at the beginning of the season, typically during
a two week
period just prior to
the start of the school year. The basics include proper placement of feet
during
marching, how to keep in
step with the music, and marching formations.
Marching Block - A group of musicians marching in a certain pattern, and in unison.
Marching Shoes - Specially designed shoes for marchers, purchased through Music Boosters.
Mariner Cards - A fundraiser where merchants have agreed to
offer discounts or free merchandise based on
a purchase
amount. Proceeds
from the sale of Mariner Cards are deposited into the student account and the
band booster general fund. (fundraiser not being held during the 2006-2007 school year.)
Mark Time - The act of moving your feet as though you were marching but remaining in one place.
Music Boosters - Parent volunteer organization that
supports instrumental music and Colorguard activities
for Pacifica High
School
Music Program. All parents of music department students
are Music Boosters.
Visit
Who Is A Booster for more insight.
Music General Effect - In competition, the assessment of the emotional and theatrical parts of the performance.
Music Performance - In competition, is an objective
assessment of a band’s musical technical execution
based on the
fundamentals of
ensemble performance.
Pit - The non-moving component of the
drumline. These instruments are used for field shows and drumline
competitions. The instruments
included in the Pit section are: xylophones, bells, marimbas, synthesizers,
sampler, tympani, suspended
cymbals
and gong.
These musicians do not march on the field of competition
but are positioned on
the outer field or floor.
Pit Crew - Band Moms/Dads bring the pit instruments onto
and off the field of competition. They help load
and unload the
big white
trailer and also the small blue trailer. Maintain ATV, cart and trailers.
Press Box - The box where the announcer is situated in the center of the home stands.
Rifles - An instrument used by the Colorguard to add visual impact to the Marching Band’s performance.
Sabers - An instrument used by the Colorguard to add visual impact to the Marching Band’s performance.
Scrip (Paper/Traditional) - Paper or plastic gift cards in various denominations you purchase from participating
merchants
through the Boosters. The merchants donate a percentage of the amount
of a purchased gift card
back to the Boosters/student's
account; varying from
1.75% up to 22 %. The scrip purchase order form
will be
located in the band room and available soon on
this website.
Please see the fundraising section of the website
for further explanation.
Also see eScrip.
SCSBOA - Southern California School Band
and Orchestra Association. Classification is determined by
the total number
of woodwind, brass and percussion
performers. Pacifica is in classification 3A.
(Not participating 2005-2006
school year.)
Class 1A - 1 to 50 members.
Class 2A - 51 to 70 members
Class 3A - 71 to 90 members
Class 4A - 91 to 120 members
Class 5A - 121 to 150 members
Class 6A - 151 and up (or fewer than 151 by Director's choice)
Sections/Sectional
- Band Proper is divided into sections
according to the instrument played. There are major
sections(such as woodwinds,
brass, low brass) and each of them is divided into subsections of individual
instruments. A sectional is
when the members of a section get together either
during practice at school, or
more commonly at the section leader's home.
Section Leader - A student leader of a particular section
of players in any performing ensemble, usually the most
skilled player
on that
particular instrument.
Shako - Band hat, to which a plume is attached for performances. Top
SCPA - Southern California Percussion Alliance. Regional Spring percussion competitions.
Student Account - An account that is set
up by the music boosters to track monies earned by students through
fundraising
activities, donations and also reflects the parent's personal payments for tax
deductible purposes.
Students can
use the excess
monies in their account to pay for hotel rooms during away
competitions, help pay
for their annual fair share obligation and/or
equipment/shoes. Parents should balance their student's account
information just as they would their own personal checking
account.
Student account information is available
at each monthly Booster meeting; the
first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm
in the band room.
Swing - A style of music from the 1940s during the period "Big Bands" were popular.
Visual General Effect - A subjective evaluation of the non-music components of a performance.
Visual Performance - An objective assessment of how well a
band actually marches. Judges takes into
consideration such
things as: were the
band members in step, were they in phase, were all musicians in proper
marching
posture, were transitions
executed properly, etc.
Volunteers - Parents that participate in the music program
by contributing time to assist in, as examples,
snack bar staffing
during
football home games, assisting in moving equipment onto and off of the field
during
competitions, becoming an active
member of booster committees, elected
officials and section representatives.
Other organizational and task oriented
opportunities exist to contribute to your student’s enjoyment of the Pacifica
High School music program. Contact booster officials
by clicking
here
for email or phone numbers, or join us at
our monthly booster meetings every second Monday of each month.
WBA - Western Band Association.
Class 1A (WBA) - Bands with membership no greater than 60
Class 2A (WBA) - Bands with membership no greater than 80
Class 3A (WBA) - Bands with membership no greater than 100
Class 4A (WBA) - Bands with membership
no greater than 140
Class 5A (WBA) - Any number of members
WGI - Winterguard International Sport of The Arts World Championships. This weekend event brings the best and
most
talented percussion/Winterguard teams from Canada, Japan and from
across our Nation to perform their shows
at their own
venue sites. What an experience!
Winterguard - A Colorguard team that performs to recorded
music at indoor competitions from January through April.
Typically
the Colorguard combines modern dance with flag, rile and saber work. This group of
students usually
consists of the color guard
team that participates in Marching
Band competitions during the fall season.
Yard lines - The length of the football field is marked off in yard lines that span five yards each, ascending from each
goal line toward the middle of the field which is the 50 yard line. The first yard line from the goal is designated the "five,"
and it is followed
by the 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,
40, 45, and 50--which is the center of the field. It is extremely
important
to understand that when
marching across the length of the field
members will march "8 to 5." This is an acquired skill
which requires adjusting
the size of
one's step.," the left foot will take the first step toward the next
yard line. The left foot
will fall on counts 1, 3, 5, 7 and the right foot will
fall on counts 2, 4, 6, 8. This means that the right foot will hit the next yard
line on count 8 BUT only if the steps are adjusting correctly.
Students must
concentrate on adjusting their individual step
size in order to execute this
maneuver correctly. Step sizes are
technically 22.5 inches in length.