Dear M100 Family,

Our first football game of the season is on Friday! I am looking forward to performing our show under the stadium lights for the first time!

Also, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone that helped with the prop day on Saturday!

Here is your weekend update!

INFORMATION AND UPDATES

NEW M100 WEBSITE

We have updated our M100 website! There may be some aspects of the website that need to be worked out, so please be patient with us as we work through the details.

WEEK OF 8/25 REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Please view the upcoming M100 rehearsal schedule for the week of Monday, August 25.

For morning rehearsals, the band hall will open at 6:30am.

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

• M100 Evening Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm (Rehearsal begins inside)
  • Finish learning drill to Part 2

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

• M100 Evening Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm (Rehearsal begins inside)
  • Refine music and drill to parts 1 and 2
  • Add choreo if time
  • Full Run of Part 1 and 2
  • Belle Block Rehearsal (Belle tune music to Applause will be needed)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

• NO REHEARSAL

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

• M100 Morning Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am (Rehearsal begins at the practice Field)
  • Review Part 1 and 2
  • Belle Block (Applause – Belle Tune)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29

• M100 Morning Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am (Rehearsal begins at the practice Field)
  • Review part 1 and 2
  • Halftime Performance run through

WEEK OF 8/25 BAND CLASS SCHEDULE

We will start including plans for the week in the weekend update.

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

• WW/Brass Split
  • Warm Up
  • Show Technique
    • Brass – Double Tonguing
    • Woodwinds – Part 2 Technique
  • Part 3 Music

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

• Part 3 Music

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

• Applause (Belle Tune)
• Stand Tunes Review

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

• Region Practice Day (Wind Ensemble/Wind Symphony)
  • Concert instruments will be needed during class
• Scale Methods (Symphonic Band)
  • Concert instruments AND BLUE BOOK will be needed during class

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29

• Stand Tunes Review

DRUG TEST CONSENT PRESENTATION

All BISD students in extracurricular activities are required to participate in the Drug Test Compliance Training, which will be done during class on Monday of this week. Students will be bringing home a form that will need to be completed and signed by this Wednesday, August 27.

Click HERE to view the Drug Test Presentation.

Click HERE to view the Drug Test Form that needs to be turned in.

8/29 AWAY FOOTBALL GAME @ HENDRICKSON HS

Our first football game of the season will be an away game against Hendrickson HS at “The Pfield” in Pflugerville, TX. Please click HERE to view the itinerary for the game.

ELIGIBILITY MATTERS – PASS YOUR CLASSES!

In order to participate in extracurricular performances and events outside of the school day, students will need to be academically eligible when we do our eligibility checks. Although Belton ISD operates on a 9-week grading period, we will have a grade check at the 6-week mark in order to operate on a fair playing field to other districts with 6-week grading periods. Our first eligibility check will be on Friday, September 19 at 4:25pm. Any student with a grade below a 70 in an on level class at this time will be considered academically ineligible, beginning on Friday, September 26 at 4:25pm. These students will still be required to attend all rehearsals, but will not be allowed to attend the following events.

• Friday, September 26 – AWAY Football Game @ Cuero HS
• Saturday, October 4 – Vista Ridge Marching Festival
• Saturday, October 11 – USBands Burleson Marching Contest

The 2nd eligibility check will be on Wednesday, October 8 at 4:25pm. Since this is the official end of our grading period, students that were eligible at the first grade check can still lose their eligibility. M100 students are encouraged to keep all grades above a 70 at all times in order to prevent the risk of failing.

FOUNDATIONS FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE BOOK NEEDED FOR BAND CLASS

If you have not already acquired a “Foundations for Superior Performance” book, also known as the “blue book”, please do so ASAP!

Here is a link to the Clarinet version of the blue book. Again, you MUST search for the appropriate instrument or you will have the wrong book.

AMAZON CLARINET BLUE BOOK EXAMPLE

2025 MARCHING SHOW MUSIC RECORDINGS – MUSIC UPDATED!

Below is a link to all 4 movements of this year’s marching production, “Between the Storms”.

This has been updated with all of the official music, including percussion!

Link: 2025 M100 MIDI FILES – BETWEEN THE STORMS

UPCOMING REHEARSALS AND EVENTS

https://www.beltonmarching100.com/calendar

You can also click HERE to view a printable document of all of our major events for the entire 1st semester!

• Monday, August 25 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
• Tuesday, August 26 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
• Thursday, August 28 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
• Friday, August 29 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
• Friday, August 29 – AWAY Football Game @ Hendrickson HS
• Monday, September 1 – NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, September 2 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
• Wednesday, September 3 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
• Thursday, September 4 – M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
• Friday, September 5 – M100 Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:15am
• Friday, September 5 – AWAY Football Game @ Georgetown HS