High Desert Middle School Band
Updates, Events, and Information for HDMS Band Students and Parents
(Español a continuación) This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate and Advanced Band We have learned our notes, 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) …
(español a continuación) (This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Band) Our Winter band concert is on Wednesday, December 10! This concert will feature Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Bands performing music to celebrate the winter season and other exciting musical selections. All band students are expected to stay for …
(español a continuación) All HDMS band students participate in band concerts throughout the school year. Band concerts are required and occur in the evening twice a year for Beginning Band and three times a year for Advanced/Intermediate/Jazz Band. All concert and performance dates are listed under the Calendar tab on this website. Your student should …
Continue reading "HDMS Band Concerts 2025-26 / conciertos de banda de High Desert 2025-26"
(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 …
Español a continuación (This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz Band) Our Spring band concert on MONDAY, June 9! 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 …
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Are you scrambling like I am to find things for your kids to do this summer? Check out this list of summer music camps in the Northwest and beyond! Other than the information listed, I know little about most of these. However, I do know that Music @ Wallowa Lake and Northwest Band Camp are …
Continue reading "Summer Music Camps / Campamentos de música del verano"
(Español a continuación) 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 …
(Español a continuación) This post is for 7th and 8th graders in Intermediate and Advanced Band We have a band concert on Thursday, March 13, 2025! This concert will feature the HDMS Intermediate and Advanced Bands, Caldera High School Concert Band, and Caldera High School Wind Ensemble. This concert will showcase the music all groups …
Continue reading "March 13th Vertical Band Concert / Concierto de Banda Vertical – 13 de marzo"
(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 …
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