“How much does Marching Band Cost?”
$50 Marching Band Camp, $25 Marching Shoes, $3 (Replacement) Marching Gloves, $10 Band T-Shirt if you don’t already have one.
Marching band costs are due at camp, except for marching shoes. If your student already has some of the items above, they will not have to repurchase, unless they need a different size or replacement from previous year. Any overdue payments will be billed through the school to you starting November 1.
“How can I pay for Marching Band Camp?” Students can bring a $50 check made out to Coopersville Band Boosters and placed in an envelope with the student’s name and band camp $ written on it OR you can pay through PayPal on the coopersvillebands.org webpage under Band, Marching Bands, Band Camp Fee – Credit Card Payment. Don’t forget you can use your student’s account to pay for these items. Form is under Band Boosters, Payment Form. If you need financial help, please check out the Bronco Heartship Fund on this webpage.
“What does the marching uniform consists of”? The school provides black bibbers (pants), jackets, gauntlets, hats or berets, and plumes to students depending on what instrument section they are in. Gauntlets are worn on their forearm. Plumes are a long, soft feather worn on the hat for ornament.
“What does the student need to provide and where can I purchase?”
- Bronco Band T-Shirts: Bronco Band t-shirts must be worn under the marching jacket. These are part of the uniform and makes the band look alike if jackets need to be removed. It is also what we wear for the Memorial Day parade. Band t-shirts will be used for the duration of their high school career and are $10 each. If your 9th Grader did not get theirs at the Memorial Day parade, they can get theirs before the first football game in the band room. Students can purchase these through the same links at the band camp fee. You can submit camp fees & tshirt fees via check or Paypal together. High schoolers please email president@coopersvillebands.org if you are in need of a replacement.
- Marching Shoes: are specifically designed for marching. The soles are slightly curved allowing the marchers to roll front to back. They are also light weight and low maintenance. To purchase you need to go to coopersvillebands.org, select Bands, Marching Band, Order Marching Shoes. An Orefice link will be open during and 1 week after band camp to order shoes. They will be delivered to the school. We also have a shoe borrowing program. Please turn in old pairs of shoes and you will get a used replacement shoe. Turning in old pairs helps keep this program going. Shoes are given on a first come first serve basis.
- Gloves: If your student needs gloves for their uniform, they will be measured for these at band camp and handed out by Mrs. Sprague. You do not need to purchase through Orefice. Please ask your student if they purchased gloves or needed replacement gloves. Gloves costs $3. Drumline and Pit do not wear gloves.
- Black Socks: The students must bring and wear their own black socks. This year we are going to ask for sock donations. If we do not get any donations and a student forgets their socks, they will need to purchase socks from the Boosters at $3 each.
“How are students assigned marching uniforms?” Students will be measured and then assigned a uniform. During band camp each student will be assigned a time to be fitted before or after camp to make sure the uniform assigned fits well. If you have marching band shoes, you must bring them for fitting! Each piece of the uniform are numbered. Those numbers will be assigned to your student. It is the student’s responsibility to take care of and keep track of their uniform. If pieces are destroyed or lost, the student will be charged for a replacement.
“Do all students wear all the uniform pieces?” No. Drumline and pit do not wear gauntlets or gloves. These items get in the way of their playing.
Pit also does not wear hats. Sousaphones wear berets instead of hats. The hats and instrument get in each other’s way. Berets work nicely with sousaphones.
“How are the uniforms cleaned?” For the 2021 – 2022 school year, the school is going to pay for drycleaning, so there will be no drycleaning charge this year.