attend a performance

Band is a true collaborative effort! Every band member is essential to our ability to succeed, and success takes a village. We welcome all to attend our events and competitions to cheer loudly!

Parents, families, friends, neighbors, community members, and strangers are encouraged to attend all ZCHS Bands performances and competitions! Every member puts in hours of practice to perform for minutes at a time. They love to hear the support and appreciation from the audience!

tickets

  • Purchase through the Zionsville Performing Arts Center.

  • Purchase competition tickets through the host school at the gate or by visiting their website ahead of time. You may view halftime performances at home football games by purchasing a ticket for the game through the Zionsville Athletic Boosters. For Community Night, purchase tickets directly from Zionsville Band Boosters ahead of time or at the gate.

  • Purchase competition tickets through the host school at the gym or by visiting their website ahead of time. For WGI Power Regionals and Worlds, purchase tickets well in advance on the WGI website. For Winter Showcase, purchase tickets directly from Zionsville Band Boosters ahead of time or at the varsity gym entrance.

  • Item dePurchase competition tickets through the host school at the gym or by visiting their website ahead of time. For WGI events, purchase tickets well in advance on the WGI website. For Winter Showcase, purchase tickets directly from Zionsville Band Boosters ahead of time or at the varsity gym entrance.

what to expect

  • Concert and Jazz Bands performances take place in the Zionsville Performing Arts Center with theater seating. Seats are selected at the time of ticket purchase. The lighting will be darkened. Enter through Door 1 at the high school. Occasionally concessions may be available before and after concerts.

  • Marching Band performances take place either at home football games in our stadium or at competitions at various host schools in the Indianapolis area. Visit the Calendar to see competition sites. Competitions take place on football fields, so competitions will be outdoors with stadium seating. Seating is first come first serve. Most host schools will have concessions available. Host schools have ramps and elevators for accessibility.

  • Indoor Percussion & Winter Guard performances take place in gyms and arenas at various host schools in the Indianapolis area, with some travel performances occurring within the Midwest Region. All competitions will be indoors with bleacher seating. Seating is first come first serve. Most host schools will have concessions available. Some host schools have elevators for access to upper-bleacher seating.

Movement & CHeering

  • Please refrain from leaving your seat or returning to your seat during a performance or competition.

  • Please wait for a group to leave the floor before leaving the arena/gym.

  • Color Guards, Marching Band, Jazz Band, and Indoor Percussion all appreciate loud and enthusiastic cheering whenever you feel moved to do so. Hearing the audience helps our members perform at their best.

  • Please refrain from cheering until after the completion of a song.

photos & Videos

For almost every program, you may take as many photos and videos as you like, with a few exceptions:

  • For Marching Band, Indoor Percussion, and Winter Guard please refrain from posting videos of the full show until after the season is over.

  • Please refrain from filming during competitions. The overseeing organization strictly prohibits filming of the shows. If they see you filming, they will issue one warning. If the warning is not heeded, we may be disqualified.

  • Please no flash photography during concerts and indoor performances.

Winning & Losing

The neat part of all band programs is we get to compete against ourselves. For marching arts, this may mean we work to increase our score over the course of a season. For concert and jazz bands, we may work on edging up to gold with distinction or adding more challenging musical elements to measure improvement. We set goals, outline objectives, and measure our success based on our ability to meet our goals.

For marching arts, we also compete against other schools and programs. This introduces some fun competition. It also promotes self-evaluation: by watching others we widen our view. We can learn a lot from other programs! Whether we win or lose, we are always seeking to meet our goals. Sometimes those goals include winning but we always balance an achievement goal with a growth goal. Our community strives for an attitude of constant improvement.

As a spectator, it’s easy to get caught-up in placements, scores, and what other groups are doing. Please remember that all performers at every school at every competition have put in hours of effort, passion, and skill. ZCHS Bands promotes camaraderie. We want everyone in our community to engage with competitive programs with an attitude of respect and appreciation. Every performer deserves applause, and we hope every performer does their best.