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The Mayde Creek High School Mighty Ram Band is one of the most successful high school marching bands
in the state of Texas. The marching band is part of a comprehensive music program and consists of almost
200 students (winds, percussion, color guard, and drum majors). The band takes great pride in
representing our school and our community by performing at all varsity football games, pep rallies,
U.I.L. contest, and other contests and events.
The marching band is open to any Mayde Creek High School student who has passed a proficiency audition.
Auditions are held in the spring for instrumentalist and auxiliary personnel for the next fall semester.
All marching band members must be enrolled in a band during the first semester. All members of the
Wind Symphony, Symphonic, Concert bands must participate in the marching band. Eligibility, attendance,
participation, music proficiency, and marching abilities will be the determining factors in who performs.
In the spring, incoming freshmen participate in a freshman band camp and orientation. The purpose of this
camp is to teach basic marching fundamentals, and to prepare incoming freshmen students for assimilation
into summer band rehearsals.
Summer band rehearsals begin approximately two weeks before school starts. Throughout the marching season,
full marching band rehearsals will be held from 4:00 to 6:30 each afternoon on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
A brief run-through of the marching show will take place after school on game days. Additional rehearsals
and/or sectionals may be scheduled by the director, to assist in teaching the music or the marching.
The camps and rehearsals are all conducted under the strict rules of the University Interscholastic Leagues
(UIL) guidelines, which governs how many hours the students can practice each week. UIL rules also maintain
that every student must maintain a passing grade in all scholastic work in order to participate in the band.
As such, the band program also encourages rigorous study habits and offers a tutoring for its participants.
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