Through performances at band events, football games, and parades, the Ashworth Band, under the leadership of Mr. Laramie Rodriguez, serves as a very visible facet of Ashworth Middle School. The Band is made up of just over 150 students, or about 30% of the student population at Ashworth.
All students take part in a curricular band class:
6th Grade Woodwinds/Percussion
6th Grade Brass
7th Grade Woodwinds/Percussion
7th Grade Brass
8th Grade Woodwinds/Percussion
8th Grade Brass
Performing ensembles are as follows:
8th Grade Symphonic Band
7th Grade Concert Band
6th Grade Beginning Band
Drumline
Jazz Ensemble
Colorguard
The AMS Band is supported by its band parent organization, the Ashworth Middle School Band Boosters, Inc. This organization involves parents to help fund the activities and events the band takes part in, as well as funding for instrument repairs, purchases, and the purchase of new music.
All students take part in a curricular band class:
6th Grade Woodwinds/Percussion
6th Grade Brass
7th Grade Woodwinds/Percussion
7th Grade Brass
8th Grade Woodwinds/Percussion
8th Grade Brass
Performing ensembles are as follows:
8th Grade Symphonic Band
7th Grade Concert Band
6th Grade Beginning Band
Drumline
Jazz Ensemble
Colorguard
The AMS Band is supported by its band parent organization, the Ashworth Middle School Band Boosters, Inc. This organization involves parents to help fund the activities and events the band takes part in, as well as funding for instrument repairs, purchases, and the purchase of new music.
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The director, Mr. Laramie Rodriguez, who also attended Ashworth as a student, is a Gordon Central High School graduate, received his bachelor's degree in Music Education from the Kennesaw State University School of Music and his master's degree in Instrumental Conducting from The American Band College of Sam Houston State University.
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