2019 Fall Band Camp

2019 Band Camp Dates: Times for All camp dates are 8a-4p July 22-24 Percussion Camp July 25 Section Leaders/Drum Majors July 26 SL/DM with New Marchers July 22-26 Color Guard July 29-Aug 2 FULL Band Camp Aug. 2 Ice Cream Social ALL Band parents and students 9-12 - 6:30p

SM West Band News

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019

Upcoming Band events for your planning

Monday – 6-8p Percussion. We are working on auditions for spots in the marching percussion section. Tuesday – 7p – West Area Band Festival. This involves only the Wind Ensemble and Overland Express along with the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade bands. OE will begin playing by 6:45 so should be in the building by 6:30. Wind Ensemble, please be in your spot by 6:45. This is Concert Dress. Wind Ensemble will have the rehearsal with 5th and 6th graders at 10a. Please get out of class by 9:45 to come to the gym to practice Fidgets. You will go back to class at the end of the hour. West…

Students Rehearsing for Ensemble Performance, 2019

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019

2019 Regional Solo/Ensemble Festival

We hope everyone has had time to relax after a hard day yesterday. We are very proud of everyone’s efforts. As you know, the journey is the reward. Numbers and evaluations of your performance today only tell part of the story. We know that many of you want to hear today’s story, so here goes!

Shawnee Mission West Wind Ensemble on Stage

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Video from March Wind Ensemble Performance

We are pleased to have a parent recording of the March 26 Wind Ensemble performance! Please enjoy the show! https://youtu.be/MT21JQN9W4s March 26, 2019 Shawnee Mission West Wind Ensemble PerformanceCourtesy Band parent Will England

Percussion rehearsal at the All Shawnee Mission Wind Ensemble

March 29, 2019March 31, 2019

Photos from the 2019 Wind Ensemble Festival

Shawnee Mission West was chosen to participate in the Shawnee Mission District Wide Wind Ensemble Festival! Photos (unwatermarked, full resolution) from the rehearsal are available at our Shawnee Mission West Smugmug Photo Site, courtesy band parent Will England.

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

Don’t Miss this: Percussion Concert March 19!

Here's one you won't want to miss - on May 19 we will have a drum battle followed by the Drumline percussion concert! Get all the details at https://bandaides.org/wp/event/percussion-concert-with-drum-battle/

February 10, 2019February 11, 2019

2019 Graduating Pep Band

Photos from Feb 8 basketball game, courtesy Jennifer Silverstein, using Mrs. Loe's camera! Full resolution downloads available at the Shawnee Mission West Band photo gallery!

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Feb 8 Pep Band

Our senior parents and students were introduced tonight between the games. Hopefully we'll find a good collection of photos of them! Our videographer is running a new microphone tonight - see how it works in the high noise, and echos of the gym! Videos of the West Pep Band and cheerleader team should be online Saturday! Got interrupted by the game; started this post on my phone, finishing it up on the laptop. Wordpress you can post new stuff from your phone!

February 2, 2019February 8, 2019

2018/19 Jazz Bands

Overland express Jazz Band Jazz Lab cutting up Jazz lab Jazz Band Great photos for the year book!