Senior High School Band

The Craigmont High School Band has a membership of 50-75 students in grades 9-12. The band has earned numerous "Superior" ratings at the regional concert festivals for over 20 years. In recent years, the band was awarded "Best in Class" at music festivals in Dallas, Chicago, and Atlanta. Locally, the Craigmont Band performs at school pep rallies and football games. They march in parades, give several concerts each year, and play for graduation in the Spring.

Several students in the band are also members of The All-West Tennessee Honor Bands, the University of Memphis Honor Bands, the Tennessee All-State Band and Orchestra, the Memphis Youth Symphony, the Bartlett Community Concert Band, and various church orchestras in the Memphis area.

Many graduates of the Craigmont Band program are in the National Honor Society and are ranked at the top of their class. Colleges and universities having offered scholarships and opportunities in music to our graduates include, The University of Memphis, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Vanderbilt University, The University of Indiana, The University of Kentucky, The University of Alabama, Howard University, Grambling University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University, Samford University, Arkansas State University, Harding University, Prairie View A & M University, Agnes Scott College, and the Eastman School of Music.

The Craigmont Band is supported in part by The Craigmont Instrumental Music Association, an active group of dedicated parent boosters.

The Memphis City Schools does not discriminate
in its programs or employment on the basis of race, color,
religion, national origin, handicap/disability, sex, or age.

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