Reynolds Band E-News

May 5 - 6th/7th Grade Performance Tasks Due in Google Classroom by 7 PM

May 6 - Epic Waters Trip (BB and CB)

May 7 - Spring Concert @ PHS (BB, CB, SB, WE) ** This is a graded, curricular event! **

May 9 - Dallas Festival of Bands @ St. Andrew Methodist Church (SB and WE)

May 10 - WE Recording Concert @ PHS - 2:15 PM - Parents and family members invited!

May 12-16 - Band Hall Pack-Up (we have to have everything boxed by May 16!)

May 26 - PISD Band Camp Registration Due

June 2-6: Prosper ISD Band Camp (optional for current 6th and 7th grade members!)

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WHEN: June 2-6

TIME: 1 PM - 5 PM

WHERE: Walnut Grove HS Auditorium

WHAT: Rehearse fun music with new people from all Prosper ISD schools and new band directors, enjoy snacks and fun games throughout the week, put on a concert performance on the final day of camp and end the week with a trip to Pinstack with all your new band friends!

HOW TO SIGN UP: To sign up, visit https://prosperisd.store.rankone.com/Camp/List#, select "Prosper ISD Fine Arts, CTE & UIL Camps", then select "Band". Current 6th graders will select "7th grade" since that will be their 2025-2026 grade level. Current 7th graders will select "8th grade" since that will be their 2025-2026 grade level.

Performance Tasks went out in Google Classroom last week.

Submissions for performance tasks are already open to students. Final submissions are due by MONDAY, MAY 5TH in order to allow the directors enough time to score all videos by the grading deadline*.

Please note that the assignment in Google Classroom will close after 4 PM on May 5th in order to allow the directors enough time to listen to all assessments. Please check in with your child frequently to make sure your child is completing 1-2 tasks each week in order to complete all items by the due date. Most of the videos required should take no more than 20-30 seconds each to complete.

Included in the Performance Task information packet is important end of year information. Please go over this information with your child this week, as there is important information for parents included as well.

Performance Tasks are required end of year assessments for all woodwind and brass members, and will be due by MONDAY, MAY 5TH at 4:00 PM*.

*Due to the Honor Band submission process, current Wind Ensemble members have until May 12th.

The results from the Performance Tasks will also serve as audition videos for Band Placement consideration for the 2025-2026 school year.

WHO: Required event for ALL Reynolds Middle School Band Members

WHEN: Wednesday, May 7th

TIME: 6:30 PM Performance - Call Times vary by group (see logistics sheets)

WHERE: Prosper High School Auditorium

**Parent help needed! Please see below for opportunities to help us out. Job signups are available in CutTime!

• We will need 2 Symphonic Band and Concert Band parents to help us take attendance in the auditorium prior to their concert (help needed from about 6:00-6:20 PM).
• We will need 2-4 parents positioned at the auditorium entrance into the building from about 6:00-6:30 PM to serve as greeters
• 2-4 Parents stationed outside the auditorium lobbies to help us keep distractions to the beginning band members to a minimum from about 6:00-6:20 PM. (At 6:20 PM, you can open doors for parents/audience members and enter the auditorium).

INFORMATION AT A GLANCE:

WHEN: Tuesday, May 6th

CALL TIME: 6:15 AM in the Band Hall

DEPART FOR EPIC WATERS: 7:00 AM

PICK-UP AT REYNOLDS: 5:00 PM

ATTIRE: Band shirt and school appropriate shorts, swim wear can be brought in a personal bag or worn underneath concert clothing.

LUNCH: Will be provided. Options are hamburger, hotdog, or veggie burger. If your child needs a veggie burger or will be unable to eat the provided meal, please complete the form linked below. Please note that Epic Waters is unable to accommodate gluten free needs, so students who need gluten free accommodations will need to bring a sack lunch.

PERFORMANCE TIMES: 8:30 AM - Select Band / 9:00 - Beginning Band / 9:30 AM - Concert Band

CHAPERONES: We will need about 10 chaperones for this event! Chaperone tickets are $31 and can be paid via cash, check, or CutTime account. All chaperones MUST have a volunteer background check on file with Prosper ISD. Background checks can be found on the Prosper ISD website.

WAIVERS: Epic Waters requires ALL attendees to turn in a waiver upon arrival on the day of their trip. Waivers are included in the info packet or linked below.

ELIGIBILITY REMINDER: Students must be eligible in order to receive an Epic Waters invitation. Students who did not receive an invitation will receive a notice from their band director this week.

*All students are required to ride the bus to and from Epic Waters. If for any reason you need to pick up your child, please reach out to your child's director directly for a Prosper ISD trip release form.

*Students MUST have all band registration forms completed in order to attend this trip.

DATE: Friday, May 9th

CALL TIME: 6:30 AM

DEPART REYNOLDS: 7:45 AM

CHECK-IN: 8:45 AM

WARMUP: 9:10 AM

PERFORMANCE: 10:00 AM

ATTIRE: Formal Concert Attire

After performing, SB members will stay to watch Wind Ensemble perform and then depart for lunch at Legacy Food Hall. We have rented out the second floor of Legacy Food Hall and students will receive a $20 spending card for lunch. Students can also opt to bring extra money with them if they wish to buy extra goodies. Here is a link to all of the vendors available in Legacy Food Hall: https://legacyfoodhall.com/vendors/?category=&dietary-need=

We will need chaperones for this event to help us with snacks post-performance as well as help us monitor students at St. Andrew and at Legacy Hall!

DATE: Friday, May 9th

CALL TIME: 7:45 AM

DEPART REYNOLDS: 9:15 AM

PERFORMANCE: 12:30 PM

ATTIRE: Formal Concert Attire

Upon arrival, we will watch Symphonic Band perform at 10:15 AM and then move to set up and get ready for our performance after that.

After performing, we will depart for lunch at Legacy Food Hall. We have rented out the second floor of Legacy Food Hall and students will receive a $20 spending card for lunch. Students can also opt to bring extra money with them if they wish to buy extra goodies. Here is a link to all of the vendors available in Legacy Food Hall: https://legacyfoodhall.com/vendors/?category=&dietary-need=

We will need chaperones for this event to help us with snacks as well as help us monitor students at St. Andrew and at Legacy Hall!

WHEN: Saturday, May 10th

CALL TIME: 12:45 PM

SOUND CHECK: 1-2 PM

DOORS OPEN: 2:00 PM

PUBLIC PERFORMANCE: 2:15 PM

END PERFORMANCE: Around 2:45 PM

ATTIRE: Band shirt and jeans or solid colored pants.

*This performance serves as our final recording take for State Honor Band. We are allowed up to 4 total performance opportunities, which must be recorded live for an audience and in one take. Parents and lesson teachers are invited to watch our performance, but we ask that younger siblings please be left at home if possible due to the significance of this final recording opportunity. We appreciate your understanding of this important matter.

*Students can leave as soon as we are finished performing our concert and we have verified that the takes were successfully recorded by our sound engineer and Mr. Benzer. We just ask that students rack their chair and stand prior to leaving.

WIND ENSEMBLE PARENTS:

Major upcoming rehearsals and performances just for Wind Ensemble members are listed below. The dates below only include rehearsals and performances specifically relating to State Honor Band and National Festival entries. (Does not include section-specific performances/events or Solo contest)

• Weds May 7: Spring Concert @ PHS (public concert)
• Fri May 9: Dallas Festival of Bands @ St. Andrew Methodist Church in Plano (parents invited!)
• Sat May 10: 1:00-2:45 PM - Wind Ensemble Final Recording Concert @ PHS (Concert @ 2:15PM)

• Weds May 7 - Spring Concert @ PHS
• Fri May 9 - Dallas Festival of Bands @ St. Andrews Methodist Church in Plano

• Tues May 6 - Epic Waters
• Weds May 7 - Spring Concert @ PHS

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!

**Reminder: Private lessons are required for Symphonic Winds members as well as french horn, double reed, and percussion students.

Clarinet, saxophone, low brass, and percussion: Due to the high demand of for lessons from our amazing teachers at Reynolds as well as other schools, 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!