About Band Class
Plano Middle School Band refines and builds upon the skills developed at EGJ. Students learn to work as a team through marching and in a concert setting. We perform approximately 5 or 6 times throughout the school year, exploring different genres of music. Students are placed in like-instrument classes that meet every other day and rehearse once a week as a full band. Students continue to develop a sense of pride in our district music department as well as the community through enrichment, enthusiasm and playing music together.
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What Past Students Are Saying
I enjoy hearing the final result of the hard work we put into a song. -S.J.
What I like about band is that we all have this sort of "special part" in almost any music sheet that we get, even if it is a very minor and almost unnoticeable. - M.V.
My favorite thing about band is the full-band rehearsals in the mornings. It is really fun getting to play with the whole band all at the same time, and listening to how things develop. A lot of our practices gave me chills! (In a good way.) -R.P.
Band is a very fun class. Yes it can be challenging at times with learning different songs, styles and time signatures, but in the end the class is very interactive and fun. -M.M.
What I liked most about band is that all of the band teachers are amazing. There are so many good pieces of music that we do and Mrs.Scarborough helps you understand it and helps you with a lot of things. - A.S.
We have a wide variety of songs that we play. For example, marching/pop songs, jazz songs, and classical music too! -T.D.
Band is fun to do; you can get better at playing an instrument, and you get to see how songs are put together with all the instruments. -T.B.
After we all have been practicing it's always fun to put the song together during a concert. - B.R.
One thing I like about band class the most is Mrs.Scarborough herself! Going to a new school and meeting new teachers can be confusing and maybe even terrifying. Mrs.Scarborough, in my opinion, does an excellent job at teaching! I'm happy that I got to spend every day of eighth grade in her class. -L.B.
There are many things about band that I enjoy and that is getting the opportunity to play different instruments with your friends. Also, learning new types of pieces like jazz and marching style is what I also enjoy most about band. In middle school band, you get more in depth with the notes and signatures. -A.G.