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The Plano ISD offers a wide variety of intramural music programs for
its students. A description of those programs offered are as follows:
Students in grades seven and eight have an opportunity to audition for the all-city middle school band. Three bands, each consisting of approximately seventy musicians, are selected by audition each fall. Auditions are usually held the last week in October or the first week in November. The bands then rehearse the following Friday evening and Saturday and present a concert for the parents and community on Saturday evening. Audition materials are available from the middle school band directors beginning the second week in August. Clinicians for these bands are nationally and internationally recognized directors. Previous clinicians include Howard Dunn, Bobby Floyd, Fred Allen, Bobby Francis, Quincy Hilliard, Cheryl Floyd, Larry Tucker, David Holsinger, Abby Villarreal, and others. 2006-2007 info as follows: For further information, please contact any of the middle school band directors listed on the music faculty page, or call the performing arts office at 469-752-3083. District/Cluster-wide Solo & Ensemble Events Students in all areas of the music program are offered an opportunity to participate in solo & ensemble events. Depending on the size of the student population being served, these events are organized either district-wide or by feeder cluster. Middle school choir events are usually scheduled in the fall, while the high school choir and the instrumental events are held in late January or early February. Students are expected to provide their own music, accompanist, and entry fees. 2006-2007 info as follows: For further information, please contact any of the directors listed on the music faculty page, or call the performing arts office at 469-752-3083. Middle School Summer Band Camp The Plano ISD offers summer band camp opportunities for students in grades six through eight. Two one-week day camps are offered, typically during the first half of June. Students may register for one or both weeks of camp. The first week is focused to students at the Beginner-Intermediate level of experience, while the second week serves students at the Intermediate-Advanced level. Both camps operate from 8:00 A.M. until noon, Monday through Friday. A culminating concert for the community and parents is held on each Friday evening. Bus transportation is available from central points throughout the district. The dates of the Plano ISD Middle School Band Camp for 2008 are June 16-20 for Beginner-Intermediate and June 23-27 for Intermediate-Advanced. The location for 2008 is Plano East Senior High, 3000 Los Rios, Plano, TX, 75074. Registration deadline for 2008 is May 16. For registration materials, or further information, please contact any of the middle school band directors listed on the music faculty page, the camp director Nick Seibert 469-752-7047, or the performing arts office at 469-752-3083. Looking for Orchestra Camp (Strings only). Check below for more information. Middle School Summer Strings Camp
Spring Choir & Orchestra Festivals Students enrolled in the middle school choir and orchestra programs may participate as a group in the spring choir/orchestra festival. This festival provides each group an opportunity to be evaluated by a panel of three outstanding adjudicators. Participation in the festival is free to the students. 2006-2007 Info: For further information, please contact any of the choir or orchestra directors listed on the music faculty page, or call the performing arts office at 469-752-3083. Plano East Senior High Invitational Marching Contest The Plano East Senior High band booster club sponsors an annual invitational
marching contest each year. The contest is traditionally held on a Saturday
in mid-October, beginning at mid-day and extending until approximately
9:00 pm. Over thirty outstanding bands from across the Dallas-Ft. Worth
metroplex, as well as occasional bands from outside the area, participate
in this event. Judges invited from across the country name winners from
within each classification, as well as the overall contest. For further information and/or entry forms, contact Evelio Villarreal at 469-752-9238. Plano Senior High School Drum Line Contest The Plano Senior High School band booster club sponsors an annual drum-line
contest each year. The contest is traditionally held on a Saturday in
late September, beginning at mid-day and extending until approximately
9:00 pm. Numerous drum lines from across the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex,
as well as from outside the area, participate in this event. Judges
invited from across the country name winners from within each classification,
as well as the overall contest. For further information and/or entry forms, contact Jeremy Kondrat at 469-752-9398. |