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Let’s close out the year with a pic of all TEN trophies your SHMS band brought home this year! Congrats to all of you on your hard work. 🩶

Let’s close out the year with a pic of all TEN trophies your SHMS band brought home this year! Congrats to all of you on your hard work. 🩶

Beginner Band - Superior ✅
Beginner Band - BEST IN CLASS 🏆

Symphonic Band - Superior ✅
Symphonic Band - BEST IN CLASS 🏆

Wind Ensemble - Superior ✅
Wind Ensemble - BEST IN CLASS 🏆

Your Sam Houston Colt Bands took home EVERY👏🏻SINGLE👏🏻TROPHY👏🏻 for the day! And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call a “clean sweep”!

Beginner Band - Superior ✅
Beginner Band - BEST IN CLASS 🏆

Symphonic Band - Superior ✅
Symphonic Band - BEST IN CLASS 🏆

Wind Ensemble - Superior ✅
Wind Ensemble - BEST IN CLASS 🏆

Your Sam Houston Colt Bands took home EVERY👏🏻SINGLE👏🏻TROPHY👏🏻 for the day! And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call a “clean sweep”!

Join us TONIGHT for our annual “Night of the Arts” at SHMS! Doors open at 6pm; admission is free and all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Join us TONIGHT for our annual “Night of the Arts” at SHMS! Doors open at 6pm; admission is free and all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Somehow these are the only photos taken at the Spring Concert….proud of all of our groups! We had a fantastic end-of-year concert! 🦁

Somehow these are the only photos taken at the Spring Concert….proud of all of our groups! We had a fantastic end-of-year concert! 🦁

Catching up on posting…we’re so proud of how our Beginner All-Stars performed at the GISD All-Star Clinic and Concert on May 3rd!

Catching up on posting…we’re so proud of how our Beginner All-Stars performed at the GISD All-Star Clinic and Concert on May 3rd!

Reminder for our 8th graders attending SGHS, your first camp is tomorrow! Make sure to go and have some fun! 🎺

Reminder for our 8th graders attending SGHS, your first camp is tomorrow! Make sure to go and have some fun! 🎺

Congrats to everyone who auditioned today, you all represented Sam well! We are proud of you!

Congrats to everyone who auditioned today, you all represented Sam well! We are proud of you!

We didn’t get a picture with the trophy because it was raining, but our Wind Ensemble SWEPT today at UIL with straight 1’s from all six judges! Cici’s after a performance is always a good idea. 🍕

We didn’t get a picture with the trophy because it was raining, but our Wind Ensemble SWEPT today at UIL with straight 1’s from all six judges! Cici’s after a performance is always a good idea. 🍕

Congratulations to our Symphonic Band for earning the coveted “Sweepstakes” today! The way they played was no April Fool’s joke. We celebrated by going to Cici’s for the unlimited buffet. 🎉

Congratulations to our Symphonic Band for earning the coveted “Sweepstakes” today! The way they played was no April Fool’s joke. We celebrated by going to Cici’s for the unlimited buffet. 🎉

Our beginners stay winning. 🏆 🎵 #GISDBeginningBandRocks

Our beginners stay winning. 🏆 🎵 #GISDBeginningBandRocks

Join us if you’re able!

Join us if you’re able!

We’ve got the some of the BEST beginners in GISD! Every single beginner who performed today received a 1 or 1+ on their solo! We’re SO PROUD of you guys! #GISDBeginningBandRocks 🥇

We’ve got the some of the BEST beginners in GISD! Every single beginner who performed today received a 1 or 1+ on their solo! We’re SO PROUD of you guys! #GISDBeginningBandRocks 🥇

Schedules for the week after Spring Break! Please plan ahead and make sure you’re in attendance to all rehearsals and/or sectionals. 🏆

Schedules for the week after Spring Break! Please plan ahead and make sure you’re in attendance to all rehearsals and/or sectionals. 🏆

Candids from Jazz Fest courtesy of @thang_augustine 👀

Candids from Jazz Fest courtesy of @thang_augustine 👀

We are so proud of our Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble students for staying late on the first Friday of Spring Break to perform at our Pre-UIL Contest. We hope everyone has a good Spring Break! Come back ready to WORK! 🎺

We are so proud of our Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble students for staying late on the first Friday of Spring Break to perform at our Pre-UIL Contest. We hope everyone has a good Spring Break! Come back ready to WORK! 🎺

Do you like…. ✨JAZZ✨?

Then come out and see your SHMS Jazz Band compete in the first ever GISD Jazz Fest!

Also, Mr. Nájera AND Ms. Simmons are performing (and solo-ing!) with the GISD Faculty Jazz Band at 7:00pm. 🎷

Do you like…. ✨JAZZ✨?

Then come out and see your SHMS Jazz Band compete in the first ever GISD Jazz Fest!

Also, Mr. Nájera AND Ms. Simmons are performing (and solo-ing!) with the GISD Faculty Jazz Band at 7:00pm. 🎷

It was a very successful day at the GISD Advanced Solo and Ensemble Contest! GO COLTS! 🧲

BIG SHOUTOUT to Sam Houston Band Alumni Janelle and Agustin for being accompanists today! 🎹

It was a very successful day at the GISD Advanced Solo and Ensemble Contest! GO COLTS! 🧲

BIG SHOUTOUT to Sam Houston Band Alumni Janelle and Agustin for being accompanists today! 🎹

Tomorrow after school!! 🎉🎈

Tomorrow after school!! 🎉🎈

Stop by South Garland HS tomorrow (Saturday, January 25) to support the Band Fundraiser! 🎺

Stop by South Garland HS tomorrow (Saturday, January 25) to support the Band Fundraiser! 🎺

Beginner sections at our Winter Concert! 🎵❄️

Beginner sections at our Winter Concert! 🎵❄️

Congrats to our All-District kids! They put on a fabulous concert.

(Peep👀 Augustine’s birthday present…which Mrs. H has obviously named Mona Rosa.) 🐵

Congrats to our All-District kids! They put on a fabulous concert.

(Peep👀 Augustine’s birthday present…which Mrs. H has obviously named Mona Rosa.) 🐵

Rest up, and eat up! 🍗

Rest up, and eat up! 🍗

The Fall Party was a smash ✋🏻🥧

The Fall Party was a smash ✋🏻🥧

Only two days left! Help us reach our goal by donating using this link:

https://raise.snap.app/donate/sam-houston-middle-school-band-2024-fall

Thank you for your support! 🧲

Only two days left! Help us reach our goal by donating using this link:

https://raise.snap.app/donate/sam-houston-middle-school-band-2024-fall

Thank you for your support! 🧲

BIG CONGRATS to our “Nifty Nine” who placed in an All-Region Band today! We truly are very proud of every student who auditioned. You represented yourself, and Sam Houston, well! ☝🏻

BIG CONGRATS to our “Nifty Nine” who placed in an All-Region Band today! We truly are very proud of every student who auditioned. You represented yourself, and Sam Houston, well! ☝🏻

We are very proud of all of our students who auditioned, and a special congratulations to our ✨13✨ who placed into a band! Go Colts!! 🎶

We are very proud of all of our students who auditioned, and a special congratulations to our ✨13✨ who placed into a band! Go Colts!! 🎶

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! 17 days left on our fundraiser; students keep sharing so you can pie Mr. N in the face. 😉 Definitely not Mrs. H…

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! 17 days left on our fundraiser; students keep sharing so you can pie Mr. N in the face. 😉 Definitely not Mrs. H…

DONATE HERE⬇️

https://raise.snap.app/donate/sam-houston-middle-school-band-2024-fall

DONATE HERE⬇️

https://raise.snap.app/donate/sam-houston-middle-school-band-2024-fall

English ➡️ Español

Bring your parents/guardians to the school THIS Thursday if they have any questions about renting an instrument! 🎷

English ��➡️ Español

Bring your parents/guardians to the school THIS Thursday if they have any questions about renting an instrument! 🎷

Help your parents find and fill out the Google Form! 😎

Help your parents find and fill out the Google Form! 😎

📢T-minus 14 hours until the doors open at Sam tomorrow! Bring your smiles but DON’T bring your instrument. Leave it at home until Tuesday…📢🧲

📢T-minus 14 hours until the doors open at Sam tomorrow! Bring your smiles but DON’T bring your instrument. Leave it at home until Tuesday…📢🧲

Rehearsal ➡️ 11-12:30
🎉PARTAY🎉➡️ 12:45-2:15

Bring your snack or drink to rehearsal and get ready to be DOMINATED in Mario Kart. 😎

Rehearsal ➡️ 11-12:30
🎉PARTAY🎉➡️ 12:45-2:15

Bring your snack or drink to rehearsal and get ready to be DOMINATED in Mario Kart. 😎

See y’all next week! 🎷

See y’all next week! 🎷

EVERY non-percussionist should try to be at camp next Monday & Tuesday!

You’ll get your region music earlier than everyone else, and have first dibs on your locker!

We can’t wait to see you! 🎺

EVERY non-percussionist should try to be at camp next Monday & Tuesday!

You’ll get your region music earlier than everyone else, and have first dibs on your locker!

We can’t wait to see you! 🎺

We had a great first day of Drumline Camp! Hope to see every percussionist here tomorrow! 🥁

We had a great first day of Drumline Camp! Hope to see every percussionist here tomorrow! 🥁

See you there! 🥁

See you there! 🥁

To all of our students, but especially our 8th graders:

THANK YOU for the time you’ve invested into this program for the past three years. We’re sorry we didn’t get a chance to say ‘goodbye’, but go forth boldly into High School knowing we’re behind you!

Take the lessons you’ve learned and apply them to everything you do!

Best wishes! We’ll see you at Band Fest. 😉

To all of our students, but especially our 8th graders:

THANK YOU for the time you’ve invested into this program for the past three years. We’re sorry we didn’t get a chance to say ‘goodbye’, but go forth boldly into High School knowing we’re behind you!

Take the lessons you’ve learned and apply them to everything you do!

Best wishes! We’ll see you at Band Fest. 😉

Saturday was a great day at Six Flags with our besties from @shmscoltplayers & choir! 🎭🎵

Saturday was a great day at Six Flags with our besties from @shmscoltplayers & choir! 🎭🎵

Congrats to our Select Beginner Band on being awarded a SUPERIOR rating at today’s NRH2O contest!

We still had fun, even though the trip was cut short because of the weather. 🤿

Congrats to our Select Beginner Band on being awarded a SUPERIOR rating at today’s NRH2O contest!

We still had fun, even though the trip was cut short because of the weather. 🤿

Don’t forget to join us tonight at South Garland High School for our final concert of the year! We’ll see you there!

Don’t forget to join us tonight at South Garland High School for our final concert of the year! We’ll see you there!

Jazz Band enjoyed playing some tunes at the first annual Art Night! 🧁🎺🎷

Jazz Band enjoyed playing some tunes at the first annual Art Night! 🧁🎺🎷

Symphonic Band traveled to NRH2O today, and not only did they receive a Superior Rating, they were awarded BEST IN CLASS!!! Way to represent, Sam Band! 🎶🪈

Symphonic Band traveled to NRH2O today, and not only did they receive a Superior Rating, they were awarded BEST IN CLASS!!! Way to represent, Sam Band! 🎶🪈

Check out our Beginner All-Stars! ⭐️ They just performed an amazing concert at SGHS!

Check out our Beginner All-Stars! ⭐️ They just performed an amazing concert at SGHS!

On Friday, April 26, the Wind Ensemble traveled to the Irving Arts Center to participate in the American Classic Contest.

Wind Ensemble was awarded many accolades, which include:
•Sweepstakes (Rating of 1-Superior overall)
•Outstanding Performance (Ratings of 1-Superior from each judge)
•Best in Class

The Wind Ensemble will also be participating in the Garland ISD Music Showcase, held at the Granville Arts Center on Tuesday, May 7. We will perform at 6:45pm.

On Friday, April 26, the Wind Ensemble traveled to the Irving Arts Center to participate in the American Classic Contest.

Wind Ensemble was awarded many accolades, which include:
•Sweepstakes (Rating of 1-Superior overall)
•Outstanding Performance (Ratings of 1-Superior from each judge)
•Best in Class

The Wind Ensemble will also be participating in the Garland ISD Music Showcase, held at the Granville Arts Center on Tuesday, May 7. We will perform at 6:45pm.

Every Garland ISD middle school sent students to the Beginner All-Star audition, and FIFTEEN (‼��️) of your SHMS Colt Band members placed into a band!

We are very proud of these 15 musicians, as well as all of the ones who came to audition in the nasty weather. You all are the future of our program, and it’s looking ✨bright✨!

Every Garland ISD middle school sent students to the Beginner All-Star audition, and FIFTEEN (‼️) of your SHMS Colt Band members placed into a band!

We are very proud of these 15 musicians, as well as all of the ones who came to audition in the nasty weather. You all are the future of our program, and it’s looking ✨bright✨!

Please consider making a donation to our band program using the link below! 👇🏻 Thank you for your support throughout the year!

https://raise.snap.app/donors/daniel-najera-sam-houston-middle-school-band-2024?share_type=QR_code

Please consider making a donation to our band program using the link below! 👇🏻 Thank you for your support throughout the year!

https://raise.snap.app/donors/daniel-najera-sam-houston-middle-school-band-2024?share_type=QR_code

A very successful day for our Sam Bands!

Wind Ensemble earned STRAIGHT 1’s today at UIL, and came home with a Sweepstakes trophy!

Symphonic Band earned a “2” on stage and a “1” in sight reading, and came home with a plaque!

We are so proud of our musicians! 🏆

A very successful day for our Sam Bands!

Wind Ensemble earned STRAIGHT 1’s today at UIL, and came home with a Sweepstakes trophy!

Symphonic Band earned a “2” on stage and a “1” in sight reading, and came home with a plaque!

We are so proud of our musicians! 🏆

We are so very proud of our Beginner Soloists!

We are so very proud of our Beginner Soloists!

Let’s give a round of applause to our A•M•A•Z•I•N•G beginners who competed at Solo & Ensemble today!

We’re bringing home 46 (‼️) medals and ribbons!!

Let’s give a round of applause to our A•M•A•Z•I•N•G beginners who competed at Solo & Ensemble today!

We’re bringing home 46 (‼️) medals and ribbons!!

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Welcome to the
Sam Houston MS
Band Website!

Congratulations on a RECORD SETTING year!

UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Evaluation:
Symphonic Band - Sweepstakes
Wind Ensemble - Sweepstakes
Lone Star Music Festival:
Wind Ensemble - Superior & Outstanding Performance Awards
NRH2O Music Festival:
Select Beginning Band -
Superior & Best in Class Awards
Symphonic Band -
Superior & Best in Class Awards
Wind Ensemble -
Superior & Best in Class Awards

Have a Great Summer!

Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble
Summer Band Tentative Schedule:

July 28 & 29:
1:00PM – 2:45PM (All Students)
We will review fundamentals, scales, and begin learning
All-Region Band audition music.

3:00PM – 4:45PM (Percussion Only)
Learn Drumline cadences (special percussion music).

5PM – 7PM (All Students)
We will begin learning our Pep Band Music.

July 30:
10AM – 12PM (All Students)
We will continue learning our Pep Band Music.

July 31:
10AM – 12PM (All Students)
End of Event Party! Each person is asked to bring an individually wrapped snack or beverage.

Visit the Colt Band
Merch Shop!

GHAPWAP!

Sam Houston Middle School Honors Band

Keep on Practicing With A Purpose!
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Use the links to help you with your continued music learning.

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5th Grade Students Interested in Band:
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