Band

The La Marque High School COUGAR Band

THE BAND DIRECTORS

Staff

D. Quintana: Director of Bands

Daniel Quintana is proud to be the Director of Bands at The La Marque High School. Daniel oversees all activity from 6th grade beginner band at La Marque Middle School through all grade levels at The La Marque High School. Prior to coming to La Marque, he served for three years as the Associate Director of Bands at Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Laredo, TX. While at Lyndon B. Johnson HS, Daniel instructed all woodwind activity and was the Director of the Mariachi Monumental during his last year there. He was also the sponsor for all Colorguard and Winterguard activities.

During his first two years at The La Marque High School, Daniel and his staff have provided each student with the right tools for success. Both LMHS and LMMS have had success in both Region and Solo and Ensemble contests. Daniel has had the opportunity to start up the La Marque Cougar Jazz Ensemble and is excited to take this group to contest for the first time in the 2018-2019 school year.

Daniel received his Bachelor of Music Education degree at Texas A&M University - Kingsville. While at A&M - Kingsville, Daniel studied flute with Dr. Naomi Seidman, current Professor of Flute at Penn State University. While at A&M - Kingsville, Daniel served as the Drum Major in The Pride of South Texas, Javelina Marching Band. In addition to performing with numerous ensembles at A&M - Kingsville, Daniel was a member of the Kingsville Symphony Orchestra. Daniel also studied conducting with Dr. Brian Shelton, current Director of Bands at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Daniel is a two time TMEA Texas All-State Musician, and has performed multiple times at the TMEA Convention held in San Antonio, Texas. His affiliations include, Texas Music Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

DQuintana@tcisd.org

J. Murray: Assistant Band Director

B. Guerrero: LMMS Band Director

All- Region Band Auditions

Several students from La Marque High School auditioned for a spot in the All-Region Band in December.

We are proud to announce that out of 55 trumpet players, Jabarie Webb placed 8th overall and earned a chair in the All-Region Symphonic Band! Jabarie is a freshman at LMHS and received the audition music back in August.

Jabarie will perform his All-Region concert on January 18th at Brazosport High School in Freeport, TX. The audition process promotes students' dedication to their musical knowledge and skill.

Congratulations again to Jabarie for being ranked as the 8th best trumpet player in the entire region.

BREAKING NEWS

Congratulations, COUGAR Marching Band

The La Marque COUGAR Marching Band performed at the 2019 Region 13 UIL Marching Contest.

We are proud to announce that the Cougar Marching Band received EXCELLENT ratings from all three judges. The Cougar Marching Band has not received excellent ratings at a UIL contest in over 10 years. The students and staff at LMHS and LMMS have shown great support for this program and the students have worked extremely hard to get to where they're at now.

The band's show is titled "My Beautiful Nightmare" and features soloists Kaila Sajna, Jabari Webb, and Nathaniel Sajna.

This great accomplishment comes just one week after the band traveled to Edna, TX. to compete at the Edna Cowboy Invitational, and just three weeks from when the band took 1^st place at the USBands Baytown Showcase. At the Edna Invitational, Kaila Sajna received the trophy for BEST SOLOIST in the 4A Classification. This contest hosted over 25 bands from all over the Houston area, 7 of which were in their 4A Classification.

The band staff at La Marque would like to thank all administrative staff at both La Marque Middle School and The La Marque High School for providing these programs with the great tools needed to grow. Lastly, we’d like to thank all teachers, parents and community members for their continuous love and support.

Drum Majors for the La Marque Cougar Marching Band are Lonnie Griggs, Jr. and Kaila Sajna.

Director of Bands for The La Marque High School is Daniel Quintana

Assistant Band Director is Jeremy Murray

Band Director for the La Marque Middle School band is Brandon Guerrero

Percussion Coordinator is Damian Moore

News and Information

Letter Jacket Requirements

Letter Jacket Requirements

Letter Jacket Calculation Worksheet

Student Name: _________________________________

Current Grade Level: __________

	Yes	No	Points
All Region Band (3 points)
All Region Jazz Band (3 points)
All District Band (2 points)
Freshman All Region Band (1 point)
Area Audition (4 points)
All Region Orchestra (4 points)
All State Band, Orchestra, or Jazz Band (10 points)
Region Marching Contest (1 point)
Area Marching Contest (2 points)
State Marching Contest (4 points)
Concert and Sightreading Contest (1 point)
UIL Solo with First Division Rating
How many? __________
Class I (3 points)
Class II (3 points)
Class III (3 points)
UIL Solo with Second Division Rating
How many? __________
Class I (2 points)
Class II (2 points)
Class III (2 points)
UIL Ensemble with First Division Rating
Class I (3 points)
Class II (3 points)
Class III (3 points)
UIL Ensemble with Second Division Rating
Class I (2 points)
Class II (2 points)
Class III (2 points)
Jazz Band Member (3 points)
Jazz Band Festival (1 point)
Indoor Drumline (3 points)
Indoor Drumline State Contest
*Gold Medal (3 points)
*Silver Medal (2 points)
*Bronze Medal (1 point)
Winter Guard (3 points)
Winter Guard State
*Gold Medal (3 points)
*Silver Medal (2 points)
*Bronze Medal (1 point)
TOTAL:


Student Signature: ________________________________________		Date: _______________


For Director Use Only:	Initials
Letter: ApprovedorDenied?

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