JOIN THE MARCHING BAND

The Gilbert High School band program, under the skillful leadership of Director Ron André, has been recognized as one of the top high school marching bands in the nation. The Tiger Pride Marching Band performs in the stands and during halftime at Gilbert High School varsity football games, and participates in competitions in Arizona and California.

In addition, the Tiger Pride has been invited to participate in regional and national events including the Rose Bowl Parade, the Waikiki Holiday Parade, and the Presidential Inaugural Parade. They have traveled as far as Dublin, Ireland for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and on January 1, 2023, the Gilbert Tiger Pride Marching Band once again participated in the London New Year's Day Parade.

We hope that when the time comes to register for fall classes, marching band will be included on your schedule! If you have questions about joining the Gilbert Tiger Pride Marching Band for the fall season - our program, parent involvement, fees, time commitment, band camp, anything at all - please contact: Director of Bands Ronald André at ronald.andre@gilbertschools.net

Every band student at Gilbert High School performs in one of three concert bands: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, or Wind Ensemble. Each ensemble has its own class period, and performs in several concerts each year. Band students also have the option to join the Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and Marching Band. Many band students participate in their mandatory concert band class along with one or more of these elective band ensembles.

Our Gilbert High School concert band musicians are known for their positive energy, relentless pursuit of performance excellence, strong scholastic commitments, involvement in most every club and sport offered at Gilbert High School, and high academic achievement.

It has become increasingly clear that music education plays a critical role in both academic and personal development. Among other things, it helps develop language and reasoning, increases coordination, promotes a sense of achievement, helps on SAT scores, teaches discipline, and builds self-confidence.

The Gilbert High School (GHS) Color Guard is a non-musical section of our program that provides additional visual aspects to the marching bands performance. They perform alongside the marching band at football games and most guards regularly compete in competitions during the fall. The purpose of the color guard is to interpret the music that the marching band or drum and bugle corps is playing via the synchronized spinning of flags, sabers, rifles, the air blade, and through dance.

In addition to marching band, they also perform during the Winter Season.

Your Gilbert Band Booster board provides as many opportunities as possible to raise funds to help cover the costs of the marching band, winter guard, and winter drumline programs. Fundraisers and dates subject to change. Please always read your emails from the boosters for current fundraising information. For more information regarding current fundraisers, please contact: Misty Fernandez at GBBFundraiser@gmail.com

The Gilbert Tiger Pride Marching Band has been recognized as one of the top high school bands in the nation, and is regularly invited to represent Gilbert and the state of Arizona in regional, national, and even international events. Your company’s affiliation with this program will serve your business not only by exposing it to hundreds of families; it associates your business with a superior music program with a tradition of excellence. We offer several sponsorship packages.

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Sponsorships are a general AND individual fundraiser, earning money both for the band and for individual fees.

For more information, contact our Public Relations Chair at GBBPublicRelations@gmail.com

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