Muscle Shoals High School Band

Good morning, from the band room!

Lots on my mind this morning. The Muscle Shoals Band Program is a special place we to be. Outstanding band parents continuously striving to help in any way they can, never saying no, always asking how they can help, sticking together to create an award-winning environment for their students and the band directors. Students that rise up and overcome a shaky performance on Friday night to a solid prelims run. The growth from prelims to finals was incredible. The students took the feedback and excelled in one of the best early season performances I have ever been a part of. Scores and trophies are never the end all be all, but it gratifying to see the students be rewarded for their hard work.

Rocket City Marching Invitational Results

Second Place Overall

Best Overall Majorettes

Best Overall Percussion

Fan Favorite

Awards from prelims included Best in Class AAA Majorette, Color Guard, Music, Visual, General Effect, and Band.

ALSO, 95,000 VOTES. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! The students, parents, alumni, directors, admin, system teachers, and community members were voting all day, and we brought home the Fan Favorite Helmet for the 3rd year in a row. LET'S GOOOOOOO!!! Again, what a special place to be.

Moving forward, we have our closer to put on! Part 4 is going to really round out our show, and I'm excited to see it come together. Although this is a bye week, remember that we do have a Friday night rehearsal this Friday!

Go Trojans!

Monday, September 22nd: 4th Block Rehearsal, B-team Game Concessions

Tuesday, September 23rd: 4th Block Rehearsal, Tuesday Night Rehearsal 5:30-8.

Wednesday, September 24th: 4th Block Rehearsal

Thursday, September 25th: 4th Block Rehearsal, After School Rehearsal 3:30-4:30

Friday, September 26th: 4th Block Rehearsal, Stadium Rehearsal 5:30-8. This will be a closed rehearsal for students and staff only.

Thanks for getting spots filled for this week! Every family is responsible for volunteering 3 times in the year, with at least one being int he concession stand. We need to get our concessions spots filled. No experience needed to sling some nachos. WE NEED YOU. Click the buttons below to sign up and view relevant details.

Cullman B-Team Concessions (9/22)

MSMS Game Concessions (9/30)

Athens B-Team Concessions (10/6)

MSMS Game Concessions (10/7)

Jasper Concessions (10/10)

Hartselle B-Team Concessions (10/27)

Austin Concessions (10/30)

TVI is coming soon on October 18th! This is where we need all hands on deck to help volunteer as we host the Tennessee Valley Invitational band competition. Please use the links below to help send food items and volunteer in needed areas. Please note that times may shift a little as we finalize the schedule. Thank you for your help in making this day a success!

Concessions Volunteer Link: volunteersignup.org/QPRDR (23 volunteers needed)

Gate Workers Volunteer Link: volunteersignup.org/RBJTW (13 volunteers needed)

Hospitality Room Workers for Bus Drivers: volunteersignup.org/LHJQH (4 volunteers needed)

Hospitality Room Workers for Directors/Judges: volunteersignup.org/JLLJ4 (3 volunteers needed)

Morning Food for Hosp. Room For Bus Drivers: volunteersignup.org/KAH9M (39 food items needed)

Evening Food for Hosp. Room for Bus Drivers: volunteersignup.org/7KAM8 (19 food items needed)

Food for Hosp. Room for Directors/Judges: volunteersignup.org/AQ8QT (55 food items needed)

Workers for Directors and Judges Dinner: volunteersignup.org/Q4B47 (1 volunteer needed)

Dressing Area Volunteers: volunteersignup.org/M4KER (8 volunteers needed)

Stadium Rehearsal on Friday 5:15-8

Our Band Apparel Shop is live. Gear up, and support the band! https://theprintingcoshoals.com/collections/mshsband

Students, we will be asking that each family sale 5 ornaments. I'll be sending home paperwork this week!

This is the 60th Anniversary of the Muscle Shoals High School Band! You can order a beautiful commemorative ornament by clicking this link or scanning the QR code. Thank you for supporting the Muscle Shoals High School Band Program. https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/stores/catalog/getproduct?clientKey=ZZQE2740XV6VW7D&productKey=ZZ68239HU1CJNZ8&isStorePreview=false&fbclid=IwY2xjawMXPc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFZZE9pQzU2SGFISVZZdUQ1AR5Bden7nnTEBwyjIPuRUM-eqkLIy9xNbE73WAhgqYdDj0iTI4G3ggak2zDVyA_aem_ngmW2lTH0Yy26d886cPTJQ

Band Fees are PAST DUE (auxiliaries have a payment plan schedule)! If you need longer, please let me know. It is important that we get these fees in at the beginning of the school year, as we are already paying our drill writers, music arrangers, designers, band shoes, etc.

Marching Band Fees: $375
Concert Band Fees: $175 (second semester-due in January)

Band Shoes: $60

School-Owned Instrument Rental Fee: $50

*Auxiliary fees differ from person-to-person depending on apparel items ordered.

Our bookkeeping software is CutTime. You will receive a message on the 1st of every month with your account balance. NO PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ON CUTTIME. All payments must be made on MySchoolBucks (links below).

Band Fees will not show up in your MySchoolBucks, like the rest of your school fees. The only place you can view your balance is on CutTime. If another parent needs to be added to a student's CutTime account please let me know.

I can't stress how important it is that we go ahead and get our fees in. We do not get any financial assistance and our budget is based around our fees and fundraisers only. Please help us by getting your fees paid as soon as possible.

MySchoolBucks Links:
Band Fees Paid in Full (itemized)

Band Fees Paid in Payments/Miscellaneous/Auxiliary Payments

Joining the MSHS Band on the Band App is the best way to communicate and get info about everything happening in the MSHS Band. All students are required to be a member of the band app. Additionally, please turn on the notifications for the Band App. Click the green band logo to join!

If any rehearsal will be missed during the school year, including during the school day. You should always fill out the absence form. Click the icon to complete an absence form.

The Muscle Shoals Band lives by the phrase, "If you're on time, you're late. If you're early, you're on time." Because the nature of what we do involves moving locations and getting equipment ready, it is necessary for all students to arrive or be dropped by no later than 10-15 minutes before rehearsal is set to begin. That means if rehearsal begins at 5, students will have to go to the band room, get out their instruments, dot books, music, music stands, etc. and move to wherever we are rehearsing before we begin. If they arrive at 4:58, they will not be prepared to begin on time. Parents, please keep this in mind when thinking about drop off times.