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MUSICIANS

Marching Band, Concert Band, and Color Guard Tri-M Music Honor Society
Fred Steiner, Teacher Fred Steiner, Advisor
Marching Band and Color Guard concert band festivals, and occasionally The Tri-M Music Honor Society is a
students receive either year-round PE travels nationally. Recent destinations high school music honor society and
credit or year-round fine arts credit. The have been Honolulu and New Orleans. a program of the National Association
PVPHS Marching Band and Color Guard Color Guard students receive either for Music Education. The society is
are an important part of the school’s year round PE credit or year round fine designed to recognize students for
football game experience. They perform arts credit. They meet five days a week their academic and musical
in the stands during the games to as a class and are an integral part of achievements and to provide
provide entertainment and support team the Marching Band by providing team leadership and service opportunities
spirit. At home games, they perform a spirit and entertainment at the school’s to young musicians. To be eligible for
halftime show. Marching Band convenes football games. At home games, Color membership, students must maintain
a few weeks before school starts, giving Guard joins Marching Band to perform an A average in their music classes,
students the opportunity to practice the field show routine at halftime a B average in all of their academic
field maneuvers to music for the field utilizing props such as rifles and tall courses and successfully complete
show. Once the school year begins, the flags. Color Guard, along with Marching at least one year in a school music
band and color guard rehearse once a Band, convenes a few weeks before class, as well as be presently enrolled
week after school through the beginning school starts allowing the students the in a music course at PVPHS.
of December when they conclude opportunity to practice field maneuvers
their season with a performance in the to music for the field show. Students
Peninsula Holiday Parade. are required to practice one afternoon
per week after school. Winter Guard is
The Marching Band becomes a Concert the continuation of Color Guard in the
Band after the fall season ends. The spring when this group breaks away
Concert Band performs two or three from the Marching Band to compete as
evening concerts a year, travels to a stand-alone unit.

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