Concert and Symphonic Band Newsletter - January 9th, 2026
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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.
January 17th- Instrument Petting Zoo for incoming 6th graders (tell your friends and neighbors!)
January 21st- Chipotle Spirit Night
January 31st- Frisco ISD Solo Contest- Stafford MS
Instrument Petting Zoo- January 17th
It's almost time! Our annual Instrument Petting Zoo will be on January 17th, 2026. If you have an incoming 6th grader that is interested in band, or that just wants to try playing all of the different instruments, you can sign up for a time at this event by clicking HERE. Please share with your friends and neighbors if they have an incoming 6th grader!
This is one of our most important events of the year because it determines the future of the Pearson Band! Since there are so many moving pieces, we will need several parent volunteers for this event.
Parents, please sign up to volunteer HERE.Â
Chipotle Spirit Night- January 21st
FISD Solo Contest- January 31st
The district solo contest is on Saturday, January 31st at Stafford Middle School. While the contest runs all day (9 am-4 pm), students will be assigned an individual time to perform for their judge. The performance plus the warm-up time should take between 30-45 minutes total.
If you have a time preference (early in the morning, as late as possible, nothing between 12-2 pm, etc.), please communicate that to Ms. Jobe at jobel@friscoisd.org before Friday, January 16th. This will give Ms. Jobe time to make the schedule and communicate that schedule to all parents and students. We will try our hardest to accommodate all scheduling requests but cannot guarantee this given how many students are attending the event.
Sectional Schedule (Spring 2026)
Symphonic Band:
Monday morning- Flutes/Oboes (this week only- will usually be Tuesday AM)
Monday afternoon- Alto Saxophones and French Horns
Tuesday morning- None (will usually be Flute/Oboe)
Tuesday afternoon- Bassoon/Bass Clarinet/Euphonium/Tuba (this week only- will usually be Wednesday PM)
Wednesday morning- Clarinets
Wednesday afternoon- None (will usually be Bassoon/Bass Clarinet/Euphonium/Tuba)
Thursday morning- Trombones
Thursday afternoon- Percussion
Friday morning- Trumpets
Concert Band:
Monday AM- Flutes & Oboes
Monday PM- Trombone/Low Reeds
Tuesday PM- Clarinets & Trumpets
Thursday PM- Euphonium & Tuba
Friday AM- Saxophones & French Horns
All morning sectionals are from 7:15-8:15 AM and afternoon sectionals are from 3:55-4:55 PM.
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.Â