4/6/2025 M100 Weekend Update
- kevinkwaku
- Apr 6
- 4 min read
Dear M100 Family,
We have reached the week of UIL for our concert bands! There is also testing occurring on multiple days this week, so it is imperative that we make the most of the rehearsal time that we have during our band classes. Let’s set ourselves up to present the strongest UIL performances that we can put forth!
Here is your weekend update!
UPCOMING DATES
Monday, April 7 - Belton Band Booster Meeting, 6:30pm
Tuesday, April 8 - OPTIONAL Full Leadership Training Session, 4:45pm-6:15pm
Thursday, April 10 - SYMPHONIC BAND UIL CONCERT AND SIGHT READING
Thursday, April 10 - WIND SYMPHONY UIL CONCERT AND SIGHT READING
Friday, April 11 - WIND ENSEMBLE UIL CONCERT AND SIGHT READING
Monday, April 14-Thursday, April 17 - 2025 M100 LEADERSHIP AUDITIONS
Friday, April 18 - NO SCHOOL
Saturday, April 19 - M100 Game Night, 5:00pm-8:00pm
NEW INFORMATION AND UPDATES
WIND ENSEMBLE SECTIONAL SCHEDULE/START TIMES - WEEK OF 4/6/25
MONDAY
8:15am - Full Ensemble
TUESDAY
8:15am - Full Ensemble
WENDESDAY
8:15am - Full Ensemble
THURSDAY
8:15am - Full Ensemble
FRIDAY
8:50am - Full Ensemble
WIND SYMPHONY SECTIONAL SCHEDULE - WEEK OF 4/6/25
NO WIND SYMPHONY SECTIONALS THIS WEEK
SYMPHONIC BAND REHEARSAL TIMES - WEEK OF 4/6/25
NO SYMPHONIC BAND SECTIONALS THIS WEEK
LONGHORN JAZZ FESTIVAL RESULTS
The Belton HS Jazz Ensemble I attended the “Essentially Ellington” Longhorn Jazz Festival at UT Austin this week and placed 1st in class 5A! In addition, Outstanding Performance awards were given to Pablo Ureste as a trombone soloist, as well as the Percussion section!
Pablo was also selected as 1 of 2 Outstanding Soloists for the entire festival, across all 5A and 6A groups!
3/7 BELTON BAND BOOSTER MEETING
The next Belton Band Booster Meeting will be on Monday, April 7 at 6:30pm in the BHS Band Hall.
PAC REHEARSAL DATES
Our next PAC rehearsal will be on Monday, April 7.
UPCOMING LEADERSHIP SESSIONS/LEADERSHIP MATERIALS
We will hold an optional leadership training session on Tuesday, April 8 from 4:45pm-5:45pm at the practice field.
Leadership applications are due at the end of the day on Monday, April 7. Click HERE to access the online application.
Leadership candidates, you can access each of the files regarding the upcoming auditions by clicking HERE.
3/10 AND 3/11 UIL CONCERT AND SIGHT READING AT COPPERAS COVE HS
Please click HERE to view the itineraries for each of our concert bands’ upcoming UIL performances. All performances will be at the Copperas Cove HS Performing Arts center. Friends and family are more than welcome to attend these performances!
SYMPHONIC BAND - THURSDAY, APRIL 10
10:00am - UIL Concert Performance
10:30am - UIL Sight Reading Performance
WIND SYMPHONY - THURSDAY, APRIL 10
2:30pm - UIL Concert Performance
3:00pm - UIL Sight Reading Performance
WIND ENSEMBLE - FRIDAY, APRIL 11
1:20pm - UIL Concert Performance
2:00pm - UIL Sight Reading Performance
3/19 M100 GAME NIGHT
The M100 Band Captain and social officers have put together an M100 Game Night, which will occur at the BHS Band hall on Saturday, April 19 from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Click HERE to view the flyer for more information! Come hang out with your band friends!
FALL 2025 M100 BAND PLACEMENT AUDITIONS (WINDS ONLY)
Placement auditions for next school year will take place during the week of April 21-25 FOR WIND PLAYERS ONLY. Please click HERE to view the audition materials. All audition requirements are on the “READ THIS FIRST! M100 Audition Information Sheet 2025” page in the folder.
ALL INCOMING WIND STUDENTS WILL NEED TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY IN THE ATTACHED LINK! PLEASE DO SO ASAP!
4/28-4/30 2025 M100 FUNDAMENTALS CAMP
The 2025 M100 Fundamentals camp will be held on Monday, April 28 thru Thursday, April 30 after school from 5:00pm-7:30pm. Attendance is required for all 25-26 M100 band members, including percussion and color guard. We will begin learning the basic fundamentals for next marching season, in addition to learning the music for our upcoming marching production.
2025 MARCHING BAND PROGRAM - BETWEEN THE STORMS
I am happy to announce that our 2025 marching band production will be…BETWEEN THE STORMS! This show will explore the events that occur between passing storms, focusing on the rain, the creeks formed by the rain, and the ultimate revelation of the sun.
Click HERE to listen to recordings of the current versions of Part 1 and 2 of the show.
NOTE: Percussion notes heard are currently placeholders. These notes may change between now and the finalization of the music.
Music will be passed out soon! (We are still in UIL mode and patience is a virtue.)
IMPORTANT FUTURE DATES
Please check the following dates for any potential conflicts this semester!
Saturday, April 5 - Longhorn Jazz Festival @ UT Austin
Wednesday, April 9 thru Friday, April 11 - UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation
Monday, April 14 thru Thursday, April 17 - 2025 M100 Leadership Auditions
Monday, April 21 thru Friday, April 25 - 2025 M100 Band Placement Auditions
Monday, April 28 thru Wednesday, April 30 - 2025 M100 Fundamentals Camp
Thursday, May 1 - BHS Cluster Jazz Spring Concert
Friday, May 9 - BHS Band Spring Concert
Friday, May 16 - M100 Band Banquet
Wednesday, May 21 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Thursday, May 22 - GRADUATION
Tuesday, June 3-Saturday, June 7 - M100 Epic Universe Trip
24-25 M100 REMIND CODES
With the introduction of ParentSquare to Belton ISD, in addition to the Fine Arts programs moving from Charms to CutTime, we may need to move away from Remind in the near future. Until we are told otherwise, we will continue to use the Remind codes that we have established. If you have not done so already, please follow the instructions below to keep up to date with all current information.
STUDENTS: Join with the Remind app or text this code to 81010 - @2425m1st
PARENTS: Join with the Remind app or text this code to 81010 - @2425m1pa
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