It’s never too late to start!

Whether you like to sing a song, dance a cadence, twirl a flag, string a bow, blow a horn, beat a drum… you name it, we got it!

During school, after school, in large groups, in small ensembles, in free flow, or composed, there are many opportunities to be part of the music environment of Peters Township.

Check out our programs. We personally invite you to sing, dance, twirl, string, blow, or beat along!

PTMB Events

Upcoming Performances

PTHS Marching Band

Marching Band

The PTHS Marching Band is an exciting way to perform and travel, across the region, with a group of talented students. For over 50 years the marching band has entertained in parades, halftime shows, band festivals, and national competitions. The marching band is also an excellent leadership opportunity with students chosen as drum majors, section leaders, and instrumental/Color Guard captains. It is comprised of instrumentalists from 8th to 12th grades, Color Guard performers from 9th to 12th grades, and managers from 9th to 12th grades.

Directed by Mr. David Young and Mr. John MacKay. Interested and eligible students should contact Mr. David Young.

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Wind Symphony

The PTHS Wind Symphony is the advanced band in our instrumental department. Students are primarily in 11th & 12th grade and have demonstrated a skill level appropriate to the difficulty required for this ensemble. Students are selected into this ensemble via audition, have demonstrated an adequate skill level while being members of the concert band, or are promoted based on the instrumental needs of the ensemble. Seating auditions occur in the fall, and top performers are recommended for PMEA Honors and District band festivals.

As with all ensembles, the this group usually travels to a national adjudication festival every two years. Directed by Mr. David Young.

Concert Band

Concert Band

The PTHS Concert Band is comprised of band instrumentalists in grades 9 – 12. Participating students can continue refining their technical skills and expand their musical repertoires. Opportunities exist for students to perform as soloists, in trios, in quartets, and in County, District, and Regional band festivals. Concert Band typically performs two concerts during the year.

As with all ensembles, this group usually travels to a national adjudication festival every two years. Directed by Mr. David Young.

Jazz Band

Jazz Band

The PTHS Jazz Band is an advanced jazz ensemble that performs music from several genres of jazz and commercial music. Students are selected through an audition. The band includes saxophones, trumpets, trombones, drums, guitar, bass, and keyboards. Students learn the jazz idiom as well as improvisational playing. The band also usually travels every two years and performs in local community events each year.

This curriculum band rehearses every day. The director recommends students who demonstrate excellent skills for PMEA Honors jazz and other extra-curricular opportunities. Directed by Mr. David Young.

Orchestra

Orchestra

The PTHS Orchestra is comprised of violinists, violists, cellists, and double bassists in grades 9-12. There are no prerequisites for membership, however the majority of students started playing a string instrument in elementary school and progressed through middle school ranks to the high school level.

The orchestra performs annual concerts, local community events, and usually travels every two years to a national adjudication festival.

Directed by Mr. Stephen McGough.

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Room 100 A capella Adrenaline

This course is a vocal ensemble for building high level performance in contemporary a cappella singing. It is open to students in grades 10-12 who have successfully auditioned. The ensemble will perform, analyze, and research popular music of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Students will learn a variety of vocal styles using appropriate tone quality, intonation, diction, rhythms, musicianship, and microphone technique for performing a cappella, commercial/pop music. In addition to the vocal experience, this class will equip the student with basic music literacy skills – clefs, notes, staves, keys, rhythm. Focus parts are: Vocal Percussion, Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, and Bass. Performing is a key part of this ensemble.

Directed by Mr. Ryan Perrotte.

Symphonic Choir

Symphonic Choir

Symphonic Choir is the advanced mixed choir and performs all styles of choral literature. Study includes vocal techniques, as well as, music reading, music theory, music history and a survey of the vast choral repertoire. Several performances are presented each year and frequently the choir performs in festivals and adjudication festivals.

Opportunities exist for qualified students to perform as soloists, in trios, quartets and in County, District, Honors, Regional and All-State chorus festivals. Directed by Mr. Ryan Perrotte.

Mixed Choir

Mixed Choir

Mixed Choir is a performing ensemble primarily for freshmen. Vocal technique, music reading, IPA and increased musical awareness are stressed. Traditional, popular, jazz, folk, and Broadway selections are performed. This group performs independently and with the other choirs at least twice per year, and serves as a preparatory experience for membership in Concert and Symphonic Choirs.

Opportunities exist for qualified students to perform as soloists, in trios, quartets and in County, District, Honors, Regional and All-State chorus festivals. Directed by Mr. Ryan Perrotte.