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  • Announcements
  • Today's Class
  • Marching Band
    • Football Games
    • Competitions
    • Parades
    • Uniforms
  • Concert Bands
    • Symphonic Band
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    • Music Theory
    • Letter Names
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Quick Links:  Pay on Cut Time  |  Practice Minutes Form  |  Halftime Show Files  |  Volunteer Sign-Up  |  Swag Store 

  • Instrument inventory (include tuners): Instrument Inventory Form 

  • Band accounts: Check Cut Time and keep your student's account current: Pay on Cut Time 

  • Contest Band & Leadership: Practice minutes/private lessons are due by the last day of each month: Minutes Submission Form 

  • Register for 2026-27 (new and current members): 26-27 Sound of Mobile Registration

  • Instrument inspection: Instrument Inspection Form

Announcements

All State Jazz Audition:

Drums:  Drums audition music

Winds and vibraphone:  Winds and vibraphone audition music

Bass Guitar:  Bass guitar audition music


All Music and Backing tracks


Sound of Mobile Calendar

Calendar: the Sound of Mobile band calendar lists upcoming events with dates and times. Open the band calendar in Google Calendar

This Week & Coming Up

Our Halloween Concert is Tuesday, October 27!

WEEK OF OCTOBER 26–31

Tuesday, Oct. 27 – Sound of Mobile Halloween Concert

  • 5:30 PM – Student call time. Concert Band students must be seated in the band room, instruments out and ready to play. We will do a quick warmup and run a few spots.

  • 6:00 PM – Barton Academy begins performing. Davidson will perform following Barton Academy.

  • Repertoire – YayBand: Goblin Groove | Concert Band: Thawing, Lifelight | Symphonic Band: Nefertatu, Midnight Ride

  • Barton Academy Bake Sale in the lobby after the concert. Please support the Barton Band!

Thursday, Oct. 29 – Away Football Game at BC Rain

  • We will travel to BC Rain Thursday evening. Game-day call time and additional details will be announced.

Friday, Oct. 30 – HST Playing Assignment Due

  • Woodwinds and brass: HST playing assignment. Percussion: assigned snare excerpt.

  • A metronome must be audible in the background of your recording.

  • Symphonic Band: tjbeattie@mcpss.com | Concert Band/YayBand: jmesser@mcpss.com

Saturday, Oct. 31 – Practice Minutes Due

  • October practice minutes/private lessons are due for Contest Band and Leadership students (Minutes Submission Form is linked at the top of this page).

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2–7

Friday, Nov. 6 – Possible Playoff Game (NOT CONFIRMED)

  • We will share the location, call time, and other details once we know whether we are playing. Please keep this date available.

Saturday, Nov. 7 – HSL Playing Assignment Due

  • Percussion: assigned mallet excerpt. A metronome must be audible in the recording.

LOOKING AHEAD

  • Nov. 14 – Scales playing assignment due

  • Nov. 19 – Mobile County Honor Band Auditions (see General Announcements below)

Spreadsheet: Mobile County Honor Band Signup 2026 lists each student's name, instrument, grade, plan for getting there, and HST, HSL, and scales due dates. Open the Honor Band signup sheet in Google Sheets

General Announcements

  • All-State Jazz Auditions: Students interested in auditioning for All-State Jazz should let Mr. Messer know. Audition fee: $30. Audition music and backing tracks are in the All State Jazz Audition section above. Eligible instruments: all saxophones, trumpet, trombone, drumset, guitar, bass, and vibes.

  • Mobile County Honor Band Auditions: Thursday, November 19 at Baker High School, beginning at 3:30 PM. Let us know if you have a ride issue. First-time high school honor band audition participants should email Dr. Beattie (tjbeattie@mcpss.com) to confirm transportation arrangements.

  • Volunteer sign-up links for the upcoming football season and for the YayBand Contest are active under the Volunteer tab.

  • Los Angeles Trip: March 30–April 2, 2027. We still need approximately 10 more travelers. Family and friends are welcome to participate.

    • Visit this link for more details regarding the trip and to sign up.


Thank you for your support! GO WARRIORS!

Form: the Questions form lets you send a question to the band directors; answers are posted on the FAQs page. Open the Questions form in Google Forms

Audio: choir practice track (3 minutes 22 seconds). This is a music recording for choir students to rehearse along with. Open the choir practice track in Google Drive

This is the soprano track for This Christmas

This Christmas SATB - Soprano Predominant - arr. Roger Emerson.mp3

This is the Tenor track for This Christmas

This Christmas SATB - Tenor Predominant - arr. Roger Emerson.mp3

This is the Bass track for This Christmas

This Christmas SATB - Bass Predominant - arr. Roger Emerson.mp3
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