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Otto Bobcat Band

Week of 5.8-5.16.26

Otto BobcatBandWeek of 5.8-5.16.26
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Happy Beginning Band Concert and Hawaiian Waters Week! 🏄🏄🏄

East Cluster Marching Camp is Tuesday-Thursday at PESH!! 🤩🤩🤩


Be sure to sign up for private lessons! We have the best lesson staff around! 💫


LET'S GO, DREAM TEAM! 🌠

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Beginners have Rehearsal 3 today (Monday) after school until 5:30 😎 Beginners have Rehearsal 3 today (Monday) after school until 5:30 😎

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Spring Concert Parent Volunteers

Spring Concert Parent Volunteers

We are looking for parent volunteers to help make our spring concert a success. Please sign up for a role and shift that works for you.

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Event Information
Beginning Band Spring Concert

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EVERYONE BRINGS COOKIES!!!!!!!!!

🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

When?
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 06:30 PM
Where?
Otto Middle School, North Star Road, Plano, TX, USA
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Event Information
Otto Welcome Event Performance

Wind Ensemble will need to wear their band shirt and jeans to school on Thursday, May 14th. They will stay after school in the band hall for a fruit party and warm up! Bring bananas, tangerines, apples, and fruit trays! ;D

We will go to the cafeteria to get set up at 4:45. We will perform from 5:00-5:20. We will then dismiss to the band hall so that 8th graders can get to their marching camp at PESH ASAP. Please bring your PESH clothes and tennis shoes with you so you can get changed quickly at Otto before heading to PESH. Bring WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When?
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 05:00 PM
Where?
Otto Middle School, North Star Road, Plano, TX, USA
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Hawaiian Waters Rules 2026

Hawaiian Waters Rules 2026

Otto Middle School- Fine Arts & Electives Trip Hawaiian Waters Rules & Expectations Friday, May 15th, 2026 All eligible students that have paid for their trip and submitted their parent permission slip must leave school on Friday May 15th after school. We will open the front doors of Otto ONL...

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Wind Ensemble Focus for the Week Wind Ensemble Focus for the Week

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1.Summer Music

Drumline Camps 26.pdf

Drumline Camps 26.pdf

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Symphonic Band Focus for the Week Symphonic Band Focus for the Week

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1. Summer Music

Concert Band Focus for the Week Concert Band Focus for the Week

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1. Summer Music

Beginning Band Focus of the Week Beginning Band Focus of the Week

Beginner Rehearsals Spring 2026

Beginner Rehearsals Spring 2026

Otto Beginning Band Updates Attention Parents and Students: Please see our calendar updates below. Students MUST attend ALL rehearsals in order to attend the field trip to the PISD Robinson Festival. Students must have a field trip form on file and display positive classroom behavior in order t...

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Audition results will be posted on the 2nd to last day of school in Google Classroom. Results are final.

Students should be practicing for their Spring Concert, and then begin work on Summer music and music for next fall. Scales are always vital.

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Supply Lists for All Instruments

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Beginning Band Parents- Click Here! Beginning Band Parents- Click Here!

Spring Concert Parent Volunteers

Spring Concert Parent Volunteers

We are looking for parent volunteers to help make our spring concert a success. Please sign up for a role and shift that works for you.

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PSO FREE PRIVATE LESSONS FOR A YEAR SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PSO FREE PRIVATE LESSONS FOR A YEAR SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scholarship Program - Plano Symphony Orchestra

Scholarship Program - Plano Symphony Orchestra

Applications are now open and will close May 15th.

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SIGN UP HERE!!!!!!!!!!!! SIGN UP HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

PSO Scholarship Program

Dear Hawaiian Waters Chaperones,

If you have already signed up as a chaperone, please send $40 cash with your kiddo to band if you have not already paid for yourself. Thank you! 🙌

Message for Future McMillen Band Families: 😎 Message for Future McMillen Band Families: 😎

Message for Future McMillen Band Families

Message for Future McMillen Band Families

Hello East Side Band Families, My name is Ross Cornell and I am the current President of the McMillen High School Band Boosters. If your student is participating in band at McMillen next year we would love your help. Because of a resignation last year, and a student transfer at the end of this...

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FREE, YES REALLY, PSO SUMMER MUSIC CAMP!!!!!! 😃 FREE, YES REALLY, PSO SUMMER MUSIC CAMP!!!!!! 😃

Summer Programs - Plano Symphony Orchestra

Summer Programs - Plano Symphony Orchestra

Two-week summer orchestra programs July 6-17, 2026 for woodwind, brass, string, and percussion students in 3rd-12th grade. The morning Summer Camp session is

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PISD MS Summer Band Camp PISD MS Summer Band Camp

PISD MS Summer Band Camp

PISD MS Summer Band Camp

What is the PISD Middle School Summer Band Camp?

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Floot Fire

Floot Fire

Floot Fire offers a variety of events for all ages and all levels of playing. If you want to improve, we are here to help you with our camps, classes, and competitions!

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Bocal Majority & Operation O.B.O.E

Bocal Majority & Operation O.B.O.E

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CLEARLY CLARINET

CLEARLY CLARINET

We're gearing up for another fantastic summer for Clearly Clarinet Camp 2026. New location! Vines HS in Plano, 1401 Highedge Dr, Plano TX 75075

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The Young Saxophonist's Institute | A Texas Saxophone Camp

The Young Saxophonist's Institute | A Texas Saxophone Camp

The Young Saxophonist's Institute is a Texas based Saxophone Camp with locations in Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Our #1 goal is to build positive relationships with our students in hopes to guide them into having positive musical experiences.

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Be A Dream Team Parent Volunteer! Be A Dream Team Parent Volunteer!

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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. Volunteer approval status can also be viewed by the volunteer by logging into their account. Volunteers will need to complete the online orientation as well to be eligible to volunteer. Once you have been officially approved, please email Mr. Killgo (philip.killgo@pisd.edu) to let him know you are an Otto Band Approved Volunteer!

Otto Band Wish List <---------Click Here! Otto Band Wish List <---------Click Here!

WHERE DO I PURCHASE SUPPLIES? WHERE DO I PURCHASE SUPPLIES?

We have several options to choose from, but we recommend Tarpley or Music and Arts as these stores offer fantastic service and visit Otto regularly for instrument repair.

Tarpley or Music & Arts can deliver your instrument and supplies from our list to Otto.

We recommend Dallas Percussion for all percussion students' supplies (https://www.denverpercussion.com/dallas.htm) and texasmarimas.com for their rental.

Local Music Stores <-----Click Here! Local Music Stores <-----Click Here!

The Best Way to Help Your Child in Band The Best Way to Help Your Child in Band

Private Lessons are the way to go! Please consider signing up your child for lessons!

Getting that one-on-one attention is PRICELESS.

Check this out: https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/7/

Click Here for the Otto Band Handbook Click Here for the Otto Band Handbook

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Otto Middle School Band Dream Team

jennifer.harper@pisd.edu

https://www.pisd.edu/otto

Otto Middle School, North Star Road, Plano, TX, USA

469-752-5352

https://www.facebook.com/ottobobcatband

@ottomsband

This Is How We Dream Team!


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