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The Pride of Piedmont is proud to use King marching instruments for all of their mellophones, baritones, and euphoniums. We are now featured on their "Kings of the Field" website, check it out here!
We also exclusively use Pearl/Adams Percussion, as well as Encore Sitcks & Mallets.
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Welcome to the Pride of Piedmont Website
Welcome to the website of the Piedmont Bands. Our goal is to provide information on the many band-related programs and activities available at Piedmont High School and the Middle School of Piedmont. Use the navigation links to the left to view the resources that we offer. If you would like to contact a member of our staff, use the Staff link on the left side of the page.
JANUARY 31: The schedule for our first guard contest of the year has been released!
The contest is Saturday, February 6, at Moore HS. The Middle School Guard will compete in the Cadet class, against Jenks MS, Sand Springs JH, and Southmoore "Gold". Their performance time is 12:00 noon.
The HS guard competes in Scholastic A, against Sapulpa, Crescent, Stillwater "Gold," Westmoore, and Edmond Memorial. Their performance time is at 3:45 pm. Please make plans to attend and support our state champion guard!
If your student (grades 7-12) is auditioning for the Tri-State Honor Band, music for that audition went out last week. Tapes/CDs will be due sometime during the week of Feb. 8.
Also, please remember that band fees were due several months ago. If your account is not paid in full, please make plans to do so immediately. For those of you in need of fundraiser opportunities, the band boosters are sponsoring work evenings at the Ford Center. Email the band boosters for more information.
JANUARY 10: Hope everyone's break was restful! All bands did a fantastic job at the Winter Concert, and we're very excited about the spring semester. Percussion Ensembles will be rehearsing outside of class, and wind players will have morning sectional times given to them this week. Please make sure your student is there for their sectional; it will be one day a week at 7:15 am.
NOVEMBER 15: Our winterguard program has started rehearsals in preparation for their 2010 compettive season. If your student is interested, they may still begin attending rehearsals on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00-6:30 pm. Interest has been high for winterguard, and we're excited for the possibilities for the program! Once the winterguard calendar has been finalized, it will be available on the "Guard" page of the site.
- Our winter concert will be December 10 for all band students, grades 6-12. Please make plans to attend and support your students' efforts!
NOVEMBER 8: Congratulations to the following students selected to the CODA All-Region Honor Bands!
- Jessika Coleman, 2nd Chair Alto Sax, Symphonic Band
- Hunter Edwards, 8th Chair French Horn, 8th-9th Grade Band
- Tristan Fleeson, 1st Chair Clarinet (and 3rd Chair Oboe), 8th-9th Grade Band
OCTOBER 25: Class 4A OBA Champion for the 6th straight year! The Pride finished 3rd overall in Finals competition, behind 5A schools Bixby and Coweta. Congratulations to all participating bands on a great day of performances!
OCTOBER 19: Congratulations on a very good performance in St. Louis! The band finished 3rd in Class A competition at the BOA St. Louis Super Regional. 4A-5A OBA this week!
OCTOBER 11: The Pride of Piedmont finished 4th overall in Finals competition at the UCO marching band contest yesterday. The Pride was in 3rd place and had the highest visual score for the preliminary part of the competition.
IMPORTANT UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 29: Because of the large number of ill students we currently have, Tuesday's afternoon rehearsal has been cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday, October 1. In addition, we will not be attending the Renegade Review contest in Tulsa this weekend, we will instead be rehearsing 2-4pm and 6-10pm. Thank you in advance for your flexibility regarding this week's illnesses.
SEPTEMBER 27: Very good first performances of the season! The Pride of Piedmont finished 5th overall in Finals competition at the Putnam City Marching Classic, the highest placing we've earned at this contest. They also tied with Mustang HS for the Outstanding Musical Achievement award.
SEPTEMBER 20: First contest this weekend! We now have performance times for all of our contests except BOA St. Louis. They are as follows:
September 26: Putnam City Marching Classic: 2:15 pm
October 3: Renegade Review (Tulsa Union): 11:15 am
October 10: UCO Stampede Showdown: 4:30 pm
October 24: 4A-5A Oklahoma Bandmasters' Association Championship @ Tulsa Union: 4:30 pm
Make sure you allow plenty of time to arrive, and enjoy the efforts of the other bands around the state as you wait for us to perform!
SEPTEMBER 6: Have a great long weekend! Remember that we have the Founder's Day Parade on the 12th unless you are in guard or the front ensemble. Parents, your account balance should now be $125, if you have not paid your account up to that point please do so ASAP.
AUGUST 30: 1st hour band students should be prepared to be tested on their music this week; m. 100-157 from memory. 2nd hour should working on the "Medea" portion of their music.
AUGUST 23: HS band students should be prepared to be tested on their music this week. 1st hour: m. 1-100 from memory, 2nd hour: m. 1-207 from memory.
AUGUST 15: Students, thank you for a GREAT two weeks of camp! School starts Wednesday, and remember that we have an afternoon rehearsal on Thursday the 20th.
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