**Tuesday night rehearsals start Aug. 19th at 5-8pm at the HS Band Hall**

Aug. 16- Blanco County Fair and Rodeo Parade in JC- Meet at Elementary Band Hall at 7:30am, Parade starts at 10am

Sept. 13- ATSSB Region Jazz Auditions (only for 9-12 interested= talk with Mr. Weirich) at Fredericksburg HS

Sept. 27- Hill Country Marching Festival at Fredericksburg HS

Oct. 3- Extra Rehearsal after school- time TBD

Oct. 4 - Stephenville Invitational Marching Festival at Stephenville

Oct. 18- UIL Marching Contest at Dub Farris Stadium (San Antonio)

Oct. 25- UIL AREA Marching Contest at TBD

Nov. 4-5- UIL STATE Marching Contest at Alamodome in San Antonio

Nov. 29- Lights Spectacular Parade- Pending if it will happen this year

Dec. 6- MS Region Auditions (Only for students interested in grade 6-8= talk with Hoffman) at Burnet MS

Dec. 13- HS Region Auditions (Only for students interested in grade 9-12= talk with Hoffman) at Fredericksburg HS

Varsity Football Games- Band will perform at both home and away games. Itineraries will be sent out the week prior to the game. Our band boosters also run concessions at all home games. If any parents are interested in helping out, contact a director or booster officer.
Aug. 29- AWAY Game at Granger

Sept. 5- AWAY Game at Sonora

Sept. 12- Home Game vs Miles (Homecoming)

Sept. 19-  AWAY Game at Comfort

Sept. 26- Home Game vs Thrall

Oct. 3- OPEN (no game scheduled- but we will have an extra practice with a guest Clinician)

Oct. 10- AWAY Game at San Saba

Oct. 17- Home Game vs Holland

Oct. 24- AWAY Game at Thorndale

Oct. 31- Home Game vs Mason: Band Night/Parent Night!

Nov. 7- AWAY Game at Harper

MS/JV HOME Football Games- the band doesn’t perform at them, but the band boosters need student/parent volunteers to help with concessions. This is our biggest avenue of income for the band, so if you are available to help reach out to band directors or booster officers. Dates are listed below:

Aug. 28 (JV only)

Sept. 4 (JV only)

Sept. 18 (JV only)

Oct. 9 (MS and JV)

Oct. 23 (MS and JV)

Nov. 6 (MS and JV)

Concession Stand Sign Up Link 

During the fall semester, and occasionally in the spring semester, we have Tuesday Night rehearsals. This allows us more time to meet to work on our music and marching show production to better prepare for UIL contests. Students are expected to attend all rehearsals, be focused and ready to work, and bring a water bottle. These practices will start August 19th and run through October until our marching contest season is complete. Practices will be from 5pm-8pm and will take place in the HS band hall. 

We also like to provide a dinner break at the end of rehearsal. These breaks are brought by parent volunteers each week. Here is a sign up page if you are interested in helping to provide a meal for our HS band students: Night Practice Meal Sign Up Link 

High School Jazz and Percussion Clinics/Concert

• Clinic/Concert- February 6th at Marble Falls HS, Time: TBD

Middle School Region Band Clinic/Concert

• Clinic/Concert- January 23rd at Fredericksburg HS, Time: TBD

High School Region Band Clinics/Concert

• Clinic- January 16th at Burnet HS, Time: TBD

• Clinic/Concert- January 17th at Burnet HS, Times: TBD

High School All State Band Concert

• Auditions: Feb. 11th

• Rehearsals: Feb 12-13th

• Concert: Feb 14th

• HS Band Handbook - review the parts of the band handbook and policies. Bring back the last page signed by August 13th.

• Expected Absence Form- this form should be filled out by students and parents when they know they will miss a night rehearsal or performance at least 1 week in advance of the absence and turned into a band director. This is so we have a way to track attendance and determine participation for grading purposes.

• 8Hr Rule Form- UIL requires every student in the HS marching band to fill out this form every year. This form basically states that we will not practice more than 8 hours outside of school hours per week. Students and a parent need to sign the form and turn it in by August 25th. We are required to take this with us when we go to contests.

• HS Region Band Audition Music- Here is the audition music for each instrument. Click on the link for your instrument to pull up a PDF of the scales and audition music.

  • Flute

  • Clarinet

  • Bass Clarinet

  • Alto/Bari Saxophone

  • Trumpet/ TC Baritone

  • Trombone

  • BC Baritone

  • Tuba

  • Percussion

• HS Region Jazz Audition Music- Here is a folder with all the audition music and play along tracks for students interested in auditioning for the ATSSB Region Jazz Band. If interested, please talk with Mr. Weirich as soon as possible. ATSSB Region Jazz Audition Folder