2026-2027 GHS Band

What is Band Camp?

Band camp is a time to rehearse and train for the 2026-2027 school year, the fall parade competitions, and our 2026 field show to be performed at home games. Most high schools have a 2-3 week long band camp that lasts from 8 am to 5 pm. Then on top of that, they will hold two after-schoolrehearsals during the week once school starts. We have a 6-day band camp from 9 am until 3 pm each day with an hour lunch break. During band camp, we will get to know each other, practice marching basics, learn our drill (formations) for our field show, practice in sections, and practice all together. We'll be learning & memorizing our parade march and field show music. We'll also have some new pep tunes that we'll perform at football games (see events for dates). Band camp is mandatory. This is because we will be spending about 5 hours each day practicing and rehearsing. If a student misses band camp, it's almost like missing 6 weeks of rehearsals during the school year.

Competitive Drumline

In the parade competition, all students will perform as a full band. We will also have the chance to have a competitive drumline performance. The competitive drumline will be separate from the band and meet after school once a week with either Mr. Jacobsen or Mr. Schofield. Band members can be a part of this drumline even if they play a wind instrument. If any students are interested, please email Mr. Jacobsen.

Color Guard

As you can see in the example videos below, bands usually have a color guard or flag team. This is a group of students who have a choreographed part for the parade/field show. They would meet at the same time as the band - Tuesdays 6-8 pm. We want to have a color guard, but we need interested students. If you know a student who would be interested, please have them contact Mr. Jacobsen.

Parent Volunteers

This year we'll need quite a few parent volunteers. We have 26 students in the band this year and we'll have 2 competitions and many concerts. I am always looking for parents who are willing to help. If you're interested in helping, please let me know. This year we will need help at each competition, each football game, and we will need a lot of help with uniforms - organizing, fitting students, caring, maintaining, transporting, etc.

Band Camp 2026 Dates

Band Camp will be in the GHS Guardian Building, Band Room, and GHS Football Field

August 12 - Wednesday 9 am - 2 pm

August 13 - Thursday 9 am - 2 pm

August 14 - Friday 9 am - 2 pm

August 17 - Monday 9 am - 2 pm

August 18 - Tuesday 9 am - 2 pm

August 19 - Wednesday 9 am - 2 pm

COLOR GUARD

Color Guard will meet on the same days and same times.

PREVIEW CONCERT

August 19 - 7 pm - GHS Stadium

To celebrate the work the students put into Band Camp, we will hold a preview concert on August 19th, 2026. The performance will take place at the GHS stadium and we will perform our competitive march, pep band songs, and our field show (as far as we have learned). We will also demonstrate basic marching techniques and commands to demonstrate what we have learned.

Weekly Night Rehersals

The Marching Band and Color Guard will rehearse every Tuesday evening on the GHS Football Field from 6 pm - 8 pm. These night rehearsals will go from the first week of school until the week of our last football game performance. Attendance will be mandatory and any absences will need to be approved beforehand.

Tuesdays 6 pm - 8 pm

Our Field Show

90's Rock

Sheet music is linked below and the Youtube videos that you can play along with. Keep in mind, there will likely be cuts made to this music, so don't count on playing all of these songs all the way through.

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Cut m. 35-42

Creep by Radiohead
Cut m. 26-43

Enter Sandman by Metallica
No repeat. Take 2nd ending.

Thunderstruck by ACDC
Possible cuts - TBD

AUDIO

Smells Like Teen Spirit - GHS Cut

Creep - GHS Cut

Enter Sandman - GHS Cut

Thunderstruck - GHS Cut

Our March

For 2026 we will be playing The Washington Post by John Philip Sousa

Below are examples of this march played at parade competitions by various middle and high schools.

The Washington Post - Sheet Music

Home Football Games

Home Football Games will be different this year with field shows. The following dates are for all home football gaems.

September 18, 2026 - Homecoming vs Paradise (half time performance may be before game)
October 2, 2026 - vs Lassen
October 9, 2026 - vs Las Plumas
October 23, 2026 - vs Corning
November 6, 2026 - Harvest Bowl & Senior Night vs Live Oak

Competitions

Band and Drumline Competitions are an all-day event. We will leave early in the morning and return late in the afternoon or evening. There will be many bands competing of various sizes and from all over. We will park, get dressed in uniform, warm up, and then line up behind another band and get ready for our performances. Below are the band reviews that we will compete in. Middle School Students do not compete in parade competitions

Franklin Invitational Band Review
Oct 10, 2025
Elk Grove, CA

Del Oro Band Review
Oct 17, 2025
Loomis, CA