Wildcat Band News
Week at a Glance - December 3, 2019
Welcome back, everyone!
Instrument Contracts and Usage Fees
Usage fees for school-owned instruments, including percussion, are set at $75 for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year. You may pay usage fees in one installment, or you may pay half in the Fall and half in the Spring.
Usage fee due dates were set in the Band Handbook as follows:
Complete fee or first payment- September 5, 2019
Second payment- January 16, 2020
**Usage fees are utilized for routine maintenance and yearly cleaning. It is critical that all usage fees are paid in order to maintain the quality of instrument that the students of PFISD are fortunate to have been provided with.
Mandatory Symphonic Band Practice
There will be tutorial buses available for them to ride on at the conclusion of practice. Please make sure they know their address and/or neighborhood to let the bus driver know where to drop them off.
Thank you so much for your continued support!
2019 Winter Concert
Band Picture Day
Beginner Band Students:
Black dress slacks
Band T-shirt
Black dress shoes
Long black socks (plain black)
Advanced Band Boys:
Long black socks (plain black)
Black dress shoes
Plain white under shirt
Advanced Band Girls:
Black dress flats (shoes)
UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation
Beginner Band 5 Note Practice Bingo
The due date for this assignment is December 19, 2021.
Daily Individual Practice and Practice Logs
Did you know?....
That the more consistency our band members have with their daily practice, the greater improvements they will make in their individual playing. Please encourage your student to practice on a daily basis! It should only take anywhere from 15-20 minutes to work on the parts of their music they struggle with.
Band students do have practice logs due at the end of every week. They do require a parent signature if they are practicing at home, or a band director's signature if they are practicing at school.
We thank you for encouraging your students to practice their instruments daily. It will greatly increase the quality of performance at our upcoming concerts!
Upcoming Events
WMS Band Winter Concert
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019, 07:00 PM
Connally High School, Austin, TX, USA
Region Band Concert
Saturday, Dec 14, 2019, 03:00 PM
Round Rock ISD Performing Arts Center, McNeil Drive, Austin, TX, USA
Band Picture Day
Friday, Jan 24, 2020, 08:00 AM
Westview Middle School, Scofield Lane, Austin, TX, USA
Pre-UIL Concert and Sight-reading Evaluation
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020, 08:00 AM
Connally High School, Austin, TX, USA
UIL Concert and Sight-reading Evaluation- Symphonic Band
Thursday, Mar 5, 2020, 08:00 AM
Connally High School, Austin, TX, USA
UIL Concert and Sight-reading Evaluation- Wind Ensemble
Friday, Mar 6, 2020, 08:00 AM
Connally High School
Westview Wildcat Band
Email: lisa.lopez@pfisd.net
Website: www.westviewwildcatband.com
Location: 1805 Scofield Lane, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: (512) 594-2265
Facebook: facebook.com/westviewmsband
Twitter: @westviewmsband