TRINITY MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS
TRINITY MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS
6th Grade Orchestra | 7th Grade Orchestra | 8th Grade Orchestra | Advanced Orchestra
6th Grade Orchestra
Mrs. Campus
7th Orchestra
Ms. Brendle
8th Orchestra
Ms. Brendle
Advanced Orchestra
Ms. Brendle
TMS is proud to offer 6th-8th grade orchestra classes as well as an advanced enrichment orchestra for students who are seeking higher difficulty repertoire selections and more performance opportunities. Orchestra courses are designed to encourage students to grow in skill and ability on their selected string instrument while also exploring music history and theory concepts. Students establish themselves as musicians in a holistic way through their participation in these classes.
TMS/THS Orchestras Winter Concert: 12/08/25
TMS Advanced Orchestra Adjudications: TBD 2025-2026
TMS/THS Orchestras Spring Concert: 05/13/26
Dress Code For Concerts
Students are expected to wear "Concert Black". Examples: nice button down shirts, black turtlenecks, black blouses, paired with black dress pants/skirts that reach your fingers when your arms are down. Jumpsuits or long dresses are also encouraged. Black shoes including oxfords, boots, loafers, sandals, heels, are all acceptable. Please refrain from wearing sneakers. Colored accents (Red for Winter and Blue for Spring) include ties, hair bows, bowties, jewelry, scarves, nail polish, etc...
Advanced Orchestra is offered for students in 7th and 8th grade (as well as select 6th graders) during Data Block. Acceptance into Advanced Orchestra is based on an audition process at the beginning of the school year. Auditioning students are expected to know the following major scales: C, G, D, A and will play a song for the audition. These audition materials will be judged on the following musical elements: Tone, Rhythm, Pitch, Intonation, and Expression.
The Advanced Orchestra is a newly created ensemble here at the middle school (est 2023) and we look forward to creating more opportunities for the ensemble to perform. In their first year of creation the Advanced Orchestra attended Elementary Recruitment Tours and performed in the TMS Talent Show. The Advanced Orchestra also got adjudicated at Duquesne University in 2025, and was ranked as "Excellent" in their first year.