Welcome To The McKinney Boyd High School Band Site

Congratulations to the ladies of the McKinney Boyd Color Guard! The guard opened the winter guard season by competing in the Arlington Martin Winter Guard Competition this past Saturday. The Varsity Winter Guard had an extremely strong first performance of the season and earned a first place finish in the Scholastic A class. The Junior Varsity Winter Guard put on an amazing performance and finished 2^nd in the Scholastic AAA class. This is the highest placement ever for our JV guard in the Scholastic AAA division. Congratulations to all the ladies of the MBHS Color Guard! We are so proud of you!!

ALL-REGION RESULTS
2011-2012
29 Students Selected for the All-Region Band
5 Students Selected as Alternates
11 Students Advance to the All-Area Auditions

Click Below to Read Who Made It!

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On the link below you will find the Winter Concert Itineraries

Winter Concert Itineraries – 2011

Our annual concert will begin at 7:00 PM.  Doors to the auditorium will open at 6:50 PM.  We appreciate your patience waiting outside of the auditorium until that time so that we can complete the on stage warm up without distraction and seat all of the band students. Read more…?

Click on the link below for a Dallas Cowboys Halftime Performance Patch Order Form.

Halftime Performance Patch Order Form

Patches are $11 payable to MBHS Band Boosters and orders must be received byWednesday, December 7th.  The patch will be a star similar to the Dallas Cowboys logo with date of our performance indicated.  A very nice patch for students to add to their letter jackets! Also, the Dallas Cowboys have moved the start of our rehearsal to 12:00 PM (thirty minutes earlier).  As a result we will be meet at 8:30 AM on Sunday to change into uniforms before departing. Finally, if you ordered a ticket to the Cowboys game we expect for those to arrive today or tomorrow and we in turn plan to distribute those prior to the start of Friday night’s Winter Concert which begins at 7:00 PM.

Bronco Band Parents,

I want to thank all of you who were able to turn out for the first ever Send Off for the Bronco Marching Band on Saturday afternoon.  I know this definitely provided the students with a spark sending them off to their biggest competition to date.  Your cheers as the buses rolled by and your cheers from the stands on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night went a long way to motivate the band.

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The Dallas Cowboys are offering Party Pass tickets at $25 per ticket for family members and friends who like to come along as spectators for that evening’s game.  Tickets will be purchased through the MBHS Band Booster Club for Sunday, December 11^th when the Bronco Band will perform at halftime in Cowboys Stadium.  The Dallas Cowboys will take on the New York Giants that evening on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

A ticket order form with game details is attached.  Tickets must be ordered by Friday, October 14^th.

Dallas Cowboy Party Pass Order Form

Congratulations to the students below who auditioned and earned placement in the 2011-2012 Lone Star Youth Wind Orchestra.

Gretchen Eggers — Oboe
Rajat Suresh — Alto Saxophone
Conor Wagner — Trumpet
Will Griffith — Trombone
Hunter Heinrichs — Tuba

More on the Lone Star Youth Orchestra
“Since its inception, the Lone Star Wind Orchestra has been focused on two key priorities — providing the North Texas community with exceptional performances of wind band masterpieces and developing the next generation of wind band leaders. The Board of Trustees is excited with the launch of the LSWO Youth Winds – the next major step in expanding our focus on developing the musicianship and leadership of area band students. This new ensemble joins our successful Lone Star Kids program, which encourages middle school students to stay involved in school band programs, and our Music Changing Lives scholarship program, which encourages outstanding high school students to continue their musical development while pursuing a college education. The LSWO Youth Winds will allow gifted and talented area high school students to take their performance skills to the next level by challenging them to play professional-level concert repertoire under the direction of one of the region’s greatest music educators — Dr. Bradley Kent. We believe the LSWO Youth Winds will accelerate the growth and development of the area’s most promising young musicians by offering them the opportunity to interact with the outstanding musicians of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra.”

-   LSWO Board of Trustees

For more information about the LSYWO and their upcoming performances in the 2011-2012 season please visit http://www.lonestarwindorchestra.com/youth-winds

Below is the itinerary for the Plano East Marching Band Invitational for Saturday, October 8th and a schedule for the UIL Marching Competition on October 15, 2011. Also listed below are the complete schedules for both competitions. Please click on the links below….

Plano East Itinerary 2011

Plano East Marching Invitational Complete Schedule 2011

UIL Region Marching Contest – October 15, 2011

UIL Region 25 Full Contest Schedule

The Dallas Cowboys have extended an invitation to our very own Bronco Marching Band to perform at halftime on Sunday, December 11^th when the Dallas Cowboys take on the New York Giants on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The Bronco Marching Band will be the very first high school marching band to perform for the Dallas Cowboys in Cowboys Stadium! In addition, the Bronco Band will be treated to a box lunch at Cowboys stadium, free party passes to watch the game and their own dressing rooms in the stadium. The band students were made aware of this invitation after we returned home from Friday’s game and they exploded with excitement! Performance and rehearsal details will be determined at a later date.  Below and attached you will find the details and tentative schedule for that day. We hope that you are as excited about this incredible opportunity as the students and staff.

12/11 — Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants

NBC Sunday Night Football — 7:20p kickoff

Band and support will be provided free party pass tickets (standing room only) and box lunches

Friends and family of the band will have opportunity (subject to availability) to purchase party pass standing room only tickets for approx $25. Information will be forthcoming.

Tentative schedule:

9:30 AM –Arrive at MBHS, load trucks and pick up your uniform.

10:00 AM — Inspection of items needed for game.

10:15 AM — Load Buses

10:30 AM — Depart for Cowboys Stadium.  Eat a sack lunch on the bus ride.

12:00 PM –  Arrive at Cowboys Stadium, student and equipment drop off

1:00-3:00 PM –   Rehearse on field then head to designated green room

4:00 PM — Box dinner provided by Cowboys

5:00 PM – Band allowed to walk around to party pass end zone to watch game

At end of 1st quarter, band returns to green room, change, walk down to field level wait (holding area) halftime starts with sponsored element of show (Ford – Texas Theme) then band performs.

9:00 PM — Approximate performance time.  Following halftime the band will load  equipment, change out of uniforms and load buses.

10:00 PM — Depart for MBHS

11:30 PM — Arrive and unload at MBHS

*Performance and return times are estimates