Beginning Band - August 15, 2025
- pearsonmsband
- Aug 15, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 16, 2025
Hello all and welcome to the Pearson Band! We have had a fantastic first week of school getting to know our Beginning Band students and teaching them the first steps on their musical journey. We know that they are super excited to start playing on their instruments! They are also excited to take instruments home! Both of these things are a BIG DEAL and we have to make sure the students are ready first. We have preliminary information to teach - don't worry - they will start bringing instruments home in a few weeks. If your student is playing a school-owned instrument (oboe, bassoon, french horn, euphonium, or tuba) we will send separate information home about how to get the instrument.
In order to streamline communication, we will send out a weekly newsletter with pertinent information regarding band information and events. Please be sure to read through it carefully and make note of upcoming events on your personal calendar.
Upcoming events
Click here to view the Pearson Band Calendar. Most band events for the 2025-2026 school year have been added to the calendar.
August 19- Band Parent Meeting- 6:00-7:00 pm
August 28- Band Family Picnic- Frisco Commons Park- 6:00-8:00 PM
Band T-shirts- Action Required
Each year we do a band t-shirt. In order to have these ready for some of our earlier events that the older students are doing this year, we need to order these shirts by next week. Click HERE to fill out a short Google Form so that we can order the correct size for your child. This needs to be completed for all band students by Tuesday, August 19th.
Band Parent Meeting- 6:00-7:00 PM
Tuesday August 19th is our Annual Band Parent Meeting in the Pearson Cafeteria. At least one parent from each band family needs to be in attendance, as we will be going over important information for the year. Entry for this event will be the glass doors next to the cafeteria on the west side of the school.
Band Family Picnic
Thursday, August 28 is our annual Band Family Picnic from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM at Frisco Commons Park (8000 McKinney Rd, Frisco, TX 75034). We will be serving pizza and drinks at the pavilion. This event is open to all family members!
Tickets are $6 per person, and that covers the pizza, drinks, and pavilion rental. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online. Tickets can also be purchased by cash (exact change only) or check (made out to the Pearson Band Parent Association) and turned into the Booster Box in the band hall at school. Please seal any cash or checks in an envelope with your student's name, the purpose of the money (Family Picnic) and how many tickets you are purchasing labeled on the outside. Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday August 26 at 8 AM so that we can put in the order for the pizza.
After school social events are never required for members of the band, but they sure are fun!
We will be in need of several volunteers for this event- CLICK HERE to sign up.
Private Lessons
We highly recommend all students in Beginner Band sign up for private lessons. Private lessons are a great way to progress on your instrument with the assistance of a master teacher who plays that same instrument. While tutoring in a core class might only be to catch up or erase deficits in the learning process, private lessons are for everyone. Typically, the top musicians in the band program are ones that are in private lessons! Lessons are $25 per lesson and payment is handled between the parents and the lesson teacher. Scholarships from our Band Parent Association (Band Boosters) are available to those who need.
This is the time to sign up. Our teachers are in high demand and teach across several different campuses and districts. Lesson times are first come first serve, so sign up ASAP. You can sign up by reaching out to the lesson teachers directly via email, which can be found at our website HERE. You can also email Ms. Jobe at jobel@friscoisd.org
Instruments and Supplies
All band students need an instruments and supplies in order to be successful in band this year. If you have not ordered them, please click on the following link for directions on how to do so.
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