Mt Carmel Band, Color Guard, Orchestra, Jazz

*PARENTS! Our donation drive is happing now. We are currently below 55% of parent support of our program and we will soon need to make cuts to our staff and events planned for the year. Please contribute what you can to help fund our wonderful and premier program. To fully fund our yearly budget, we need contributions of $650.00 per band/guard student. Donations are tax deductible and can be made to MCMF and dropped in the MCMF mailbox located in the band room hallway. Please donate what you can or set up a monthly contribution on your credit/debit card. Click on the Donate Now button on this page or contact MCMF President Dave Brooks for assistance. Lets support our students and this great program!

MORE FOR PARENTS: We need your volunteer support for the Mt. Carmel Tournament which is coming up on Saturday October 27. Please sign up NOW! We need everyone’s help with our Tournament of Bands! Remember this is not the tournament to watch in the stands, it’s the one we need everyone to help and work.

MC Tournament is an exciting day on our campus and lot of fun. The day works so much better when everyone pitches in and helps!  “ALL HANDS ON DECK!”

Click here to sign up: Volunteer

We are asking each family for:
– 1 shift on Friday evening for Setting up
– 1 shift on Saturday
– 1 shift on Sunday to help cleanup
– As many food donations as you can – see the “Food Donations” tab in the volunteer system

Wednesday-6:00 PM-9:15 Rehearsal in stadium.

Thursday-String Orchestra Concert with Black Mountain Middle School 7:00 PM in our PAC.

Friday-Percussion, Guard and Sousas-Load Semi Trailer after school.

Saturday- Poway Invitational Tournament of Bands

Call time at Poway High School 5:00 PM

Drop your student off in front of Poway High School in the bus loading area. Your student will need to walk over to the back of the Poway Performing Arts center on Titan Way and look for our Semi Trailer.

Parents-after you drop your student off, park and buy tickets to the show and cheer on our students!

Performance-7:00 PM

After the performance, change out of uniform and go back for the awards ceremony. Be on your best MC behavior!

Awards at 7:45PM

PIFT Final Schedule 2018

PARENTS: We need your support for the Tournament which is coming up on Saturday October 27. Please sign up NOW! We need everyone’s help with our Tournament of Bands! Remember this is not the tournament to watch in the stands, it’s the one we need everyone to help and work.

Click here to sign up: Volunteer

We are asking each family for:
– 1 shift on Friday evening for Setting up
– 1 shift on Saturday
– 1 shift on Sunday to help cleanup
– As many food donations as you can – see the “Food Donations” tab in the volunteer system

Congratulations on your Sweepstakes performance at the RB Tournament!

Tuesday-Parade Block rehearses period 5. All other go to the stadium.

Wednesday-6:00-9:15 PM Rehearsal

Friday Football Game vs. RB Call time 6:00 PM full uniform.

Saturday-Band and Guard Picture Day and rehearsal. We will be rehearsing from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Following rehearsal, we will change into uniform and go back to the stadium to take our formal picture. Also, Mr. Christlieb will take individual shots and section shots. Thanks Brett Christlieb for all you do for us!

Information on the Poway Tournament will be posted soon…check back on the site!

First week of competition! Please make sure you know your call times and responsibilities.

Monday-parade auditions during class. All students are given an equal chance to make our awesome competitive Parade Band. Auditions go through Wednesday. Students should have been preparing for several weeks now.

Wednesday-Middle School and MC Night Rehearsal 6:00 PM-6:30 PM memorize “Soul Finger”. After MC rehearses with the middle schools, our regular rehearsal will run until 9:30 PM…plan ahead with your homework, this is traditionally a later end time. Also, we may have rain so bring a rain coat, hat or poncho. We’ll have to wait and see if the rain comes or not.

Friday-Football Game and Middle School Night-call time 5:30 PM. Full uniform.

After the game, Guard, Sousas and Percussion load semi trailer for RB Tournament.

Everyone else-take home your instrument and everything you need for Saturday’s performance. (Don’t forget your shoes)

Saturday-Rancho Bernardo Invitational Tournament!

Call time 6:00 PM in the parking lot at Rancho Bernardo High School.

Parents, you are responsible to deliver and pick up your student at Rancho Bernardo High School. Once you drop off your student, please stay, buy a ticket and cheer on our students! We need lots of fans clapping for us! Click on the below links for more information. Your student has worked very hard and needs your support at every show!

After our performance, our students will change back to street clothes and go to the awards ceremony. Parents can collect their student after the awards and go home. Please make sure you pick up your student following the awards, our parent chaperones need to go home too.

RB Field Tournament Schedule

Map to RB

More info

Students! Keep pushing to pass off your music!

Remember, the way you rehearse, dictates how well you will perform…work hard and raise your focus during rehearsals! 

Monday-Percussion and Guard evening rehearsal

Wednesday-Full evening rehearsal 6:00 PM to 9:15

Friday-Pro-Gro Day Rehearsal 11:30-2:30. Please make sure you have transportation to and from rehearsal. Contact your section leaders if you need to arrange a ride with another parent.

Our First tournament is two weeks away on October 6th at Rancho Bernardo!

RB Field Tournament Schedule