Join the Grapevine Middle School Pony Band!
If you are an incoming 5th Grader attending GMS, WE WANT YOU!!
Here's how to join the GMS Band:
1) Attend a "Meet the Instruments Event." Click HERE for information regarding Meet the Instruments!
Click HERE for information in Spanish.
2) Sign up HERE for a Meet the Instruments time slot in January!
Scroll down below for a preview of all of the instruments offered.
3) Select "BAND" on your choice sheet.
Once we receive our list of incoming band students, we will send instrument placement results!
QUESTIONS: Contact Mrs. Gish at [email protected]
Click here to watch our video on the GMS Band Program!
Why Music?!
Playing a music instrument is FUN and also contributes positively to academic achievement!
Average SAT Score Nationally: 1088
Average SAT Score in Texas: 1039
Average SAT Score of Texas All-State Musicians: 1323
Playing a musical instrument can also improve your memory, help build confidence, and provides a sense of achievement.
Band is an AMAZING place to meet great friends and make awesome memories with old friends!
Playing a music instrument is FUN and also contributes positively to academic achievement!
Average SAT Score Nationally: 1088
Average SAT Score in Texas: 1039
Average SAT Score of Texas All-State Musicians: 1323
Playing a musical instrument can also improve your memory, help build confidence, and provides a sense of achievement.
Band is an AMAZING place to meet great friends and make awesome memories with old friends!
"How Playing an Instrument Benefits your BRAIN!"Frequently Asked Questions
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The Grapevine Middle School Band is home to some of the best and brightest at Grapevine Middle:As we start getting into the month of January we begin the process of introducing new students to our band program. This is an important decision for you and your child. Not only a decision about joining band, but also a decision which will determine who your child’s friends and associates will be for the next several years. Band is much more than a class to play an instrument. It is the development of a family of friends that lasts a lifetime and establishment of some rather profound physical and mental influences. These influences will determine much of your child’s success in all aspects of education, not just music.
It is a fact that music students represent the top of the academic scale in our schools. We know they are averaging 89 points higher on SAT exams. We also know that Fine Arts students enjoy a very successful high school career academically as well as in athletics and other activities. For parents of college bound students, it is very important to consider the following facts:
If you wait until 7th, your child will be in a class of students a year younger and will have a difficult time catching up to their grade level. You will be amazed at the level of musicianship at the end of the 6th grade year. |