DuWayne Dale, Director of Bands and Orchestra, Grant County Schools
JoAnn Owens, Director of Bands, Grant County Middle School
Concert Ensembles
We always strive
to put on the most professional concert programs possible. To this
end, we ask students to follow a very strict concert uniform policy.
We do this so that the ensemble not only plays as one, but
also appears as one.
Variations in concert dress can be distracting to audiences and can
take away from the music that is being made.
The uniform will constitute a portion of each individual’s
performance grade at each concert given.
As noted in the
GCHS and GCMS Band Handbooks, all band students 6-12 will this year
be wearing all black for concerts.
Please make arrangements to acquire all needed parts well in
advance of the first concerts.
To further define all black, we mean the following:
Shirts/Blouses:
Solid black with no other color visible.
No patterns or print.
These should be of a dressy nature - button ups or polo
shirts with collars (and black buttons) for men and dressier style
tops for ladies). Long
sleeves are preferred, but are not mandatory.
Pants/dresses/skirts:
Solid black with no other color visible.
The material should not be denim.
No cargo pants or pants that have more than the usual four
pockets. Skirts and
dresses of full length are preferred, but are not mandatory (must
conform to school dress code lengths).
Shorts are unacceptable.
Socks/Shoes:
All men must wear solid black socks with no other color
visible. Ladies who
wear socks must also conform to this type.
Shoes must be solid black with no ornamentation, pattern, or
other color visible (very small buckles for the straps on women’s
shoes are acceptable).
Shoes must not be sneakers or other athletic-type footwear.
Dress shoes
must be worn. Men’s
footwear must conceal the toe.
Ladies footwear that conceals the toes is preferable, but not
mandatory
Jewelry:
Other than small, stud-sized earrings, no jewelry of any type
is to be worn
