Dear M100 Family,
Congratulations to all students who participated, placed or advanced in yesterday’s All-Region Auditions! We are proud of everyone’s hard work and dedication to the development of your individual musicianship! The Freshman region audition is up next, and we have our band winter concert this weekend! Let’s have a great week!
Here is your weekend update!
UPCOMING DATES
Monday, December 9 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:30am
Monday, December 9 - WIND ENSEMBLE Woodwind Sectional, 8:00am-8:45am
Monday, December 9 - WIND SYMPHONY Full Rehearsal WITH PERCUSSION, 4:45pm-6:00pm
Tuesday, December 10 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:30am
Tuesday, December 10 - Wind Ensemble Brass Sectional, 8:00am-8:45am
Tuesday, December 10 - South Belton MS Band Winter Concert, 6:30pm (Volunteers Needed)
Wednesday, December 11 - WIND ENSEMBLE Full Rehearsal WITH PERCUSSION, 8:00am-9:40am
Wednesday, December 11 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 4:45pm-7:45pm
Wednesday, December 11 - BISD TubaChristmas Rehearsal AT BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 4:45pm-5:45pm
Thursday, December 12 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 4:45pm-7:45pm
Thursday, December 12 - BHS Band Winter Concert, 6:30pm
Friday, December 13 - Belton ISD TubaChristmas Performance, 6:30pm in the BHS PAC
Saturday, December 14 - FRESHMAN All-Region Band Auditions @ Harker Heights HS
Saturday, December 14 - All-Region Orchestra Clinic and Concert
Monday, December 16 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:30am
Tuesday, December 17 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 7:00am-8:30am
Tuesday, December 17 - Belton MS Band Winter Concert, 6:30pm (Volunteers Needed)
Wednesday, December 18 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 4:45pm-7:45pm
Wednesday, December 18 - Pit Orchestra Rehearsal, 4:45pm-7:00pm
Thursday, December 19 - Winter Guard Rehearsal, 4:45pm-7:45pm
Thursday, December 19 - Pit Orchestra Rehearsal, 4:45pm-7:00pm
Saturday, December 21 - Winter Guard Camp, 10:00am-6:00pm
IMPORTANT FUTURE DATES
Thursday, December 12 - BHS Band Winter Concert
Saturday, December 14 - All Region Freshman Band Auditions @ Chaparral HS
Saturday, January 11 - TMEA Area Band Auditions @ Duncanville HS
Friday, January 17 and Saturday, January 18 - Region 8 Band Clinic and Concert @ Lake Belton HS
NEW INFORMATION AND UPDATES
HIGH SCHOOL ALL REGION BAND AUDITION RESULTS
On Saturday, December 7, we had 40 of our band students audition for a seat in the 2025 All-Region bands. I am happy to announce that 16 of our students placed in a region band ensemble, and 2 students will also be participating in the All-Region Orchestra as well! In addition, we had 10 students, indicated with (AREA) next to their name, who will advance to the next round of auditions on Saturday, January 11 in Duncanville, where they will compete for a spot in one of the Texas All-State bands!
Please join me in congratulating the following students!
FLUTE
13th - Shyam Ramani, Symphonic Band
19th - Madilyn Thornal, Concert Band
BASSOON
8th - Lucie McRae (AREA)
Bb CLARINET
7th - Lillie Cook, Wind Symphony (AREA)
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
3rd - Ezra Kahler, Concert Band (AREA)
TRUMPET
16th - Elijah Seavey, Concert Band (AREA)
23rd - Noely Martinez Ramirez, Concert Band
HORN
6th - Andrew Rabroker (AREA)
9th - Annabelle Morehouse (AREA)
TENOR TROMBONE
1st - Pablo Ureste - Wind Symphony, All-Region Orchestra
12th - Kyan Pulley - Concert Band, (AREA)
BASS TROMBONE
1st - Shawn Noel, Wind Symphony, All-Region Orchestra (AREA)
PERCUSSION
3rd - Jeremiah Joseph, Wind Symphony (AREA)
8th - Brennan Lanham, Wind Symphony (AREA)
15th - Emma Harvey, Symphonic Band
16th - Gia Rastelli, Symphonic Band
23rd - Alyssa Nickerson, Concert Band
WIND SYMPHONY REHEARSAL WITH PERCUSSION
Wind Symphony has one more rehearsal before our concert this week!
Monday, December 9, 4:45pm-6:00pm
12/10 AND 12/17 MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND CONCERTS (VOLUNTEERS NEEDED)
The South Belton Middle School band winter concert will be held on Tuesday, December 10, and the Belton Middle School band winter concert will be held on Tuesday, December 17. Both concerts will be in the BHS PAC and will begin at 6:30pm. If you are interested in volunteering for either of these events, please wear your RED M100 T-SHIRT and be at the band hall by 5:30pm. This will be a great opportunity to obtain volunteer hours, as well as interact with the future members of the M100!
12/12 BHS BAND WINTER CONCERT
Our winter concert will be held on Thursday, December 12 in the BHS PAC, beginning at 6:30pm. All students need to be fully dressed in their concert attire (tuxedo and dresses provided, tux wearers will need to provide their own button down shirt) by the call times provided below. Only solid black socks and black dress shoes will be permitted for this performance.
SYMPHONIC BAND - 6:00pm call time ON THE PAC STAGE
WIND SYMPHONY - 6:15pm call time IN THE LARGE ENSEMBLE ROOM
WIND ENSEMBLE - 6:30pm call time IN THE ORCHESTRA ROOM
12/13 BELTON ISD TUBACHRISTMAS
On Friday, December 13, students from ALL BISD schools will be coming together to perform a combined “BISD TubaChristmas” performance for the community. This will consist of euphonium and tuba players performing various Christmas carols.
Students that are participating in this performance will attend a rehearsal at the Belton MIDDLE School band hall on Wednesday, December 11 from 4:45pm-6:00pm.
The concert will be in the Belton HS PAC, and call time for students will be 5:45pm. The performance will be at 6:30pm.
12/14 FRESHMAN ALL REGION BAND AUDITIONS
The freshman All Region band auditions will be held on Saturday, December 14 at Chaparral HS. Below is the itinerary for the event.
*Times have been adjusted from the previous update, call time is now 8:00am
8:00am - Call time at Band Hall
8:30am - Depart for Chaparral HS
9:00am - Arrive at Chaparral HS
10:00am - Auditions Begin
12:00pm - Auditions End (approx.)
12:30pm - Depart for BHS
1:15pm - Arrive at BHS
Parents and guardians - If you would like to provide transportation for your child to and/or from the event, please email kevin.kwaku@bisd.net by Wednesday, December 11. All other students will ride the bus to and from the event.
WIND ENSEMBLE MORNING REHEARSALS/SECTIONALS
Please check the dates below for the rehearsal start times for Wind Ensemble this week.
Monday, December 9 - Full Woodwind Sectional, 8:00am-8:45am (Brass report at 8:50am)
Tuesday, December 10 - Full Brass Sectional, 8:00am-8:45am (Woodwinds report at 8:50am)
Wednesday, December 11 - ALL WIND ENSEMBLE STUDENTS INCLUDING PERCUSSION REPORT AT 8:00AM
Thursday, December 12 - ALL WIND ENSEMBLE STUDENTS REPORT AT 8:15AM
Friday, December 13 - ALL WIND ENSEMBLE STUDENTS REPORT AT 8:50AM
SALADO STROLL VOLUNTEER EVENT
The Belton Band Boosters will be volunteering at the 64th Annual Salado Christmas Stroll from December 6-8 and December 13-15. We will need all the parent and student help we can get to make the most out of this fundraiser! Students may receive volunteer hours. Click on the link below to sign up!
NOTE: December 14 is Freshmen region. If you are attending this audition, you will not be available for that date during the time of your audition.
SOLO AND ENSEMBLE SIGN UP
SOLO & ENSEMBLE SIGN UP: IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THIS FORM ALREADY, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP!
It can be found here: https://forms.gle/9B98WNYLNTiiZuws7
OR
The Band Website: https://www.beltonmarching100.com/solo-ensemble-sign-up
A couple reminders:
Wind Ensemble will select, rehearse, and perform a Solo AND an Ensemble
Wind Symphony will select, rehearse, and perform a Solo
Symphonic Band will select, rehearse, and perform a Solo
Steps to Select a Solo
Look through the Filing Cabinet for Solos that we already have.
Find professional recordings and listen through the music while following along.
Critically listen, and decide whether or not you: 1) like the piece of music; 2) if you are capable of performing it with the amount of practice time that you have; 3) you believe you will grow as a musician from practicing and performing it.
Look up on the UIL Prescribed Music List (PML) to make sure that the piece is approved. https://www.uiltexas.org/pml/
Double-Check the PML and make sure that composer, arranger, and publisher are correct.
Fill out this Form :)
Put the music back!
24-25 M100 REMIND CODES
With the introduction of ParentSquare to Belton ISD, in addition to the Fine Arts programs moving from Charms to CutTime, we may need to move away from Remind in the near future. Until we are told otherwise, we will continue to use the Remind codes that we have established. If you have not done so already, please follow the instructions below to keep up to date with all current information.
STUDENTS: Join with the Remind app or text this code to 81010 - @2425m1st
PARENTS: Join with the Remind app or text this code to 81010 - @2425m1pa
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