About the Band

The Vivian Field Middle School Band is a Texas UIL CC band averaging around 200 students in grades 6-8 in the Carrollton – Farmers Branch School District. Approximately 75 students start band in the sixth grade in homogeneous classes – flute, double reed, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium/tuba and percussion. Our seventh and eighth grade students are placed in one of three performing groups –Honors Band, Symphonic Band and Concert Band. All classes meet every day for 50 minutes. Students in the Honors Band and Symphonic Band also attend 40-minute sectional rehearsal outside of the regular school day each week the entire year. Private lessons are encouraged but not required and are available during the school day.

Daily Schedule

1st Period 8:10 - 8:57am
Beginning Clarinets

2nd Period 9:33 - 10:20am
Conference

3rd Period 10:23-11:10am
Beginner Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

4th Period 11:13 - 12:00pm
Symphonic Band

5th Period 12:36 -1:23pm
Beginning Saxophone, Horn and Percussion

6th Period 1:59-2:46pm
Honors Band

7th Period 2:49 - 3:35pm
Beginning Flutes and Trumpets