We offer Band classes for Grades 7-12 students at McTavish. In the 2021/2022 school year, 106 students were enrolled in Band across all grades!

Each year our Band students have the opportunity to perform locally in various contexts including our annual Winter and Year End Concerts (held at the school), the McTavish Remembrance Day Assembly, and the Oilsands Rotary Music Festival.

Students will also have the opportunity to travel if they choose. In the past our Bands have performed in New York City (2019), Ottawa (2017), Montreal (2017), Disneyland (2013 and 2015), Calgary (2018), Edmonton (2014, 2016, and 2018), and Red Deer (2022). Each trip is planned around a Music Festival where our musicians will participate in clinics, adjudication, and performances.

Jazz Band is open to students in all grades, and happens every Monday after school from 3:30 - 5:00pm! Students in Jazz Band will have the opportunity to perform in concerts, pep rallies, fundraisers, and other local events.

Students in high school can earn credits for their participation in Jazz Band through enrolling in Instrumental Jazz 15/25/35.