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Bakersfield High School
Instrumental Music
1241 "G" Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

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Latest News

» Band Room Cleanup
We will be having another cleanup session Wed. 7/2/08 at 12:30.

» Washington DC, Photographs, and More
See the front page for information about everything.

» All KC Honor Band Auditions!
All the parts for the 2008 Honor Band auditions are up.

» Driller Classic 2008
Check the downloads section for information regarding the Driller Classic competition.

» All WSS Drill Available
All movements of our West Side Story are available for download, as well as MP3-format audio.

» New Pictures Online
New pictures from last year and games this year have been added.

» America Drill Available
Click "Downloads" on the left and then "2007 Field Show Charts and Dot Books."

» Somewhere Drill Available
As always, the standard charts are here and the multimedia version there.

» Mambo Drill Available
and you may find it here, with its motion charts here.

» New Band Camp Pictures
We've got various pictures from this year's band camp. Come see how you look on the field.

» 2007-2008 Field Show Downloads
2007 drill charts now available for download. Check the front page at DrillerMusic.com for info and downloads.

» Pre 07-08 Events
Times and information for upcoming band camp, uniform checkouts, and potluck.

» Driller Achievements 2006 - 2007
This year our members have put on many performances and enjoyed several victories. This is a summary of our performances this year.

» Stockdale Rating Festival
On the 23rd of March the Wind Ensemble received a superior rating while the Orchestra and Concert Band received a good rating. The Color Guard and Drumline each received first place at the PPAACC competition in Delano.

» Marching Band Championships
The BHS Marching Band went to Championships December 1 and placed 4th overall in the 2A division. GOOD SKILL!!

» FIRST Instrumental Music Boosters Meeting for this upcoming year
Instrumental Music Boosters Meeting Thursday July 13, 2006, 6:30 in the band room.

» Wind Ensemble Tour
The BHS wind ensemble went to Anaheim and Riverside to play at the Disneyland Festival and SCSBOA. They received a Superior at the Disneyland Festival and an Excellent at SCSBOA.

» SCSBOA Festival
The BHS Wind Ensemble received a Superior Rating from all three judges at festival March 2- unanimous superior rating- this a very rare occurence especially so early in the season. The Wind Ensemble had to been to the SCSBOA festival in a while. This rating earns them a SCSBOA regional festival placing that they will attend when the go on tour this May.

» Last Chance For DVDs
The absolute last day to order a Driller Music 2005 DVD is Tuesday, September 4, 2005. No DVD orders will be taken after this time and no more discs will ever be produced again. For current students DVDs will be delivered to the music office for pick up by your student on Friday, September 9, 2005. Graduated seniors will have their DVDs delivered to their addresses listed on their order forms.

» 2005 Marching Music
A sample of the 2005-2006 Marching Music is now available in the downloads section.

» Driller Music DVDs
Driller Music 2005 DVDs will go on sale right here on the website on June 29, 2005. The price will be $15 per DVD. They will be hand-delivered in late August or early September. Besides the end-of-the-year video, the DVD will include performance footage from the Marching Band, Color Guard, Drum Line, Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and Concert Band.

» Dynasty Interview
Percussion director Dave Ellis was interviewed by Dynasty recently. You can read the interview on Dynasty's website.

» Great Job Drillers!
Jr. Varsity Guard placed fourth, Varsity Guard placed second, and the Drum Line defended their first place championship at PPAACC finals on Saturday, April 30th. Congratulations!

» Congrats Drum Line
Great job drillers for placing 19th in the world at WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio!

» Dayton Prelims
The drum line scored an 82.15 in prelims at WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio Thursday evening. More info to come.

» Watch Here For Ohio Info
The drum line is now in Dayton, Ohio for WGI World Championships. Prelims are on Thursday, Semi-Finals on Friday, and Finals on Saturday. We'll be updating the site with new info from Dayton as it arrives, so keep checking back!

» PPAACC At Delano
Congrats to the Drum Line (1st), Varsity Guard (1st), and Jr. Varsity Guard (5th) for their great performances at the Delano PPAACC show. Keep up the good work drillers!

» PPAACC At Centennial
The Drum Line, Junior Varsity Guard, and Varsity Guard all did spectacular at the PPAACC show at Centennial HS on March 12, 2005. Click 'more' for scores and videos.

» Drum Line Takes 1st
Great job Driller Drum Line for taking 1st place at the Fresno WGI regional on March 5th!

» Congratulations on All-State
Congrats to Emily Sayles and Alyssa Henning for representing BHS at the All-State Honor Band performance.

» Driller Classic
The Driller Classic was a great success, both from a fundraising standpoint and a performance standpoint.

» Honor Groups
Congratulations to all who auditioned for Kern County Honor Band and Orchestra.

» Honor Band
Honor Band audition materials are now available. Click 'more' below for download links.

» Wizard of Oz
-The winter musical The Wizard of Oz opens Friday, Dec. 3. Click 'more' below for show dates.-

» Moorpark Results
The Driller Band went out with a bang at the Moorpark tournament to conclude the marching season. Click 'more' below for scores.

» Stockdale Results
The Driller Band did exceptionally well on Saturday, November 13th at the Stockdale tournament. Click 'more' below for scores and performance videos.

» Stockdale Schedule
The schedule for the Stockdale High Field Tournament is available. Click 'more' below to see the full schedule.

» Highland Pep Band
Call time for Friday's Pep Band against Highland is 6:15pm. We'll leave around 6:30pm and return around 10:15pm.

» Veterans Parade
The schedule is available for the Veteran's Day Parade on Thursday. Click 'more' below to see the full schedule.

» Garces Awards
The band received many awards on Saturday. For a full list, click below.

» Garces Competition
The Garces competition is Saturday, October 30th. Performance and call times will be posted when they become available.

» Olympians Ceremony
The Driller Band will be playing at a ceremony to honor Kern County's Olympic athletes. More info to come.

» Musical Pit Orchestra
Parts are in the for the musical this year, "The Wizard of Oz". Talk to Mr. McGuire to sign up for the pit orchestra.

» Reunion Band
A small reunion band is being formed to play at various alumni class reunions throughout the year.

» Downtown Elementary Gig
The marching band will be playing at a flag raising ceremony for Downtown Elementary school on Wednesday, September 29th.

» Tuesday Rehearsal
We're out on Griffith Tuesday night from 6-9pm. Don't be late, and keep practicing over the weekend!

» Thursday Rehearsal
Don't forget Thursday rehearsal 3-5pm after school.

» Tuesday Rehearsal
Tuesday night is our first rehearsal during the school year. We'll be practicing under the lights on Griffith from 6-9pm. Meet in the band room.

» Band Camp Potluck
The annual end-of-band-camp potluck is Tuesday night from 6-9pm in the cafeteria. Please bring a dish according to your last name.

» More Full Band Camp
Band camp is not over! We continue Monday and Tuesday with uniform sizing on Wednesday.

» Site Updates
The "behind-the-scenes" part of the website will be getting some serious work this week so if you see something isn't working quite right, it's a work in progress!

» Old T-Shirts
We have plenty of left over t-shirts from previous years that we need to get rid of. See this page for more info.

» Summer Newsletter
The summer newsletter has been posted in the newsletters section. You can download it or read it online.