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 down.

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.

Click on the file below for details for Thursday’s Holiday Concert at the Belton HS Performing Arts Center (PAC) starting at 6:30pm. This free concert is open to all friends and family members, and students can invite as many people as they would like to watch them perform.

The Band Hall will close at 4:30pm that day, and students are responsible for taking their instrument and music binder to the PAC. This concert performance is a major grade for all band students, and is critical to their success as a musician. Please remember that it is not possible to recreate a public performance, and this concert serves as a major grade and the culmination of all of our students’ work so far this school year.

We still need parent chaperones to help with the Holiday Concert, but rest assured, you will still 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.

Just a reminder that all members of the Beginner’s Ensemble will have group rehearsals after school this Monday & Tuesday in the Band Hall starting at 4pm until 5pm.

At the end of school when the last bell rings, students will immediately go to the Band Hall and drop off their backpack and belongings in the Ensemble Room under the signs that have their instrument section. Then, they will assemble their instrument and go to their chair in the setup where their name tag is in the Band Hall. We will have a countdown timer displayed in order to start rehearsal promptly at 4pm.

Students are expected to “Be Punctual” and arrive seated with all materials and ready to rehearse at 4pm sharp or their grade will be affected. Students 1-5 minutes late will have their rehearsal grade reduced to an 85. Students who are late 5-15 minutes will have their grade reduced to a 70. Students arriving more than 15 minutes late will receive a 50.

Please pick up your student at the bus loop in the staff parking lot near the Cafeteria by 5pm both days. We have these group rehearsals in order to put all 8 beginner classes all together with all 90 beginners like we will be performing at the Holiday Concert. Remember, we still need parent chaperones for this concert and you will still get to see your student perform! Please click here to sign up on our Sign-Up Genius website.

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 by this Friday the 16th 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 this Thursday starting at 6:30pm in the Belton HS PAC. We still 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.

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 by this Friday the 16th 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 this Thursday starting at 6:30pm in the Belton HS PAC. We still 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.

We are proud to have appeared in the newspaper celebrating our grant from TJEA! Click here to read the article on the BISD website. This picture of the group (to the right) will be displayed for almost 30,000 professional music educators in February at the TMEA Convention in San Antonio.

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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Location: 1704 Sparta Road, Belton, TX, USA
Phone: 254-215-2828
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