Band classes offered at DCMS include 7th grade woodwinds, 7th grade brass & percussion, and 8th grade full band. These performance ensembles meet everyday for 55 minutes. Our students begin taking instrumental instruction in the county’s 6th grade band programs which meet two times a week.
* Average yearly band enrollment = 160 students
* Public performances include 2 hour long concerts (Holiday & Spring) each year.
* Annual participation in the KMEA Concert Band Festival.
* An average of 70 band students per year perform in a the KMEA Solo & Ensemble Festival with an average of 75% earning Distinguished ratings.
*Approximately 30 students audition for All-District band each year resulting in 35% - 50% earning positions in the band.
