Honor Bands

Do you love playing music? Do you enjoy meeting new people with a passion for music? Do you embrace challenges well? If so, the honor band experience is for you!

During the winter months, Mr. Allder nominates interested students for three primary honor band programs: Marshall University Honor Bands, West Virginia University Honor Bands, Shepherd University Honor Band, and Southern WV Regional Honor Band. Students who are nominated and accepted then audition for band placement and chair ranking. The audition processes vary, and may be online video submissions or in person try-outs depending on the program.

Performance material is then rehearsed over the course of two days in preparation for a final concert, usually on a Saturday afternoon.

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