Packing List

All children are required to bring a music stand. Please see below for more information.

Important

Only items on the kit list are to be brought to Band Camp.
NO mobile phones or valuable toys (electronic etc)
NO lollies – any lollies will be confiscated and parents contacted to collect their children
NO money – there is no opportunity to spend money
NO food from home– unless requested by the medical volunteers due to allergies. This is a safety issue. There are children on the camp with allergies, and other children do not necessarily know who those children are. If your child is found with food, regardless of the hour, you will be contacted to come and collect your child

Downloadable Kit List

To download the kit list, please click here

Please pack only what is on the list. The more the kids have in their bag, the harder it is for them to find what they need and keep track of their belongings.

Note: Insect repellant and sunscreen are not considered 'medication' so can stay in your child's bag. You do not need to hand them in to the Medical Team.

Friday Packing List - Turramurra Public School

MUSICAL ITEMS

Instrument and accessories (eg spare reeds, drumsticks) - be sure to collect these at the end of the day. There will be no access to band room over the weekend.
Band Bag: music folder, hat and drink bottle - be sure to collect this at the end of the day. There will be no access to band room over the weekend.
Music stand (without case) with name clearly marked - leave in school hall in the crates. See below for more information about music stands.

Note: Percussion players do NOT need to bring snare drums and bass guitar players do NOT need to bring amps for this day. (However, see below requirements for Saturday at CRU Galston.)

Jazz Band members only:

Bring your luggage to school and store in the school hall as directed by parent volunteers.
Pack an extra set of casual clothes for the Friday evening
We recommend you only bring a small school bag and disposable food containers as you will have to take these to CRU Galston Gorge.

Saturday Packing List - CRU Galston

Please label everything!

MUSICAL ITEMS

Instrument and accessories (eg spare reeds. drumsticks)
- - Percussion - If you have an acoustic drum kit, please bring a snare drum from home
  - Bass Guitar - please bring an amp and power cords from home
Band Bag: music folder, drink bottle and hat (can be band cap, school hat or any other sun hat)

IN MAIN BAG

To keep all items together you may want to consider a larger bag that will accommodate a sleeping bag inside to minimise orphaned articles. Alternatively, tying the bags together will also help.

Bedding

One fitted sheet, pillowcase and pillow
- - Note: The mattresses at CRU are thick foam covered in plastic so a fitted sheet is highly recommended for comfort (and to stop sticking to the plastic!).
Sleeping bag or blanket
- - Note: It can get warm in March so a sleeping bag may be too hot for your child. A blanket or top sheet are alternative options. If using a sleeping bag, please also bring a fitted sheet for comfort on the plastic coated mattress.

Clothing

Casual Clothes for two days, all clearly labelled
- - For example, at least two changes of play clothes, underwear, socks, light shoes, walking shoes, two warm tops, raincoat
  - Closed shoes are required for recreation activities
  - There is no need for band uniform on Saturday and Sunday
Pyjamas
Outfit for the Disco on Saturday evening: see the Disco page for this year's theme

Other

Toiletries
Towel
Plastic bag for dirty wet clothes
Insect repellent
Sunscreen
Lip Balm or Chapstick
Book, pack of cards or small game
Spare water bottle

Medication

If you have any medications

Make sure they are clearly labelled
Hand in to the Medical team at Band Camp check-in
Medications are NOT to be left in bags

Music Stands

It is really important that every student brings a music stand to Band Camp.

The Band Program has around 50 stands which are used on a daily basis for band rehearsals. However, during Band Camp, we often have two bands plus tutorials at any one time, which means we need at least 150 stands. If we don't have enough stands, it makes it challenging to run rehearsals and tutorials and the valuable rehearsal time is eaten up while parent volunteers move stands between rooms.

Music stands are brought to school on Friday and left in the school in crates. Students can drop them off in the morning with their instruments.

All the stands are taken to CRU Galston Gorge on Friday afternoon and remain there over the weekend. The stands are mixed together and distributed randomly, your child will not have their own stand.

At the end of the concert on Sunday, stands can be collected. Don't panic if you can’t find your stand, everything comes back to school, and as long as it is labelled, it will be returned to your child – it’s the miracle of the stands!

As stands are transported by the Band Committee on Friday afternoon, we do ask that you only bring the fully collapsible stands as these are much more compact for transport.

Please leave stand bags at home, these are almost certainly going to get lost over the weekend, and are not required.

Type of Music Stand

For transportation, we need fully collapsible music stands. These can be completely folded down to a small size. Please don't bring stands that do not fold down. See image for examples.

Where to buy

Stands can be purchased from music retailers. Turramurra Music, located on the Pacific Highway at Turramurra, has competitively priced fully collapsible stands.

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