Concert and Symphonic Band Newsletter - February 27, 2026
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- Feb 27
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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. Click here to view a list of required (graded) performances for the 2025-2026 school year.
February 27th- Ice Skating Social/Fundraiser at Comerica Center
March 3rd- Concert Band Rehearsal- 7:15-8:15 AM (required- no CB sectionals this week)
March 6th- Concert Band UIL- 7:25 AM call time
March 6th- Percussion Concert Rehearsal (Percussion Only)
March 7th- Reedy HS Percussion Concert
March 9th- Symphonic Band UIL rehearsal- 3:55-4:55 PM (required- no SB sectionals this week)
March 10th- Symphonic Band UIL
March 10th- Panera Bread Spirit Night
March 23rd- Symphonic Band UIL rehearsal- 3:55-4:55 PM (required- no SB sectionals this week)
March 27th- Symphonic Band UIL at Wakeland HS
Ice Skating Social/Spirit Night- February 27th
Bring the family and friends out for some Ice Skating fun on February 27th to the Comerica Center! Scan the below QR code to register and the band gets some of the proceeds!
March 6th- Concert Band UIL
The Pearson Concert Band will be attending the annual UIL Concert and Sight-Reading evaluation on Friday, March 6th at Frisco High School
Schedule is as follows:
Schedule is as follows:
7:25 am: All Concert Band meet in the band hall wearing their Concert Black for a short warm-up and uniform
8:00 am: Load busses
8:05 am: Depart for Frisco High School
8:25 am: Arrive at Frisco High School
8:55am: Begin warm-up
9:30am: Stage performance
10:00 am: Sight-Reading performance
10:30 am: Load the busses and depart for Pearson MS
10:45 am: 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.
March 7th- RHS Cluster Percussion Concert
Please join the Reedy HS, Pearson MS and Pioneer Heritage MS, Percussion Students for an afternoon of some amazing music.
Our special musical guest this year will be Drum Set/Percussion Artist, Mrs. Julie Davila.
Mrs. Davila is world renowned Percussion Artist, Composer, Educator and Clinician. She is also a professor of music at Middle Tennessee State University.
The concert is this coming next weekend Saturday March 7th, 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: $15 per person at the door (if your child is performing, ask them about “The Deal”)
FISD employees are free with ID.
Percussion families- See the below letter from Mr. Baldwin with additional details for the concert and the rehearsals leading up to it.
March 10th- Symphonic Band Pre-UIL
When: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 - Reedy HS Auditorium
Bring: Instrument (and all the supplies needed to play it) and band binder.
Wear: “Formal Uniform” (Black dress pants, Black dress shirt (button-up or blouse) with sleeves that hit the elbows or below, Black dress shoes (closed toe, flat bottom), Plain, long black dress socks or stockings. See a great example of band students wearing the correct uniform in this instagram post!
SYMPHONIC BAND ITINERARY
6:50 pm Arrive at Reedy HS. Go to the Orchestra Room.
7:00 pm Warm-up begins
7:30 pm Symphonic Band Performs on the auditorium stage.
7:50 pm Symphonic Band Performs Sightreading in the Orchestra Room (parents are welcome to
watch sightreading too!)
8:15 pm Approximate dismissal time.
I am aware of a tennis conflict on this same night. If this applies to your child, I will be sending an email next week to hopefully provide a resolution.
This performance is part of the Symphonic Band curriculum as well as an essential part of our UIL preparation, therefore attendance and participation is required and graded. Students who do not attend Pre-UIL without prior communication with a band director will not be eligible to attend UIL. If any conflicts arise, please contact Mr. Jenson and Ms. Jobe ASAP.
March 10th- Panera Bread Spirit Night
Sectional Schedule (Spring 2026)
Symphonic Band:
Monday afternoon- Alto Saxophones and French Horns (rescheduled to Thursday Advisory)
Tuesday morning- Flutes/Oboes
Tuesday afternoon- None
Wednesday morning- Clarinets
Wednesday afternoon-Bassoon/Bass Clarinet/Euphonium/Tuba
Thursday morning- Trombones
Thursday afternoon- Percussion
Friday morning- Trumpets
Students in Symphonic Band are working on their pass-offs on their UIL music. Click HERE to view their pass-off chart and assignments for this 9-weeks grading period.
All morning sectionals are from 7:15-8:15 AM and afternoon sectionals are from 3:55-4:55 PM.
Concert Band:
All Concert Band Students will have a rehearsal on Tuesday 3/3 before school at 7:15am. This rehearsal will replace the sectionals for that week as we prepare for our UIL performance and will simulate our early call time for UIL on Friday. This rehearsal is required and will be taken as a grade.
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.
Frisco ISD Summer Band Camp
The middle school band directors of Frisco ISD are excited to announce the dates of the 2026 Frisco ISD Middle School Summer Band Camp. This camp is for current 6th and 7th grade (fall 2026 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 2026 7th & 8th grade) Frisco ISD Band students
When? Monday-Thursday, June 1-4, 2026 (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 23-April 12, 2026.
Pay for the camp on OnlineSchoolFees during the payment window (April 20-May 4). 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 20-May 4.
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 4th 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!
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