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Concert Black

Posted by Taking Over on 2/14/2025, 2:01 pm

Possibly taking over a program - Concert Black is not a thing at all there. I know most schools have moved to having all students have concert black for concert season. Any tips on making that happen where it’s a totally foreign idea? Do you do anything for students who can’t/won’t get their own?

Thanks!

Re: Concert Black

Posted by Mr. Dude on 2/17/2025, 9:13 am, in reply to "Concert Black"

So, whatever they do this year...they should do next year. Maybe what they're doing is working, and you don't need to change things. Maybe you can figure out a way to adapt what they're doing to appease your needs. But remember, if they've ALWAYS done it that way...then you'll be the one pushing something weird to them...not the other way around.

Try not to change everything year 1.

Re: Concert Black

Posted by Take your time on 2/17/2025, 1:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Concert Black"

And you can buy yourself some time. Is it a MS or a HS? If it's MS and you have a fall concert, wear the band t-shirt. If they don't have one, that's easy to institute. For the Winter concert go Ugly Christmas sweaters or Christmas colors with Black from the waist down and Festive colors from the waist up. Only big rule I would have is that anyone wearing a skirt/dress needs to be past the knee when they sit down.

See how things go. You can always make adjustments for the Spring based on that info but don't add extra just because. Year one will be exciting enough and as others said, it might not even be broken.

Re: Concert Black

Posted by Query on 2/16/2025, 7:24 am, in reply to "Concert Black"

What do they normally wear if not concert black?

Re: Concert Black

Posted by Yep on 2/16/2025, 4:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Concert Black"

This might be one of those times where if it ain't broke...don't fix it.

Contrary to popular belief, concert black is not traditional band dress for a concert; the standard band uniform is.

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