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In the Middle
School, the band program is continued with weekly small group lessons. Concert Band rehearsals are separated into individual
grade level groupings, meeting FLEX periods once a week each. For concerts the four individual groups will
perform as the following:Fifth and Sixth Grade Band and Seventh and Eighth Grade Band. In lessons, the
students work on improving their individual playing techniques.The Middle School Jazz Band meets on Fridays during FLEX Period.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Thursday, December 11th: Winter Concert
Saturday, February 21st: Jazz Band Spaghetti Dinner (MS Jazz Band ONLY)
Wednesday, May 13th: Quad District
Concert
Tuesday, May 19th: Spring Concert
Tuesday, June 2nd: Instrumental Eve (MS Jazz Band ONLY)
June:
8th Grade Graduation
Instrumental Lesson Bi-Weekly Rotation Schedule
Grading for the Middle School Bands
Schools that have higher levels of student participation in the fine arts receive
higher academic ratings and have lower drop out rates. Average student enrollment in fine arts courses is 17 percent points
higher in high schools that are rated “exemplary” than in those rated “low performing”, based on data
from the Texas Education Agency on 951 high schools. Schools with the lowest drop out rates on average have 52% of their students
enrolled in fine arts classes while schools with the highest drop out rates have only 42% of their students in fine arts courses.
The data from 864 middle schools followed the same trend as high schools. – Analysis
conducted by the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education and the Texas Music Educators Association
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