Music Box students can audition to join our Band Program. We accept applications and hold auditions throughout the year.

Imagine friends, siblings and/or parents playing together, mastering different instruments; or perfect strangers bonding over a favorite song and becoming fast friends. Wether you play keys, guitar, bass, drums or sing - the opportunity to play, learn, make music & perform together is transformative.

  • Bands meet weekly for either a 60- and 90-minute rehearsal

  • Staffed with a dedicated music director, performance coach, booking agent, admin, marketer and manager, the Program features:

    • Over 70 meets (equivalent to over 120 music instruction hours) between rehearsals, recording sessions, team building events & performances every year

    • Multiple Band performances at Music Box schools (Germantown and Collierville), as well as on larger stages around town

    • Aspirational Band Level Tiers (School Band, Concert Band, Show Band and an All-Star Band) with corresponding curriculums & performance requirements

  • Contact us for syllabus, annual calendar of performances, commitments, expectations & program cost

Bands progresses through the Tiers as a unit, but Program administrators may sometimes choose to move band members up and down the Band Tiers individually.

  • Leveling up criteria - built into the Band curriculum

  • Some additional requirements - number of Band performances, songs, leadership hours, etc.  

Music Box believes that there are tremendous benefits to belonging to a Band:

  • Students learn how to work as team, work through challenges as a team and win as a team, while strengthening emotional intelligence skills through positive social interactions

  • Band grows together, building an individual and collective identity, and develops through the experience of various public performances

  • Band members not only perfect their musicianship, but also build onto their self-awareness, communications, leadership and adaptability skills

  • In addition to educators instruction, students learn from and coach each other, reflect on failure and perfect their skills

  • Band practices are a fun and exciting way to make new friends, network and grow as an individual and a musician

From the Band Director - Mr Zeke Wright

“For aspiring musicians, Music Box's bands are such a valuable experience! Growing up in a small town, I wish I'd have had access to such a wide-spanning program for learning, performance, writing, recording, and making good friends. I think that learning to perform with others as a musician is essential, even more so than any amount of individual practice or technical training, and sets students up not only to grow as performers and individuals, but also to become active participants in the local music scene as well.” ~ Zeke Wright. Music Box Band Director.

Learn more about Mr Zeke

 

Sample Local Performance Opportunities