Marching Band

The McGavock Marching Band has a long and rich tradition of excellence. The marching band consists of students from grades 9-12 and rehearses in the summer and fall months.  The band performs at home football games and usually4-5 contests around the region and country and hosts the annual Music City Invitational which awards the prestigious Mayors Cup Trophy.

McGavock is a 25- time TN state marching champion, a 12 time Grand Champion at the prestigious Contest of Champions, a 5 time Bands of America Grand National Finalist, and a 3 time Bands of America Regional Champion along with many other accolades and championships.

Color Guard

The McGavock Band Color Guard is a non-musical section that provides additional visual aspects to the marching band’s on-field performance.

They perform alongside the marching band at football games and in competitions during the Fall. The purpose of the color guard is to interpret the music that the marching band is playing via the synchronized spinning of flags, sabres, rifles, or through dance. The color guard uses different colors and styles of flags to enhance the visual effect of the marching band as a whole.

Wind Ensemble

The McGavock Wind Ensemble is the premier concert ensemble at the school and is know around the region for excellence.

The Wind Ensemble consists of the top players in Grades 10 -12 and rehearses during 3A block. Performing Grade VI literature, the group consistently receives Superior ratings at the MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival and performs 3 public concerts throughout the year. The ensemble was selected to perform at the TMEA State Conference in the spring of 2017.  This group is by audition only and the students are required to prepare their music outside of class.

Symphonic Band

The McGavock Symphonic Band consists of students from Grade 9 -12 and rehearses during 3B and 4A block.  Performing Grade IV literature, the group consistently achieves Superior ratings at the MTSBOA Concert and Sight Reading Festival. The band performs 3 public concerts during the school year.

Indoor Winter Percussion and Performance Ensemble

The McGavock Winter Drumline serves the percussion and color guard students with an off season indoor performance opportunity. Wind members are also elegible for certain positions when needed. The goal of the ensemble is to advance the percussion and color guard students performance abilities during the winter months and to push the marching band performance level even higher. The group is by audition and represents the school throughout the state and region. The group was name WGI World Championship finalists in 2018.