7th and 8th Grade Open House	August 31
Fine Arts Festival (postponed until January)
Pops Concert - A Celebration of Super Heros	October 24
Beginning Band Performance Days	December 5 & 7
Winter Concert	December 14
Rave Theater (unconfirmed at this time)
Ensemble Recital	January 29
Beginning Band First Concert	February 8
UIL Preparation Concert - Concert 1 Band	February 22
Pre UIL Festival for Concert 1 Band	March 6
UIL Preparation Concert - Wind Ensemble	March 8
Pre UIL Festival for SWE	March 29
Beginning Band Extravaganza	April 3
UIL Concert & Sight Reading for CB1	March 30 or 31
UIL Concert & Sight Reading for SWE	April 13 or 14
Bulldog Bash (SWE & Concert 1)	April 26
Spring Concert	May 21

month	event	students	time	location
July
31 to august 4	Summer Band	7th & 8th grade	2-4 p.m.	Watkins
August
31	7th and 8th grade Open House	SWE	7:00	Watkins
September
postponed until Jan.	Fine Arts Festival	All	TBA	Watkins
October
6	8th grade game - Cy-Springs	8th graders	TBA	Berry Stadium
13	Godzilla Practice Session	SWE	6 - 7:30	Watkins
13	8th grade game - Langham Creek	8th graders	TBA	Berry Stadium
16	District Honor Band Auditions	SWE	TBA	Aragon MS
24	Pops Concert	SWE, CB1	7:00	Watkins
27	Band Picture Day	All Band Students	in class	Watkins
27	8th grade game - Cy-Falls	8th graders	TBA	Berry Stadium
November
4	Region Band Auditions we host	SWE audition CB1 helps	all day	Watkins
28	Region Band Section Rehearsal	Students who make it	6 - 8	Campbell
December
1	Region Band Clinic and Concert	Students who make it	TBA	TBA
2	Region Band Clinic and Concert	Students who make it	TBA	TBA
5	Beginning Band Performance Day	Beginning Brass and Percussion	2:45	Watkins Teaching Theatre
7	Beginning Band Performance Day	Beginning Woodwinds	2:45	Watkins Teaching Theatre
14	Winter Concert	SWE & CB1	7:00	Cy-Springs HS
	Rave Theater Performance	SWE & CB 1	TBA	Rave Theater
January
	Elementary School Tour	SWE	all day
29	Ensemble Recital	SWE, CB1	TBA	Watkins
February
2 & 3	Cy-Fair Solo and Ensemble Contest	SWE, CB1	all day	Cook MS
7	Beginning Band Mandatory Rehearsal	Beginning Band	2:40-4:20	Watkins
8	Beginning Band First Concert	Beginning Band	7:00	Watkins
22	UIL Preparation Concert	CB1	7:00	Watkins
March
8	Cy-Fair Pre-UIL Festival	CB1	TBA	Berry Center
6	UIL Preparation Concert	SWE	7:00	Watkins
29	Cy-Fair Pre-UIL Festival	SWE		TBA
30 or 31 probably 30	UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest	CB1	TBA	TBA
April
3	Solo and Ensemble Extravaganza	Beginning Band	7:00	Watkins
13 or 14 probably 14	UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest	SWE		Cy-Ridge
26	Bulldog Bash	SWE & CB1	TBA	Watkins
May
1 & 2	Beginning Band Interview Nights	New Band Members	7:00	Watkins
4-5	Band Lock-In	all eligible students	8:00 pm	Watkins
14	Band Banquet	SWE, CB1, CB2	6:00	Watkins
17	Beginning Band Mandatory Rehearsal	Beginning Band	2:40-4:20	Watkins
21	Spring Concert	All Band Students		Cy-Springs

1st semester events	2nd semester events
Summer Band Fine Arts Festival 8th Grade Games Region Band Godzilla Practice District Honor Band Auditions October Pops Concert Region Band Auditions Region Band Clinic and Concert Beginning Band Performance Day Rave Theater Performance Winter Concert	Elementary Tour Ensemble Recital Solo and Ensemble Contest Beginning Band First Concert District Pre-UIL Festival UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest Beginning Band Solo and Ensemble Extravaganza Band Lock-In Spring Concert Band Banquet

Who is involved	all 7th and 8th grade band students
Date	July 31 - August 4
Location	Watkins band hall
Time(s)	2 - 4 p.m.
Fee involved	$20.00 per family
Dress	casual
Parent involvement	You may attend the performance on Friday at 3:45
Description	This is an opportunity for our students to get back into playing before school starts.  We will have a relaxed atmosphere of rehearsing and having fun.  There will be a performance on Friday at 3:45.  All students who are available should make every effort to come and be a part of what we do!

Who is involved	SWE, CB1
Date	TBA
Location	Watkins
Time(s)
Fee involved	the picnic will cost $1.00 per person
Dress	Watkins Band Shirt
Parent involvement	We will need some volunteers to help with refreshments, setup and cleanup.
Description	This is an outreach to the community concert, so invite your friends and neighbors who have elementary school aged kids who might want to be in the band some day!  This will be the first year we combine with other fine arts of Watkins to have a fun filled day for everyone who is interested in the arts!

Who is involved	8th Grade Band Students
Date	TBA
Location	Pridgeon Stadium
Time(s)
Fee involved	none
Dress	High School Band Shirt
Parent involvement	Parents may attend the game as well
Description	This is an opportunity for our 8th grade students to experience a little bit of what the high school bands are about.  Students will play in the stands with the high school students and then watch the half-time show.

Who is involved	SWE
Date
Location	Watkins Band hall
Time(s)	6-7:30 pm
Fee involved	$3.00 for pizza
Dress	casual
Parent involvement	Just bring them and drop them off.
Description	We will take some time to practice together in sections and get that last push before the auditions.  As is our tradition, we will watch the final fight scene from a GODZILLA movie to inspire us to become like our mascot, and crush and destroy our competition.

Who is involved	SWE
Date
Location	Aragon Middle School
Time(s)	stay after school, we will take a bus, and parents will be called to pick students up at Aragon when they are done
Fee involved	none
Dress	Watkins Band Shirt
Parent involvement	Parents are not allowed in the auditions.  Parents will need to pick up their child.  A phone will be available.
Description	The District Honor Band Auditions involve students from all of the middle school band programs in CFISD.  It is like a big chair test, and the top students are selected to the CFISD Honor Band, and receive a patch for their achievement.  Each instrument has it's own audition including the performance of 1 major scale by memory, the chromatic scale by memory and two pieces of music that we have been working on since the beginning of school.  It is a big honor to earn a place in the band!  This event is also a practice for the Region Band Auditions.

Who is involved	SWE, CB1
Date	October 24
Location	Watkins Performance Commons
Time(s)	7:00 performance
Fee involved	none
Dress	Formal Uniform
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child!
Description

Who is involved	SWE
Date	Saturday, November 4
Location	Watkins Middle School
Time(s)	all day
Fee involved	$6.00
Dress	Watkins Band Shirt
Parent involvement	Parents are not allowed in the auditions.  Parents will need to pick up their child.  A phone will be available.
Description	The Region Band Auditions involve students from all of the middle school band programs in CFISD.  It is like a big chair test, and the top students are selected to the Region Band, receive a patch for their achievement and perform in a concert.  Preparation for the concert includes one section rehearsal, a Friday night rehearsal, and rehearsals on Saturday morning before the afternoon concert (see Region Band Clinic and Concert for details).  Each instrument has it's own audition including the performance of 2 major scales by memory, the chromatic scale by memory and two pieces of music that we have been working on since the beginning of school.  It is a big honor to earn a place in the band!

Who is involved	Symphonic Wind Ensemble students who were selected to the Region Band
Date	Sectional on Tuesday, November 28 Rehearsals and Concert on Fri/Sat December 1 & 2
Location	Section rehearsal @ Campbell,   Rehearsal and Performance @ Jersey Village HS
Time(s)	Section rehearsal 6-8, Friday night 6:00 - 8:00 Saturday a.m.9:00 - Concert at 3:00
Fee involved	$5.00 for pizza lunch on Saturday to be brought to the section rehearsal
Dress	Casual for rehearsals, Band Uniform for concert
Parent involvement	Parents are very welcome at the concert
Description	The Region selects a clinician to come and rehearse and conduct the band.  They are band directors from other Regions or cities who are very successful and fun for the kids to work with.  The concerts are usually pretty amazing, and it is a real growing experience for the kids involved.

Who is involved	Beginning Band Students
Date	Brass & Percussion on December 5 Woodwinds on  December 7
Location	Watkins Teaching Theater
Time(s)	2:45 to 4:00
Fee involved	none
Dress	Casual
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child!
Description	All students are welcome to participate in the Beginning Band Performance Day, but it is not required.  Students are given 3 ways to participate:  The class song, as a soloist, in a small ensemble (2 to 5 players).  Students may do all 3 if they like.  The directors will help students choose, learn and perform the music.  We provide pizza for all students who participate at 4:00.

Who is involved	SWE, CB1
Date	TBA
Location	Rave Theater on Highway 6
Time(s)	TBA
Fee involved	money for anything the students want to buy at the Theater
Dress	Watkins Band Shirt & jeans
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child!
Description	We perform Christmas music for the theater patrons.  After we perform, we give the students an opportunity to see a movie if they like.  We will meet at the Theater - there will be no bus.

Who is involved	SWE, CB1
Date
Location	Cy Springs Auditorium
Time(s)	7:00 performance (students should arrive by 6:15)
Fee involved	none
Dress	Watkins Band Uniform
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child!
Description	This is our first formal concert of the year.  We play holiday music, as well as other classical and popular style tunes.

Who is involved	SWE
Date
Location	Lieder and Wilson Elementary Schools
Time(s)	all school day
Fee involved	money for lunch
Dress	Watkins Band Shirt & jeans
Parent involvement	We will need some parent help
Description	This is our opportunity to show the incoming 6th grade class what band is all about.  We perform fun music that they will know and enjoy.  The schedule is different every year, and we can't always see all the schools in one day.  We do the best we can.

Who is involved	Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert 1 Band
Date	January 29, 2007
Location	Watkins Teaching Theatre
Time(s)	7:00 all woodwinds & percussion,  8:00 all brass
Fee involved	none
Dress	Formal Uniform
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child!
Description	This is an opportunity for our ensembles to perform for our band parents and to have a performance opportunity before the contest.

Who is involved	Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert 1 Band
Date	Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3
Location	Cook Middle School
Time(s)	Every student has an individual time throughout the day
Fee involved	$8.00 per event, $20 for a piano accompanist
Dress	We recommend you dress very nice
Parent involvement	Parents may be in the room if they like.  Parents must provide transportation.
Description	Solo and Ensemble Contest gives our students two different ways to perform and be evaluated.  First, as a soloist, accompanied by a pianist, and second, as a member of a small ensemble of 3 to 5 players of the same instrument (usually).  All performances are in front of a judge who gives a rating for that performance.   Ratings are as follows: 1st division - Superior - earns a medal 2nd division - Excellent - earns a ribbon 3rd division - Good 4th division - Fair 5th division - Poor This is a very different aspect of developing as a musician and a performer because of the required level of performance based on each individual.  Chamber music (solos and ensembles) is an important part of musical development.  Private Lesson Teachers or Band Directors will help students choose the music to perform.  The music must be chosen from a list published by UIL.  Soloists will sign up for a time to rehearse with the piano accompanist (arranged by the directors) twice before the contest.

Who is involved	Beginning Band Students
Date	February 8
Location	Watkins Performance Commons
Time(s)	7:00 p.m. performance, students will need to be seated by 6:45
Fee involved	none
Dress	Formal
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child!
Description	This is our first formal concert for the beginning band students.  We will perform several tunes for the full band as well as allow each class to perform their own song that they choose.  It is a big night for our beginners!  We frequently get comments like "I can't believe that was a beginning band!"

Who is involved	Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band 1
Date	CB1 - March 6 SWE - March 29
Location	CB1 - Berry Center       SWE - TBA
Time(s)	TBA
Fee involved	none
Dress	Watkins Band Uniform
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support the band!
Description	This is a preparation for the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest.  There are no ratings, just comments to help the band prepare to do well at the actual UIL contest.  We go through the exact same procedures.  Read about the contest in the next section.

Who is involved	Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band 1
Date	CB1 - March 30 or 31 SWE - April 13 or 14
Location	CB1 - TBA SWE - Cypress-Ridge High School
Time(s)	TBA
Fee involved	none
Dress	Watkins Band Uniform
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support the band!
Description	There are two parts to this event.  First is the Concert portion.  We select 2 pieces of music to perform from a list of prescribed music published by UIL.  We also select a March, which is not from a list.  The band prepares these 3 pieces for several months before performing them at the UIL Concert Contest for 3 judges who give the band a rating based on that performance.  Second is the Sight-Reading portion.  The band is given a piece of music written just for this statewide contest and has 7 or 8 minutes (depending on which band) to go over it with the director.  After the explanation time, the band must perform that piece for a rating as well. Ratings are as follows: 1st division - Superior 2nd division - Excellent 3rd division - Good 4th division - Fair 5th division - Poor This is a very difficult contest, and the standards are very high.  If a band earns 1st division ratings in both portions of the contest, they earn a Sweepstakes Trophy, which is the highest honor for the Middle School Band.

Who is involved	Beginning Band Students who audition and qualify
Date	April 3
Location	Watkins Teaching Theatre
Time(s)	7:00 p.m. performance, students will need to arrive by 5:45 for a final run-through
Fee involved	none
Dress	Formal
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child.
Description	All students are welcome to audition for the Solo and Ensemble Extravaganza.  The directors will choose the players who have worked very hard and prepared difficult music to an excellent performance level to participate.  There will be a CD accompaniment to practice and perform with.  It is an honor to be chosen to participate.  There will not be any class songs, only solos and ensembles.

Who is involved	All band students who have turned in all projects and have passed all grading periods for band class
Date	Friday, May 4  to Saturday, May 5
Location	Watkins
Time(s)	8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Fee involved	$10.00
Dress	School-appropriate
Parent involvement	We need at least 60 chaperones spread out over 3 shifts for the event to happen
Description	We have the gyms open all night, we have a scavenger hunt at 10:30, we have pizza and an awards assembly at midnight, we show movies (including the lock-in video at 5:00 a.m.), we open the swimming pool for 2 hours, we rent moon walks, bungee runs, velcro walls and other games, and we start it off with the infamous "Gonna Have Fun" performance by The Maestro and El Capitan.  It is a night you will never forget.

Who is involved	All Watkins Band Students
Date	Monday, May 21
Location	Cy-Springs HS auditorium
Time(s)	7:00 p.m.
Fee involved	None
Dress	Watkins Band Uniform for SWE and CB1 and formal for Beginning Band
Parent involvement	We encourage you to attend to support your child!
Description	This is our end of the year performance where we show off everything we have accomplished.  It is a great concert and it's lots of fun.

Who is involved	SWE, CB1, CB2 and families
Date	May 14
Location	Watkins
Time(s)	6:00 p.m.
Fee involved	$8.00 per person (approximate)
Dress	semi-formal
Parent involvement	Parents are needed to coordinate the event
Description	This is a time to say goodbye to our 8th grade students, have a meal, and have a time for the students to remember the year.