All of these young people are involved in music in a variety of ways.
All of them play other instruments, such as the hand bells, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, accordion and strings.
Forty-five play the piano.
Sixty-four take private lessons, and average 6 years of study.

These young people perform with their: bands, marching bands, jazz bands, orchestras, choral ensembles, church choirs, pit orchestras, all-county bands, all-district bands, honors orchestra percussion ensembles, rock & roll bands, hand bell groups, and North Carolina Honors Band.

They have had lead roles in: Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Scrooge, Wizard of Oz, Jesus Christ Superstar, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls, and many, many more.

Thirty-Five students are here for the second time.
Twenty-one, are here for the third time.
Eleven are here for the fourth time.

The majority of these students are in the top 10% of their high school classes academically. The average SAT score of the musicians (old enough to have taken the SAT test) is 1310. While not all schools tell their students their class rank, of just the musicians who knew theirs, 24 are in the top 5% of their class and 9 are ranked number one in their senior class!

Eighty of these students make the honor roll most marking periods.
Fifty-two are in the Honor Society.
In leadership rolls these students are: student government officers, leaders in clubs, athletic team captains, and church leaders.

Numerous students have received Honors and Awards such as:

Sixteen have been to Governors School, 31, to Boys and Girls’ State Eleven have been to All State Orchestra and 2 to the Tanglewood Music Festival. They have been guest soloists with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the Wilmington Symphony, The Charlotte Orchestra, and the Illinois Youth Orchestra. Many, many have earned scholarships to music camps around the state Twenty-Two students are recognized in Who’s Who.

Musicians are Athletes too you know - they compete in: track, cross country, football, basketball, baseball, softball, sailing, paintball, and soccer. Many are cheerleaders and lifeguards and quite a number of members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Other activities that mean a lot to them - Besides Music: Many work in nurseries in their churches.
In school, they’re on math, quiz bowl, and history bowl teams. They’re in Odyssey of the Mind, Spanish Honor Society. They serve on yearbook staffs and student council. Five are merit scholars.

These students were asked to name the person who has been the most important musical influence.
Number One Answer: band director (19)
Other teachers were a close second.
Parents and other family members barely edged out private teachers.

They perform in Community Ensembles - including: community bands and youth orchestras, pit orchestras in musical productions, church choirs and hand bell choirs.

I’M ALMOST DONE!!

Musical Accomplishments that meant the most to them:
One student plays organ at church. Another is an All State cellist, and many teacher private lessons to middle school students. I’m hoping that these young people will be our future music educators!
And My Favorite Answer: "If I had a chance, I’d play my horn, morning, noon, and night.!"

Seniors have been accepted to: Oberlin College, University of Kentucky, Duke, Indiana University, University of Georgia, Duquesne University, NC School of the Arts, Norfolk State University. One has a full scholarship to Manhattan School of Music, and one, to Northwestern University. Many will attend NCSU, UNC-G, ECU, ASU, I’m glad to say, Meredith College, and various community colleges!

They plan to major in:

25 in music education
13 in music performance
5 in education
art history
computer science
math
computer science
biomedical engineering
aerospace engineering
biostatistics
chemistry
5 prelaw
5 premed

Many of these students are driven by a personal desire to achieve and the love of music. They have stated that they have been influenced by many Music Teachers and have developed these skills and a strong work ethic from their School Music Programs!

86% of these students plan to use their musical skills after High School and Graduation!

They know that…

--Music is a lifetime experience!
--Music is important to our lives!
--Music is important in our Schools!