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.
October 28- All-Region Auditions Phase 1- Stafford Middle School (Woodwinds other than Bass Clarinet) and Wilkinson Middle School (Brass and Percussion)
October 30- All-Region Auditions Phase 2- Nelson Middle School
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
High School Corner
Both the Reedy and Frisco High School Bands are into their competitive marching seasons! BOTH bands earned a Sweepstakes Award at their UIL last Saturday and will compete at Area this Saturday. The contest is at the Melissa ISD Stadium (3030 Milrany Ln, Melissa, TX 75454). Reedy performs in prelims at 1:00 PM and Frisco performs at 3:00 PM. If they place in the top 10, then the band gets to perform again that night at finals! The finals competition is also what determines who goes to the State Marching Contest in November- Go Reedy and go Frisco!!
Want to hear more about the Reedy and Frisco Bands? Check them out on Instagram! @reedyband and @friscohighband
All-Region Auditions
Select students from Symphonic Band will be auditioning for the All-Region Band on Monday, October 28th (Phase 1) and Wednesday, October 30th (Phase 2). Woodwind instruments are auditioning at Stafford Middle School and Brass/Percussion students are auditioning at Wilkinson Middle School. Students have been given individual time slots to audition and should plan on being present for an hour and a half on those evenings. Students are required to wear their Pearson Band Shirt to the audition.
Phase 1 (All Instruments except Bass Clarinet):
Phase 2: Students who advance from Phase 1 and Bass Clarinet will receive further information on Tuesday, October 29th.
Students that make the All-Region Band will participate in the Clinic/Concert on November 15th and 16th. Details will follow the auditions.
Symphonic Band Sectionals
No sectionals the week of October 28-31.
Concert Band Sectionals
No sectionals the week of October 28-31.
Private Lessons
We highly recommend all students in Symphonic and Concert Band sign up for private lessons, even if you were not enrolled last year. 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!
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 Mr. Jenson at jensonm@friscoisd.org.
If you were enrolled in lessons last year, make sure you reach out to your lesson teacher to get on their schedule for this year.
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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