Muscle Shoals High School Band

Good morning, from the band room!

This newsletter also contains the band schedule for 2026-2027. Please take note of competition dates and band camp!

We had another exciting and full week. Students are making such good progress on their MPA music. This is our last week of rehearsals for this event! The jazz combo played well at the Black History Program on Thursday, and our Percussion Ensemble and Winter Guard both had great runs and placed first at Bob Jones on Saturday!

Pageant week is this week. Students will be signing up for volunteer slots this week during class. Parents, please click the volunteer links below to help us fill these spots. We need your help to make this event a success!

Dinner with the band tickets are on sale now! Find the link below.

Last week of February, let's go!

Monday, February 23rd - 2nd/4th Block Rehearsals, Symphonic Band Rehearsal 3:30-4:30

Tuesday, February 24th - 7:30 AM Symphonic Band Rehearsal, 2nd/4th Block Rehearsal, Jazz Lab Band Rehearsal 3:30-4:30, WG 5:15-8:15, PE 5:30-8

Wednesday, February 25th - 2nd/4th Block Rehearsal, Half Day

Thursday, February 26th - 7:30 AM Symphonic Band Rehearsal, 2nd/4th Block Rehearsal, PE (3:30-4:30), WG (5:15-8:15)

Friday, February 27th - 2nd/4th Block Rehearsal, Miss Trojan Beauty Pageant

Saturday, February 28th - Little Miss Trojan Beauty Pageants

2/23 3:30-4:30
2/24 7:30-8AM
2/26 7:30-8AM
3/2 3:30-4:30

Location: UNA Norton Auditorium, free admission

Attire: Tuxedos/Concert Attire

12:45 - Students report to 4th block to change into concert black attire. Use the dressing rooms behind the stage or restrooms in the hallway. C and D lunch students should grab lunch and eat in the band room..

1:20 - Load Buses/Equipment

1:40 - depart for UNA

2:00 - Arrive at UNA, Symphonic Band instruments/stage percussion (Wind Ensemble in audience)

2:30 - Symphonic Band Warm-Up

3:00 - Symphonic Band Performance

3:30 - Symphonic Band Sight Reading, Wind Ensemble get out instruments/stage percussion

4:00 - Wind Ensemble Warm-Up (Symphonic Band to audience)

4:30 - Wind Ensemble Performance

5:00 - Sight Reading

5:30 - Results from judges/Load and depart for MSHS

6:00ish - Arrive back at MSHS, unload

We hope you can attend to celebrate the students' countless hours of preparation!

Parents and Students, we need YOUR help! Please click the buttons and sign up to volunteer for our upcoming Spring events!

This event involves all concert band students, the percussion ensemble, and the winter guard. This year, Dinner with the Band will be a 2-night event. Night 1 is our normal event, and Night 2 is our 60th Anniversary Alumni Event. General Admission should buy the ticket for April 9th. https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZQE2740XV6VW7D_ZZ5YRQY2BMOQEWK

We have one more week, and we are almost at $10K. Any amount helps!

2/27/26-2/28/26 - Trojan Beauty Pageant Weekend

*3/3-3/5/26 - Music Performance Assessment (exact date and time TBA)

3/6-3/7/26 - Shoals Area Honor Band (Muscle Shoals High School)

3/14/26 - WG & PE @ Thompson

3/23-3/27/26 - Spring Break

3/28/26 - WG @ SCGC Championships

3/30-4/3/26 - Majorette Auditions

4/4/26 - PE @ SCGC Championships

*4/9/26 - Dinner with the Band (public)

*4/10/26 - Dinner with the Band (60th Anniversary alumni event)

4/16-4/18/26 - Alabama All State Honor Band

4/21/26 - Shoals Area Night of Jazz

4/20-4/23/26 - Color Guard Clinic

4/27/26 - Color Guard Auditions

5/2/26 - Solo and Ensemble

5/4-5/8/26 - Audition Week (Drum Major (we will have 3 spots for drum majors next year), Marching Band, Band Leadership Team, Concert Ensemble Placements.)

*5/5/26 - MSHS Spring Fusion Concert

5/15/26 - Band Banquet - Honor Day for Seniors in the morning this day (date change)

*5/22/26 - MSHS Graduation

Concert Band students are required to purchase concert attire.

Boys: tuxedos with black pants, black jacket, black shoes, black socks, black cummerbund or vest, black bow tie, white shirt.

Girls: All black floor length dress/pant suit/pants and blouse, and black shoes

If you have any questions, please let me know! Student will dress nicely for the Veteran's Concert, but should plan to wear concert attire to the Christmas Concert. (exception: if a student is not in 2nd semester concert band, they should wear all black formal attire to the Christmas concert, but a tuxedo will not be required for those students).

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

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!

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.