Cougar Kick-Off

COUGAR KICK-OFF

On Friday, August 11th we will have our annual Cougar Kick-Off at the Kempner Football Stadium here on our campus. The Kick-Off will begin at 7:30pm. There will be performances by the Brigade, Cheerleaders, Football team, and it will be our first public performance of the 2023 competition show “Fade to Black”! Admission is free so please come out and see what our students have been working so hard to put together.

Uniform: Students need to wear their Hot Weather uniform for this performance. Maroon Member Shirt, Black Basket Ball Shorts, Black ankle socks, and Black MTX Marching Shoes.

Grades: This is a required event for all band students. This performance will count as a double Major grade. Students must be present and participate to earn a grade of 100%.

Honor Band Celebration

After the performance, we will have a celebration to Honor the Wind Ensemble for advancing to the State Semi-Finals in Concert Band for the first time in school history! We will have cake and refreshments in the band hall and we will unveil the banner to recognize this marvelous achievement. We will also recognize the members of the 22-23 Wind Ensemble.

Lock-In

LOCK-IN

Friday, August 4th

9pm-Midnight

@ Kempner High School

After band camp this Friday the lock-in will be 9pm-12am. Band students will play games, sing karaoke, eat food, and have a great time all evening together.

What to bring: You must bring one of the donation items listed below. You can bring any entertainment systems or games you would like. You may also bring footballs, basketballs, or frisbees.

Chaperones: Parent volunteers are needed to supervise the kids, serve food and snacks and help with clean-up. Please be on the lookout for a future Sign-up genius. Thank you in advance for your support!

Donation Item:

Flutes-paper plates

Clarinets-hotdogs

Saxophones-chips

Mellophones-cookies

Trumpets-12 pack of soda

Trombones-hotdog buns

Tuba/euph-water bottles

Guard-candy

Percussion- granola bars

Action Items Before Band Camp 23-24

BAND CAMP IS MANDATORY FOR ALL BAND STUDENTS!!!

Camp begins July 17th for Percussion and Color Guard and July 24th for All other members. Check the calendar for a complete schedule of all rehearsals.

Physicals

All band students should have completed and turned in a physical by now. If you have not done so, please take care of this ASAP. All students must have a physical to participate in Band. For more information regarding physicals, please click here: physicals

Flip Folder/Lyre

All woodwind and brass students are required to have a flip folder and a lyre. You can purchase these items at any of our local music stores; Music & Arts, H&H, Fort Bend Music Center. You must have these items by July 24th.

White T-Shirts/Rehearsal uniform

All band students must wear white-t-shirts at marching band rehearsals including band camp. It is okay if the t-shirts have logos or writing on them, as long as they are mostly white. Students must wear some type of tennis shoe for rehearsals; no sandals, slides, high heels, etc. It is recommended that students wear basketball style shorts for rehearsal. There is no requirement for color.

Hot Weather Uniform

We wear hot weather uniforms for football games and performances when the temperature is extreme, usually the first 2-4 games of the year. We also wear hot weather uniforms for pep rallies, after performances at contest, etc..

• Member Shirt(provided)

• Black Athletic Shorts

• Black Ankle Socks

• Marching Shoes

Marching Show Music Summer Pass-off

Submit Video Here

All Woodwind and Brass students need to pass-off the 1st mvt of "Fade to Black" by July 21st. The music section is listed below. 

Record video or audio of you playing the indicated measures with a metronome. You can skip rests. Upload the video to this google form. All music can be found on our website: https://kempnerband.net/music. The password is: password

We will use this pass off to help determine placements in the marching show. 

Woodwinds

Fade to Black 

Beginning to letter J, measures 1-120

90bpm minimum 

Brass

Fade to Black

Beginning to letter J, measures 1-120

90bpm minimum .