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AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 4/20/2026
Greetings Eagle family! We have a JAM PACKED WEEK!! Lots of exciting things are going on this week for our band. Here is the calendar of events that gets us up to the end of April.
BAND BANQUET! IS THIS THURSDAY! We are excited to party!! TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL BAND ORIENTATION: It is time! We are gearing up for the next school year, and we are tremendously excited to share with everyone our theme, the music, the outfits, and SO much more! Orientation is something that you will not want to miss at all. We will reveal our show theme and so much more.
COLOR GUARD SPIN PARTY: The high school band is creating an all-new color guard and dance team. We encourage our students and families to reach out to non-band students who may be interested in participating in our program who have not previously played an instrument but want to do something different. Any interested student can join us for our spin party next week on April 27-29 in the band hall. PERCUSSION PAD CAMP: All percussionists 8th grade to 11th grade who are signed up for band for next year will participate in this year’s pad camp in the high school band hall. Percussion pad camp dates and times are April 20-22 and April 27-29. 4:30 to 6:00. BAND PHYSICALS and RANKONE: All band students for the next year must have an athletic physical form on file. They also must have a RankOne profile signed up. The latest Humble ISD physical and RankOne can be located here: https://www.atascocitaband.com/physicals-and-rankone-for-marching-band.html#/ BAND EVALUATION: We have already started the evaluations for the concert band placement for next year. We are going to try to have every student heard at least by the end of this week. The music and the information is located on our band website: https://www.atascocitaband.com/class-placement-evaluations.html#/ DRUM MAJORS: We will have weekly drum major practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since we have over 25 candidates applying for drum major, we will have a prelims audition on the original date April 24th to determine the top 10 for a finals audition on May 1st. JAZZ BAND: Tryouts are now available for students who would like to participate in the AHS Jazz Band for the next school year. We are looking for saxophone, trombone, trumpet, drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, piano, and even vocalists. The information to sign up is located on our website: https://www.atascocitaband.com/the-jazz-band.html#/ Jazz band auditions will take place on April 29th and all students will record their audition and submit it on a Google Form. The music for tryouts will be really short, and it will be provided here really soon.
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AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 4/6/2026
Greetings Eagle family! Now that UIL concert and sight reading is behind us, we are ready to move forward with all the things for band. We have a lot to cover this week, now that we are shifting gears into the final portion of our year and getting all things ready for the next school year. In this update, you will receive the following information:
Here is the calendar of events that gets us up to the end of April.
BAND BANQUET: Today Monday is the last day to purchase tickets. We are delighted to present awards, and celebrate the amazing accomplishments of our students and our seniors at our very lovely annual band banquet. The link to purchase tickets is here: http://my.cheddarup.com/c/band-banquet-senior-families-copy-63117 DRUMLINE @ PARADE OF FLOWERS: We are still waiting on the City of Humble to give us details on the event. We anticipate that it will be around morning and will be a very short event - about an hour. That is our estimate while we are waiting on a response. We will keep all drumline students and parents posted once we learn more. HIGH SCHOOL BAND ORIENTATION: It is time! We are gearing up for the next school year, and we are tremendously excited to share with everyone our theme, the music, the outfits, and SO much more! Orientation is something that you will not want to miss at all. We will reveal our show theme and so much more.
BAND PHYSICALS and RANKONE: All band students for the next year must have an athletic physical form on file. They also must have a RankOne profile signed up. The latest Humble ISD physical and RankOne can be located here: https://www.atascocitaband.com/physicals-and-rankone-for-marching-band.html#/ BAND EVALUATION: The high school band evaluation music is now posted. Students can start practicing today. The music and the information is located on our band website: https://www.atascocitaband.com/class-placement-evaluations.html#/ LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS: Are now open and we are accepting applications today. Any student who is interested in serving on next year’s marching band leadership team will be required to submit an application, receive 5 letters of recommendation (on a Google form), play scales, and interview with the band directors. The information is located on our website: https://www.atascocitaband.com/leadership-team-application-open.html#/
DRUM MAJORS: Any student who is interested in trying out for drum major, please meet with us after school on Wednesday April 8th. Drum major candidates must fill out the entire leadership application above to be considered. We will have weekly drum major practices. The final audition is April 24th after school. JAZZ BAND: Tryouts are now available for students who would like to participate in the AHS Jazz Band for the next school year. We are looking for saxophone, trombone, trumpet, drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, piano, and even vocalists. The information to sign up is located on our website: https://www.atascocitaband.com/the-jazz-band.html#/ Jazz band auditions will take place on April 22nd. |
BRIAN BESTDirector of Bands, Atascocita High School 
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