SVHS Marching Band

Marching Band

The marching band at SVHS performs at all home ball games as well as competitions each year. The band will kick off the competition season by hosting an annual competition at SVHS on September 23rd. After it's own competition, the band will travel to 5-7 different schools to participate in other competitions.

Traditionally, the band will end its season with a competition performance at Marshall University. However, this year, we will be attending a competition at Colerain High School in Cincinnati, OH followed by a trip to Kings Island during the weekend of October 28-29. If you would like to attend this trip, please contact Cliff Patrick or Sandy Hammock. This year's competition show is entitled "Music of the Day".

This year, the marching band is made up of 134 students including:

3 drum majors

24 color guard members

12 percussion members

9 "pit" members

43 woodwinds

43 brass members

Concert Band

The jazz band at Spring Valley High School is made up of mostly upper classmen. The jazz band will perform various concerts throughout the year. The music the jazz band plays varies from style to style with the emphasis on blues. The following is a list of the song selection the jazz band will perform at it's concerts:

The concert band at Spring Valley High School is comprised of three components - Freshman Band, Symphonic Band, and the Wind Ensemble. The freshman band is comprised of all freshman, the symphonic band and the wind ensemble is comprised of the upper classmen. All three of these bands will perform concerts throughout the year as well as play for judges at adjudication. Each of these bands consistently earn superior ratings at adjudication.

The band program at Spring Valley High School is a very successful program. The band members are committed to the band program as well as their other studies at school. The band has many outstanding students that not only excels in music, but also in other academics. Several of the students continue their music career by majoring in music in college.