10/21/2022
Weโd like to recognize another one of our platinum sponsors, Loweโs Home Improvement in Conroe! They were generous enough to donate the Firman portable generator for our raffle!
Thank you so much for supporting the Golden Bear Band!! ๐๐๐ถ
10/20/2022
The Montgomery High School band earned excellent ratings from all three judges at the UIL Region 9 Marching band evaluation yesterday!
We are so proud of all the students & directors for their hard work and dedication! Also, a special thanks to our volunteers and our band
parents who support these amazing students!
WTG Golden Bear Band!
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10/16/2022
Thank you to McCoy's Hardware for allowing our Montgomery Band Boosters and band students to participate in our fall fundraiser yesterday, Saturday, October 15th. Our Montgomery community is so supportive of all of our Montgomery students and we appreciate you all. Thank you for your continued support. Our fundraiser will continue until our prize drawing on Friday, October 28th at our last Montgomery Bear varsity football home game. Thank you to our dedicated parent volunteers and students who came out to participate.
10/15/2022
We would like to thank our sponsors!
Today we recognize platinum sponsor Cameron Optical.
We appreciate you!! ๐๐
10/15/2022
Come out tomorrow and support our MHS band!
10/14/2022
Come out tomorrow and support our MHS band!
09/04/2022
Wishing the 2022-2023 Golden Bear Band All the Best as you kick off this years Marching Season! Go Bears!
05/14/2022
It was a Wonderful 2022 End of The Year Band Banquet!
Thank You to Everyone that came out to support our Band Students and Band Program! Congratulations to all our Scholarship Recipients and Award Winners! Always fun and exciting to see those kids recognized!
Thank You Again to All Our Sponsors for their generosity and contributions which Greatly Help and Impact our students directly as well as our band program! We are Very Grateful!
Thank You to all the parent volunteers that helped make last nights event a huge success! Your help is truly appreciated! As the saying goes, It Takes a Village! A shout out to Isabelle Giddens for putting our slideshow presentation and Senior video together! Thank You! Also, a Big Thank You to those Band Students that stayed and helped with set up and loading my car last night! You all were amazing! Thank You! And lastly, Thank You to Mr. Cameron and Mr. Henley for all they contribute to our kids and the band program daily.
04/24/2022
Congratulations to All 3 of our current Drum Majors, Piersten Perdue, Sam Fralick, and Emma Nickerson! All 3 are Honor Grads and in the Top 10% of their 2022 Graduating Class! ๐๐ป๐๐๐๐ป๐
04/24/2022
The outcome was not what we expected, however, the Wind Ensemble did a Fantastic job at their UIL Concert and Sight Reading evaluation, earning a 2 in the concert portion and a I in the sight reading evaluation. They sounded Terrific! Congratulations! All your hard work was noticed in this program! ๐๐ป๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ต
04/24/2022
Congratulations to Mr. Henley and the MHS
Symphonic Band for earning Division 1 Superior ratings at Ull Concert and Sight-reading evaluation that was held on April 13th! Bravo! ๐๐ป ๐๐๐๐ป๐ผ ๐ถ๐ต
04/24/2022
A Big CONGRATULATIONS to Next School Years Leadership Team!
04/08/2022
MHS Band Car Wash and Bake Sale Tomorrow, April 9, 2022! Please Come Out and Support our Band! 9:00-12:00 Brookshire Bros in Montgomery.
03/24/2022
This post comes a few weeks late, but wanted to share these pics anyway.
Our MHS Golden Bear Band had a Very Fun and Exciting time on their out of state band trip! Thank You to our Band Directors and Chaperones for a successful band trip!
11/21/2021
Such an Exciting Moment to share with Piersten Perdue watching her perform with the TEMA Region IX High School Philharmonic Orchestra! Outstanding Performance!
โThank You!โ to Mr. Cameron and Mr. Henley for All You Do Daily and to her Fellow Band Peers that came out to watch and show support! Also, a Special โThank Youโ to Mr. Robert Price for his love of music, encouragement, instruction, and the use of a very special clarinet for yesterdayโs performance! ๐๐ต๐ถ๐
11/19/2021
The Jazz Band put in a Terrific Performance at yesterday evenings Jazz Concert and Pasta Dinner! Thank You to everyone that came out to support this group and the effort put forth towards this event! ๐ต๐ถ
11/18/2021
Congratulations to senior Piersten Perdue for earning 4th chair clarinet in the region 9 philharmonic ! Bravo! The performance is this Saturday at 4 PM at Klein Forest HS. ๐๐๐
11/12/2021
The MHS Jazz Ensemble Winter Concert and Dinner will take place next Thursday, November 18th from 6-8 PM in the West Cafeteria at Montgomery High School. The concert is totally free and pasta dinner tickets are $20/person catered by Pizza Shack. Please use this link to reserve your dinner plate(s): https://rb.gy/4icfyl Hope to see you there!
11/06/2021
What a great time we had with our #band yesterday! Started with a #blacklight #peprally, followed by our last district home #football game where both high school spirit groups joined forces to honor our #veterans at halftime. Then we combined bands again and jammed out some stand tunes on the track. To top it all off, our football team won with a now 10-0 record going into playoffs! It sure is a great day to be a Montgomery Bear! #music #musiceducation #marchingband #publicschool #texas @montgomerybandboosters @_hayden_henley_
Wanted to share Mr. Cameronโs Instagram Post! Fun Times for our MHS Band!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CV8d8CnLZN6/?utm_medium=copy_link
What a great time we had with our #band yesterday! Started with a #blacklight #peprally, followed by our last district home #football game where both high school spirit groups joined forces to honor our #veterans at halftime. Then we combined bands again and jammed out some stand tunes on the track. To top it all off, our football team won with a now 10-0 record going into playoffs! It sure is a great day to be a Montgomery Bear! #music #musiceducation #marchingband #publicschool #texas @montgomerybandboosters @_hayden_henley_
10/24/2021
If you love Chick-fil-A, and youโd like to help support the band, Please stop by for dinner tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 25th from 6-8 for our MHS Band Spirit Night. Please order through your Chick-fil-A App, and the band receives 20% of the sale, Go Bears!!!!!๐พ๐ถ๐ป
10/22/2021
Some of the Beautiful Mums and Garters Hanging up in the Band Hall! Such a Fun time of the year! Hope everyone is coming out to support Our Bears and Enjoy the Homecoming Festivities! We have 4 of our Band Members that are on the Homecoming Court! Good Luck to:
Mia Hernandez, Emma Nickerson, Ethan Thrasher, and Alan Valdez! Super Exciting!
10/20/2021
We are Super Proud of Our Golden Bear Band!!!!
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10/15/2021
Good morning Montgomery Highschool Band fans and supporters! We will be in Downtown Montgomery at McCoyโs on Saturday morning, Oct. 16th, from 9:00 am -12:00 and at Fajita Jacks from 6:00-8:30 selling raffle tickets.
We have five great prizes and we will be drawing for our winners at our last scheduled football game. Thank you for your continued support!!๐พ๐ถ๐ป
09/24/2021
Found this interesting and a great perspective!
Borrowed from Robert Stocklas:
Why band ... here's why ... grab your coffee and read this ...
Letโs assume, for simple math, we have a moderate to above average-sized marching band of 100 wind players, 20 percussion, 20 color guard, and two drum majors. Now, while it seems fairly straightforwardโฆjust play your music and march to various spots on the fieldโฆ hereโs what REALLY is facing them.
In an average production of 2 minutes duration, there will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 notes played per student (some parts will be less, some more). For each note played, the student must be responsible for:
Correct fi*****ng of notes
proper tone quality
proper pitch
correct beginning articulation
correct release/ending
correct duration/timing
balance to other players
blend with other players
appropriate volume
This means at least 9 responsibilities per note times 300 notesโฆunderstand that sometimes the student will not play during segments, so this is an averageโฆ2,700 responsibilities per studentโฆtimes 100 players = 270,000 musical responsibilities for the wind section.
Percussion will have more notes in snare/mallet parts, perhaps fewer in bass drum and accessory parts, but on average, about the same number of musical concerns โฆsubstitute stick heights for pitch correctness, since it is not typical to tune drums as you go. This adds 2700 responsibilitiesโฆtimes 20 percussionists = 54,000 musical responsibilities for percussion.
Color Guard must be concerned with:
timing
hand positions
equipment angles
speed of spins
height of tosses
direction of spinsโฆnot to mention holding on to or catching equipment
Number of counts roughly parallels musical notes, so assume 300 beats times 6 responsibilities or 1800 items per guard memberโฆtimes 20 members = 36,000 more things to do.
So far, we are up to 360,000 responsibilities, and we havenโt touched marching. With marching, there are at least the following considerations:
posture
direction of facing
instrument position
staying in step
staying in form
size of step
tempo
style of movement (Toes up? Knees straight? Shoulders square?)
control of space between members
On average, there will be one step per beat of music, or approximately 240 steps. This means 240 times 9 responsibilities per member,โฆtimes 140 members โฆ302,400 more things to think about.
The drum majors must be on top of:
tempo, beat pattern
dynamics
communication of style/energy to band
poise/showmanship
or approximately 1200 itemsโฆ times two majorsโฆ2400 more responsibilities.
Keeping up so far? Weโre up to 664,800 things that have to be done correctlyโฆ AND WEโRE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF THE SHOW!! Assume there are three segments in the average show, our grand total jumps to a staggering 1,994,400 responsibilities on the members for a single performance.
The next time you watch a marching band show, examine the level of expectation and delivery that occurs with each student. It is truly remarkable, and it will help you appreciate even more the feeling that comes from a well-performed show. When they are done, stand up and cheer their effortsโฆthey are truly at the top of the โresponsibility pyramidโ when performing in marching band.
Why Band? That's why ...
09/24/2021
Presenting the 2021 Band Homecoming Court Nominees: Ethan Thrasher and Mia Hernandez! Congratulations! ๐คฉ๐๐๐๐
09/14/2021
Earth, Wind and Fire couldnโt keep us from booster clubbing.. see you there!
08/20/2021
The Montgomery Golden Bear Band and Montgomery Band Boosters would like to thank Dr Cameron for her continued support. Our Community is an integral part of our success and we appreciate you helping us grow.
08/15/2021
Great Day To Meet The Bears! Itโs going to be an Amazing 2021-2022 School Year!
07/27/2021
A HUGE thank you to Brookshire Brothers Store 73 Brookshire Brothers in Montgomery for your generous donation to the MHS Marching Band. Itโs a great day to be a Bear! ๐ป ๐๐
07/14/2021
Please join us in Welcoming our New Assistant Band Director!
07/03/2021
Happy 4th of July! ๐บ๐ธ๐ Thank You to all the students who volunteered and participated in this years Walden Parade! Always fun to see our MHS Band out in the community! Itโs a Great Day to Be a Bear! ๐๐๐ป๐ต
06/25/2021
It was an Amazing Week for our Drum Majors! Each one learned a lot, put in a lot of hard work, enriched their existing skills, had fun, and made some new friends! There is a lot to be Proud of coming home too! Please help me ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ our 3 Drum Majors for their Achievement and the Awards they received!
Sam Fralick -
*๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
* ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง
*๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐
Piersten Perdue -
*๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
*๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐
Emma Nickerson -
*๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
06/20/2021
Excited for Our 2021-2022 Drum Majors!
They are attending Drum Major Camp at Stephen F. Austin University! Wishing Sam, Piersten, and Emma the Very Best this week! Itโs A Great Day to Be A Bear! ๐๐๐ป๐ต
05/26/2021
๐ค๐ CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS๐๐ค
05/17/2021
SENIOR SUNSET has been CANCELLED
05/16/2021
Photos from Montgomery Band Boosters's post
05/16/2021
Photos from Montgomery Band Boosters's post