Ensembles
The Blue Regiment
The Blue Regiment is the marching band at Jemison High School. It comprises of the majority of the band students at Jemison High School, grades 9-12. This includes musicians, as well as visual performers and auxiliaries. As of 2025, the Blue Regiment has around 110 students involved. The Blue Regiment performs at all JHS football games, and two band competitions per year. The Blue Regiment will be performing at the 2026 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade with the "Rural All-Star Band."
Jemison High School Bands
Wind Ensemble
The Jemison High School Wind Ensemble is the premier performing ensemble within the Jemison band program. This ensemble performs advanced level music throughout the year. The students in this band are regularly selected to perform in the Alabama All State Bands. The Wind Ensemble has received only superior ratings since its inception in 2019.
Concert Band
The Jemison High School Concert Band is another successful ensemble in our program. This ensemble performs easier music than the wind ensemble, but still challenges students and promotes musical growth. This ensemble is often a "next step" for students coming out of middle school band and into high school band, however students 9-12 are represented in both ensembles at Jemison High School.
8th Grade Bands
After beginning band in seventh grade, students are placed in one of two ability-split eighth grade band classes. During seventh grade, students are monitored and assessed throughout the year before being placed in an eighth grade band class. This way, students who need more individualized attention in their second year of band can receive that needed teacher attention, and they are more likely to be successful. One class has a full and balanced concert band instrumentation, and the other class will be slightly smaller with more of a focus on instrument fundamentals and individual attention. Each of these classes works not just on individual skills, but also listening and performing music with an ensemble. Eighth grade bands from Jemison consistently receive superior ratings at our state level music performance assessment (MPA).
Jemison Middle School Bands
Beginner Band
Students can join band at Jemison Middle School in the seventh grade. Intermediate School students can try out different instruments and sign up for band in the spring of their sixth grade year. Students can also join at the beginning of their seventh grade school year. Eighth grade students can also join band, but must speak with their director for more information. Students are scheduled for the woodwind class or the brass and percussion class in 7th grade so they have more individualized instruction. Students learn how to read music, behave and rehearse in a large ensemble, assemble and hold and play their instruments. There are roughly 90 students in the JMS beginner band each year.
