A.D. Wheat Middle School Band
A.D. Wheat Middle School is located in Cleburne, Texas, approximately 30 miles south of Fort Worth. With an enrollment of over 700 students, Wheat offers fine arts electives in band, choir, and theater arts as enrichment to academic classes. The band at Wheat consists of almost 200 students and is divided into three major performance ensembles: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Beginning Band. A strong emphasis is placed on promoting respect, teamwork, and commitment, while maintaining high academic standards.
Band instruction begins in the sixth grade with like-instrument classes that meet each day. Beginning instruction is offered on the flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and percussion. During their first year, students work to establish a solid fundamental foundation, develop proper individual practice habits, learn how to operate in the band environment, and grow stronger in their music reading and theory skills. Our goal is to allow students to have fun in a productive and structured atmosphere.
After the beginner year, students audition for placement in one of two bands. The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band perform at several events throughout the school year including Winter and Spring Concerts, the Golden Pride’s annual “Picnic-in-the-Park,” Solo and Ensemble contests, Texas UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest, and festivals throughout Texas. Students in Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band attend weekly sectionals to continue learning instrument specific fundamentals. All students are encouraged to learn their respective All-Region etudes and compete for membership in the Region 30 Middle School Band.
In addition to the concert bands, students in the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band combine to form the Pep Band. The Pep Band provides school spirit through musical entertainment at WMS pep rallies as well as a select football game with the high school band. Students are also given the opportunity to perform in the Jazz Band, a strictly volunteer group. The Jazz Band offers students an introduction to basic jazz fundamentals and several opportunities to perform.
The Wheat Bands prepare young people to be great students in all of their classes, while providing the necessary skills to be successful members of the Cleburne High School Golden Pride Band. Students in the Wheat Band pride themselves as being among the very best in academic, athletic, and musical achievement.
Band instruction begins in the sixth grade with like-instrument classes that meet each day. Beginning instruction is offered on the flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and percussion. During their first year, students work to establish a solid fundamental foundation, develop proper individual practice habits, learn how to operate in the band environment, and grow stronger in their music reading and theory skills. Our goal is to allow students to have fun in a productive and structured atmosphere.
After the beginner year, students audition for placement in one of two bands. The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band perform at several events throughout the school year including Winter and Spring Concerts, the Golden Pride’s annual “Picnic-in-the-Park,” Solo and Ensemble contests, Texas UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest, and festivals throughout Texas. Students in Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band attend weekly sectionals to continue learning instrument specific fundamentals. All students are encouraged to learn their respective All-Region etudes and compete for membership in the Region 30 Middle School Band.
In addition to the concert bands, students in the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band combine to form the Pep Band. The Pep Band provides school spirit through musical entertainment at WMS pep rallies as well as a select football game with the high school band. Students are also given the opportunity to perform in the Jazz Band, a strictly volunteer group. The Jazz Band offers students an introduction to basic jazz fundamentals and several opportunities to perform.
The Wheat Bands prepare young people to be great students in all of their classes, while providing the necessary skills to be successful members of the Cleburne High School Golden Pride Band. Students in the Wheat Band pride themselves as being among the very best in academic, athletic, and musical achievement.
