TJ Band

Band is an encore class offered in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. It is taught by Ryan McFall, Richard Williams, and Kevin Blair. Students in band learn to play woodwind (clarinet, flute, et cetera), brass (trumpet, trombone, et cetera), or percussion (snare drum, xylophone, et cetera) instruments. In high school, students can continue band under Kevin Blair. During fall, high school band students participate in marching band, which is an extracurricular club, and in spring, they take concert band, a class. There are two band concerts every year in both middle and high school. Students can also perform in jazz or pep band, which are not classes but clubs. Jazz band is the only one of these available to middle school students. Jazz band host their own concerts, with instruments like keyboard, saxophone, and guitar.