Hudson Hawk Band Updates
Week of April 12-16
Week of April 12 - Assignments Due
ALL BAND STUDENTS
1. Week 4 Practice Log - 4/5-4/11
ADVANCED BAND STUDENTS ONLY
2. BTT - Chapter 23 - MDD 1A - Fab 15 Terms
BEGINNER BAND STUDENTS ONLY
2. Flipgrid Recording - 2nd Chunk of Solo
UIL Recording Completed
HMS Band Audition Info 2021-2022
*Step 1 - Scales
*Step 2 - Rhythm Etude
*Step 3 - Sightreading
The scales and rhythm etude will be submitted via a Flipgrid video recording. The sightreading will be completed in MusicFirst/Sightreading Factory. We have been using both Flipgrid and MusicFirst/Sightreading Factory all year, so students should be familiar with the system.
ALL CURRENT 6th and 7th GRADE BAND STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE AUDITION. Each portion of the audition is worth 33.3 points, for a total MAJOR/TEST grade of 100.
We Need Your Help!
If you have any siblings, cousins, friends, neighbors, etc. currently in the 5th grade and planning to attend Hudson next year, please encourage them to sign up for band. They can find all the information they need to sign up, find the perfect instrument fit, and more at our band website.
Our current band families are always wonderful advocates for our band program and we would be very grateful for any encouragement you can give to our future band families!
We are holding our Instrument Selection Drives on 4/26, 4/29, 5/1, and 5/3. Future beginner band students are welcome to sign up for a time to try out the instruments at one of these drives. Here is the link to sign up:
School-Owned Instrument Usage Fees
**Occasionally, we have students that play other instruments, not listed above, who use a school-owned instrument. The fee has been assessed to those students as well.**
For step-by-step instructions to pay this fee in Skyward, CLICK HERE.
Spring Concert
The Spring Concert will take place on Thursday, June 3 in the auditorium at Sachse High School. Specific performance times for each band are as follows:
Beginner Band - 6:00pm
Symphonic Band - 6:45pm
Honors Band - 7:30pm
Wind Symphony - 8:15pm
Please see the specific COVID safety protocols that will be followed at THIS LINK.
Students will wear their band t-shirt with jeans or dark pants for the performance. If your student does not have their band shirt yet, please send $10 cash or check (made out to Hudson Band Boosters) to receive your shirt. 1 shirt was included with your student's Fall Band Fee. The Fall Band Fee can still be paid through Charms as well. See THIS VIDEO for details on how to complete the payment in Charms.
We will have 1-2 after school rehearsals to prepare for the Spring Concert towards the end of May. Those rehearsals will take place in the cafeteria at Hudson after school so we can have the virtual students come up and join us to prepare for the concert. All virtual students will be given a bell cover and a band mask to use for the rehearsals and the concert. We will continue to follow all COVID safety protocols.
We cannot wait to perform together! I hope you will join us on June 3 for our Spring Concerts and appreciate the incredible work our students have done throughout this challenging year. This is also the concert where we will give out our end of the year awards.
8th Grade/High School Band Auditions
It's never too late to get started in private lessons! If you want your student to catch up, get ahead, or just get more reinforcement, click below to sign up.
About Us
Heather Becker - Director
Dan Urban - Assistant Director
Email: hdbecker@garlandisd.net
Website: www.hudsonband.org
Phone: 972-675-3070 52218
Facebook: facebook.com/hudsonmsband
Twitter: @hudsonhawkband