General information that applies to all students and parents can be found towards the top of every newsletter, while information specific to your child's ensemble can be found in that particular section by scrolling towards the bottom.

After you've read through everything, feel free to contact a director if you have any questions. All of our contact information is at the bottom of this newsletter.

Be sure to come watch our Jazz Band perform at the Jazz Holiday Concert this Tuesday starting at 6:30pm in the Belton HS PAC. Holiday favorites as well as some jazz standards will be performed, including the jazz groups from South Belton MS and Belton HS. This is also a great opportunity for students from the Beginning Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, & Percussion classes to see about joining this group next year. Hope to see you there!

We need parent chaperones to help with our upcoming Holiday Concert on Thursday, December 15 in the Belton HS PAC. Rest assured, you will get to see your student perform! You must be an approved volunteer for the district, and please follow this link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/bandholidayconcert. Thanks in advance!

Click here to see the Calendar page of our website to find all of the current events, including special rehearsals, contests, and performances for the whole school year. Be sure to Subscribe to our calendar using the instructions provided on the website. Alternatively, you may prefer the List of Band Events format that can be found clicking on the link.

Parent Chaperone Sign-Up - Make sure to sign up to become a chaperone at BOTH the link and the district volunteer background check. Instructions for this process can be found here. Then, be sure to join our Remind texts for Band Chaperones here.

Our Holiday Concert will be on Thursday, December 15 starting at 6:30pm in the Belton HS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This will be the first performance where students get to perform on stage set up in the whole Beginner's Ensemble, which is all 8 of our beginner classes put together in traditional concert band arcs. We need parent chaperones! Please click on this link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/bandholidayconcert

In order to prepare for this combined performance, we will be having 2 after school group rehearsals next week. The first one will be on Monday, December 12 and the second the next day on Tuesday, December 13. Both rehearsals will take place in the Band Hall from 4:00-5:00pm. Students will need to have their ride pick them up by 5pm. A grade will be taken for participation in each of these rehearsals.

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for the Beginner's Ensemble here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

Starting Monday, January 9, we will again resume after school sectionals to prepare for the upcoming UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation in March. Please take 2 minutes and fill out this survey ASAP so we can start to plan for the best schedule possible: https://forms.gle/CdkNiMteWoK33gAs7. Use this form to fill out your students availability after school Monday-Friday from 4:00-5:00pm starting the week of January 9 until March 3. We want to avoid athletic games, meets, tournaments, and matches. We have already worked out a plan with all coaches to share students when they participate in athletic practices.

Students are preparing for the upcoming Holiday Concert on Thursday, December 15 starting at 6:30pm in the Belton HS PAC (Performing Arts Center). We need parent chaperones! Please click on this link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/bandholidayconcert

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for Symphonic Band here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

Click here to read the details for Wednesday's Elementary Holiday Tour to Miller Heights, Sparta, & Leon Heights. We need parent chaperones for this event! Please click here to sign up and we will feed you Lunch that day for FREE!

Have your student bring $10 for lunch at Schlotzsky's by Monday (that's tomorrow)! Parents will need to drop off students at Miller Heights Elementary (1110 Fairway Drive in Belton) by 7:30am that day with instruments still in cases. Students will wear their casual uniform (polo shirt tucked into jeans) with some fun holiday attire, such as a Santa hat, reindeer antlers, garland, lights, etc. Students will miss all of their class that day (except for 8th period), and must be passing all of their classes to eligible to attend.

Starting Monday, January 9, we will again resume after school sectionals to prepare for the upcoming UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation in March. Please take 2 minutes and fill out this survey ASAP so we can start to plan for the best schedule possible: https://forms.gle/CdkNiMteWoK33gAs7. Use this form to fill out your students availability after school Monday-Friday from 4:00-5:00pm starting the week of January 9 until March 3. We want to avoid athletic games, meets, tournaments, and matches. We have already worked out a plan with all coaches to share students when they participate in athletic practices.

Students are preparing for the upcoming Holiday Concert on Thursday, December 15 starting at 6:30pm in the Belton HS PAC (Performing Arts Center). We need parent chaperones! Please click on this link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/bandholidayconcert

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for Wind Ensemble here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

Click here to read all of the details for Tuesday's Jazz Holiday Concert at the Belton HS PAC. Students should remember to take their instrument and binder home after school on Tuesday. They should arrive at the Belton HS Band Hall dressed in their jazz uniform ready to warm up by 6pm. We will not be wearing any Santa hats or holiday attire for this performance, and instrument cases should stay in parent vehicles. The concert starts at 6:30pm and our set should start around 6:45pm. We will stay after our performance to watch the Belton HS Jazz Ensemble perform until about 8pm when we will help put away chairs, stands, and equipment.

I am proud to announce that the Belton MS Jazz Band has earned a $500 grant from the Texas Jazz Educators Association! Only 10 schools in the state of Texas were selected from a record number of applications for this year's grants. A picture of the group will be displayed at the Texas Music Educators Convention in San Antonio this February among the other 2023 TJEA Grant Award recipients.

THANK YOU to parents and students of the Rhythm Section & Loading Crew for your help in loading and unloading equipment for our performance last Saturday. It was well attended and our students did a great job performing!

Click on the picture to see photos from this performance. Also, videos from the performance can be viewed on our YouTube Channel here. Great job Jazz Band!

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for Jazz Band here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

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Phone: 254-215-2828
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