Located in Maynardville, TN, the Horace Maynard Middle School Band feeds into the award winning Union County High School Band.
The HMMS band program participates in many concerts throught the year, giving our students an opportunity to provide entertaining and supportive events for our local community. The HMMS 7th and 8th grade students also have the opportunity to participate in honor bands, and attend concert festival. Plus, once students are in 8th grade, they can join the Union County High School Marching Band!
No, you do not have to have experience! We start all beginners in 6th grade together. It helps if you have read or played music before, but it is not necessary. We teach everything you need to know, like how to hold and put together your instrument, and how to read music!
If you are in 7th or 8th grade and would like to join, don't worry, you still can! Just come talk to me or your counselor at school.
You can choose from the following:
Flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, or percussion. We have school owned instruments that you are able to borrow for free if necessary, or we also partner with Rush's music in Knoxville to rent instruments if you wanted to have your very own instrument!
The only fee we ask is $20 for the band T-shirt, which we use as our uniform for performances.
Please don't let money be a factor in deciding if band is right for you. We want every student to have an opportunity for a music education. Just communicate with the director!