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4.)
Wearing cosmetics, “make-up” while in uniform is
not recommended (Exception: Color Guard, you may
wear makeup!). Invisible base make-up clogs
pores and does not allow the skin to breathe
properly, leading to potential overheating and
exhaustion. Make-up also will stain the uniform
collar.
6.) The way we dress and take care of our
appearance says a lot about the way we feel
about ourselves as a group. Pride in our
appearance will generate pride in our actions
and thoughts. Uniformity of dress and
sharp/crisp appearing uniforms is adjudicated at
all marching band competitions.
7.) With proper care and maintenance, these
uniforms will last a long time. Do your part.
Always wear the uniform with pride. If you
remove any part of the uniform, remove all of
it. If you are wearing any part of the uniform,
wear it all. Be proud of your BAND and SCHOOL,
and show it every time you put your uniform on!
UNIFORM FITTING -
PARENT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:
Rosemount HS Band – Uniform Fitting
Information
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE UNIFORM FITTING
Number of Volunteers and Time Involved
• It would be helpful to have at least six
volunteers. If all of this is done in one day,
it will probably take all day.
• Suggest they may want to bring their lunch.
Materials Needed
• Four tables
• Clothes racks
• Pencils/Pens/Markers/Highlighters
• White blank mailing labels
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Beaded ponytail bands (to secure shako box
handle)
• “Cut” index cards (to put name in slot of
garment bag and shako)
• Uniform “care” sheets
• Large empty boxes for wire hangers
• 3M hooks for putting on the walls in the
uniform room for ease of hanging up uniforms the
students are trying on
When
the uniforms come back from the dry cleaners,
the pants and the jackets will be on separate
hangers and the gauntlets will be in a bag/box.
The pants and jackets will then be hung in the
uniform closets. You will find the triangles and
jacket collars arranged numerically in the top
left uniform closet.
Order of Operation
• Make sure that all the wooden hangers are in
the closet. Some hangers may be missing because
of being lost or broken the year before. If a
new hanger is needed, write the number on the
hanger with a thick black marker or white label.
•
All the pants and jackets need to be pulled from
the closets and put on separate clothes racks in
the hallway. They then need to be arranged on
those separate racks according to the pants or
jacket number. The wooden hangers should also be
taken out of the closets and hung right behind
the pants with the same number.
• It
would be helpful to work in teams of 4 for this
stage, each having a table to use. Have the
first person put the pants on the wooden hanger
with the same number. Then, have that person
hand the pants on the hanger to the second
person who can put on the corresponding jacket.
That person would then hand it over to a third
person for them to snap on the corresponding
triangle. The fourth person would snap the
collar in the jacket, making sure the jacket
number and collar numbers matches, and hang the
uniform numerically back on the rack.
**If
there are not enough racks, lay the jackets
tables and first put the pants in numerical
order on the racks. Pull all the wooden hangers
from the closets and put them in numerical order
on the rack next to the corresponding pants.
Then put all the pants back in the closets
numerically. All the jackets then need to be put
on the racks numerically and the corresponding
triangles and collars snapped on. Then the
jackets need to be matched up with the
corresponding hanger that already has the
pants.**
You will have a
lot of wire hangers. I think these can be
recycled at the dry cleaners.
Returning Band Members Wanting Same
Uniform/Shako as Last Year
Mr. Olsen will have students who want their same
uniform/shako as last year sign their names on a
sheet.
• Check last year’s uniform roster and pull
their uniforms. If they play the bass drum,
remove their triangle and put it in the first
upper left closet. Note: Some of these students
may have a different jacket number than pants
number. Make sure the wooden hanger you give
them matches the jacket number. The pants can
then be hung back in place in the closet using a
wire hanger.
• The garment bag needs to be labeled, using a
half of an index card, and the uniform placed
inside of it.
• Shakos need to be pulled and their names put
in the shakos using half an index card. The
shako box will need to be labeled using a
mailing label and then covered with clear
packaging tape. Inside the shako box should be
the shako, plume, and gauntlets (if not in
percussion), and a uniform care sheet. The shako
box needs to be shut and then secured with a
beaded ponytail band.
• The uniform and shako numbers need to be
recorded on the “new” roster taped to the
uniform door.
• The uniform number also needs to have a line
drawn through it on the “master list” that is on
the desk in the “Will-Call” room. Please use
pencils in case changes need to be made.
UNIFORM
FITTING DAY SET-UP
Number of Volunteers
• Two drum majors/day
• Five adults/shift
• Suggest they may want to bring their lunch
Supplies Needed -
Hallway by “Will-Call" Room:
• two tables and chairs outside the “Will-Call”
room
• have different sizes of marching band shoes in
hallway for students to try on
• list with students’ names and the times they
signed up to come
• order sheet for shoes and gloves
• cash box
• blank mailing labels (to put name on shako
box)
• packaging tape (to put over label on shako
box)
• beaded ponytail bands (to secure shako box
handle)
• “cut” index cards (to put name in slot of
garment bag and shako)
• pens/markers/highlighters
• uniform “care” sheets
• have a stack of garment bags and a box of
gauntlets on the floor by the table
“Will-Call” Room:
• A list of students (with names and time slots)
should be taped on the window facing out.
• Inside the office on the desk have a “master
list” that lists all jackets and pants sizes.
• Have several pencils/pens and a couple of
rulers.
• Tape a roster of band students with names and
uniforms they used last year on the door that
leads to the uniform closets.
• Next to that roster, tape a blank roster of
the same kind for filling in information on what
uniform/shako each student will be taking.
• A list of returning band members who want
their same uniform should also be posted on the
door.
Note: It would be helpful to have some 3-M
hooks on the walls for temporarily hanging up a
uniform when fitting a student.
UNIFORM
FITTING PRODEDURE
Volunteers:
• Two drum major/parent volunteers can sit at a
table outside the “Will-Call” room.
• They will have a copy of the schedule listing
when the students signed up to come for a
fitting. When a student comes in, cross off
their name on the list.
• Have them try on sample marching band shoes to
see what size they need to order. Write down the
size on an order form and collect their money.
Put a “checkmark” if they’ve paid.
• Ask them how many pairs of gloves they want.
Collect the money and fill out the order form.
Put a “checkmark” if they’ve paid.
• Tell the student they can now go in the
“Will-Call” room to be fitted.
• Fill out two half-sized index cards with the
band student’s name. One card will be put on
their garment bag and one will go inside their
shako box.
• Put one card in the slot on the garment bag
and put it along the wall.
• Keep the other card at the table to put in
their shako.
• Fill out a mailing label with the student’s
name
• After they are fitted, they will come back out
with their uniform and shako box.
• The second volunteer can show them where their
garment bag is and tell them to put their
uniform in it. Explain to them the pocket of the
garment bag is for their marching band shoes.
• Put the other index card inside their shako.
• Explain to the student how to wear the
gauntlets and place them in the shako box.
• There will also be a “uniform care sheet” that
should be put in the shako box.
• Put the mailing label, with their name on it,
outside of the shako box. Cover the label with
clear packaging tape.
• Secure the shako box handle with beaded
ponytail bands.
•
Have one person sit at the desk inside the
“Will-Call” room with the master list of
uniforms. This list has all the marching band
uniforms broken down by size. This person will
be the one who will help you decide what uniform
a student should try on, based on the student’s
size.
• The rest of the volunteers can help a student
with their fitting inside the “Will-Call” room.
General Fitting Information:
• The girls try on their uniforms in the girl’s
bathroom and the boys try on their uniforms in
the wrestling room (door to this room is located
in the back of the uniform room)
• They leave their t-shirt and athletic shorts
on when trying on the uniform.
• Explain to them the pants zip in the front,
are high-waisted and will seem short. For
determining correct length—while wearing their
shoes, there needs to be no fabric break in the
front crease. The hem can be adjusted by
parents.
• Tell them they will need help zipping their
jacket. When they have their jacket on, have
them pretend they are holding their instrument
to see if fits properly.
**Snare and tenor drummers wear a harness under
their uniform. Bass drummers wear a harness over
their uniform and do not wear the triangle.
Fitting the Uniform:
When a student comes for a fitting, ask if they
were in marching band last year. If a student
was in band last year but did not sign up to use
their previous uniform, encourage them to try it
on anyway (if it hasn’t been assigned to someone
else). This gives you a good place to start, and
a lot of the time the uniform still fits.
• If
a student is new to marching band, ask them
their height and weight. If they are a boy, ask
them if they know their pant waist size and
length/jacket size.
• Tell the person at the desk with the “master
list” these numbers and he/she will give you a
uniform number for the student to try on.
• Pants—Explain to them the pants are zipped in
the front and have suspenders. Tell them they
are high-waisted and may seem too short.
• Jacket—Explain to them how the jacket is worn.
Tell them you will help them zip and fasten it.
• If this size doesn’t fit, ask the person at
the desk with the “master list” for another
size.
• After fitting a uniform, record the jacket and
pant number on the list on the uniform door.
• Tell the person at the desk with the “master
list” the number on the jacket and pant, as
well.
Fitting the Shako:
• The shakos come in “small, medium, large and
x-large.” Most people will fit into either a
medium or large.
• Inside the shako box is the shako and plume.
(This is also where they will store their
gauntlets.)
• Pick a size and have the student try it on.
The shakos can be adjusted by the lace inside.
• To determine a proper fit, have the student
place two fingers on the bridge of their nose to
see that there is no space between brim of hat
and fingers.
• Explain to the student the way the plumes are
to be taken out/in the cardboard tube they’re
kept in.
• Record the shako number on the list on the
uniform door.
• The student then goes back out into the
hallway for the drum major/volunteer to give
them their gauntlets, label their shako and
shako box, and garment bag.
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