Reynolds Band E-News
WEEK 36
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UPCOMING DATES
May 7 - High School Band 101 @ PHS
May 8 - 8th Grade Members turn in home instruments
May 9 - Spring Concert @ PHS Auditorium (6-8 Band Members) - Logistics go home this week!
May 10 - NRH20 Beginning Band Contest - Logistics go home as students earn eligibility
May 9-13 - School-Owned Instruments must be returned to Reynolds for Brook Mays Inventory Day
May 13-17 - Spring Exams / End of Year Auditions (6-7 Band Members) - Info goes home this week
May 13 - Band Parent Liaison Interest Meeting / Instruments go in for summer cleaning
May 15 - Jazz Spring Concert (Jazz Only)
May 15-23 - School Instruments will go home for the summer as cleanings and re-assignments get completed.
June 3-7 - PISD Middle School Band Camp (QR code with information available in this newsletter!)
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2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR:
July 29 - Aug 2 - Symphonic Winds Camp (times TBD based on National Festival Results - required for all 2024-2025 SW members)
Aug 1 - There might be a performance opportunity for percussion.
August 5-8 - Reynolds Band Camp (required for all 7/8 band members)
August 9 - Symphonic Winds Parent Meeting - 6 PM - Band Hall
August 15 - CB1 and CB2 parent meeting - 6:30 PM
Spring Concert Logistics Sheets
SPECIAL NOTE FOR SCHOOL-OWNED INSTRUMENTS:
Students with school-owned instruments need to make arrangements for their school (not home) instrument to be taken to and from PHS for the performance. The directors will not provide instrument transportation for this event. This is especially important for students who play tuba!
Beginning Band Events
TUESDAY, MAY 7th: After School Rehearsal from 3:45-5:00 PM for students who qualify for NRH2O Competition Trip - Emails will be sent on Friday to students invited to this rehearsal based on Band Olympics point status. This is a required rehearsal for students who qualify for NRH2O.
THURSDAY, MAY 9th
Spring Concert - Required for ALL band members, grade 6-8. *** THIS CONCERT TIME HAS CHANGED TO 6:30 PM DUE TO AN ADDED CONCERT AT 5:30 PM. Final event logistics were sent home last week ****
FRIDAY, MAY 10th
NRH2O Competition Field Trip
Trip Eligibility Notice: To be eligible for this trip, students must complete their 50 band olympics points by May 3rd as well as remain eligible in academics and behavior. Students who passed their classes on their Q3 report card are academically eligible! Students who failed any classes can earn eligibility by passing all classes either on the PR7 or PR8 report card. Additionally, students who earn any office referrals between January and April 29th are at risk of losing eligibility for the trip at the discretion of the directors and campus administration.
FAQ: "Is this trip optional?"
ANSWER: As with any competitive group/sport, competitions are required for students who qualify for the event.
Performance Time: 10:30 AM
Specific information is being sent home to students as they earn eligibility. Please check in with your student for the invitation and trip logistics if your student has earned 50 Band Olympics points.
CALL TIME: 7:00 AM
RETURN TO REYNOLDS: 5:00 PM (traffic pending)
TRIP UPDATES: Please make sure to join the SportsYou group for updates! We will send out messages when we depart NRH2O, when we are about 30 minutes out, and when we are about 10 minutes out. Our class code is XJQ6-SDGW
6th/7th Grade Band Exam Information
SCHOOL INSTRUMENT TURN-IN
Any school-owned instruments that are kept at home need to be returned to Reynolds this WEDNESDAY, MAY 8th. Students with large cases can bring them to the band hall door (Door #09) anytime after 7:30 AM and a band director will assist with getting them taken to the correct area.
Any school-owned instruments used at school should stay at school starting this Friday. (Students will not bring school-owned instruments home this weekend).
Please make sure your child remembers to empty ALL personal items such as mouthpieces, valve oil, tuners, etc from instrument cases. Most instruments will likely be going to the shop for summer cleanup to get ready for next school year and any personal belongings still in cases will not be retrievable until August.
Directors will provide instruments for students to use at school for the last couple weeks and will assign summer instruments starting the week of May 20th. Mr. Dann will reach out to students directly to arrange for instrument pick-up as instruments become available.
8th Grade Info from PHS
UPCOMING PHS DATES:
May 7th - BAND 101/REGISTRATION - 6:30pm-8:00pm - PHS Cafeteria
May 8th-9th Rehearsal 5:00pm-8:00pm @ Band Hall ***The PHS directors are aware that these rehearsals are on concert days. 8th graders should plan to attend our concert and will not be required to complete an absence request form for this rehearsal.
May 15th-16th Rehearsal 5:00pm-8:00pm @ Band Hall
May 29th-30th Rehearsal 9:00am-4:00pm @ Band Hall (Lunch from 12-1pm)
PISD BAND CAMP
Fine Arts Reward Trip Group Photo
Beginning Band Olympics
Reynolds Beginning Band students have officially kicked off the annual beginning band olympics! Band Olympics consists of many "events" that students perform in order to earn points. Points can be earned by getting an "A" on a playing test, performing items before/after class or during Eagle Time, or by submitting videos to Google Classroom. Google Classroom is the fastest way for students to earn points! (Instructions can be found in Google Classroom)
Throughout the year, students will earn prizes and recognition for their participation in band olympics. Each week, students should be aiming to earn at least 10 points in band olympics. All students are required to earn 50 points by April 29 as one of the qualifications to go on our Spring Trip to NRH20.
The Live Leader Board is linked below for families to view at any time!
MEDALISTS
BAND OLYMPICS
#GoForGold #ExcellenceStartsHere
PLATINUM
Complete ALL Items
GOLD
300+ Points
- Jonathan K - Saxophone
Jr. Olympian
- Caleb M - Trumpet
- Naren F - Clarinet
- Ava G - Horn
- Mina P - Flute
- Ryan W - Trumpet
- Sharvitha L - Flute
- Xander P - Horn
- Collin U - Saxophone
- Kylie R - Trumpet
- Jaxon A - Trumpet
- Andrea V - Euphonium
- Ryan L - Trumpet
- Daphne Z - Clarinet
- Landon D - Saxophone
- Graham W - Bassoon
- Tim M - Tuba
- Easton A - Trombone
- Ryan R - Clarinet
- Ryan W - Horn
- Hagler M - Trombone
- Harper M - Flute
- Cady H - Oboe
- Caleb F - Saxophone
- Jaxon R - Trumpet
- Jackie M - Flute
- Ram K - Bass Clarinet
- Ruthvika P - Clarinet
- Noah F - Trumpet
- Caden W - Horn
- Annwita S - Flute
- Lyla T - Flute
- Easton S - Euphonium
- Petyon M - Trombone
- Bradley H - Tuba
- Reyansh M - Clarinet
- Aneesh R - Clarinet
- Will H - Trumpet
- Nate F - Trombone
- Marlie S - Euphonium
- Trent Y - Tuba
- Sai Y - Clarinet
- Ethan B - Trumpet
- Siva B - Euphonium
- Collin P - Tuba
- Navya B - Flute
- Ben H - Flute
- Tanisha A - Oboe
- Kaila H - Oboe
- Raman K - Clarinet
- Quorra M - Clarinet
- Landon G - Trumpet
- Ansley W - Trumpet
- Akshay B - Trombone
- Lincoln M - Trombone
- Nick S - Trombone
- Maddox T - Trombone
- Mason W - Trombone
- Peter C - Euphonium
- Carter B - Tuba
- Christian P - Tuba
BRONZE
100+ Points
- Jabbar M - Euphonium
- Mira A - Bassoon
- Saathvika P - Flute
- Krish I - Flute
- Ava H - Trombone
- Emma S - Saxophone
- Subbu S - Bassoon
- Ella W - Oboe
- Owen S - Euphonium
- Logan P - Clarinet
- WRight A - Tuba
- Devang K - Flute
- Shane F - Trumpet
- Khwahish S - Clarinet
Silver
200+ Points
- Vedant R - Flute
- Charlie B - Horn
- Chris G - Horn
PBBC Contact Information
Helpful Contact Information
CO-PRESIDENTS:
Pat Jones - pat.jones@prosperband.com
Bert Mueller - bert.mueller@prosperband.com
CURRENT AND FORMER REYNOLDS PARENTS ON THE PBBC BOARD:
Loren Busbee - Current Reynolds Band Parent! - Fundraising - loren.busbee@prosperband.com - Fundraising
Jennifer Downs - Current Reynolds Band Parent! - Student Affairs - jennifer.downs@prosperband.com
Becky McBreen - Current Reynolds Band Parent! - Hardware - Becky.mcbreen@prosperband.com
Niki Carbajal - Former Reynolds Band Parent - Communications - communications@prosperband.com
Sports You Codes
Beginning Band
CB1 and 2
Symphonic Winds
RESOURCES
PRIVATE LESSONS
Access at reynoldsband.com/lessons
Private lessons are a vital part of any successful band program and are what make the Reynolds band students really great musicians! Prosper ISD bands are very fortunate to have a staff of incredibly highly qualified teachers that have been vetted by the same intensive processes as all Prosper ISD school teachers. We very highly recommend that any and all band students enroll lessons offered through the Reynolds Band. Additionally, most students who take lessons from Reynolds lesson staff are able to take lessons during band class!
Clarinet, saxophone, percussion, and trumpet families: Due to the high demand of last year's groups, we have hired additional staff for these instruments to make sure that all students who want lessons can take lessons! However, these sections tend to fill up FAST - we highly recommend signing up sooner than later to ensure a spot in the studio!
For more information about our lesson program, please visit reynoldsband.com/lessons or click the link below to enroll your child in the 2023-2024 Reynolds Band Private Lesson program today!
2023-2024 Band Calendar
The 2023-2024 Reynolds Band Calendar is available in 2 formats: Google Calendar and in spreadsheet format. We recommend subscribing to the Google Calendar as well as printing out a paper copy to keep on the fridge at home! However, please note that the calendar could be updated throughout the year as we are given access to STAAR test dates, etc. We recommend double checking for any calendar changes periodically throughout the year (every month or so is recommended).
If you need a printed calendar, please reach out to your child's director! We are happy to print extras!