Pride in Excellence and Attitude

Welcome to the Marching Band Family!!! You have all made a commitment that I guarantee will be a life changing experience for each and every one of you. The McDowell Marching Band has a rich tradition of pride and excellence that you are now a part of. There will be many days that will challenge you, but I promise it will pay off in the end. The staff will push you to your limits and ask you to give 110% all of the time. You will be amazed at the incredible skill you will develop and how awesome performing with the band will make you feel! By joining the marching band, you have made a commitment to the others in the band to do your best! Be reliable, be prepared and work hard! If we all do this, we are on our way to making the McDowell Marching Band the best it can be!

During your time as a McDowell Marching Band member, you will have the opportunity to perform in many great places as well as make friends of a lifetime. Now it is time to get ready for the ride, and hold on tight because it will be over before you know it.

At McDowell High School, we have the opportunity to have some of the best marching band instructors in the area working with our students. They are wonderful people who will push our students to achieve their absolute best. The staff has a wealth of experience in the marching and musical arts and always has the student’s best interest at heart. I’m sure you will enjoy getting to know them and seeing how they work with the students.

Sincerely,

Jerry Anderson
McDowell Marching Band Director

The McDowell Band chooses to participate in Competitive Marching Band due to its educational benefits. We compete in the Lakeshore Marching Band Association (LMBA). Competitions are not like a basketball game where the team that puts the ball in the hoop the most wins. It is a subjective activity that is the opinion of 7 judges on any given night.  The band staff will talk very little about winning and losing. What they will talk about is making our band the best it can be on a daily basis trying to make our LMBA Championship performance the best ever.  

2022 LMBA Show Schedule is now available: https://lmba.us/shows 

The following is a list of years we took home first place (in our class) at the final competition of the season:

• • • 1989 Class AA

    • 1991 Class AAA

    • 1992 Open Class

    • 1994 Open Class

    • 2001 Class AAA

    • 2002 Class AAA

    • 2008 Open Class

    • 2009 Open Class

    • 2014 Open Class

    • 2017 Open Class

    • 2018 Open Class

    • 2019 Open Class

    • 2021 Open Class

    • 2022 Open Class

    • 2023 Open Class