4.17.25
Hello Dragon Band Students, Parents and Families,
You may have heard that Mrs. Stone, our color guard director, is departing. We wish her well in the future! We are now in the process of searching for candidates for the position. It will be some time before we have things finalized as applications with the district and formal interviews must be completed. It is my hope to be able to have candidates work with the color guard as part of the interview. Sometimes we are able to work that out for band director interviews as it’s obviously very helpful but being able to do so comes down to timing of when interviews can be held. For now, we will move forward with auditions next week and students will work in class to prepare for solos and small ensemble performances both for TCGC and for one another.
Four of our five bands have gone to UIL with terrific results! Now our Wind Ensemble needs to get it done today!
There are 3 judges for the concert performance (stage) and 3 judges for sight reading:
Concert Band 2 earned a 1,2,2 on stage and a 2,2,2 in sight reading
Concert Band 1 earned a 1,1,1 on stage and a 1,1,2 in sight reading (not sure what that one judge was thinking!)
Symphonic Band earned a 1,1,1 on stage and a 1,1,1 in sight reading
Wind Symphony earned a 1,1,1 on stage and a 1,1,1 in sight reading
Here are recordings from our UIL stage performances! I believe permission are set up to allow anyone to listen to these files!
Next Week’s Rehearsals
Wed 4.23 7:30-8:30am Jazz Band
Thu 4.24 6:00-8:30pm Rock Drums Pad Camp
UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation
Thursday, April 17th
Georgetown PAC
All parents are invited to attend, admission is free
Parents, if you are planning to pick up your student from Georgetown, please send me an email so I know they’ll be going with you
Band Olympics
This is an overnight event for all band students, it is not required
Students will compete as sections in a variety of fun and silly games and activities
Thursday, April 17th, 6:00PM overnight to Friday, April 18th, 6:00AM
Student leaders will be in contact with their sections on what to bring (usually snacks or drinks, they make shirts or silly outfits)
Complete the Attendance Form so the Band Officers will know how to plan
Students arriving late or leaving early may only do so by having their PARENT contact Mr. Mobley with the arrival or departure time
We will not let students arrive late or leave early without parent notification
Seniors!
Please complete this form by April 30th for our Band Banquet senior recognition
Recital Series - begins next Thursday, April 24th
Students are preparing solos and small ensembles to perform for parents, families and friends
We have three dates on the calendar for after school - April 24th, May 5th and May 7th. See the schedule for our Recital Series here!
Percussionists only will perform on May 16th
We’ll hold this event in the lobby of the 1200 building (main building off of Deep Wood) in the circular rotunda area
Students have been assigned a date and block time. Blocks will be approximately an hour. After that block is complete, one of our larger chamber ensembles will perform between the soloists and small ensembles and then the next block of performers will begin
Audience members are asked to watch a full block of performers and then can rotate out for our next group.
Juniors!
Letter jacket fitting, 7:30am-9:00am
Band Hall (or nearby)
Monday, May 5th - Brass
Tuesday, May 6th - Woodwinds
Wednesday, May 7th - Guard and Percussion
Thursday, May 8th - Make Ups
Parents!
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Tubas and Euphoniums!
Teupha Week | June 9-12, 2025 | Cedar Ridge HS, Round Rock TX
Teupha Week is the ultimate Teupha experience, offering four immersive days for students to develop their musical skills, make lasting connections, and be inspired by some of the finest low brass educators in the country.
During Teupha Week, students will participate in a variety of ensembles, ranging from large group performances to smaller chamber ensembles.
Register at teuphacamp.com/teuphaweek before May 15th for early bird pricing!
Grades
Students must remain academically eligible to participate in football games and marching contest performances and all TMEA activities. Should a student become ineligible they will still practice with the group during band class and in some cases, outside of the school day.
There are two types of official grade reporting - IPR (Interim Progress Report) and Report Card. We are required to go by these official methods to determine eligibility.
The main thing to remember is - ALL STUDENTS - PASS YOUR CLASSES TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE
Attendance
Look ahead at the rehearsal and event schedule and plan your appointments and tutorial help around it
The band's calendar is on dragonband.com
Attendance at rehearsals and events is mandatory unless otherwise specified
Absences due to sickness are excused with notification from a parent if the student has a fever, is vomiting or cannot otherwise get out of bed
Absences due to prolonged sickness/injury are excused with a doctor's note
Who do I email? Mr. Mobley for Varsity Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony and Concert Band 2, Ms. Benford for Junior Varsity Marching Band and Symphonic Band and Ms. Bouhadana for Concert Band 1, Mr. Hammack for all Percussion and Mrs. Stone for all Color Guard.
Absences that are not excused-birthdays, completing homework, test preparation, pop concerts, parties, vacations, weekend getaways
Upcoming Special Dates and Events
Thu-Fri 4.17-18 Band Olympics, overnight at school, 6pm-6am
Mon-Fri 4.21-25 Leadership Interviews during band classes
Tue-Thu 4.22-4.24 Color Guard Auditions
Thu 4.24 Recital Series #1
Fri 4.25 Drum Major Auditions
Mon-Fri 4.28-5.1 Auditions
Fri 5.2 Audition Results Posted
Sat 5.3 Band Banquet, 6:30pm RRHS 1100 Cafeteria
Mon 5.5 Recital Series #2
Tue 5.6 Band Booster meeting, 7pm, Band Hall
Wed 5.7 Recital Series #3
Thu 5.8 Spring Concert, 6:30pm, RRISD Hartfield PAC
Sat 5.10 TCGC, guard solo and ensemble
Thank You Everyone,
David Mobley
Band Director, Round Rock High School
201 Deepwood Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681
512-464-6028
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