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Laker Marching Band

2026 LMB Band Camp Schedule

Wednesday, August 19 - Leadership Report

Time

Activity

8:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Check In for Leadership – Dr. Martin's Office (1211, Haas Center for Performing Arts)

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Move-in

12:00 - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Session

2:45 - 5:45 p.m.

Session

6:00 p.m.

Dinner (provided)

Thursday, August 20 - Color Guard, Drumline, and New Woodwind/Brass Report

Time

Activity

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Check In – Choir Room (1410, Haas Center for Performing Arts)

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Move-in

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own) - Color Guard & Drumline

Lunch provided for Leadership - Choir Room (1410)

1:15-1:30 p.m.

All Member Meeting – Louis Armstrong Theatre (LAT)

1:45-5:15 p.m.

Color Guard Sectionals - Rec Center or HCPA Field
Drumline Sectionals - LAT

1:45-5:15 p.m.

FUNdamentals – HCPA Field - New Woodwind/Brass

5:30 p.m.

Dinner (provided - Pizza, Salad, Breadsticks)

6:45-8:00 p.m.

FUNdamentals – HCPA Field – New Woodwind/Brass

6:45-8:00 p.m.

Color Guard Sectionals - Rec Center or HCPA Field
Drumline Sectionals - LAT

8:15 p.m.

Social Activity

9:00 p.m.

Fine!

Friday, August 21 - Returning Woodwind/Brass Report

Returning Woodwind & Brass Members

Time

Activity

8:00am - 12:00pm

Check In – Choir Room (1410, Haas Center for Performing Arts)

  • GVSU Owned Instrument Check Out

8:30am - 12:00pm

Move In

12:00pm

Lunch (on your own) - Returning Woodwind and Brass Members

1:00pm

Title IV Presentation - Louis Armstrong Theatre (LAT)

1:45pm

Welcome / Introductions / Schedule / Handbook - LAT

3:45-5:15pm

Sectionals: 

Warm Up Routine (Breathing / Flex #1) / Tune / Marching Warm Up / Chorale - "Never Walk Alone" / Fight Song (Sing-Play-Tag) / Pregame / (Victory Song???)

  • Piccolos – 1200
  • Clarinets – SVS
  • Alto Saxes – 1506
  • Tenor Saxes/B. Clar. – Green Room
  • Mellophones – SVS
  • Trumpets – CDC
  • Trombones – 1525
  • Baritones – Green Room
  • Sousaphones/Bari. Saxes - 1410
  • Drumline – LAT
  • Color Guard – Rec Center

5:30pm

Dinner (Provided - Laker Food Co – The Dish)

6:45pm

Full Band – Music Rehearsal – LAT

Warm Up Routine (Breathing / Flex #1) / Tune / Marching Warm Up / Chorale - "Never Walk Alone" / Fight Song (Sing-Play-Tag) / Pregame / (Victory Song???)

8:00pm

Social Activity (LMB Olympics)

9:00pm

End

Color Guard, Drumline, and New Woodwind/Brass

Time

Activity

8:30am

Breakfast – LAT Lobby

9:00-11:45am

Practice on Your Own

12:00pm

Lunch (provided) - LAT Lobby 

1:00-1:30pm

Title IX Presentation – LAT

1:45-3:30pm

Welcome / Introductions / Schedule / Handbook  - LAT

3:45-5:15pm

Sectionals

  • Piccolos – 1200
  • Clarinets – SVS
  • Alto Saxes – 1506
  • Tenor Saxes/B. Clar. – Green Room
  • Mellophones – SVS
  • Trumpets – CDC
  • Trombones – 1525
  • Baritones – Green Room
  • Sousaphones/Bari. Saxes - 1410
  • Drumline – LAT
  • Color Guard – Rec Center

5:30pm

Dinner (Provided - Laker Food Co – The Dish)

6:45pm

Full Band – Music Rehearsal – LAT

8:00pm

Social Activity (LMB Olympics)

9:00pm

Fine!

Saturday, August 22 - Full Camp Begins

Time

Activity

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast (Provided) - HCPA field

8:00 a.m.

FUNdamentals (Full Band)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (Laker Food Co - The Dish)

1:15-4:45 p.m.

Color Guard Sectional - Rec Center

1:15-3:00 p.m.

Sectionals

Warm Up Routine (Breathing / Flex #1) / Tune / Pregame / UDB Pregame Preparation

3:15-4:45 p.m.

Indoor Music Rehearsal (Winds & Drumline) – LAT

Tune / Pregame

5:00 p.m.

Dinner (Laker Food Co - The Dish)

6:15 p.m.

Full Band - Concert Arcs: Flex 1, Tune, Bounce Step, & Pregame A

8:00 p.m.

Social Activity

6:40 p.m.

Start Pregame Drill / Goal: Through Counter-March

9:00 p.m.

End

8:00 p.m.

Social Activity (Explore GVSU) 

Sunday, August 23

Time

Activity

8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

FREE Time (Breakfast & Lunch – On Your Own)

GVSU & Area Food Options

12:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Sectionals – Show 1

1:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Color Guard Sectionals Rec Center Courts 4 & 5

4:00 p.m.

Dinner (Pizza, Salad, Breadsticks)

5:15 - 6:45 p.m.

Outdoor Drill – Concert Arcs (Flex 1, Tune, Chorale, ALL Pregame

5:30pm                        Marching Warm Up (with drill)
5:40pm                        Break
5:43pm                        Pregame Drill / Goal: Through Chromatic Flashstep
7:45pm                        Run Pregame

8:00 p.m.

Social Activity (Karaoke)

9:15 p.m.

End

Monday, August 24

Time

Activity

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast - HCPA field

7:45 a.m.

Staff / Student Leadership Mtg – HCPA Field

8:00 a.m.

Learn/Place Attendance Block – HCPA Field

8:40 a.m.

Concert Arcs: Flex #1 / Tune / All Pregame

9:00 a.m.

Finish Pregame

11:00 a.m.

Performance for President Mantella

11:15 a.m.

Lunch with President Mantella

1:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Color Guard Sectionals - Rec Center Court 4 & 5

1:30-2:30p.m.

Sectionals - Offense Louie Sound Bites w/ moves

2:45 p.m.

Indoor Full Band Rehearsal - Offense Louie Sound Bites w/ moves

4:00 p.m.

Dinner (Laker Food Co - The Dish)

5:15 p.m.

Concert Arcs – HCPA Field

Attendance / Stretching / Breathing Exercise / Flex 1 / Tune / Pregame

5:35pm                        Break
5:40pm                        Run Pregame
5:55pm                        Break
6:00pm                        Concert Arcs - Fanfare for Common Man-Summon / Victorious
6:15pm                        Break
6:20pm                        Start Show 1-Part 1 (Fanfare for Common Man-Summon)

8:00 p.m.

Social Activity (Section Night)

9:00 p.m.

End

Tuesday, August 25

Time

Activity

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast - HCPA field

7:45 a.m.

Staff / Student Leadership Mtg – HCPA Field

8:00 a.m.

Outdoor Rehearsal - Full Band – HCPA Field

Concert Arcs: Attendance / Stretch / Warm Up / Tune /

Don’t Stop Believing / All In This Together

11:00 a.m.

Lunch (Laker Food Co - The Dish)

12:30-3:45 p.m.

Color Guard Sectionals - Rec Center

12:30-2:15 p.m.

Sectionals

Defense Louie Sound Bites w/ moves / Pregame

2:30-3:45 p.m.

Indoor Full Band Rehearsal

Defense Louie Sound Bites w/ moves / Pregame

4:00 p.m.

Dinner (Laker Food Co - The Dish)

5:15 p.m.

Outdoor Rehearsal - Full Band – HCPA Field

Concert Arcs

Attendance / Stretch / Warm Up Routine / Tune / All Show 1

5:45pm   Show 1-Part 3 (Don’t Stop Believing)
7:10pm   Review Show 1- Part 1, 2, & 3
7:40pm   Run Pregame

 

8:00 p.m.

Social Activity (Skit Night)

9:00 p.m.

End

Wednesday, August 26

Time

Activity

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast - HCPA field

7:45 a.m.

Staff / Student Leadership Mtg – HCPA Field

8:00 a.m.

Outdoor Rehearsal - Full Band – HCPA Field

Full Band Concert Arcs - Attendance / Stretch / Breathing / Flex #1 / Tune / All Show 1

8:30am  Show 1-Part 4 (All In This Together)

9:30am  Run Show 1

9:50am  End! - Honors College members excused until 2:30pm.

11:00 a.m.

Lunch (Laker Food Co - The Dish) - Meal Plan in Effect

12:00 - 2:30 p.m.

BREAK!

Change into LMB Baseball Hat & LMB T-Shirt

2:45 p.m.

Outdoor Rehearsal - Full Band – HCPA Field

Full Band Concert Arcs - Attendance / Stretch / Breathing / Flex #1 / Tune / Pregame

3:05pm   Break
3:10pm   Run Pregame
3:25pm   Break
3:30pm   Run Show 1
3:45pm   Break
3:50pm   Concert Arcs - Review March to Stadium sequence
4:10pm   Line Up

4:20 p.m.

March to Stadium Practice (end at Bookstore)

5:00 p.m.

End of Band Camp!

Thursday, August 27

Time

Activity

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Returner Woodwind/Brass Uniform Refits - LMB Uniform Room

6:30 p.m.

Drumline Call Time – Band Room (LMB T-Shirt, Hat, Shorts)

7:00 p.m.

Perform at Convocation

8:00 p.m.

Drumline Leads Students to Lubbers

Transitions Class Photo w/ New LMB members

Friday, August 28

Major

Credits

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

New Woodwind/Brass Uniform Fittings - LMB Uniform Room
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