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The Longview High School Band is a 5A organization
that has a roster of 200
members. We specialize in military style marching that has
distinguished us from other bands and has been a
tradition here for more than 80 years. We march at football games
and at local parades. During the spring semester we split the body
of students into three bands and play concert literature. During the
concert season we perform to the public four times and we also
participate in UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest later in the second
school term. Every other year the band competes with many other
bands across the nation in a national concert contest. We travel
to sites such as Washington D.C., Orlando Florida, Knoxville Tennessee
and Denver Colorado for those events. In addition to the various
group events we provide the individual performer the opportunity to
compete at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest and also audition for The Texas
Music Educators Region, Area and State bands. The goal of our effort is that we, the directors, are striving to mold young students into
successful, productive adults; teaching them that through determination, diligent
effort, commitment to a team and discipline that each member can achieve
any task that they pursue; to teach our youth how
to play an instrument well enough to enable them to perform with civic
organizations after High School if they so desire or even to become
professionals in the field of music. We teach and believe that
true pride is a byproduct of effort, not assumed because of affiliation,
but self-bestowed after struggle and strife have produced success; that "fun" in band is not
meaningless folly but interaction
with peers and leaders in the process of pursuing excellence. We
want our students to apply these skills to the trials that they will encounter
in the road that lies ahead of them; to be able to step easier through life because of
what they have done in band.
Please feel free to browse the pages listed on the left. We
hope that you will enjoy what you read and see. Any questions,
comments or suggestions can be directed to Longview Band. Thanks for
your interest.
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The Lobo Band won a First
Division at UIL Marching Contest for the 59th
consecutive year. Congratulations Band for
this record performance! Courtney Springs and Laramie Forbes
won first divisions on Solos. Alli Baker, Miranda Hohlt,
and Lauren Lemmon won a first division for a twirling Trio
at UIL Solo and Ensemble last Wednesday in Lufkin.
Congratulations ladies!
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