On March 4-5, all of Denton ISD's middle school band programs participated in the Region 2 UIL Concert and Sight-reading Assessments that took place at Lake Dallas High School. Each band performed a prepared concert, programmed according to the grade level of literature required for their respective UIL classification. The second evaluation was based on each band's sight-reading performance of a piece of music composed specifically for this event that the students and directors have never seen or heard before. Both performances are evaluated by a panel of three expert judges selected by UIL to assess each group according to the UIL music rubrics. Each performance is assigned a division rating on a scale of 1-5. 

Congratulations to Denton ISD's middle school band directors and students for their outstanding performances in these UIL assessments. They earned a total of 24 1st Division "Superior" ratings and 11 of the bands received a Sweepstakes award for earning a 1st Division rating in both Concert and Sight-reading.

Calhoun MS Bands

Marco Gonzales, director

Linden Lanier, assistant director

2C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity 2nd Division "Excellent" Concert, 2nd Division "Excellent" Sight-reading

Crownover MS Bands

Christin Bunch, director

Dr. Kyle Mullins, assistant director

2C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Sub Non-Varsity 2nd Division "Excellent" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

Harpool MS Bands

Bryan Stone, director

Emily Staniszewski, assistant director

2C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity  1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

McMath MS Bands

Travis Harris, director

Kelsey Gaskill, assistant director

2C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

Myers MS Bands

Emily Gomez, director

Robert Hackett, assistant director

2C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity 2nd Division "Excellent" Concert, 2nd Division "Excellent" Sight-reading

Navo MS Bands

Elizabeth Anderson, director

Paul Hudson, assistant director

3C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

3C Non-Varsity  3rd Division "Average" Concert, 2nd Division "Excellent" Sight-reading

Rodriguez MS Bands

Dr. Kelly Desjardins, director

Sandy Osborne, assistant director

2C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity 2nd Division "Excellent" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

Strickland MS Bands

Nachel Konemann, director

Ray Velasquez, assistant director

2C Varsity 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity 2nd Division "Excellent" Concert, 2nd Division "Excellent" Sight-reading