Hudson Hawk Band Updates
Week of 3/6/2023
Parent Help Needed
- 2-3 Honors Band parents able to help with Pre-UIL on Monday
- 2-3 Wind Symphony parents able to help with Pre-UIL on Tuesday
- 3-4 parents to help chaperone the pizza/board game party for our Winter Practice Challenge earners on Wednesday from 4:00-6:00pm
- 1 parent to help with the recruiting trip to Lister on Thursday morning from 7:40-9:20am
WINTER PRACTICE CHALLENGE DUE MONDAY!!! PARTY FOR EARNERS ON WEDNESDAY
Find a copy of the Winter Practice Challenge form here.
Students who complete the Winter Practice Challenge are invited to a pizza and board game party from 4:15pm-6:00pm on Wednesday, March 8th.
Honors Band Pre-UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation
Parents, families, and friends are invited to join us for this performance. We hope that you will come out and watch this performance and follow us into the sightreading room to view that process as well. This is the practice version of what equates to the band STAAR test. We are also looking for 3-4 chaperones who can be with us from 2:30-7:00pm . If you are cleared as a volunteer and are free to help us on this day, please let Mrs. Becker know ASAP.
Monday, Mar 6, 2023, 04:30 PM
Naaman Forest High School, Naaman Forest Boulevard, Garland, TX, USA
NO Select Beginner Rehearsal THIS WEEK
Wind Symphony Pre-UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation
Parents, families, and friends are invited to join us for this performance. We hope that you will come out and watch this performance and follow us into the sightreading room to view that process as well. This is the practice version of what equates to the band STAAR test. We are also looking for 3-4 chaperones who can be with us from 2:30-7:00pm . If you are cleared as a volunteer and are free to help us on this day, please let Mrs. Becker know ASAP.
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023, 04:30 PM
Naaman Forest High School, Naaman Forest Boulevard, Garland, TX, USA
Booster Club Meeting
Wednesday, Mar 8, 2023, 07:00 PM
B G Hudson Middle School, Hudson Drive, Sachse, TX, USA
5th Grade Instrument Demo Trips
Heldana Tekle, flute; Abbygail Carr, oboe; Crockett Albus, bassoon; Natalie Woodham, clarinet; Abigail Day, saxophone; Yoftahe Awoke, trumpet; Tyger Vu, horn; Joseph Le, trombone; Vanessa Donovan, euphonium; Campbell Russell, tuba; Jackson Winegar, percussion.
Advanced Band Makeup Solo Contest
3rd Quarter Grades End on FRIDAY
Incoming 5th Graders
We are thrilled with the growth in our program this year and look forward to welcoming tons of new Hawk Band members next year! Our best recruiting tool is our current and former band families - please help us spread the word about joining band and getting more amazing students to be part of our band family!
A Word About Braces
March 6-7 - HB & WS Pre-UIL Evaluation
April 4-5 - HB & WS UIL Evaluation
April 22 - Beginner All-Star Band Audition
April 27 - WS Peak Festival
May 6 - Beginner Solo Contest
May 12 - Spring Festival for All Band Students
May 13 - All-Star Band Clinic/Concert
May 17 - HMS Bands Spring Concert for All Students
Repeat Information
GISD Bond 2023
All-Region Concert Recordings
Advanced Band Supplies
BAND App Links
School-Owned Instrument Usage Fees
Oboes, bassoons, bass clarinets, tenor saxes, bari saxes, French horns, euphoniums, tubas, and the few students who play a different instrument that is owned by the school will see that fee now and can pay it by cash, check (made out to Hudson Band Boosters), or through Charms (using Paypal).
This fee was originally supposed to be paid in Skyward, but we are adjusting the process for ease of charge and payment.
If you have any questions or have any issues logging in to Charms to check on fees, please let me know and I am happy to help!
Private Lessons Filling Up
The single biggest investment you can make in your student's musical advancement is signing them up for private lessons. Return the private lesson enrollment form to get your student started ASAP. Lessons are $20 each week and the fee is paid directly to the instructor.
Clear Bag Policy
GISD VIP Pass for Seniors
Volunteer Application REQUIRED
Band Fees
This year, you can pay band fees through cash or check (made out to Hudson Band Boosters), Paypal through Charms (watch this video to walk you through the Charms system), and for the first time - credit card through the band website. Visit the band website and enter the password HawkBD2223 to enter the secure page and pay online. Please consider adding the optional donation to your cart to cover the credit card fees we incur using this convenient service.
If you have a financial hardship, please communicate with us so we can help you. We never want a student to be unable to participate due to finances and will do everything we can to work with your family and ensure your student is included.
Log in to Charms
Log in as a parent/student/member
The school code is hudsonsoundmachine
The password for first time users is your student's GISD ID number (should be 6 digits)
For non-first time users, your password should be your student's ID with their capitalized initials in front (i.e. HB123456) unless you've changed it to something else.
Please update contact information (add adults as necessary), check your student's birthday ID, instrument, etc. and make changes as necessary. If you have questions or have difficulty logging in, please contact Mrs. Becker.
About Us
Heather Becker - Director
Dan Urban - Assistant Director
Email: hdbecker@garlandisd.net
Website: www.hudsonband.org
Phone: 972-675-3070
Facebook: facebook.com/hudsonmsband
Twitter: @hudsonhawkband