Upcoming events
Click here to view the Pearson Band Calendar. Most band events for the 2024-2025 school year have been added to the calendar. Click here to view a list of required (graded) performances for the 24-25 school year.
March 7th- Concert Band UIL @ Reedy High School
March 7th - Percussion Concert Rehearsal (percussion students only)
March 8th - Percussion Concert (percussion students only)
March 10th- Symphonic Band Rehearsal 3:55-4:55 PM (Required- no sectionals this week)
March 10th- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
March 24th- Symphonic Band Rehearsal 3:55-4:55 PM (Required- no sectionals this week)
March 28th- Symphonic Band UIL @ Wakeland High School
March 7th- Concert Band UIL
The Pearson Concert Band will be attending the annual UIL Concert and Sight-Reading evaluation on Friday, March 7th at Reedy High School
Schedule is as follows:
7:55am: All Concert Band meet in the band hall wearing their Concert Black for a short warm-up and uniform
8:25am: Load busses
8:30am: Depart for Reedy High School
8:40am: Arrive at Reedy High School
9:10am: Begin warm-up
9:45am: Stage performance
10:15am: Sight-Reading performance
10:45am: Load the busses and depart for Pearson MS
10:55am: Arrive back at Pearson, unload and go to 4th period.
Students are welcome to bring their regular clothes and to change after we get back.
Parents and families are invited and encouraged to attend both the Concert and Sight-reading portions of our evaluation, but please note that photography and videos are not allowed in the sight-reading room. Please note the following instructions for spectators from the Reedy Band Staff:
Guests Attending:
Per our admin, please have parents/guests enter through the NORTH/FRONT entrance of the building (off Stonebrook Pkwy) and check in via the front office.
After that, it's recommended that parents/guests drive to the West Auditorium Entrance where you and your students will be entering and enter campus from those doors with their guest badges. This will be easier than waiting for a student guide to escort the parents/guests through the building to the Auditorium. Parents/Guests MUST be wearing their guest badge at all times when on campus.
Our Reedy Band student workers have been instructed to only let in guests/parents with badge for security reason.
I am very excited for our students to have the opportunity to show-off what they have been working on this semester!
March 8th- Percussion Concert
Please join the Reedy Band, Pearson MS and Pioneer Heritage MS Percussion Students for some amazing music.
Our special musical guest this year will be Drum Set Artist, Mr. Chester Thompson.
Mr. Thompson is world renowned Drum Set artist, having played with such groups as “Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana, and Michael McDonald”
He is best known for being the drummer for Genesis and Phil Collins from 1976-2007
The concert is this coming next weekend Saturday March 8th, at 3pm in the Reedy High School Auditorium.
This event also serves as a fundraiser benefiting our percussionists from Reedy HS, Pearson MS and Pioneer Heritage MS. Please invite your friends and family!
Free Percussion Clinic: 12PM - 1PM
Concert: 3PM
Reedy HS Auditorium
Admission: $10 per person at the door
FISD employees are free with ID.
March 10th- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
Stop by Chick-Fil-A (7979 FM 423, Frisco, TX 75036) on March 10th at any time for the Pearson Band Spirit Night! Say you are there for the band and the band will receive some of the proceeds!
Symphonic Band Sectionals
Symphonic Band Sectionals have concluded for the time being and are being replaced by two full band rehearsals. One on March 10th from 3:55-4:55 and one on March 24th from 3:55-4:55. Both rehearsals are required and serve as student's sectional grade for the week.
Symphonic Band students are working on pass-offs on their UIL Music. Click HERE to see their pass-off sheet for this 9 weeks. Students will have chances to make-up any missing pass-offs next week before and after school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and before school on Friday.
Concert Band Sectionals
Concert Band Sectionals are on hold until further notice.
Band Sectionals / Bad weather policy:
-If school or school activities are cancelled for bad weather, sectionals are cancelled.
-If FISD has a delayed start to the school day, sectionals are cancelled.
-If there is bad weather, but school and school activities are not cancelled, we will still have sectionals. Please be safe when dropping your students off.
-If the band director needs to cancel a sectional, that will be communicated via email.
Candy Donations Needed!
Parents, we are in need of candy (or "knowledge" as we call it in band) to give out as prizes to students. If convenient, please consider donating any extra candy you might have from birthday parties, gatherings, etc. or picking up a bag of variety mixed candy next time you go to the store.
Thank you!
Frisco ISD Summer Band Camp
The middle school band directors of Frisco ISD are excited to announce the dates of the 2025 Frisco ISD Middle School Summer Band Camp. This camp is for current 6th and 7th grade (fall 2025 7th & 8th grade) band students in Frisco ISD and will be aimed towards playing fun music and meeting new friends across the district. Your student also will have the opportunity to work with expert teachers and professional musicians / educators. Please see the information below for more details!
Who? Current 6th and 7th grade (fall 2025 7th & 8th grade) Frisco ISD Band students
When? Monday-Thursday, June 9-12, 2025 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM each day, concert on Thursday starting at 11:00 AM)
Where? Memorial HS (12300 Frisco St., Frisco, TX 75033) & Emerson HS (6300 Collin McKinney Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75070)
How Much? $100
How do I sign up?
Fill out the registration Google Form found in our Frisco ISD MS Summer Band Camp website from March 24-April 20, 2025.
Pay for the camp on OnlineSchoolFees during the payment window (April 28-May 9). Summer camp registration will be billed through the FISD online school fees account. The entry fee will not be active for a few weeks after filling out the registration form.
The payment window will be open in OnlineSchoolFees from April 28-May 9.
For help accessing OnlineSchool Fees, please see the guidance from the FISD website below:
Please note that your registration is not complete until payment has been received through OnlineSchoolFees in the payment window. End of day on May 9th is a hard deadline to submit payment for the camp.
If you have any questions, please ask your campus band director. We hope to make music with you at the Frisco ISD Middle School Summer Band Camp in June!
Supplies
Most of our Concert and Symphonic Band students have all of their correct supplies for class. If your student does not, please refer to the following:
https://www.pearsonband.com/supplies All supplies can be ordered online through Brook Mays, at any local music store, or even Amazon.
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