What military bands can do for your students

Music teachers, did you know that military bands can come to play concerts and give workshops at your school for free?

You can ask for a guest soloist, a small chamber group, to a whole band to perform for your students. 

If you are in the Washington, DC area, read about what the Navy bands offer here and contact them here. The Army bands provides master classes, clinic teams and guest conductors, and you can request their services here.

You can also take your students on field trips to free military concerts. You can find the Navy bands calendar here, the Army bands schedule here, and the Marine bands here.

The "President's Own" Marine band also holds a yearly high school concerto competition where the winner gets a soloist feature with the band, and $2,500.