Welcome to the HIS Band Page!

"Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is the player." - Wynton Marsalis

For questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Peralta via Rooms or through email at carlos_peralta@etiwanda.org

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Hawk Band 2025 at Festival

Announcements

Congratulations to our Hawk Band for earning three "Excellent" ratings for the stage performance and a "Superior" rating for their sight reading. Thank you for all your hard work and you should be proud of the performance as well!

6th: Continue to practice your scales alongside your music for the Spring Concert!

5th: Please check out the March Calendar and continue practicing everyday! Remember our four options of practicing.

Upcoming events

Information for each event will be sent home as we approach the dates.

Elementary (East Heritage, Solorio, West Heritage) Concert: Wednesday April 16 @ 5:30p (HIS Gym)

Heritage IS Spring Concert: Wednesday April 16, 2025 @ 6:45p (HIS Gym)

The band room is open before school (7:30a-7:55a) and after school (2:30p-3:15p) for students to practice individually, in small groups, and ask for help on the music they are working on!

Band Handbook 24-25

If you have questions/concerts about grades, please refer to the band handbook!

Elementary Information Spot (West Heritage + Solorio)

We are starting band this week! Please look at the calendar for your site! Updated for the month of April.

Solorio Calendar & West Heritage Calendar

Please make sure to practice everyday 15 minutes!

Benchmark Sticker Songs: #1 Hot Cross Buns #2 Ode to Joy #3 Jingle Bells #4 Old McDonald #5 First 6 notes #6 Bugler's Dream #7 Latin Magic

PARENTS: Students need to practice everyday in order to progress in band; that is their homework. Students should have 6-7 stickers on their instrument tag. At the end of the year, students with all the stickers will earn a donut of success. Thank you for you continued support!

Band Student Spot (What are we practicing?)

Music resources

Reign of the Hawks

During the 2022/2023 school year, our bands partnered with composer Sakari Dixon Vanderveer, who composed a pieced unique to HIS to commemorate our 20-year milestone. The beautifully written and performed piece was entitled, "Reign of the Hawks." CLICK HERE to see it performed live for the first time.

About the band program at Heritage Intermediate School:

Instrumental instruction begins in the fifth grade bands at Solorio Elementary School, East Heritage Elementary School, and West Heritage Elementary School.  The band program at Heritage Intermediate School includes an eighth grade Hawk Band, a seventh grade Symphonic Band, and a sixth grade Concert Band. Many students from Heritage have continued their musical studies in the award-winning music program at Etiwanda High School. During the 23-24 school year, we had 4 students make the SBCMEA Honor band! In addition, the Hawk Band received Excellents for their performance at the SCSBOA Band Festival and Excellent for their Sight-reading portion.

The goal of the band program at Heritage Intermediate School is to develop outstanding musicians who create, collaborate, and dedicate time and perseverance to have the skills necessary to be successful in music and in life.

Mr. Peralta

About Mr. Peralta

Mr. Carlos D. Peralta is thrilled to continue working with students as the band director at Heritage Intermediate School! He earned his B.A. in Music Education and M.M. in Trumpet Performance from Azusa Pacific University, along with a single subject credential from CSU Long Beach. At APU, Mr. Peralta had the privilege of performing with jazz luminaries such as Billy Childs, Gary Smulyan, and Barbara Morrison. With over 17 years of experience playing trumpet, he has performed at prestigious venues including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Segerstrom Concert Hall with the South Coast Youth Symphony Orchestra. He also served as principal trumpet with the Canyon City Brass from 2018 to 2020.

During the 2021-2022 school year, Mr. Peralta worked as a long-term substitute at Columbia School in the El Monte City School District, where he revitalized the music program by teaching band, choir, and piano. His student teaching experience includes Whitney High School under Stephen Clements and Tetzlaff Middle School under Matthew Gullet. He has worked with students from grades 4 through 12 in concert band, marching band, and string orchestra.

In his free time, Mr. Peralta enjoys trying new foods with his fiancée, caring for their bearded dragon, Pepita, and playing video games.