Students learn standard concert band instruments in small and large group settings.
Many band students earn positions in the All-City Bands and District Band. Using the method books from The Standards of Excellence series, and individual solos and ensembles, CMS band students prepare for successful concerts a few times each year. This year the 8 th grade Concert Band has been selected to participate in the creating of a commissioned work for Middle School bands by a composer with the American Forum of New Band Music. Check back here to follow the progress of this exciting venture. The band instructor, Mrs. Gugler, has a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Instrumental Music from Virginia Commonwealth University and post graduate courses from Old Dominion University.