Band
About the Hawk Band
The Hudson Band is home to over 330 talented musicians in 6-8 grade. We are the biggest band in GISD! In 2023-2024, our students participated in Solo & Ensemble contests and earned 239 1st division medals. We had 50 students nominated for Outstanding Soloist awards and 5 students chosen as the Outstanding Soloist of their contest.
Our Wind Symphony and Honors Band students auditioned for both the GISD All-District and TMEA Region 3 All-Region Bands and 46 students earned a chair in one or both of the bands, the most in the whole district
All 3 of our Advanced Bands earned Super Ratings on stage at their UIL evaluations in April and our Wind Symphony and Honors Bands came home with unanimous first division ratings, also known as Sweepstakes awards!
Our Beginner Band students auditioned for the GISD All-Star Band in April and we had 30 students earn a chair (3 were first chair)!
Our Jazz Band had their first paid gig this year at Manny's at the Station. We performed for a packed house and had a blast. Our Leadership Team spent time all year working to clean up our campus, raised money for Salvation Army "angels" during the holidays, collected warm clothes and toiletries for local homeless shelters, and strove to build stronger relationships within our band program.
In 2019 we were the first middle school band program in GISD to have 3 bands earn a Sweepstakes award at UIL in the same year. We are history makers! We are proud of the work our students do in and outside of the classroom and look forward to continuing that legacy each year. We are happy to say our band is a family and we love and support each other through our trials and successes. We have an amazing booster club, with incredibly supportive parents who work hard to help provide fun experiences and meaningful events for our students. Please join us!
Meet our band directors
Future Hawk band students
We believe that the instrument usually chooses the child! The best way to select a child's primary band instrument is to have them go through the process of trying out their top 3-5 choices. Your HMS Band directors are experienced and knowledgeable in helping select instruments based on physical and academic needs, strengths, and weaknesses.
Traditionally, we decide on instrument choices at one of our scheduled Instrument Selection drives. The Instrument Selection drives for the 2025-2026 school year will be held in late April. All instrument fittings will take place in the band hall at Hudson. We can't wait to see you there!
Instrument covers of songs
Curious about what each instrument sounds like? Take a listen to the videos below:
Selecting your band instrument
**Disclaimer** If you have already chosen an instrument to play next year, we still need you to go through Steps 1-3 so we can ensure you are enrolled in the correct class.
- Sign up for a time slot to meet with a band director for instrument selection.
- Find the supply list below that corresponds to your student's chosen instrument, after you have met with us, and make sure you secure the needed instrument/supplies prior to the first day of school.
- Secure your instrument and/or supplies before the first day of school. It is important to obtain an instrument from one of our recommended music stores, if at all possible. If you choose to get an instrument elsewhere, please contact us prior to purchasing so we can ensure you are getting a good quality instrument that will last. We can also help you find great, used instruments for very reasonable prices.
Supply lists by instrument
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Saxophone
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion
We are so excited to have you join the HMS band family! No matter what your musical background is, we have a place for your child in the Hudson band program. Although our Beginner Band is typically made up of 6th grade students, we also welcome 7th and 8th grade students to join our program! We will help you decide which instrument best fits your child and we will communicate any schedule changes with our wonderful counselors.
We will communicate any schedule changes with our wonderful counselors. Please feel free to email your directors with any questions you may have.