Otto Bobcat Band
Week of 8.15-8.22.26
Hey, Band Family!
We have a new Otto Band Website!
Come check it out! 🥰
Hey, Band Fam! 😎
Our GLOW LOCK IN IS THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!
We need donations!!!! See Parent Section below for details! 🤩
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!
Thank you for your patience as we work to get everyone settled in the correct course and work through many emails this week. :)
Please ensure that your child is in the correct Google Classroom. The codes are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hqjmhqRSr3AJE3YJWBVviNn1FdHLSiXY3kKkuBAGfBY/edit?usp=sharing
Be sure to sign up for private lessons!
Click the Private Lessons Image for all the details! 🧐🧐🧐
We have a new trumpet teacher- Mr. Cliff Little! And, we are in the process of getting a new euphonium/tuba teacher approved through the system- very soon!!
We have the best lesson staff around! 💫
LET'S GO, DREAM TEAM! 🌠
Sectional Updates
Sectionals begin this week for Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble only.
The sectional schedules have been adjusted within the last week, please double check your official day and time below, by your band's section in this smore.
This week, Monday PM sectionals and Thursday PM sectionals are moved to Monday AM due to Open House and Jazz Band Auditions.
This is also when All-Region etudes are being released!
All WE and Sym members are strongly encouraged to meet in the band hall beginning at 7:20 AM on Monday to receive their All-Region etudes and begin working on them together.
Please plan ahead for a ride to and from sectionals on your assigned day and time.
Sectionals are required. Thank you! 🤩
1. Region Etudes!
2. Long tones 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. / Tune accurately.
3. Fight Song
4. Go Bob Go
5. Crunch Time (The realist!)
6. All Shorties
7. Lip Slurs, 1, 2, 3
8. Percussion- Drum Cadences 1, 3, 5, 7, Jig 2
1. Region Etudes!
2. Long tones 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. / Tune accurately.
3. Fight Song
4. Go Bob Go
5. Crunch Time (The realist!)
6. All Shorties
7. Lip Slurs, 1, 2, 3
8. Percussion- Drum Cadences 1, 3, 5, 7
1. Have all new band supplies labeled with your name and organized properly.
2. Longtones 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. / Tune accurately.
3. Fight Song
4. Go Bob Go
5. Crunch Time (The realist!)
6. All Shorties
7. Lip Slurs, 1, 2, 3
Otto Jazz Auditions will be held on Thursday, August 20th from 4-5 pm in the band ensemble room. Open to anyone with at least one year of middle school music experience. Instruments allowed this year: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trombone, Trumpet, Guitar, Drumset, Vibraphone/Aux Perc, and String Bass. 🤩
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!
Please ensure that all band students are in the correct Google Classroom. Codes are found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hqjmhqRSr3AJE3YJWBVviNn1FdHLSiXY3kKkuBAGfBY/edit?usp=sharing
Beginners should be working on musictheory.net - note identification exercises, their Rhythm Packet, and Alphabet Master.
Tuners with pick-ups are required!
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. 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!
