- BOA – Bands of America
- BPO – Band Parent Organization
- BPO Board – a volunteer group of parents voted (by parents) into positions to organize fundraising, organize parent volunteers, and generally support the band.
- Band Yard – outside location on the north side of DRHS where props are built and stored.
- Battery – the marching drum section comprised of snare drums, bass drums, and quads.
- Bibbers – uniform pants that look like overalls.
- Brass – brass instruments: trumpet, mellophone, baritone, sousaphone.
- Chair(s) – Parent volunteers that are the organizer Point Person for an event or project.
- Cut Time – an online data management program the band uses to communicate student accounts, calendars, parent volunteers and send out messages.
- DMI – Damonte Marching Invitational is the marching band show DRHS host
- Drum Major – Student conductors in marching band.
- Fair Share – The fees for band. We add up the entire budget & divide by # of students for the final price.
- Guard – the colorguard is the section of marching band that spins flags, throws rifles & manages props.
- Marimba – a percussion instrument with wooden bars played in the pit. It’s rather large.
- NCBA – Northern California Band Directors Association
- Pit – the front ensemble of kids that play, but don’t march. They have a lot of large equipment to move! Also known as the Front Ensemble.
- Podium – raised stands the drum majors or director stands on while conducting.
- Rack – a stand with a variety of instruments played in the pit.
- Section Leader – The student-leader of your child’s section to help problem solve and encourage the section.
- SNBS – Sierra Nevada Band Series, the primary circuit the DRHS Marching Band competes in.
- Team(s) – groups of parents that work together on an event or project.
- Vibraphone – or “vibes” is a percussion instrument with aluminum bars played in the pit.
- WBA – Western Band Association
- Woodwinds – wind instruments: flute, piccolo, clarinet, saxophone
DRHS Band Parent Org
Parents supporting the DRHS band
