Welcome Newbies!

Every ensemble does have meeting times after school. Before each rehearsal there is a mandatory time for study hall. During study hall students should be working on academic studies, if you are caught up on academic studies then students should be practicing / prepping for rehearsal. 

• Marching Band Practice: Tuesdays & Thursdays - 4:35 pm - 7:35 pm 

             Rehearsals after the marching band season ends:

• Symphonic Band: Tuesdays - 3:35 pm - 6:30 pm
• Jazz Band: Wednesdays - 3:35 pm - 6:00 pm 
• Wind Ensemble: Thursdays - 3:35 pm - 6:30 pm
• Winter Guard: Tuesdays & Thursdays - 4:35 pm - 7:35 pm

During the school year the band room is open in the mornings from 7:30 am - 8:35 am. During this time music students can come into the band room and practice their instruments, get help and make-up missed playing assessments. 

During the school year the band room is open after school. During this time music students can come into the band room and practice their instruments, get help and make-up missed playing assessments. 

Wednesdays - Tuesdays - Thursdays: 3:35 pm - 4:35 pm

If students play the following instruments, they are encouraged to rent from a local music store. Before renting check with the Mr. Pedigo to make sure you are getting the right brand and equipment. 

• Flute
• Clarinets
• Alto Saxophone 
• Tenor Saxophone
• Trumpet
• Trombone 

We do have a limited amount of school owned instruments available to rent. If your child is renting an instrument from Armwood High School, they MUST fill out an instrument rental contract and pay their instrument rental fee. Summer = $22.00 | Fall & Spring Semester $44.00

Students who play tuba, euphonium, french horn, percussion, and guard you will have to rent your marching instrument / equipment from the school for the whole year rental amount.

Instrument Rental Payment will be paid through my payments plus (My Payments Plus), once you've paid the rental fee you will have to inform Mr. Pedigo with payment confirmation so that it can be recorded in your child's cuttime account.

Woodwind, Brass and Percussion students in the marching band MUST pay their uniform rental fee. The fee is for rental of the marching band uniform for the marching season and the rental fee is $38.00. Color Guard does not pay this fee since their guard fee covers their show costume. 

Uniform Rental Payment MUST be paid through my payments plus (My Payments Plus), once you've paid the rental fee you will have to inform Mr. Pedigo with payment confirmation so that it can be recorded in your child's cuttime account.

We utilize this website, cut time & canvas to send out information and communicate to everyone.

CANVAS:

CUT TIME:

Cut Time is used to keep track of fees, and make payments of fees, and a secondary use for communication. Mr. Pedigo will setup your child's account during band camp.

Dashboard · Cut Time (gocuttime.com)

EMAIL:

This is my email address if you need to reach me: alex.pedigo@hcps.net

The booster uses the app called band as their parent connections. This is where you will get other information, share, photos. The link will be located here: 

Student leadership used the app called band as their student connections. This is where the student leadership communicates to the whole band about annoucements and information. 

To keep up with the Hawk Band, below are the social media's:

X - @armwood_band (Band | Guard | Percussion)

I.G - ahs_hawkband (Band | Guard | Percussion)

I.G - armwood.colorguard (Hawk Guard Section)

I.G - armwoodhigh.percussion (Hawk Percussion Section)