Otto Bobcat Band
Week of 9.19-9.26.26
Thank you, Otto Band Family!
Thanks to your gracious support, we have raised $10,100 on our Get Movin' Band Fundraiser and we reached our goal!!! Thank you so very much for your support of our band program! We will put it to good use! 🥰
School Owned Instrument Fees are payable by cash or check made payable to Plano ISD now. This can be paid anytime from now to mid-September. $85.00 per school year. Thank you!
Be sure to sign up for private lessons!
Click the Private Lessons Image for all the details! 🧐🧐🧐
We have the best lesson staff around! 💫
LET'S GO, DREAM TEAM! 🌠
Hey, Band Family!
We have a new Otto Band Website!
Come check it out! 🥰
Sectional Updates
Thursday PM sectionals are moved to Tuesday AM or Friday AM this week due to 8th Grade Band Night. Your choice. We need to get Test 5 done and any makeups from Test 4.
1. Region Etudes and memorized Region Scales 😁
2. Long tones 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. / Tune accurately.
3. Winter Concert Music
4. Shout It Out
5. Crunch Time
6. Blue Book Studies, pg.10, pg. 30
1. Region Etudes and memorized Region Scales- Use the help videos in Google Classroom.
2. Long tones 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. / Tune accurately.
3. Crunch Time
4. Lip Slurs, 1, 2, 3
1. Red Book Lines
2. Major Scale memorization
3. Longtones 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. / Tune accurately.
4. Crunch Time (The realist!)
5. Lip Slurs, 1, 2, 3
Our next jam session will be Friday, September 25th, from 4-5 in the band ensemble room. Please practice your music. If you missed the audition, but are also interested in joining and play either Trombone, Trumpet, or Vibraphone/Aux Perc, please email Mrs. Harper. It's not too late to join! 🤩
All assignments will always be posted in their band Google Classroom in the Classwork tab and official grades will always be in Skyward. Each week, all students will receive a new objective sheet. Objective sheets are due each Monday and must be signed by a parent.
🤩Please sign up for Private Lessons if at all possible.😍Our private lesson staff is second to none! This is the BEST way to start in band! It's more than worth it!
Beginners should be working on their objective sheet homework assignments each night.
Supply Lists for All Instruments
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Sign up to Volunteer!
All volunteers will need to create an account and complete an application, online orientation and background check through the Plano ISD volunteer management system, VOLY, to be eligible for district/school volunteer opportunities. Please visit plano.voly.org to create a volunteer account and begin this process. These items will need to be completed by volunteers each school year.
An email will be sent to the volunteer applicant communicating the status of their application and criminal history search within 3-5 business days of completing these steps. Volunteers will need to complete the online orientation as well to be eligible to volunteer.
