University Interscholastic League
Oversees most extracurricular activities in the state of Texas. UIL governs our Region 18 Marching, Concert, and Sightreading Contests, as well as Solo and Ensemble at the high school level.

Texas Music Educators Association
Composed of music educators, advocates, and administrators throughout the state of Texas. TMEA sponsors the state Honor Band competition, as well as the 4A and 5A All-State audition processes.

Finale Notepad Software
Finale Notepad will enable you to write music in the comfort of your own home for free, and open it in Finale (available on the band computers). You can also turn your compositions into Smartmusic files using this software.

Drum Corps International
Official website of Drum Corps International, the governing organization for drum and bugle corps across the United States. Information on joining a corps, as well as video and audio clips of member corps are available.

Gemeinhardt, Inc.
Official website of the Gemeinhardt corporation. This website contains fingering charts and trill charts, as well as practice information for young and developing flute players.

MusicTheory.net / Good-Ear.com / Practicespot.com
Three websites offering activities for musical improvement and practice.

Blinn College Buccaneer Band
Official home of the Buccaneer Band. Includes information about auditions, scholarships, etc.

Texas A&M University Aggie Band
Official home of the Aggie Bands. Includes information about auditions, scholarships, etc.

Association of Texas Small School Bands
ATSSB governs the 1A, 2A, and 3A All-State audition processes, as well as the All-Region process for middle schools that feed small schools. ATSSB also oversees the Outstanding Performance Series (OPS) competition each year.

Smartmusic Music Software
This is the website for the Smartmusic software we employ in our band program. They offer sheet music for purchase to use with the program, as well as technical support and musical exercises.

Vic Firth Percussion
The world's largest manufacturer of drumsticks and mallets. This website has a number of features for percussionists, including video examples, technical exercises, and interviews with many of the world's leading percussionists.

Winter Guard International
Official website of Winter Guard International, the governing organization for a number of winter color guard and indoor percussion competitions across the United States.

Metronome Online
Need to practice? Don't have a metronome at home? Now you do! This website is a fully functional online metronome that you can use for free!

Texas State University Bands
Official home of the Bobcat Band. Includes information about auditions, scholarships, etc.

University of Texas Longhorn Band
Official home of the Longhorn Band. Includes information about auditions, scholarships, etc.