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.
November 11- Symphonic Band performing at the Veteran's Day Assembly
November 15th/16th- All-Region Clinic and Concert- McKinney North High School and Scott Johnson Middle School
Congratulations to our All-Region Band Members!
Veterans Day Ceremony
On Monday November 11th, students in the Symphonic Band will perform for the Veterans Day Ceremony.
Itinerary:
7:45am Meet in the band hall
7:50am Warm up. Percussion begins setting up equipment in the gym.
8:05am Begin setting up chairs and stands in the gym
8:15am Sound Check in the gym
8:30am Veterans Day Ceremony Begins. We will play Marches of the Armed Forces.
Bring: Instrument (and all the supplies needed to play it), band binder.
Wear: Band tshirt and JEANS
This is a required/graded performance for students in Symphonic Band.
Candy Donations
Do you have leftover Halloween candy that you want out of the house? Consider donating nut-free candy to the Pearson Band! We love giving away "Knowledge" to kids that are doing a great job!
Winter Concert Uniform
Concert and Symphonic Band students will wear the formal uniform for the Winter Concert on December 12 (as well as 3-4 concerts in the Spring Semester).
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
Students should NOT wear tshirts, jeans or joggers, tennis shoes/sneakers, or white socks.
See a great example of band students wearing the correct uniform in this instagram post! Please use the next few weeks to make sure your student has all of the correct parts of the uniform.
Symphonic Band Sectionals
Students will be meeting with their sections in "Student led sectionals" for the next two weeks.
Concert Band Sectionals
Monday Afternoon: Flutes AND Oboes
Tuesday Morning: Clarinets
Tuesday Afternoon: Low Brass AND Bass Clarinets
Thursday Advisory (Patriot Training): Trumpets
Thursday Afternoon: French Horns AND Saxophones
Morning sectionals are from 7:30-8:15 AM and afternoon sectionals are from 3:55-4:40 PM.
Jazz Band Rehearsals
In order to get ready for our performance at the Beginner Band Winter Concert (December 18th), Jazz Band will start having rehearsals after school on Mondays from 3:55-4:55 PM. These rehearsals are required for all members of Jazz Band that are performing in the concert.
Jazz Band will meet on the following Mondays: November 11th, November 18th, December 9th, and December 16th.
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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