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Little Elm High School Percussion Ensemble

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Time:

Tuesday
February, 18, 2025
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM

Location:

W184

Category

High School Percussion Ensemble

Conductor

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Matt Neal

Performer Details

Performer Bio Synopsis

One of North Texas' steadily-growing school districts, Little Elm ISD is nestled neatly along 62 miles of shoreline on Lake Lewisville. The District encompasses 40 square miles in the southeast corner of Denton County and serves students who reside in the communities of Little Elm, Frisco, Hackberry, Lakewood Village, Oak Point, and The Colony. Little Elm ISD currently enrolls approximately 8,200 students in six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. In 2025, the district will open its seventh elementary. While it still enthusiastically maintains that “small town” feel, Little Elm ISD embraces innovative programs, technology, and a rigorous curriculum that set it apart from larger communities and districts in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Little Elm ISD believes that a quality Fine Arts education is essential to a well-rounded education for every child. Students that participate in the Arts are able to explore their passions and develop the creativity that is vital to every student's growth. Fine Arts teachers in Little Elm ISD are committed to the district's vision to Engage, Equip, and Empower each student to realize their full potential. The Little Elm ISD percussion program consists of 85+ musicians across three campuses. Little Elm High School and feeder schools, Strike Middle School and Walker Middle School. Little Elm High School percussion students participate in the Lobo Marching Band, one of three concert bands, jazz band and the percussion ensemble. The marching band has consistently earned superior ratings at UIL competitions and top 3 finishes at invitational marching band competitions in the DFW area. The wind ensemble has had consistent superior ratings at the UIL concert and sightreading contest each year. The percussion program has an annual district wide percussion ensemble concert involving all 6th-12th grade percussionists, additionally, the high school ensemble performs at regional festivals. Recent accolades of the percussion program include the percussion ensemble having top 3 finishes in the large and small division of the 2025 North Texas Percussion Festival. Also, the percussion ensemble was selected as a 2024 Commended Winner of the Mark of Excellence National Percussion Honors Contest. The Little Elm Marching Percussion placed 1st in their division at the 2023 Lone Star Classic Drumline Contest, as well as earning the best percussion award at the 2024 Plano East Marching Invitational.

Little Elm High School Percussion Ensemble

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