High Desert Middle School Band
Updates, Events, and Information for HDMS Band Students and Parents
(Español) (This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Band) Our Winter band concert is on Wednesday, December 11! This concert will feature Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Bands performing music to celebrate the winter season and other exciting musical selections. Where: Caldera High School Theatre You can enter either the …
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(Español a continuación) Clarinet and saxophone musicians, this article is for you! Most of you have heard me talk about Joe Rohrbacher, owner of Just Joe’s Music on 3rd Street in Bend. Joe is an incredible woodwind musician (mainly saxophone) and is an amazing resource for knowledge about reeds, mouthpieces, and everything woodwind-related. I recently …
(Español a continuación) We are off to a great start this year in the HDMS Band program! Advanced Band has their first field trip next week, Intermediate Band and Jazz Band are well on their way to perfecting their music for our winter concert, and Beginning Band and Percussion Ensemble have established solid foundations to …
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Attention, 8th grade HDMS band students! The following message is an invitation from Mr. Hymans, band director at Caldera High School. This event is optional, but I hope we can pack the stands with as many future Wolfpack students as possible (you are welcome to come even if you are not planning to attend Caldera …
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(This blog post is for returning 7th and 8th grade HDMS Band students) The band room is ready… the instruments are ready… I AM READY… the only thing missing is YOU! I cannot wait to see you this week, and I look forward to a fantastic year of music-making. Please read through the HDMS Band …
Calling all interested and motivated HDMS band students! Are you looking for a musical challenge this fall? Submit an audition for the 2025 Oregon Middle School All-State Band! The Oregon All-State Middle School Band is an elite ensemble composed of Oregon's most talented middle school musicians. Students are selected through a highly competitive audition process, …
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(Español) (This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Band) Our Spring band concert is this week! This concert will feature Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Bands performing music to celebrate the culmination of the school year. Where: Caldera High School Theatre Enter either the West or East side of the …
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It has been an exciting year of music for the High Desert Middle School bands! Below is a recap of HDMS band achievements over the past few months. Feel free to share this post and the social media posts linked below, and congratulate these amazing band students. Our last two performances of the year will …
(This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Band) Our March band concert is two weeks away! This concert will feature Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Bands performing music prepared for our festival field trips. Where: Caldera High School Theatre Enter either the West or East side of the school. The …
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(This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate and Advanced Band) We have learned our notes (...mostly), are working hard to polish our ensemble sound, and are ready to go to band festival! Band festival is a yearly event where school bands perform on stage for a panel of adjudicators (judges) and receive …
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