Results for our Intermediate band Solo Contest

Vanessa	Buelna	Flute	1
Kennzie	Greenlee	Flute	1
Kenzie	Johnson	Flute	1
Jessica	Riojas	Flute	1
Mercedez	Salazar	Flute	1
Laiken	Turner	Flute	1
Kiyah	Villasenor	Flute	1
Jasmine	Reno	Flute	1
Sydney	Harmon	Oboe	1
Jacob	Degraff	Bassoon	1
Daniela	Acosta	Bb Clarinet	1
Justicia	Luna	Bb Clarinet	1
Brigit	McCullers	Bb Clarinet	1
Smith	Megan	Bb Clarinet	1
Cody	Barker	Alto Saxophone	1
Daniel	Carter	Alto Saxophone	1
Liberty	De La Garza	Alto Saxophone	1
Kenneth	Richburg	Alto Saxophone	1
Kayden	Young	Trumpet	1
Teghan	Brooks	French Horn	1
Zachary	Madry	French Horn	1
Noah	McDonald	French Horn	1
Joshua	Salisbury	French Horn	1
Adam	Wallace	Trombone	1
Ethan	Carter	Baritone	1
Caleb	Longanecker	Baritone	1
Jacob	Wigington	Tuba	1
Joshua	Burns	Snare Drum	1
Troy	Nations	Snare Drum	1
Joshua	Burns	Keyboard Percussion	1
Troy	Nations	Keyboard Percussion	1
Brittany	Gray	Bb Clarinet	2
Brianna	Leishman	Bb Clarinet	2
Kayla	Miller	Bb Clarinet	2
Paige	Robinette	Bb Clarinet	2
Ciarra	Stroud	Bb Clarinet	2
Alex	Lopez	Alto Saxophone	2
Joshua	Ramirez	Alto Saxophone	2
Aaron	Bailey	Trumpet	2
Austin	Dunn	Trumpet	2
Joshua	Jayroe	Trumpet	2
Joseph	McDonald	Trumpet	2
Garrett	Haynie	Trombone	2
Sabastian	Rositas	Tuba	2
Zadden	Dela Rosa	Snare Drum	2
Zadden	Dela Rosa	Keyboard Percussion	2
Delaney	Shinn	Bb Clarinet	3
Matthew	Clemmer	Alto Saxophone	3

Intermediate Band solo contest

Audio files have been uploaded! Click the "Forms and files" link above to practice with your accompaniment track now!

Forms and Files -> Solo Audio Files -> Your individual track!

Important Spring Semester Dates

We hope that you have enjoyed a restful break and have come back on fire and ready to go!!!

As we all know, this semester presents new challenges, exciting competition, UIL Concerts, Jazz Band performances, our Lock-In, Band Hall Movie nights, and many many more!!!

So lets hit the ground running and have a great semester. 

Lastly, our UIL sectional dates (advanced band only) will run from the weeks of: 

January 13^th – February 24^th

Two Full Band Sectionals on March 3^rd /4^th

 Each weeks will be set up as follows:

Monday: Woodwind Sectionals 3:15 - 4:15 (Advanced Bands)

Tuesday: Brass Sectionals 3:15 - 4:15 (Advanced Bands)

Wednesday: Beginner tutorials 3:15 - 4:15 (as prescribed by director)

Thursday: Jazz Band sectionals 3:15 - 4:15

Friday: Free Fridays - Band hall open for anyone needing extra help

Late Busses will be provided Monday - Thursday

Please click below for some of the important dates for this semester:

(the below image is sectioned into date/ event/ who the event is for/ and location)

Important Upcoming Events

FMS Band events for the month of December:

South Plains Twirling Contest - Saturday, December 7th

After School Rehearsals for Christmas Concert Preparation -
Advanced Band - Monday, December 9th from 3:15-4:15 PM
Beginning Band - Tuesday, December 10th from 3:15-4:15 PM

Elementary School Performance - Wednesday, December 11th from 9:00 AM - 2:45 PM @ FHS PAC

All Region Clinic and Concert - Friday & Saturday, December 13th & 14th
13th - Rehearsal 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
14th - 9:00 AM - 12:PM Rehearsal / 3:00 PM Concert

Christmas Concert - Tuesday, December 17th from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ FMS Auditorium

Congratulations All Region Band members!

Today, the hard-work of our great students has come to fruition! 

FMS placed 30 students in the All Region Band,

3 Students were selected as alternates,

and 5 of the 30 selected members advanced to the All Region Orchestra!

More than %50 of the auditioning students advanced

We are SO PROUD of all of our students. Not just the students selected for one of the bands, not just the students who auditioned today, but ALL of our students who pushed their own limits, stretched their abilities, and got better because of it. 

Congratulations to all auditioning students on a great All Region!

The following names are the students that have placed in an all region band:

Honor Band (* denotes advancing to Orchestra)

Flute: 

3rd chair - J. Whiting *

8th chair - K. Myers

Oboe:

1st chair - K. Bearden *

2nd chair - M. Lindgren *

Clarinet:

1st chair - C. Do *

16th chair - J. Varghese 

Bassoon:

3rd chair - C. Baker

Alto Sax:

4th chair - T. Kimball

Baritone Sax: 

1st chair - C. Merrill

Trumpet:

4th chair - P. Knight *

7th chair - Z. Thomas

9th chair - C. Girdner

Trombone:

9th chair - N. Gonzales

Symphonic Band:

Flute:

3rd chair - W. Conners

5th chair - R. Barkowsky

6th chair - R. Morales

Bassoon:

1st chair - K. Stanford

Clarinet:

1st chair - M. Potter 

7th chair - K. Parra

15th chair - D. Thompson

Tenor Sax:

1st chair - A. Swafford

2nd chair - P. Brown

Trumpet:

1st chair - M. Metze

9th chair - T. Jones

F Horn:

2nd chair - C. Judah

Trombone:

8th chair - A. Dixon

Euphonium:

1st chair - E. Wright

6th chair - K. Girdner

Tuba:

6th chair - J. Zavala

Percussion:

6th chair - J. Garza

Alternates:

F Horn - T. Findley

Trombone - A. Lozano

Percussion - J. Zapata

All Region Info & Important Dates

Parents and Students,

As our All-Region competition date draws near, you will need to know the following important dates:

• November 4th & 5th - Texas State Marching Contest (No After school sectionals)
• November 6th - ALL students after school practice party!!!
• November 7th - MOCK AUDITIONS @ HMS 
• School bus will transport everyone there, but students will need to be picked up from HMS
• Auditions go from 3:45 - 5:30ish
• November 8th - ALL students after school practice party!!!
• November 11th - "Free for all" - After school music help session
• November 12th - Brass players after school practice party!!!
• November 13th - NO PRACTICE AFTER SCHOOL
• November 14th -Woodwind players after school practice party!!!
• November 15th - Final after school help session
• November 16th - All-Region Auditions @ TVMS

Beginner Band "Haunt-cert"!

Students will earn a total of 300 points toward their required performance grade.