🎵 Westbury High School Band Program 🎵
The Westbury High School Band Program is committed to developing the musical skills and artistic potential of young musicians through high-quality performance experiences. Comprised of talented and dedicated wind and percussion students, membership in the program is earned through a competitive audition process.
In addition to our vibrant marching and concert band seasons, our students actively participate in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region and All-State Band auditions. We proudly represent our school in the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest, showcasing our commitment to musical excellence.
Our ensembles regularly travel to perform in public events and tour cities, colleges, and universities—exposing students to post-secondary opportunities and professional-level performances. Highlights of our recent performances include the 2022 Astros World Series Parade and the Houston Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Beyond musicianship, the Westbury Band Program emphasizes discipline, teamwork, and character development. Through music, our students learn to apply structure, responsibility, and leadership to their everyday lives. Our mission is to build not only exceptional musicians, but also confident, well-rounded individuals.
Marching Band
This ensemble provides the opportunity for students to develop the musical skills needed to play in a large ensemble. The Marching Band is traditionally a large band, and plays a stylistic repertoire of upbeat popular music. This is a rigorous feat that requires strength and conditioning along with exceptional playing ability. Students spend time developing coordination with moving on or off the field and playing their instrument. This ensemble plays at Football Games, Pep Rallies, and Parades. Members of the Marching Band are expected to maintain appropriate conduct and passing grades in their Art Area and academic classes. They must demonstrate consistent improvement in their instrumental performance skills in the context of a large ensemble, and demonstrate knowledge and application of proper rehearsal and performance behavior. This ensemble rehearses every other day for 90 minutes.
Concert Band
The Concert Band is traditionally a large band, and performs music appropriate for that instrumentation. This ensemble plays at events such as UIL Concert and Sight reading and All-Region. Members of the Concert band Band are expected to maintain appropriate conduct and passing grades in their Art Area and academic classes. They must demonstrate consistent improvement in their instrumental performance skills in the context of a large ensemble, and demonstrate knowledge and application of proper rehearsal and performance behavior. This ensemble rehearses every other day for 90 minutes.
Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion Technique
These classes are grouped by instrumental family. Students will develop their technical and musical skills and increase knowledge of the repertoire on their instrument. The class focuses on playing skills in small chamber music and solo settings. All skills and materials covered in this class will be directly applicable to performance in a large ensemble. Topics to be covered include appropriate physical warm-up to prevent injury, good tone production, development of good practice habits, development of listening skills, development of musical expression on your instrument, development of facility in all keys on your instrument, and selection of repertoire. All students will perform for their peers as well as work with specialists on their instrument. This class meets every other day for 90 minutes.