Welcome to the official website for The Raymond B. Hobbs Middle School Band! Milton, FL, 32570.
Returning students - Click box below to see the lists for Symphonic, Jazz and Intermediate classes for 2025-26 school year! Posted 6/15/25 11:10 AM. ---
If your child missed our Beginner Instrument Selection nights in May and would like to sign up for Beginner Band, please take a moment to fill out the following online form. Your child will be placed in a beginner class and then you will be contacted about instrument selection appointments in early August. --
If your child is transferring into Hobbs and already plays a band instrument, please fill out the following online form for your child to be placed in the correct level class this summer for next school year. Thank you! ---
Symphonic students and parents - Please wash, hang and bag Symphonic uniform. Make sure bag has student name on it and hang it on rack in rm. 008 in band room by Wed the 28th . Thank you!
Congratulations to our Hobbs Symphonic Band students who earned final grades of "A" in each caption and all Superior ratings at this year's Music Performance Assessment! We were one of only 9 schools in district one of Florida, which includes Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Escambia counties, to receive this overall assessment.
To order your own recording of our Symphonic Band on stage at MPA, please click on tab below and order now! ---
To order your own recording of our Symphonic Band on stage at MPA, please click on tab below and order now! ---
Our Symphonic Band on stage for our MPA at Ft Walton Bch High on Thursday, March 13th! Our kids wowed the judges and audience and received a standing ovation from the audience!
Please read if your child is in All-County Honor Band:
Posted 1/23 - All-County Band has been postponed for a date not yet chosen. The band directors will be meeting next week and communicating with the guest conductor to find a good week on the calendar for the county and for our conductor. Thanks for understanding, enjoy the snow, and stay safe!
~ Mr. C
Posted 1/23 - All-County Band has been postponed for a date not yet chosen. The band directors will be meeting next week and communicating with the guest conductor to find a good week on the calendar for the county and for our conductor. Thanks for understanding, enjoy the snow, and stay safe!
~ Mr. C
We have a few Hobbs Band polo shirts left if you would like to order one for your child or yourself. Click below to make your order -
All-County Students - Please order your All-County shirt now through Dec 15th by using the QR code below or the link below. If you do, you will receive your shirt at one of the AC rehearsals. Thanks!
SAVE THE DATES:
- Thursday November 7th - All-County Band auditions at Pace HS. This is for Symphonic or Intermediate students who qualify based on class assignments first quarter. Mr. C will send home recommendations to parents of those who qualify to audition. Audition times will be given when you register online. Online registration will be posted here starting sometime first week of October and closing October 29th.
- All-County results posted here sometime Nov. 13th.
- Winter Band Concert for all level Band classes - Thursday Dec. 5th at MHS auditorium. - Parents drop students off at MHS auditorium between 5:30 and 6:00 with instrument and music only. Leave instrument case in car then find a parking space. Performance starts at 6:30pm. Symphonic and Jazz - wear school issued uniforms with solid black shoes. Boys, solid black socks as well. If you don't have solid black shoes, use solid black socks over shoes to make them look solid black. Intermediate and Beginner Classes - wear your nicest school-appropriate outfit. (please don't go shop for a new outfit, just the nicest you currently own.) Santa hats are allowed for this performance. Parents - All students must stay for entire performance. Students are dismissed after Symphonic Band's last piece. Everything should be done by 7:35. Thanks.
- Thursday, March 13th - Symphonic Band Music Performance Assessment(MPA) at Ft. Walton Bch. HS. Performance time TBA by FBA(Florida Bandmasters Association). Symphonic Parents - please leave this entire date open. Wind players - avoid orthodontia 3 weeks prior to MPA. Thank you.
- Starting Jan 13th - For preparations for above mentioned Symphonic MPA, Symphonic parents/students please leave the following open for after school SECTIONALS: Mondays - French Horns; Tuesdays - Trumpets; Wednesdays - flutes, clarinets and alto saxes; Thursdays - Trombones, baritones, bass clarinets, tenor sax, bassoon and tubas; Friday - Percussion. Sectionals go after school until 3:30. All sectionals end March 12th.
- Sunday, April 6th - Jazz class performs at the Pensacola Jazz Festival! Perform 11:00am till 11:25am. Be downtown behind the pavilion stage by 10:30am. Wear band polo and dark pants or dark shorts.
- Saturday, April 12th - FBA Solo and Ensemble Festival at Avalon MS for Symphonic and Intermediate students. Event sign up will happen in January online here on our website.
- TBA - Spring Band Concert and Awards Night. Sometime in late April or early May. Location, date and time posted here as soon as known from church host. For all level Band classes.
Once again, our band students excelled at All-County Band auditions! Hobbs had the highest number selected from any school, with 26 musicians selected! Additionally, we had the highest number of 1st and 2nd place scores! As one of 10 middle schools represented, Hobbs makes up nearly 30% of the All-County Band! Congratulations to the following outstanding musicians!
Under section, name then placement earned within section:
Flutes
Kylie Kilgore, 1
Annalyse King, 5
Sadie Nuckols, 6
Emma Gochenour-Jauss, 9
Bassoons
Harrison Morris, 1
Clarinets
Madisyn Coursey, 4
Nancy Sanchez, 5
Samantha Minnick, 8
Marlayna Anderson, 9
Ava Dotson, 15
Scarlett Mosely, 17
Alto Saxophones
Mason Delgado, 2
Trumpets
Conner Wilson, 1
Parker Angeles, 4
Cruz Amaro, 5
Torey McGill, 6
Abigail Haveard, 8
French Horns
Christopher Collins, 1
Vivica Gonzalez, 2
Drake Clifft, 3
Addalyn Guinn, 7
Trombones
Gabriel Lee, 2
Blake Toomey, 8
Tubas
Juliette Plocharczyk, 1
Dario Grancagnolo, 7
Percussion
Declan Wixon, 4
These students will rehearse during evenings in January and perform at Pace Assembly of God on Saturday, January 25th. The concert is free and open to the public.
Additionally, we had 3 motivated students apply for an honor band which we have never had applicants. These students pursued this honor band on their own and were selected for the Troy University Southeastern US Middle School Honor Band! They are:
Kylie Kilgore, flute
Christopher Collins, F Horn
Juliette Plocharczyk, Tuba
This just in from Troy (11/14 - 8:30 pm) - All 3 of our students made 1st chair in each of their sections! They auditioned against students from Alabama, Georgia and Florida! Congrats Kylie, Christopher and Juliette!
They will be gone November 14th through the 15th performing at Troy University, Troy, Alabama!
And last but not least, we had another Florida All-State Band student selected this year. Congratulations to flutist Kylie Kilgore! She will travel to Tampa in January to perform in this prestigious ensemble!
Under section, name then placement earned within section:
Flutes
Kylie Kilgore, 1
Annalyse King, 5
Sadie Nuckols, 6
Emma Gochenour-Jauss, 9
Bassoons
Harrison Morris, 1
Clarinets
Madisyn Coursey, 4
Nancy Sanchez, 5
Samantha Minnick, 8
Marlayna Anderson, 9
Ava Dotson, 15
Scarlett Mosely, 17
Alto Saxophones
Mason Delgado, 2
Trumpets
Conner Wilson, 1
Parker Angeles, 4
Cruz Amaro, 5
Torey McGill, 6
Abigail Haveard, 8
French Horns
Christopher Collins, 1
Vivica Gonzalez, 2
Drake Clifft, 3
Addalyn Guinn, 7
Trombones
Gabriel Lee, 2
Blake Toomey, 8
Tubas
Juliette Plocharczyk, 1
Dario Grancagnolo, 7
Percussion
Declan Wixon, 4
These students will rehearse during evenings in January and perform at Pace Assembly of God on Saturday, January 25th. The concert is free and open to the public.
Additionally, we had 3 motivated students apply for an honor band which we have never had applicants. These students pursued this honor band on their own and were selected for the Troy University Southeastern US Middle School Honor Band! They are:
Kylie Kilgore, flute
Christopher Collins, F Horn
Juliette Plocharczyk, Tuba
This just in from Troy (11/14 - 8:30 pm) - All 3 of our students made 1st chair in each of their sections! They auditioned against students from Alabama, Georgia and Florida! Congrats Kylie, Christopher and Juliette!
They will be gone November 14th through the 15th performing at Troy University, Troy, Alabama!
And last but not least, we had another Florida All-State Band student selected this year. Congratulations to flutist Kylie Kilgore! She will travel to Tampa in January to perform in this prestigious ensemble!
Congratulations 8th grade flutist Kylie Kilgore! -- Selected via audition to the '24-'25 Florida All-State Band!!!! She will be traveling to Tampa in January to perform in this prestigious ensemble! Congrats Kylie!!!!
Hey 5th Period Students - Use your bright yellow sheet, complete it with your chosen adult, then complete survey below by Sat, Nov 23rd, 10 pm. Thanks! Mr. C -
Congrats to our highest Popcorn seller - Gemal Floyd, 6th grade Beginner Brass class member! He will receive a Gamestop gift card. Thanks Gemal!
Symphonic Class Only - Your FREE Sight Reading Factory account is ready to use. All you need to do is click on the link below then select your age group and enter your registration information.
https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/student?sc=k7bppb
I look forward to seeing how you are using this educational app that was paid for by our band account. Start sight reading at home now! ~ Mr. C.
https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/student?sc=k7bppb
I look forward to seeing how you are using this educational app that was paid for by our band account. Start sight reading at home now! ~ Mr. C.
If your child is in 2nd per Symphonic or 5th per Intermediate, the following is the shirt we will use for September 27th and for all informal performances throughout the school year. Please purchase here - Band Polo between Sept 17th and Sept 25th. Thank you.
THE EVENING PERFORMANCE for 9/27 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We will not make it up at Monday's game. No make up is currently planned.
THE EVENING PERFORMANCE for 9/27 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We will not make it up at Monday's game. No make up is currently planned.
Attention Parents of Beginner Students - (Periods 1, 3 or 4)
- If any beginner parent needs assistance with getting any equipment, please text Mr. C at his Google Office number (this is not his personal number) - 850.583.6989.
- Playing assignments from the book you purchase from a music store (Tradition of Excellence book for 3rd and 4th periods, both Fresh Approach books for 1st period) are now posted on - https://www.hobbsmsband.com/beginner-band-assignments.html
- The music store that Mr. C uses and that delivers to the band room is Playground Music - 850.243.2514
- The local Joyful Noise also carries books and equipment if you would like to visit them. But, they don't deliver to band room.
Local Private Lessons for students. Please contact the people Mr. C recommends below:
- Mr. David Riggs @ 850.261.2186 please ask for Mr. Riggs and for available lesson times, He is local - Hwy 90 and Mr. C highly recommends Mr. Riggs. Teaches all woodwind and brass.
- Melissa Turner - Local one day per week. Clarinet only lessons. 850-261-6288. Tell her you are a Hobbs clarinet player.
- Ann Leffard - Local flute only teacher. 850-516-4665 or [email protected]. Tell her you are a Hobbs flute player.
- Mrs. Tims - Local clarinet teacher and Mr. Tims local saxophone teacher. 850-398-7104. Tell them you are a Hobbs student.
Attention Symphonic Band: Order your recording of your MPA performance by clicking box below! It is through the professional recording company that has rights to the recording through Florida Bandmasters Association.-----
Congratulations to our FBA Solo and Ensemble Festival participants at Avalon MS on Saturday, April 13th! We had 39 students earn FBA blue medals!
Click below to see a list of our outstanding soloists and ensembles. ---
Click below to see a list of our outstanding soloists and ensembles. ---
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SYMPHONIC BAND, earning all superior ratings at their yearly Music Performance Assessment!
The band earned final A's in every caption of Performance Fundamentals, Technical Preparation and Musical Effect from the 3 stage judges and the sight-reading judge. Judges comments included: “A tremendous display of fundamentals and musicality! Wow! What a treat! Clearly there is great teaching and learning happening here!” – Judge Commander, “A very fine group – You played a tough program very well – it was fun to hear – with a powerhouse band” – Judge Thompson, “The level of musicality that this ensemble plays with is quite impressive. There is a ridiculous amount of fine teaching and learning happening in your bandroom and it shows! BRAVO to you and your director. You should be incredibly proud of your performance tonight! – Judge Beres. |
Symphonic's cupcake celebration on March 15th!
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Congratulations Holleigh Atkins, 8th grade clarinetist, selected via audition into the Florida All-State Band!!!! She will travel to Tampa in January to perform in this prestigious ensemble. Congrats Holleigh!
Congratulations to our 32 Hobbs Band students who were selected via audition into the Santa Rosa All-County Band! Not only did we have 32 selected, but we had 7 sections with students placing within the top 4 and four sections with the number 1 players!
Congratulations to these hard working, young musician!
Under section name are the Hobbs students selected followed by their placement based on their blind audition score.
Clarinets
Holleigh Atkins 1
Abbigail Broughton 2
Harlow Peterson 3
Jaylen Thompson 5
Autumn Truesdale 10
McKenna Charles 11
Samantha Minnick 12
Nancy Sanchez 20
Flutes
Kylie Kilgore 2
Ayda Velasquez 3
Mariah Fournier 4
Annalyse King 9
Sadie Nuckols 11
Alto Sax
Connor Stabler-Spicer 1
French Horn
Christopher Collins 1
Matthew Erskine 2
Vivica Gonzalez 5
Drake Clifft 7
Cayden Mills 8
Trumpets
Noah Harmon 1
Carter Shouppe 3
Connor Wilson 7
Alyssa Thompson 8
Victoria Simmons 9
Logan Wolf 10
Parker Angeles 12
Trombones
Gabriel Lee 4
Tubas
Juliette Plocharczyk 3
Nyla Kurtzke 4
Robert Hartjen 9
Percussion
Noah Kidd 7
Darla Smith 9
Clarinets
Holleigh Atkins 1
Abbigail Broughton 2
Harlow Peterson 3
Jaylen Thompson 5
Autumn Truesdale 10
McKenna Charles 11
Samantha Minnick 12
Nancy Sanchez 20
Flutes
Kylie Kilgore 2
Ayda Velasquez 3
Mariah Fournier 4
Annalyse King 9
Sadie Nuckols 11
Alto Sax
Connor Stabler-Spicer 1
French Horn
Christopher Collins 1
Matthew Erskine 2
Vivica Gonzalez 5
Drake Clifft 7
Cayden Mills 8
Trumpets
Noah Harmon 1
Carter Shouppe 3
Connor Wilson 7
Alyssa Thompson 8
Victoria Simmons 9
Logan Wolf 10
Parker Angeles 12
Trombones
Gabriel Lee 4
Tubas
Juliette Plocharczyk 3
Nyla Kurtzke 4
Robert Hartjen 9
Percussion
Noah Kidd 7
Darla Smith 9
Band Class assignments can now be accessed by clicking on your class period below. Get a head start on your graded assignments by working on them now! -
March 9, 2023: Congratulations to our 2023 Symphonic Band for earning All Superior ratings at our yearly Music Performance Assessment and A's in each caption of Performance Fundamentals, Technical Preparation and Musical Effect from the 3 stage judges and the Sight Reading judge! One stage judge even had A+ as our final grade in each caption! Way to go Symphonic Band students! We will listen to your performance recording tomorrow in class (March 10th).
Congratulations Jazz Members on your performance Friday, April 28th, 2023 at the Northwest Florida Jazz Festival held at Pace Assembly of God Church. The band was recognized as Outstanding Middle School Jazz Band along with 2 individual awards given - Brayden Wilson, Most Outstanding Middle School Musician, and Nathan Garcia, Most Outstanding Middle School Improvised Soloist!
Congratulations to our Florida All-State Band members 2022-23! Left to right are Cooper Barton, percussion; Nathan Garcia, clarinet; Imani Zandi-Karimi, clarinet; and Coda Turner, euphonium! These students were selected from thousands of auditioners throughout the state via their recorded audition in mid-September. State results just came out in November. They will travel to Tampa in January to perform in this prestigious ensemble. Congratulations to these 4 outstanding musicians!!!!
Not pictured but performed - Jayden Coates.
Congratulations Hobbs All-County Members 2022-23! Next to name is student's All-County chair placement earned. 30 Hobbits Selected!😊 1st through 5th placements in several sections and over half the clarinets selected were from Hobbs!
Flutes 12 selected
Ayda Velazquez 5
Taylor Ellis 9
Kyra Moak 11
Oboe 2 selected
Evelyn Denius 2nd
Clarinets 21 selected
Alexandra Castillo 1st
Nathan Garcia 2nd
Imani Zandi-Karimi 3rd
Kylah Kingsbury 4
Mackenzie Morris 5
Holliegh Atkins 6
Abbigail Broughton 7
McKenna Charles 8
Harlow Petersen 9
Autumn Truesdale 15
Jaylen Thompson 20
Ava Davis 21
Bass Clar 3 selected
Ryleigh Jones 2nd
Trumpet 14 selected
Noah Harmon 5
Carter Shouppe 7
Alyssa Thompson 14
F Horn 6 selected
Andrew Willis 2nd
Matthew Erskine 4
Jayden Coats 5
Trombone 12 selected
Austin Griffith 9
Samuel Stamm 11
Euphonium 6 selected
Coda Turner 1st
Cayden Duke 3rd
Tuba 7 selected
Brayden Wilson 1st
Nathan Hassler 2nd
Percussion 7 selected
Cooper Barton 1st
Flutes 12 selected
Ayda Velazquez 5
Taylor Ellis 9
Kyra Moak 11
Oboe 2 selected
Evelyn Denius 2nd
Clarinets 21 selected
Alexandra Castillo 1st
Nathan Garcia 2nd
Imani Zandi-Karimi 3rd
Kylah Kingsbury 4
Mackenzie Morris 5
Holliegh Atkins 6
Abbigail Broughton 7
McKenna Charles 8
Harlow Petersen 9
Autumn Truesdale 15
Jaylen Thompson 20
Ava Davis 21
Bass Clar 3 selected
Ryleigh Jones 2nd
Trumpet 14 selected
Noah Harmon 5
Carter Shouppe 7
Alyssa Thompson 14
F Horn 6 selected
Andrew Willis 2nd
Matthew Erskine 4
Jayden Coats 5
Trombone 12 selected
Austin Griffith 9
Samuel Stamm 11
Euphonium 6 selected
Coda Turner 1st
Cayden Duke 3rd
Tuba 7 selected
Brayden Wilson 1st
Nathan Hassler 2nd
Percussion 7 selected
Cooper Barton 1st
Is your child transferring into Hobbs and already plays a band instrument? If so, then simply click below to register them for the correct level Band Elective class. --
Hobbs Jazz performing at NW FL Jazz Fest April 29th, 2022!
Congratulations Hobbs Jazz Ensemble!!!! The NW Florida Jazz Fest Judges awarded us Best MS Saxes, Best MS Rhythm Section, Best Overall MS Soloist of the day - Evan Pittman, and Best Overall MS Jazz Band!!!! Go Jaguar Jazzers!
Our Symphonic Band Performing on stage at our MPA on March 10th, 2022 at FWBHS
Congratulations Symphonic Band on receiving A’s in every caption and all Superiors from all 4 judges at our 2022 yearly Music Performance Assessment!
Recording of The Raymond B. Hobbs March performed at MPA posted below.
Recording of The Raymond B. Hobbs March performed at MPA posted below.
Congratulations to the students who participated in the April 9th Solo and Ensemble Festival! Here are the participants and results below
Congratulations to Hobbs clarinetists Kennedy Gardner and Josiah Hall for being selected by audition into the Middle School Florida All-State Band! They traveled to Tampa last January to perform in this prestigious ensemble. Congrats Kennedy and Josiah on the outcome of all your hard work!
All-County Band Results 21-22!
For the first time in 2 years, our county had its Middle School All-County band audition last Thursday. Results were released 11/8, and our Jaguars performed as strong as they did pre-pandemic! We had 33 students selected! If you know any of these students, please congratulate them for their hard work and this accomplishment. Here they are:
(For rehearsals dates/times and performance, please look at Symphonic Dates below names.)
Flutes
Samantha Kuhn
Erin Sommers
Danielle Moody
Taylor Ellis
Clarinets
Josiah Hall
Amberlyn King
Kennedy Gardner
Nathan Garcia
Imani Zandi-Karimi
Hinslett Phan
Bradley Toomey
Kayleigh Barnes
Ryleigh Jones
Mackenzie Morris
Alexandra Castillo
Bass Clarinet
Andre Chandler
Alto Sax
Madeline Wixon
Tenor Sax
Cayden Bachman
Bari Sax
Stephen Johnson
Trumpet
Trey Sanborn
French Horn
Samantha Jones
Alexander Ford
Evan Pittman
Andrew Willis
Trombone
Micah Parker
Euphonium
Coda Turner
Mathias Freitag
Tuba
Nathan Hassler
Brayden Wilson
Mason Shouppe
Percussion
Cooper Barton
Ava Phan
Emma Lindsey
Congratulations 2021-22 All-County Musicians!
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For all Classes: Please spend time on the following Listening Page to listen to great performances of prolific performers of your instruments -
Click this link to read the very informative and encouraging recent research performed at the University of Minnesota with wind instruments and Covid spread - https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/musical-instruments-dont-spread-aerosols-far-you-might-think
Coolest Mask Week was October 5-9, 2020 - Thanks to all who participated! 3rd place - Taylor Ellis, Beginner Flute; 2nd place - Andrew Willis, Beginner French horn; 1st place - Tag Gilbride, Symphonic saxophone. Congratulations!
Taylor: Holloween theme! -- Andrew: A dragon! -- Tag: "All eyes are watching" theme!
Congratulations to our Symphonic Band, who earned All Superior ratings, the grade average of “A” from all four FBA judges, including sight-reading, at our March 11th, 2020 yearly assessment!
Symphonic cupcake celebration on Thursday, 3/12, with judges sheets and MPA Superior Award on whiteboard!
Florida All-State Band member, tuba player, Graceson Spears, 2020-21.
Congratulations to the following 2019-20 band students who were selected via September auditions to the Florida All-State Band! These students were chosen from hundreds throughout the state who auditioned for a spot within this prestigious ensemble.
They are:
Ciana Antonio, Clarinet
Logan Campbell, Clarinet
and
Averi Odom, Clarinet
Congratulations to these outstanding musicians who traveled to Tampa last January to perform in the FL All-State Band and represent Hobbs!
They are:
Ciana Antonio, Clarinet
Logan Campbell, Clarinet
and
Averi Odom, Clarinet
Congratulations to these outstanding musicians who traveled to Tampa last January to perform in the FL All-State Band and represent Hobbs!
Our All-State students after their performance at the Tampa Convention Center, January 11th, 2020!
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A big THANK YOU to Mike (dad) and Mason (tuba player) Shouppe for installing our Logo Sign in front of our band room!
Click here for student expectations for all band classes -
- If your child plays a school-owned instrument - tuba, French horn, tenor sax, bari sax, baritone/euphonium, oboe or bassoon, and bass clarinet, please submit your one time $100 school rental payment to the locked money box in the band room as soon as possible. Please make sure checks are made out to Hobbs Band and that you include your child's name on the check. Percussion students please submit a one time $50 school rental payment for the use of the school percussion equipment for the year. Thank you!
- Remember- If any rental is a financial hardship, please send a written note in a sealed envelope to Mr. Colón stating so along with what amount you think you can pay.
Thank you to everyone who helped make Composer Owens' visit a success and for being a part of the first performance of his Hobbs Celebration written for our 2019 Symphonic Band!
Area Private band instrument Lessons
- Mr. David Riggs @ 261-2186, please ask for Mr. Riggs and for available lesson times, He is local - Hwy 90 and Mr. C highly recommends Mr. Riggs. Teaches all woodwind and brass.
- Ms. Kandyce Boehmer is local, in Milton. 816-8156, also teaches all woodwind and brass.
- Schmidts - 434-0317, Pcola, ask for your child's instrument lesson availability
