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April 3 - Percussion Ensemble Concert @ 6:30 PM

April 6 - TCU Percussion Invitational Contest (SW Percussion only) * 2 PM Performance Time

April 10 - 5th Grade Instrument Reveal Night (help needed!)

April 12 - Jazz Festival * Performance at 1:15 PM at Denton HS

April 18 - 8th Grade Experience Camp @ PHS

April 20 - Solo Contest (6-8 Band Members)

April 22 - SW after school rehearsal (3:40-5:00) ***Will replace SW sectionals for that week***

April 24 - Open Gym Night @ PHS (Optional 8th Grade Event)

April 25 - North Texas Festival of Distinction @ Richland HS

April 27 - PISD Concerto Contest @ RHHS

May 1 - High School Band Auditions @ PHS

May 4 - 5th Grade Instrument Screenings Round 2 (helpers will be needed!)

May 7 - High School Band 101 @ PHS

May 9 - Spring Concert @ PHS Auditorium (6-8 Band Members)

May 10 - NRH20 Beginning Band Contest

May 13-17 - Spring Exams / End of Year Auditions (6-7 Band Members)

May 13 - Band Parent Liaison Interest Meeting

May 15 - Jazz Spring Concert (Jazz Only)

Symphonic Winds: Sectionals will continue this week with a *NEW* schedule that combines instrument groups together. If your child is unable to attend, please let Ms. Taylor know as soon as possible.

SW Flute/Oboe/Bb Clarinet - Tuesday AM (6:45-8:05)

SW Trumpet/Horn/Alto Saxophone - Wednesday AM (6:45-8:05)

SW Low Brass/Low Reeds/Tenor Saxophone - Wednesday PM (3:40-5:00 PM)

*Note: All Wednesday groups will combine on Weds, April 10th from 6:45-8:05 AM. There will NOT be an after school sectional that day due to the 5th Grade Instrument Reveal night.

Concert Band 1: No sectionals this week. Sectionals will return next week with a *NEW* schedule that combines instrument groups together.

CB1 Alto/Horn - Tuesday AM (7-8)

CB1 Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba/Low Reed - Wednesday AM (7-8)

CB1 Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/Trumpet - Thursday AM (7-8)

Concert Band 2: No Sectionals this week. Sectionals will return next week with a *NEW* schedule that combines instrument groups together.

For the first time in 7 years, all bands attended UIL and earned Sweepstakes Awards! The Sweepstakes Award is the highest honor a middle school band can earn at UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation, and is only given to bands who perform their prepared music as well as sight reading (an entire piece of music learned in 7-8 minutes) at the highest possible level.

We are so proud of ALL of our 7th and 8th grade band students and look forward to watching them compete successfully at NTFD later this month!

WHO: All CB1, CB2, SW members

WHERE: Richland High School - 5201 Holiday Ln, North Richland Hills

DATE: Thursday, April 25th

CALL TIME: 6:45 AM - Band Hall opens at 6:30 AM

RETURN AT: Buses will arrive back at school around 2:30 PM. Students are expected to attend 8th period at 2:40 PM.

REHEARSAL LOCATIONS: SW - Band Hall | CB1 - Orchestra Room | CB2 - P102

LOAD BUSES: 8:00 AM

PERFORMANCE TIMES: CB2 - 10:05 AM | CB1 - 10:20 AM | SW - 11:10 AM

*This performance is free and open to the public!

LUNCH: Provided to students at Legacy Food Hall. Students will receive a $20 meal card - if they wish to purchase additional snacks/desserts, they can opt to bring extra cash with them.

*Legacy Hall is able to accommodate most dietary restrictions. For more information, visit https://legacyfoodhall.com/vendors/

CHAPERONES: We will need lots of extra adult supervision for this trip with nearly 150 students attending! Parents can sign up to either ride the bus (2 needed per bus!) or join us at Legacy to help us monitor student behavior/safety.

*Note: Trip Chaperones who wish to enjoy lunch with us at Legacy Food Hall are asked to please pay $20 to cover the cost of the meal card - this is encouraged, but not required if families would prefer to purchase their own meals. Payment is due to the band hall by April 10th for chaperones who wish to purchase a meal cards. Payments can be made via cash or check written to Prosper Band Booster Club.

WEDS APRIL 3:

• Percussion Ensemble Concert
• WHERE: Prosper HS Auditorium (student entry through band hall)
• WHO: All 6th, 7th, 8th grade percussion members
• CALL TIMES: 5:30 PM Symphonic Winds | 6:00 PM Beginning Band and CB1
• CONCERT TIME: 6:30 PM - Students may leave once their performance has concluded or can choose to stay and support their older peers!
• ATTIRE: Formal attire for 7th and 8th grade ensembles | Sunday Best for 6th grade (dress professionally - no jeans/athletic wear, please wear school appropriate clothing)

THURS, APRIL 4: Symphonic Winds ONLY

SW Percussion Sectionals will take place as normally scheduled.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6: Symphonic Winds ONLY

• TCU Percussion Contest
• LOCATION: Ed Landreth Hall in the Walsh Center for Performing Arts - 2800 S. University Dr., Ft. Worth
• AUDIENCE INFO: This concert is not a free event - Families who wish to purchase tickets or access the live stream of the event can find ticket information at the link below. (The live stream is free and open to the public) - Spectator parking and other info was emailed directly from Mr. Matthews.
• CALL TIME: 10:30 AM at Prosper HS
• DEPART: 11 AM
• PERFORMANCE TIME: 2 PM
• RETURN TO PHS AT: 6:30 PM
• ATTIRE: Formal Attire

Upcoming 8th grade night at PHS: Feb 23rd - 6-8 PM | 8th grade Symphonic Winds Members will be released from rehearsal early and will be allowed to arrive late to experience camp.

All 8th grade band students should plan to attend! Attending these sessions will automatically enroll a student into high school band, but will give a ton of critical information to students as they make their decisions for electives in the 2024-2025 school year.

Reynolds Beginning Band students have officially kicked off the annual beginning band olympics! Band Olympics consists of many "events" that students perform in order to earn points. Points can be earned by getting an "A" on a playing test, performing items before/after class or during Eagle Time, or by submitting videos to Google Classroom. Google Classroom is the fastest way for students to earn points! (Instructions can be found in Google Classroom)

Throughout the year, students will earn prizes and recognition for their participation in band olympics. Each week, students should be aiming to earn at least 10 points in band olympics. All students are required to earn 50 points by April as one of the qualifications to go on our Spring Trip to NRH20.

The Live Leader Board is linked below for families to view at any time!

CO-PRESIDENTS:

Pat Jones - pat.jones@prosperband.com

Bert Mueller - bert.mueller@prosperband.com

CURRENT AND FORMER REYNOLDS PARENTS ON THE PBBC BOARD:

Loren Busbee - Current Reynolds Band Parent! - Fundraising - loren.busbee@prosperband.com - Fundraising

Jennifer Downs - Current Reynolds Band Parent! - Student Affairs - jennifer.downs@prosperband.com

Becky McBreen - Current Reynolds Band Parent! - Hardware - Becky.mcbreen@prosperband.com

Niki Carbajal - Former Reynolds Band Parent - Communications - communications@prosperband.com

Private lessons are a vital part of any successful band program and are what make the Reynolds band students really great musicians! Prosper ISD bands are very fortunate to have a staff of incredibly highly qualified teachers that have been vetted by the same intensive processes as all Prosper ISD school teachers. We very highly recommend that any and all band students enroll lessons offered through the Reynolds Band. Additionally, most students who take lessons from Reynolds lesson staff are able to take lessons during band class!

Clarinet, saxophone, percussion, and trumpet families: Due to the high demand of last year's groups, we have hired additional staff for these instruments to make sure that all students who want lessons can take lessons! However, these sections tend to fill up FAST - we highly recommend signing up sooner than later to ensure a spot in the studio!

For more information about our lesson program, please visit reynoldsband.com/lessons or click the link below to enroll your child in the 2023-2024 Reynolds Band Private Lesson program today!

The 2023-2024 Reynolds Band Calendar is available in 2 formats: Google Calendar and in spreadsheet format. We recommend subscribing to the Google Calendar as well as printing out a paper copy to keep on the fridge at home! However, please note that the calendar could be updated throughout the year as we are given access to STAAR test dates, etc. We recommend double checking for any calendar changes periodically throughout the year (every month or so is recommended).

If you need a printed calendar, please reach out to your child's director! We are happy to print extras!