Quick Links: Pay on Cut Time | Practice Minutes Form | Halftime Show Files | Volunteer Sign-Up | Swag Store
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
Drums: Drums audition music
Winds and vibraphone: Winds and vibraphone audition music
Bass Guitar: Bass guitar audition music
Calendar: the Sound of Mobile band calendar lists upcoming events with dates and times. Open the band calendar in Google Calendar
Concert Band practice 3:00-4:30 pm
This is a good day to turn in HSL (mallets for percussion) which is due this Friday.
Jazz Band practice 3:00-4:00 pm
Instrument step up with Sweetwater representative 5:30 pm (chance to upgrade instrument).
Woodwinds and brass: HST playing assignment. Percussion: mallets.
A metronome must be audible in the background of your recording.
Symphonic Band: tjbeattie@mcpss.com | Concert Band/YayBand: jmesser@mcpss.com
Concert Band practice 3:00-4:30 pm
Choir practice 3-3:30 pm
Symphonic Band practice 3:30-4:30 pm
Report to Davidson at 8:00 am
Ride bus downtown at 8:30 am
Parade steps off at 10. Should be back to Davidson by 12.
Turn in all uniform parts on this day (other than gloves or shoes)
We will need Parent Volunteers for the parade. Please sign up here.
Scales playing assignment due
Nov. 16 – Concert Band practice 3:00-4:30 pm
Nov. 17 - Symphonic Band practice 3:30-4:30 pm
Nov. 19 – Mobile County Honor Band Auditions (see General Announcements below)
Nov. 30 - Choir practice 3:00-4:00 pm
Dec. 01 - Symphonic Band practice 3:30-4:30 pm
Dec. 02 - School Concert for Choir, Concert and Symphonic Bands
Dec. 07 - Evening Concert for All Bands and Choir at 6:00pm
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
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.
Los Angeles Trip: March 30–April 2, 2027. We still need approximately 10 more travelers. Family and friends are welcome to participate.
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