Welcome to Birdville ISD Fine Arts!
Birdville Fine Arts has a long and rich tradition of excellence in arts education, including outstanding instruction in art, dance, music, and theatre. We encourage you to click on the Departments Tab to meet and connect with our fine arts staff, as well as explore the curricular offerings available to our students.
Fine Art Calendar (LINK)
The Fine Arts Newsroom
Fine Art Events
- Fine Arts Calendar
- Art Shows
- Bandfest
- Birdville Marching Festival
- Holiday Concerts
- District Dance Show
- High School Musicals
- High School Show Choirs
- Middle School Musicals
- TDEA Field Dance/Drill Team Assessment
Fine Arts Calendar
Fine Arts Events Calendar
Art Shows

District Art Shows
Adventures in Art Exhibit
Exhibit: February 23 - March 5, 2027
Reception: February 23, 2026, 4:30-6:30 PM, Come-and-Go Event
Location: BISD Professional Learning Center - Plaza
6351 Blvd. 26, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Birdville ISD High School Art Show
Exhibit: April 27th - 30th, 2027
8 AM - 3:30 PM
Reception: May 3rd
6-7:30 p.m. Awards at 7 - 7:30 pm
Location: W.G. Thomas Coliseum
6108 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX 76117
BISD K-8 Art Show
April 22nd - 24h 2027
8 AM - 5 PM
Reception: April 24th, 10 am - 1 pm
Location: W.G. Thomas Coliseum
6108 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX 76117
School Art Shows
Richland High School
March 29th - April 1st
7:30 am- 2:30 pm
Reception: April 1st, 6 pm, Gym 3
Location: Richland High School, Gym #3
5201 Holiday Ln, N. Richland Hills, TX 76180
Haltom High School
April 12th - 16th
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Reception: TBD
Location: Haltom High School, Gym #2
5501 Haltom Rd, Haltom City, TX 76137
Birdville High School
April 19th - 22nd
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Reception: April 20th, 6 pm
Location: Birdville High School, Gym #2
9100 Mid Cities, N. Richland Hills, TX 76180
Bandfest
Birdville Marching Festival
Holiday Concerts
District Dance Show

BISD Dance Show 2026
January 30th, 2026, At 12:30 P.M. - 3:30 PM
W.G. Thomas Coliseum
$10 General Admission
$5 BISD Student/Faculty admission with ID
Children under 6 are admitted free
To purchase tickets, click here: Ticket link
Cash Ticket sales begin at 12 p.m.
Performances by:
Birdville HS
Golden Motion Dance Team
JV Belles Dance Team
NXT LVL Hip Hop Crew
Haltom HS
Varsity Highsteppers
JV Highsteppers
Richland HS
Royal Line Dance Team
RVIBE Hip Hop Crew
Dance Classes
Birdville ES
Haltom MS
North Richland MS
Richland MS
Birdville HS
Haltom HS
Richland HS
High School Musicals

Haltom High School
In The Woods
January 22, 23, 24, 2027
The Spirit of Haltom High School Theatre Students Presents
Richland High School
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
January 21- 24, 2027
Performance Dates & Times
January 22, 2027 — 7:00 pm
January 23, 2027 — 7:00 pm
January 24, 2027 — 7:00 pm
For tickets, special group pricing, and special photo opportunities, visit:
www.richlandtheatre.com
(Note: You are being redirected to an external site that is not monitored by Birdville ISD for compliance.)
Birdville High School
Birdville Stagehawks presents
Momma Mia
January 22, 23, 24
Birdville High School
Purchase Tickets
Fri. Jan 22rd 2027, 7:00 pm
Sat. Jan 23th 2027, 2:00 pm
Sat. Jan 23th 2027, 7:00 pm
Sun. Jan 24th 2027, 2:00 pm
High School Show Choirs
Birdville High School
The BHS Vocal Edition presents
Featuring Hawks in Harmony
Birdville High School
April 10th, 2027
7-9 pm
Birdville Auditorium
$10 - General Public $5 - Students
Haltom High School
The Voice of Haltom Presents
Featuring...the Haltom Singers & Haltom Harmony.
May 10th, 2027
7-9 PM
Haltom HS Auditorium
$10 General Public
Richland High School
The RHS Choral Department presents
April 17th, 2027
7-9 PM
Richland HS Auditorium
$10 General Public - $5 Students
Middle School Musicals
TDEA Field Dance/Drill Team Assessment
Fine Arts Department
About Us
Our award-winning programs provide students with a tremendous number opportunities for creating and performing. In this fast-paced world, we encourage you to stay connected with what is happening in BISD Fine Arts through the social media avenues of Facebook and Instagram.
OUR MISSION
Inspiring excellence through artistic performance
We achieve this by creating and performing through collaborative and individual opportunities in art, dance, music, and theatre.
Fine Arts Department Staff
- Mark McGahey, Fine Arts Director
- Josh McGuire, Assistant Fine Arts Director
- Hannah Wood, Administrative Assistant
Mark McGahey, Fine Arts Director
Josh McGuire, Assistant Fine Arts Director
Hannah Wood, Administrative Assistant
Fine Arts Administrative Assistant
Hannah Wood
Email Hannah Wood
Booster Club Info
BISD Booster Club Information

Birdville Band Boosters
Birdville Choir Boosters

Contact Fine Arts Department
Student Fine Arts Programs
- Art in Elementary Schools
- Art: Middle School and High School
- Band
- Cheerleading
- Choir (Choral Music)
- Dance
- Elementary Music
- Private Lessons
- Theatre Arts
Art in Elementary Schools
Elementary Art in BISD
Birdville ISD currently provides elementary art through a talented team of educational aides that travel to 18 elementary schools on a rotational basis. Each student receives approximately 11 art lessons a year. The Rotational Calendar is below.
Birdville Elementary School employees a full-time art instructor as part of its initiative as a fine arts school of specialization. Visual Art Teacher - Nicolette Kaylor
Our Mission
Inspiring excellence through visual arts
We achieve this by teaching students to imagine, aspire, and dream.
- We believe art benefits all students
- We believe that art is a fundamental practice to thinking creatively.
- We believe that creativity leads to improved academic success.
- We believe that participating in the arts builds student confidence.
- We believe art strengthens problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Art helps students become creatively unique individuals.

Art: Middle School and High School
Secondary Art in Birdville ISD
Birdville ISD offers instruction in visual art at all levels. Elementary schools are serviced by a team of art educational aides that travel to each campus on a rotational basis providing approximately 10 art lessons a year to grades K-5.
Each middle and high school is staffed with one or more full-time art specialists. Curriculum includes the study of the elements of art (line, value, texture, color, form, and space) as well as the principles of art (unity, emphasis, balance, variety, movement, and proportion) through designing and creating original artworks. Various media utilized are drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and digital media. Students study the artworks of contemporary and past artists as well as their fellow students.
Birdville artists have a number of opportunities to display their artworks and enter contests such as their campus show, district show, VASE (Visual Art Scholastic Event), Jr VASE, and various community events.
Secondary Art TEKS
High School Art Social Media
Middle School Art Social Media

Band
Band - Instrumental Music Program in Birdville ISD
BISD offers instruction in brass, woodwinds, and percussion in grades 6-12. Students are encouraged to begin instruction in 6th grade and enjoy a continuous, sequential band experience through high school and beyond.
Students begin instruction in homogeneous instrument classes and advance to full band groupings. Because band is a fully curricular academic enrichment course, students learn through a curriculum aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills required by the Texas Education Agency.
Band members have many opportunities to participate in performance activities including concerts, festivals, solo and ensemble contests, and marching band. BISD has a strong tradition of excellence in instrumental music with many awards and recognitions including selection as finalist or winners of many marching and concert band competitions.
Secondary Music TEKS
Middle School Band Social Media
High School Band Social Media

Cheerleading
Cheer in Birdville ISD
The Birdville ISD Cheerleading Program is committed to developing skilled athletes, strong leaders, and positive representatives of their schools and community. Our highly qualified coaches take great pride in providing students with safe, structured, and engaging opportunities to grow through cheerleading.
Students develop skills in motions, jumps, stunts, tumbling, dance, crowd engagement, and performance. Cheerleaders have opportunities to support athletic teams, participate in pep rallies and community events, and represent their campuses in the UIL Spirit State Championships, among other competitions. Tryouts are required for team placement in the spring to help ensure that each student is prepared for the expectations and responsibilities of the program.
Birdville ISD cheerleading emphasizes teamwork, sportsmanship, school spirit, discipline, and personal growth. Through training and performance, students develop important skills, including communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, leadership, time management, and resilience.
Participation in Birdville ISD Cheer provides students with a meaningful opportunities to build lasting relationships, strengthen campus and community pride, and positively represent Birdville ISD both in and beyond the classroom.
Cheer Social Media:
Choir (Choral Music)
Birdville ISD Choral Music
Birdville ISD offers vocal music as an elective from grades 6 through 12. Throughout the curriculum, students are taught to develop strong singing voices with beautiful tone. Music literacy is also a priority with all students learning to read musical notation.
Sixth graders are placed in gender-based groups and introduced to ensemble singing ranging from unison to multiple vocal parts. In grades 7-12, students are grouped in various ability-based ensembles.
Students in choral music have many opportunities to perform both in a group and individually as well as participate in extracurricular activities such as region choir auditions and Solo & Ensemble Contest.
High School Choir Social Media
Secondary Music TEKS
Middle School Choir Sites

Dance
Dance in Birdville ISD
The Birdville ISD Dance Department is a leader in the field of secondary dance education with a diverse, highly qualified faculty that takes great pride in innovation. Birdville ISD also take pride in the excellent dance facilities provided for students. A collaboratively designed curriculum develops well-rounded dancers and fine arts students.
Each school has various levels of classes from beginner to advanced offered as either PE or Fine Arts credit. Students have prolific performance opportunities ranging from department shows to competitive dance teams. Students can participate in JV and Varsity Dance/Drill teams as well as Hip Hop Crews. Auditions are required for competitive teams to ensure proper ability placement aiding in the best experience possible for the student. All programs emphasize individual growth through creative investigation and level-appropriate dance training.
The Birdville ISD Dance Department offers membership opportunities in the highly recognized National Honor Society for Dance Arts. Participation in Birdville ISD Dance provides opportunities for students to develop 21st century skills including communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.

Dance TEKS
Dance Social Media
Elementary Music
Elementary Music
BISD is proud to staff each of our 21 campuses with a highly qualified music specialist that follows a varied and rigorous curriculum for Pre-K through fifth grades. Lessons and activities include lots of singing, playing instruments, and creative movement. Students are also introduced to reading music notation and learning sight singing through the use of solfege.
Each year, all third graders are introduced to ballet with a field trip to see a performance of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. All fourth graders experience opera with an annual performance by the Fort Worth Children's Opera. Finally, all fifth graders experience the grandeur of a full orchestra with a field trip to hear the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at the world-class Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth.
Elementary Music TEKS

Private Lessons
BISD Private Lesson Program
About BISD Private Lesson Program
Birdville ISD Fine Arts is proud to collaborate with professional instrumental and vocal instructors from around the Dallas-Fort Worth area to provide individualized instruction for students participating in band and choir. Realizing the majority of instruction a music student receives on a daily basis is group-based, the ability for a student to receive one-on-one training has proven to provide many benefits including overall accelerated learning.
Students participating in private lessons gain personalized instruction directed specifically at their performance technique. Special attention is also given to additional musical opportunities available beyond the regular classroom curriculum including preparing for solos, ensembles, regional, and state competitions.
Band and choir students are strongly encouraged to participate in the Private Lesson Program. Lessons are scheduled once a week for 25 minutes at a cost of $22.00. For more information, contact your student's band or choir director.

Theatre Arts
Theatre Arts
Birdville ISD is proud to provide theatre instruction for all 6th – 12th grade students as well as a dedicated elementary theatre program at Birdville Elementary Fine Arts School of Specialization. Middle School theatre arts provide students with instruction in class production and an introduction to acting through preparation of monologues, duets, and other scene development. Each middle school participates in the district One-Act Play Festival each year and most produce a musical as well. The High School theatre arts students explore methods of artistic expression, the personnel and organization of the theatre, and the structure of the written play script and technical theatre. Through performance and production, students build on their speaking, writing, and reading skills through the study of acting, directing, and play analysis. High school theatre programs produce multiple performances each year including plays, musicals, and participating in UIL One-Act Play Competition.
Theatre Arts TEKS
High School Theatre Arts Social Media
Middle School Theatre Social Media





