Band

Midway Marching Preview

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Registration is OPEN
Invoice for the 2025 Midway Marching Preview

For reference:

2024 Director Letter

We are excited to invite our band friends back to our stadium for the 2025 Midway Marching Preview that will take place on October 4, 2025 at Midway ISD Panther Stadium in Waco, Texas. This contest will have the “UIL Area” Pre-lims/Finals format with emphasis on informative and useful critiques from high-quality judges. There will be three music judges, two visual judges, one percussion and one auxiliary judge for prelims and finals.  All scores will count for placement.

Awards

OVERALL OUTSTANDING MARCHING EXECUTION
OVERALL OUTSTANDING MUSIC EXECUTION
OVERALL OUTSTANDING COLOR GUARD/AUXILIARY
OVERALL OUTSTANDING PERCUSSION SECTION
BEST IN CLASS 1A/2A
BEST IN CLASS 3A
BEST IN CLASS 4A
BEST IN CLASS 5A
BEST IN CLASS 6A

Past Participants

CLASS 2A
Bosqueville
Rosebud-Lott
Valley Mills
Wortham

CLASS 3A
Academy
Cameron Yoe
Clifton
Jarrell
McGregor
Troy
West

Raymondville ECHS

CLASS 4A
China Spring
Connally
Gatesville
Hillsboro
La Vega
Lorena
Midlothian Heritage
Salado
Alvarado
Jarrell
Madisonville
Robinson

Wharton

CLASS 5A
A&M Consolidated
Belton
College Station
Corsicana
East View
Elgin
Granbury
Killeen
Red Oak
Rudder
Seguin
Shoemaker
University
Georgetown
Lake Belton
Chaparral
Ellison

CLASS 6A
Copperas Cove
Del Valle
DeSoto
Harker Heights
Temple

Parents, we appreciate everything that you do to support our organization. The Midway Band Backers serve as the official support organization for Midway Band & Guard, grades 6-12. Band Backer membership is optional for all parents, guardians and family members. We are happy to offer several different levels of membership for families and businesses.

Your membership goes directly to supporting our students. Your money will help support:

• Additional needs of the band & guard program beyond the allotted budget from the school district
• Provide financial aid for fees to students in need
• Increases the amount of scholarship money we can give to seniors at our end of the year banquet

NOTE:  In order for seniors to be eligible for the Band Backer Scholarship at the end of the year banquet, their immediate family must be members of the Band Backers.

SIGN UP TO BE A BAND BACKER TODAY! - MEMBERSHIP FORM

MEMBERSHIP & BENEFIT LEVELS:

‍Band Backer Level ($30)‍

• Eligibility for senior student (if applicable) to receive Senior Scholarship Award at the end of the year banquet

‍Drum Major Level ($100)‍

• Band Backer t-shirt
• Band & Guard Window Decal
• Eligibility for senior student (if applicable) to receive Senior Scholarship Award at the end of the year banquet

Director Level ($250)‍

• Either a business ad or thank you slide at band concerts
• Band Backer t-shirt
• Band & Guard Window Decal
• Eligibility for senior student (if applicable) to receive Senior Scholarship Award at the end of the year banquet

Grand Conductor Level ($500)

• Plaque and recognition at the end of the year banquet,
• Either a business ad or thank you slide at band concerts
• Band Backer t-shirt
• Band & Guard Window Decal
• Eligibility for senior student (if applicable) to receive Senior Scholarship Award at the end of the year banquet

Maestro Level ($1000)‍

• Invitation to conduct a stand tune at a football game or a song at a concert
• Business logo on the band trailer
• Plaque and recognition at the end of the year banquet
• Either a business ad or thank you slide at band concerts
• Band Backer t-shirt
• Band & Guard Window Decal
• Eligibility for senior student (if applicable) to receive Senior Scholarship Award at the end of the year banquet

QUESTIONS?  

Contact our Band Backer Board Members at midwaybands@gmail.com

Midway ISD Fine Arts Private Lesson Program

Supplemental individual private lessons are offered as enrichment to classroom instruction and are designed to utilize the broad scope of characteristic literature available for every instrument, voice or actor.  Rather than stress the singular goal of competition preparation, the emphasis instead is on nurturing the independent thinking and individual performance skills critical to the development of the maturing performer. Music private lessons focus on acquiring refined levels of sight-reading and technical proficiency in tandem with the attainment of an advanced sense of musical instinct and interpretation. Theatre private lessons give students an opportunity to build on fundamental acting skills and techniques while also working toward building a repertoire of monologues ready for auditions.  

• STUDENT & PARENT PACKET for MISD Private Lesson Program
• TEACHER PACKET for MISD Private Lesson Program