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Sectionals are NORMAL This week!

Objective sheets were due this past Friday, October 4th. The next objective sheet will be given following this week. Students who are missing objectives may come in Monday morning to pass-off their missing objective for Mr. Lott
If a student grade is low, 99% of the time it is missing practice records or objective sheets. Please take care of these asap!
Band Lock-in Friday!

This is for the select students who have been working on the All-District and Region auditions. These students know who they are.

Oct. 11 - Masterclass 4:30-6:30
Oct. 18 - Mock Auditions after school - Kids will sign up for a time, once they are done they can go home.
Oct. 19- District Auditions ACMS

Oct. 26- Region Auditions Day 2 at McKamy MS
Oct. 23- Region Auditions Evening 1 at Hedrick MS

District Auditions are on Oct. 19th at Arbor Creek Middle School. Auditions start at 8:30 am

Region Auditions for Oboe, Bassoon, Tenor, Bari, Euphonium, Tuba and Percussion (Phase 1) and probably Alto (depends on how many enter) are on Oct. 23rd at Hedrick Middle School. Auditions start at 5:30pm.

Region Auditions for Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone (Alto?) and Percussion (Phase 2) are on Oct. 26th at McKamy Middle School. Auditions start at 8:30am.

Each kid has a “window” of time in which they will hopefully perform within that 30 minutes of time.. if the room is not getting backed up.

For example: if a student has a window at 10:30AM, the goal is for them to play sometime between 10:30-11AM

Transportation will not be provided. Please plan to take your kiddo or carpool.

If you know that you have an event we need to plan around on any of these dates, please fill out the form below. If not, don't fill out.

Private Lessons are singlehandedly the best way to help your child advance in their playing! The one-on-one work with a professional on their instrument is invaluable. Please consider signing your child up for private lessons! They are for all levels of ability, from remedial to advanced. If your child feels they are behind and want help, or if they want to advance into Honor Winds in the future, lessons can help students achieve their goals!

To sign up for lessons, either include it on your registration forms or email Mr. Lott and he will get you connected with a private lesson teacher. You can even contact them directly by finding their email here.

Please be aware we did our best to plan around football, tennis, volleyball, cross country, track, soccer, and more. We try our best to not schedule them the day of a game.

Band Sectionals are required for all 7th and 8th grade students and count for 30% of their nine-weeks average. Most playing tests will happen in sectionals. They provide instrument-specific instruction once a week. Families must provide their own transportation to and from the sectional. Sectionals are considered co-curricular, which means it is an extension of regular classroom instruction. Students need to be warmed up and tuned on their own prior to the start time of each sectional. Thank you for making the effort to improve and work toward excellence in your playing!

Door 25 will be open in the morning at 7:15 daily, until 7:30 AM. Unfortunately, if you are not at the door by 7:30, there is no one to let you in... you will miss your sectional. If a sectional is missed, you have 1 week to make it up if it is excused. Please plan around sectionals and let Mr. Lott know if you are going to miss.

Wildcat Band= Beginner Band

Symphonic Band= Non-Varsity Band

Honor Winds= Varsity Band

Sectionals= Once a week rehearsal to work on instrument specific skills and music, Part of Band TEKS, Most Playing grades will happen in sectionals, Mandatory. Morning sectionals BEGIN at 7:30am, Afternoon sectionals END at 5:40pm. We will work with athletic schedules and coaches.

Masterclasses= Each instrument has a hired Professional to help them with their fundamentals and music. Gives them practicing tips, tools, tricks for auditions, builds confidence.

Parent Preview= All the bands in the Hebron Cluster will perform together and Hebron will perform their competition show for the community. Time commitment= about 2 hrs.

DIstrict Band Auditions= Individual auditions against all top band instruments in the district over specific music. Required for Honor Winds, but Symphonic Band members are encouraged to work towards auditioning. Time commitment= about 1 hr.

Region Band Auditions=Individual auditions against all top band instrumentalists in the entire region over same music as district Band. Required for Honor Winds, but Symphonic Band members are encouraged to work towards auditioning. Time commitment= about 1 hr.

Region/District Band Clinic/Concert= Everyone who makes the district or region band gets to perform in a 1 day concert with the best players. All day

UIL= Band STAAR Test- We perform a concert and sightreading portion for 6 judges and they give us a rating.

Solo and Ensemble Contest= Every kid in Symphonic Band will perform an on level solo and an ensemble with their section in May.

Band Festival= Performance opportunity against other bands.

Remember we are teaching from 7:20am-5:45pm everyday. It will take us time to respond. Thank you for your patience!

We will send out smores and emails throughout the year to keep you updated!

Band Director - Kim Cooley - hawbaker-cooleyk@lisd.net

Assistant Band Director - Joshua Lott - lottjt@lisd.net

Percussion Teachers- Ben Koch - Kochb@lisd.net; Adam Davis - Davisab@lisd.net

CVMS Parent Liaisons - Jennifer Wylie and Srabasti Nagchoudhury - cvmsliason@creekvalleyband.org

Fundraising Liaison - Andrew Harrison - fundraising@creekvalleyband.org

Uniform Liaison - Dana Park - uniform@creekvalleyband.org

Finance Liaison - Robin Sandlin - finance@creekvalleyband.org

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