CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PLANO BAND STUDENTS WHO PERFORMED AT SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST AND PPCMF!!!! YOUR DIRECTORS WILL DISTRIBUTE YOUR COMMENT SHEETS AND MEDALS THIS WEEK.

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES SELECTED TO PERFORM AT PRISM WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK!!

• current sophomores and juniors must join immediately!!! Click link below!

2. 2023-2024 REMIND GROUP

• CURRENT Juniors: Text 81010 with message @goplano to join group "PLANO BAND SENIORS"
• CURRENT Sophomores: Text 81010 with message @pbjuniors to join group "PLANO BAND JUNIORS"

3. All current sophomores and juniors are required to join these two groups immediately!

4. 2023-2024 Plano Band audition music now available!!!

• Click the button below for access!!
• IMPORTANT: You must enter your information to receive a link to the audition music. Please use your personal email address (NOT your mypisd.net address)!!

5. Subscribe to the 2023-2024 Plano Band calendar below!

1. To focus fully on UIL program (4 weeks of rehearsals until Pre-UIL)

2. To create the best sounds possible on your instrument for each and every note

1. Sectionals this week during classes (NO PRIVATE LESSONS)

• SYMPHONIC & WE - Tuesday Woodwinds / Wednesdays Brass
• WE Percussion Sectional - Wednesday (go to A lunch)
• Concert 1 & 2 - Wednesdays

2. Full Orchestra rehearsal, Today 4:30-6:30 (last rehearsal before UIL!)

3. UIL Orchestra Concert & Sightreading Contest, Thursday @ PESH (schedule attached)

• 6th-7th period release
• warm-up: 4:35p
• Performance time: 5:20p
• Sightread: 6:05p

4. P-Town Jazz Festival, Saturday (flyer attached)

• Click here to purchase dinner!

1. Solo & Ensemble Payment - WAY PAST DUE!!!!!

• Pay entry fees here or to the black box!
• $15 per solo
• $15 per ensemble member

2. UIL Music Test #1 in Sectionals, DUE Tues/Wed

1. UIL Music Test #2 in Sectionals, DUE Feb 28/Mar 1

2. HONORS Band Senior Project Proposals, DUE March 31

• proposals must be typed

1. 23-24 PDL Audition Workshop, Feb. 27, 4:45-6:45

2. Band Booster Meeting, Feb. 28, 7pm

3. Jazz Recording Session, Mar 1, 5-9p @ Crystal Clear Sound

4. End of 3rd Nine Weeks, Mar 3

5. Spring Break, Mar 6-9

6. Student Holiday, Mar 13

In addition, please keep in mind the following dates for marching band contests: Sept 30 (PEMI), Oct 7 (MMI), Oct 14 (UIL), Oct 21 (Area).

With Fall Break occurring October 9-13, 2023, there will be no marching band events planned from Oct 8-11. Because of UIL Marching Contest on October 14, the Plano Band will return to rehearse on Thursday & Friday, October 12-13.

We appreciate all of our families scheduling vacations around the very important dates.

GO PLANO!!!!