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TWB INCOMING FRESHMEN NEWSLETTER #3

BAND ONLINE REGISTRATION | AUDITION INFO | WORKSHOP 4/5

TWB INCOMING FRESHMENNEWSLETTER #3BAND ONLINE REGISTRATION | AUDITION INFO |WORKSHOP 4/5

CONGRATULATIONS AT UIL!!!

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Congratulations to all Cooper and McMillan Bands for 1st division ratings at the UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation last week at Allen High School. I was able to hear the varsity groups in the afternoon....and WOW! Also, all of you OBOES ARE AMAZING! It was truly some beautiful performances and great music making.

BAND ONLINE REGISTRATION THIS WEEK OPENS 4/1

Each year we open up the TWB Registration portal for the next year.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

In this Registration Portal is all information we need to order items for next year's band. It also gives payment options. Here are the steps to follow and MUST BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY. Payment is not due until May 1, which can be broken up from 1-4 payments or more if needed.


  1. Go to www.thatwylieband.net/registration
  2. Password is twb2024
  3. Fill out the form
  4. Submit
  5. You will receive an email with payment information in a couple of weeks. Payment will not be due until May 1. PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO PAY BEFORE MAY 1.

MARCHING & MOVEMENT WORKSHOP THIS FRIDAY 4/5

  • Who: ALL current 8-11 graders who have signed up for band next year. Color Guard will not attend this event since they have their own audition workshops later in April.
  • Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM
  • Location: Wylie High School IMPAC Building (next to WISD Stadium)
  • What to bring: Just you!...and some water.
  • What to wear: Comfortable clothes and athletic shoes

Workshop Format

  • Social - Get to know your section
  • Body movement & marching rotation

Next Workshops will add the rest of the 9-11th graders in TWB @ Wylie HS IMPACT Building

  • 4/19 (Friday) - Marching & Movement Workshop #3 (Full 2024 TWB) PLUS SHOW REVEAL. Percussion students will be in a Drumset clinic with Larnell Lewis during this workshop.

End of Year Marching Band Camp 5/23

  • 3pm-6pm Rehearse music, marching selection for competition band, sizing for competition show attire.
  • 6pm Family cook out dinner!
  • 6:45pm Marching Band meeting
  • 7:30pm Dismissed for the summer

AUDITION INFORMATION (GOOGLE CLASSROOMS)

DRUMLINE AUDITIONS

  • Drumline Workshops (grades 8-11) will be held on Mondays evenings from 4:45-6:30 PM. Every sub-section within the marching percussion section will receive information specific for their instrument regarding audition music and procedures.
    • Monday, April 8th - Front Ensemble - no Aux Perc (Marimba, Vibes, Synth)
    • Monday, April 15 - All Percussion
    • Monday, April 22 - All Percussion
  • PDFs for the Audition and Exercise Packets are linked below.

DOUBLE REEDS AND MARCHING BAND

For obvious reasons to oboes and bassoons, schools do not march with double reed instruments. For double reed players there are a couple of options for marching band.

  • We typically rent alto saxophones for double reeds and teach them saxophone during summer band camp. Double reeds have a dedicated saxophone teacher during band camp. We DO NOT just say “here is a saxophone, good luck”.
  • Those who have piano experience and want to play keyboard percussion. That is an option, it is just an additional week of summer band camp for drumline camp.
  • Some do Color Guard. My daughter did 3 years of guard and 1 year of saxophone (she then wished she did 4 years of guard). We currently have 2 bassoonists in color guard, one of which is the color guard captain and in the Wind Symphony.
  • Double reeds who already play another instrument should let us know if they would like to play that instrument for marching band.

Double Reeds can declare what they would like to do at their high school audition; however, if you would like to be in the Drumline or Color Guard we would need to know as soon as possible. There are audition workshops for those groups in April.

Color Guard Auditions 4/22-4/24

  • Who: ALL current 8-11 graders - no band/dance experience required
  • Time: 5:00PM-6:45PM
  • Location: Wylie High School Rubber Gym (on the way to Band Hall)
  • What to bring: Just you and water
  • What to wear: Athletic clothes & shoes

Workshop Format

  • Social - Get to know each other
  • Dance class
  • Equipment technique and choreography

End of Year Marching Band Camp 5/23

  • 3pm-6pm Rehearse music, marching selection for competition band, sizing for competition show attire.
  • 6pm Family cook out dinner!
  • 6:45pm Marching Band meeting
  • 7:30pm Dismissed for the summer

CALENDAR INFORMATION

CLICK HERE FOR SUMMER CALENDAR
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LOOKING AHEAD TO FALL BREAK OCTOBER 11-19, 2023

Wylie ISD has approved the school calendar for 2024-25. This includes a fall break; however, all athletic and fine arts contests, rehearsals and productions will still run during that week. Meaning, even though WISD has a fall break scheduled, there will still be a football game and contests. This means there will be rehearsals too. Below is our plan for that week, so if you are looking to go away some time, here are the dates we will have games, rehearsals and contests.

OCTOBER 11-19 Schedule

  • Friday, October 11 - Football Game (4:30PM-11PM)
  • Saturday, October 12 - BOA Prosper Regional
  • Sunday, October 13-Wednesday, October 16 (4 days) - NO REHEARSAL
  • Thursday, October 17 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-4PM
  • Friday, October 18 - Competition Marching Rehearsal 9AM-Noon
  • Friday, October 18 - Football Game vs. ? 5PM-10:30PM
  • Saturday, October 19 - UIL Regional Marching Contest

***The 2024-25 TWB calendar located on the Band App and band website.***

QUESTIONS?

Email any questions to the directors below.

Band related questions to Mr. Dixon, Director of Bands

Percussion related questions to Mr. Holloway, Percussion Director

Color Guard related questions to Mr. Jackson, Color Guard Director

Financial related questions to Mrs. Stone, WHS Fine Arts Administrative Assistant

Todd Dixon
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