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The Pacific Cascade Middle School Band program is committed to preparing students for a successful future in the Performing Arts. Students are instructed to develop the essential understanding of Musical terminology and instrumental techniques that combine with sight reading and prepared performance of music literature. Melodic and rhythmic studies are developed through the use of selected method books in anticipation of their application towards published music literature. Through consistency of instruction students obtain a level of excellence that is maintained and showcased at school assemblies, concerts, festivals and community performances.
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Program information for prospective band students:
Program information for prospective band students:
Click here for the 2025-26 PCMS Band Instrument Survey with demonstration videos!
Click here for a flyer about the band program for prospective incoming 6th grade students
Click here for our 2022 presentation for incoming 6th grade PCMS Students
****2025-26 Band Dates (as of 8/27/25):
October 4, 2025, Saturday: 9am-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 5, 2025, Sunday: 1pm-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 28, 2025 Tuesday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Beginning Band arrives at 5:45pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
November 5, 2025 Veteran's assembly during school (Advanced Band only)
December 15, 2025 Monday: Music Department Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Performance Arena (gym) (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only), concert over by 8:30pm
January ? (Date TBA), 2026 Friday: Advanced Band plays with Issaquah High School Band @ Issaquah High School home basket ball game. 5pm arrival at IHS. Done by 7:30pm (or earlier)
February 5, 2026 Thursday: During the school day WMEA Eastshore Region Jazz Band Festival @ Cougar Mountain MS (Jazz Band only****)
February 15, 2026 Sunday (Saturday, Feb 14 for Jazz): All-State Band in Yakima this year! 9am check-in, concert at 5:15pm, over by 7pm. This is only for students who auditioned in September and were accepted.
February 28, 2026 Saturday: 8am-4pm (you only have to be there for your assigned 45 minute time block) Solo & Ensemble Festival @ Islander MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, optional for 6th grade)
March ? (TBD), 2025, 10am-12pm: 5th grade demonstration performance @ PCMS "Performance Arena"(Advanced Band Only)
March 24, 2026 Tuesday: Spring Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Beginning Band arrives at 5:45pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
March 25, 2026 Wednesday, 10am-11:30pm: Music In Our Schools Assembly (Advanced Band Only)
March 31, 2026 Tuesday, 8am-3pm: Eastshore Region Band Festival @ Issaquah High ** (Advanced Band Only)
May 8-10, 2026, Friday through Sunday: Proposed Silverwood Trip! (Advanced Band Only)
June 9, 2026, Tuesday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Beginning Band arrives at 6:00pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
June 13, 2026, Saturday 8am-12pm: Maple Valley Days Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only)
June 20, 2026, Saturday 3pm-9:30pm: Marysville Strawberry Festival 92nd Annual Twilight Grand Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only)
Past Dates:
****2024-25 Band Dates (as of 8/27/24):
September 28, 2024, Saturday: 9am-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
September 29, 2024, Sunday: 1pm-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 28, 2024 Monday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Beginning Band arrives at 6:00pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
November 8, 2024 Veteran's assembly during school (Advanced Band only)
December 16, 2024 Monday: Music Department Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Performance Arena (gym) (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only , Assembly during the day on Tuesday, December 10) concert over by 8:30pm
January 10, 2025 Friday: Advanced Band plays with Issaquah High School Band @ Issaquah High School home basket ball game. 5pm arrival at IHS. Done by 7:30pm (or earlier)
February 6, 2025 Thursday: During the school day WMEA Eastshore Region Jazz Band Festival @ Chief Kanim MS (Jazz Band only****)
February 16, 2025 Sunday (Friday, Feb 14 for Jazz): All-State Band in Spokane this year! 9am check-in, concert at 5:15pm, over by 7pm. This is only for students who auditioned in September and were accepted.
March 1, 2025 Saturday: 8am-4pm (you only have to be there for your assigned 45 minute time block) Solo & Ensemble Festival @ Cougar Mountain MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, optional for 6th grade)
March 10, 2025 Monday, 10am-12pm: 5th grade demonstration performance @ PCMS "Performance Arena"(Advanced Band Only)
March 12, 2025 Wednesday, 10am-11:30pm: Music In Our Schools Assembly (Advanced Band Only)
March 19, 2025 Wednesday, 8am-3pm: Eastshore Region Band Festival @ Liberty High ** (Advanced Band Only)
April 2, 2025 Wednesday: Spring Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Beginning Band arrives at 6:00pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm (rescheduled from March 26)
May 9-11, 2025, Friday through Sunday: Proposed Silverwood Trip! (Advanced Band Only)
June 5, 2025, Thursday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Beginning Band arrives at 6:00pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
June 7, 2025, Saturday 8am-12pm: Maple Valley Days Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only)
June 21, 2025, Saturday 3pm-9:30pm: Marysville Strawberry Festival 92nd Annual Twilight Grand Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only)
****2023-24 Band Dates (as of 3/29/23):
September 30, 2023, Saturday: 9am-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 1, 2023, Sunday: 1pm-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 15, 2023, Sunday: 2pm: Optional Extra credit concert Attendance Natalie Dungey, Trumpet, performing the Ellen Taaffe Zwillich Concerto for Trumpet with Philharmonia Northwest https://philharmonianw.org/concert-1-remember-the-ladies/
November 9, 2023 Thursday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Intermediate Band arrives at 6:00pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
November 9, 2023 Veteran's assembly during school (Advanced Band only)
December 11, 2023 Monday: Music Department Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Performance Arena (gym) (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only , Assembly during the day on Tuesday, December 12) concert over by 8:30pm
February 8, 2024 Thursday: During the school day WMEA Eastshore Region Jazz Band Festival @ Snoqualmie MS (Jazz Band only****)
February 18, 2024 Sunday (Friday, Feb 16 for Jazz): All-State Band in Yakima this year! 9am check-in, concert at 5:15pm, over by 7pm. This is only for students who auditioned in October and were accepted.
March 2, 2024 Saturday: 8am-4pm (you only have to be there for your assigned 45 minute time block) Solo & Ensemble Festival @ Tolt MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, optional for 6th grade)
March 27, 2024 Wednesday: Spring Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Intermediate Band arrives at 6:00pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
March 28, 2024 Thursday, 8am-3pm: Eastshore Region Band Festival @ Pine Lake MS ** (Advanced Band Only)
May 10-12, 2024, Friday through Sunday: Silverwood Trip! (Advanced Band Only)
June 6, 2024, Thursday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (Performance Arena) (All Bands!) Note: Intermediate Band arrives at 6:00pm for practice) Concert over by 8:30pm
June 8, 2024, Saturday 8am-12pm: Maple Valley Days Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only) - Not this year
June 15, 2024, Saturday 3pm-9:30pm: Marysville Strawberry Festival 92nd Annual Twilight Grand Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only) - not this year
****2022-23 Band Dates (as of 8/29/22):
October 1, 2022 Saturday: 9am-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 2, 2022, Sunday: 1pm-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
November 8, 2022 Tuesday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice) Set up at 4:30pm, concert over by 8:30pm
November 9, 2022 Veteran's assembly during school (Advanced Band only)
December 12, 2022 Monday: Music Department Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only , Assembly during the day) concert over by 8:30pm
January 20, 2023 Friday 5:30pm-9:00pm. Perform @ Issaquah High School for Basketball Game. Everyone sits (stands) in the stands with the IHS Eagle Pep Band (Advanced Bands Only)
February 8, 2023 Wednesday: During the school day WMEA Eastshore Region Jazz Band Festival @ Beaver Lake MS (Jazz Band only****)
February 18, 2023 Saturday: All-State Band in Bellevue this year! 9am check-in, concert at 5:15pm, over by 7pm. This is only for students who auditioned in October and were accepted.
March 4, 2023 Saturday: 8am-4pm (you only have to be there for your assigned 45 minute time block) Solo & Ensemble Festival @ Chief Kanim MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, optional for 6th grade)
March 28, 2023 Tuesday: Spring Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands. Beginning Band arrives at 5:45 for practice) concert over by 8:30pm
March 29, 2023 Wednesday, 8am-3pm: Eastshore Region Band Festival @ PCMS ** (Advanced Band Only) We Are Hosting! Volunteers needed
May 12-14, 2023, Friday through Sunday: Silverwood Trip! (Advanced Band Only)
June 6, 2023, Tuesday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. Beginning Band arrives at 5:45 for practice) concert over by 9:00pm
June 10, 2023, Saturday 8am-12pm: Maple Valley Days Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only)
June 17, 2023, Saturday 3pm-9:30pm: Marysville Strawberry Festival 91st Annual Twilight Grand Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced & Intermediate Bands Only)
****2021-22 Band Dates (as of November 9, 2021):
September 25, 2021 Saturday: 9am-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
September 26, 2021, Sunday: 1-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
September 24 (actual day TBA), 2021 Friday 5:30pm-9:00pm. Perform at Issaquah High School for Football Game. Everyone sits with IHS Eagle Marching Band (Advanced Bands Only -- Cancelled)
November 3, 2021 Wednesday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
December 13, 2021 Monday: Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only - Also, _No_ Assembly during day)
January 26, 2022 Wednesday: Jazz Band to Metropolitan Banquet Hall in Renton for Eastshore League (host is Pine Lake MS) Jazz Festival (Jazz Band only****Canceled***)
March 5, 2022 Saturday: Solo & Ensemble Festival at Twin Falls MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, optional for 6th grade****Canceled***)
March 29, 2022 Tuesday: Spring Concert, 5pm for Beginning & Advanced Band, 6:30pm for Intermediate & Jazz Bands in the PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym)
April 21, 2022 Thursday: Advanced Bands @ Eastshore League Band Festival @ Beaver Lake MS (during school hours) (Advanced Band Only)
April 29 - May 2, 2022, Friday through Monday: Proposed Trip! (Advanced Bands Only)
June 6, 2022, Monday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
June 10, 2022, Saturday 8am-12pm: Maple Valley Days Parade (proposed, TBD, Advanced Bands Only)
****2020-21 Band Dates (Draft as of April 3, 2020):
October 3, 2020 Saturday: 9am-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 4, 2020, Sunday: 1-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
Cancelled: September 25 (actual day TBA), 2020 Friday 5:30pm-9:00pm. Perform at Issaquah High School for Football Game. Everyone sits with IHS Eagle Marching Band (Advanced Bands Only)
TBD: November 12, 2020 Thursday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
TBD: December 7, 2020 Monday: Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only - Also Assembly during day)
TBD: January 27, 2021 Wednesday: Jazz Band to Metropolitan Banquet Hall in Renton for Eastshore League Jazz Festival (Jazz Band only)
March 6, 2021 Saturday: Solo & Ensemble Festival at Snoqualmie MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, optional for 6th grade)
March 25, 2021 Thursday: Spring Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
March 30, 2021 Tuesday: Advanced Bands @ Eastshore League Band Festival **We are hosting! (during school hours) (Advanced Band Only)
April 30 - May 3, 2021, Friday through Monday: Proposed Trip! (Advanced Bands Only)
June 3, 2021, Thursday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
June 12, 2021, Saturday 8am-12pm: Maple Valley Days Parade (proposed, Advanced Bands Only)
****2019-20 Band Dates:
September 28, 2019 Saturday: 9am-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
September 29, 2019, Sunday: 1-9pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
September 27, 2019 Friday 5:30pm-9:00pm. (TBD) Perform at Issaquah High School for Football Game. Everyone sits with IHS Eagle Marching Band (Advanced Bands Only)
November 7, 2019 Thursday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
December 9, 2019 Monday: Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only - Also Assembly during day)
January 29, 2020, Wednesday: Jazz Band to Metropolitan Banquet Hall in Renton for Eastshore League Jazz Festival (Jazz Band only)
Cancelled: March 7, 2020 Saturday: Solo & Ensemble Festival at Snoqualmie MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, optional for 6th grade)
Cancelled: March 26, 2020 : Thursday: Spring Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
Cancelled: March 31, 2020 Tuesday: Advanced Bands @ Eastshore League Band Festival **We are hosting! (during school hours) (Advanced Band Only)
Cancelled: May 1-4, 2020, Friday through Monday: Disneyland Trip! (Advanced Bands Only)
Cancelled: June 4, 2020, Thursday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
Cancelled: June 13, 2020, Saturday 8am-12pm: Maple Valley Days Parade (proposed, Advanced Bands Only)
****2018-19 Band Dates:
September 29, 2018 Saturday: 1-8pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
September 30, 2018, Sunday: 1-8pm Jr. All-State Recording in PCMS Band Room (optional for 7th & 8th grade; 6th not eligible)
October 12, 2018 Friday 5:30pm-9:00pm. Perform at Issaquah High School for Football Game. Everyone sits with IHS Eagle Marching Band (Advanced Band Only)
November 8, 2018 Thursday: Fall Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Performance Arena) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
December 10, 2018 Monday: Holiday Concert 7pm PCMS Gym (Advanced Band & Jazz Band only - Also Assembly during day)
January 30, 2019, Wednesday: Jazz Band to Islander Middle School for Eastshore League Jazz Festival (Jazz Band only)
March 9, 2019 Saturday: Solo & Ensemble Festival at Issaquah MS (Required for Intermediate & Advanced Band, counts toward March seating test for Intermediate & Advanced Bands (solos count more favorably than if you only do an ensemble), optional for 6th grade)
March 27, 2019 : Wednesday: Spring Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
April 18, 2019 Thursday: Advanced Band at Maywood MS School for Eastshore League Band Festival (during school hours) (Advanced Band Only)
May 3-4, 2019, Friday through Saturday: Silverwood Trip! (proposed, Advanced Band Only)
June 12, 2019, Wednesday, Final Band Concert, 7pm PCMS "Performance Arena" (gym) (All Bands. 6th grade arrives at 5:45 for practice)
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