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Week of 10.3-10.10.26

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Happy October, Otto Band Family! πŸ‚πŸ‚πŸ‚

Be sure to sign up for private lessons!

We have the best lesson staff around! πŸ’«


LET'S GO, DREAM TEAM! 🌠

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Hey, Band Family!

We have a new Otto Band Website!

Come check it out! πŸ₯°

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Sectional Updates

Normal week. πŸ₯°

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Beginner Boost Week!

This week, all beginning band students are invited to attend their section's Wind Ensemble Sectional. See their schedule below. If it is a morning time, students will need to be dropped off to the band hall door, 21, at 7:20 AM. If it is an afternoon time, students will need to plan for a ride home from door 21 at 4:50pm.


Monday AM- Percussion

Monday PM- French Horns and Bassoons

Tuesday PM- Clarinets

Wednesday AM- Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas

Thursday AM- Flutes and Oboes

Thursday PM- Saxes

Friday AM- Trumpets


This is optional for beginners, but strongly encouraged!!

When?
Monday, Oct 5, 2026, 07:30 AM
Where?
Otto Middle School, North Star Road, Plano, TX, USA
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Otto Wind Ensemble- Sectional Schedule- Fall 2026

Otto Wind Ensemble- Sectional Schedule- Fall 2026

Otto Wind Ensemble Sectional Schedule-Fall 2026 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 7:20-8:20 AM Band Hall Enter through door 21 Percussion Harper Tutorials, too Harper Morning Duty All Low Brass Flutes & Oboes (Killgo...

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Otto Band Spirit Day!

All band students from all grades should wear their new band shirts to school this day to boost school spirit and celebrate the completion of the first 9 weeks! Woo-hoo!! Go Otto! πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

We will also be taking silly class photos at the end of each band class for the yearbook!

When?
Friday, Oct 9, 2026, 08:15 AM
Where?
Otto Middle School, North Star Road, Plano, TX, USA
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Mr. Schnitzer Day! Mr. Schnitzer Day!

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

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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. 5th Grade Music

6. Blue Book Studies, pg.10, pg. 30

7. BINGO Card

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Wind Ensemble Sectional Schedule - Click Here! πŸ’« Wind Ensemble Sectional Schedule - Click Here! πŸ’«

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

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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

5. Winter Concert Music

Symphonic Band Sectional Schedule - Click Here πŸ’« Symphonic Band Sectional Schedule - Click Here πŸ’«

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

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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

6. Winter Concert Music

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Otto Jazz Updates Otto Jazz Updates

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Our next jam session will be Friday, October 9th, 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! 🀩

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

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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.

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Supply Lists for All Instruments

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<-------CLICK HERE!

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Band Uniform T-Shirts - Heads Up!

πŸ‘•πŸ‘•πŸ‘•Parents- each year, all band students are required to purchase a band uniform t-shirt. We wear this to pep rallies, football games, concerts, and competitions. This year, shirts cost $13. cash or check made payable to Plano ISD. You may pay for your shirt anytime from now - 10.30. Just sent the fee with your child and they will give it to us in band. Thank you so much!

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. Volunteers will need to complete the online orientation as well to be eligible to 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 https://texasmarimbas.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

It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown | Full Soundtrack.
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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://sites.google.com/pisd.edu/ottoband/home

https://www.facebook.com/ottobobcatband

@ottomsband

This Is How We Dream Team!


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