Pre-UIL Contest - February 20

Pre-UIL contest is at Lytle High School this Thursday.

7^th and 8^th grade band students that have met the minimum requirements will be attending. 

This is an all-day event. 

BMS Band performs at 12pm.

Students will return to BMS by 3:30pm. 

Wear 2019-20 BMS Band T-Shirt and nice blue jeans. 

Bring $10 exactly for lunch at CiCi's Pizza. 

A detailed schedule can be found here.

All-Region Band Results - January 25, 2020

Over 400 students from 15+ schools auditioned on Saturday, January 25, 2020 to earn a spot in the ATSSB All-Region Band. I am happy to announce that 23 students from BMS made the All-Region Band! That is a new school record! Blanco MS placed more students in the bands than all the 3A schools and almost all the 4A schools (with the exception of LaVernia).

The region band students will participate in an all-day clinic on Tuesday, February 4, and perform a concert that evening at 7pm at LaVernia HS Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. 

BMS results are as follows:

Symphonic Band

Calla Nelson - Flute - 1st Chair - Best in the Region! (#1 of 54)

Katherine Windham - Flute - 3rd Chair

Korina Forsberg - Clarinet - 1st Chair - Best in the Region! (#1 of 51)

Kylie Ridner - Bass Clarinet - 3rd Chair
Jess Whitehead - Alto Sax - 5th Chair

Kaden Langford - Trumpet - 5th Chair

Cristian Alvarez - Baritone - 1st Chair - Best in the Region! (#1 of 20)

Estevan Vargas - Tuba - 5th Chair

Concert Band

Celeste Campa - Flute - 1st Chair

Katelyn Tharp - Flute - 5th Chair

Brooklyn Gamez - Flute - 6th Chair

Perry Faught - Flute - 8th Chair

Albert Palacios - Clarinet - 5th Chair

Makenzie Grissom - Clarinet - 11th Chair

Nessah Marquette - Clarinet - 13th Chair

Venessa Barrera - Clarinet - 16th Chair

Diego Mendez - Bass Clarinet - 3rd Chair

Joshua Windham - French Horn - 7th Chair (6th grade)

Ever Garza - Trombone - 2nd Chair

Sidney Johnson - Trombone - 7th Chair

Ryder Moorman - Trombone - 8th Chair

Miguel Avila - Percussion - 2nd Chair

Cooper Cate – Percussion - 4th Chair

Alternates:

Natalie DuPont – Clarinet – 2^nd Alternate (6^th grade)

Clark White – Tuba – 3^rd Alternate

Justin Karnes – Percussion – 3^rd Alternate (6^th grade)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWESOME BMS BAND STUDENTS!

Happy holidays! Gift ideas for musicians!

Once again, our BMS bands had amazing winter performances! I am continually impressed with our talented students.

There will be a HS band party Wednesday, December 18 at 2nd Mile Rec Center from 7-9pm.
8th grade band is invited. Bring a gift ($15 or less) if you want to participate in the white elephant gift exchange. Sign up here to bring a food/dessert item.

Finally, all musicians love to receive music-related gifts. Here are some ideas for your band student:

metronome
tuner
drum sticks
box of reeds
valve/slide oil
new mouthpiece
portable music stand
instrument stand (flute stand, clarinet stand, etc.)
book of popular music (for your instrument)/play-along book
music-related jewelry (trumpet charm, treble/bass clef, etc.)
music lessons
NEW INSTRUMENT :)

Happy holidays!

Upcoming Band Performances

Thursday, October 31, 2019 – Pep Rally – 3:00pm

7^th-8^th Grade Band. Wear Halloween costumes (school-approved) or a Blanco t-shirt.

Friday, November 1, 2019 – Band Night at Varsity Football Game – 7:30pm  

8th Grade Band. Wear new band shirt and blue jeans. Report to the stadium at 7pm. Play with HS band in the stands for 1^st and 2^nd quarter. Perform Ghostbusters and Paint it Black with the HS Band at halftime then play Panther Rap for football tunnel. All students will then meet with Mrs. Conard at the start of 3rd quarter on the track. Students must stay with the HS Band until the band plays the School Song at the end of the game unless they are signed out by a parent after halftime. Mrs. Conard will have the sign-out sheet.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - Fall Concert at Blanco MS Gym – 6:30pm

6^th-8^th Grade Band. Wear new band shirt and blue jeans. 6^th Grade will meet in the Gym at 6:00pm for warm-up. 7^th and 8^th grade will meet in the band hall at 6:10pm. Concert begins at 6:30pm and will last 45 minutes to an hour. This is a required performance and a major test grade for all band students.

Thursday, November 7, 2019 – Pep Rally – 3:00pm

7^th-8^th Grade Band. Wear new band shirt and blue jeans.

 
Thursday, December 5, 2019 – Winter Concert - 6:30pm (tentative date)

More information to come very soon!

T-shirt orders due Friday, October 11

T-Shirt order forms for all 6th-8th grade band students are due Friday, October 11. Mrs. Conard needs to know how many shirts and what sizes to order. Just the order form is due by tomorrow. You may send the payment at any time up until Friday, October 25.

5th Grade Band Tryouts

5th Grade band will begin trying out instruments on August 27 in class. In order to get through all students in a timely manner, we will need some students to come either Tuesday, 8/27, or Thursday, 8/29, between 4:30pm and 8:00pm.

If you are available to come in the evening, please sign up for a 30-minute slot on SignUpGenius to reserve your time.

Don't worry! If you cannot attend in the evening, your child will still be able to try the instruments in class.

Here are the links to sign up!

Tuesday, August 27

Thursday, August 29

Final Band Events of the Year!

Tuesday, May 21st 
5th Grade Band and HS Band Spring Concert
6:30pm
BHS Cafeteria

Thursday, May 23rd 
BMS Fine Arts Night - 6th-8th grade Art, Band, and Theater students (select students)
5:30pm
BMS Cafeteria

Come out and be entertained by our awesome students!