Cain students make Region 25 Middle School Honor Band

(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2019) Nine band students from Cain Middle School recently made the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 Middle School Honor Band.

These students competed against nearly 1000 other 7^th and 8^th grade students from 17 different school districts in the region including McKinney ISD, Wylie ISD and Allen ISD.

Students were required to play two major scales, their full chromatic scale, and two prepared etudes. Percussion students played three etudes on snare, mallet and timpani.

Here are the nine All-Region students:

Cale Bragg, Percussion / Wind Symphony
Allie Buchanan, Percussion / Wind Symphony
Mateo Herrera, Bassoon / Wind Symphony
Ella Killian, Trombone / Wind Symphony
Jonathan Avitia, French Horn / Symphonic Band
Landon Reimer, Trombone / Symphonic Band
Kathlyn Sauer, Flute / Concert Band
Edan Bemis-Tactay, Clarinet / Concert Band
Rebecca Dyer, Trombone / Concert Band

In addition to the nine students above, two students made alternate status for the honor band:

James Martinez, Bass Clarinet
Cooper Brandy, Tuba

These students will join the other Honor Band members from around the region and participate in the TMEA All-Region Honor Band clinic and concert on December 12^th and 13^th at McKinney High School in McKinney ISD.

Submitted press release and photo by Steven Offield, Communications Coordinator, Rockwall ISD.

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