Unprecedented streak continues with 5th grade students playing instruments at Troy (December, 2016) With 80% of the 5th grade playing instruments this year, Troy is bustling with the sounds of music. Congratulations to the 167 band students and 60 orchestra students and their parents for choosing to learn to play musical instruments! This is the fourth year in a row that the number of new 5th graders has been so high. The instrumental music teachers at Troy are Ms. Rebecca Bain and Ms. Katie Holoway.
New trombonists learning about assembly and playing position.
Students and their parents attended a first lesson night to get a good start.
Record Number of Students Perform at Annual Solo and Ensemble Contest (February 12, 2017) The Avon Lake Band represented itself well at the recent OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest at CCC-Parma. Congratulations to the forty-eight soloists and eighteen ensembles that performed. Those receiving a superior rating can be found here: List of Performers
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