About the bands of Ragsdale
Located in historic Jamestown North Carolina, the Ragsdale High School Band Program has grown over the years and has a rich tradition of performance excellence. The program has won numerous "superior" ratings at state contests as well as "First Place" and "Grand Champion" awards at marching competitions across North Carolina. Ragsdale Band students are typically top academic performers, many of whom are club leaders and athletes. Our Music students have been offered scholarships and are accepted into the finest colleges.
The Instrumental Music curriculum consists of Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Honors Orchestra, Marching Band, Percussion Ensemble, AP Music Theory, Jazz Band and services approximately 150 students during the academic school year.
The Band plays in a standard series of concerts as well as numerous community service activities. The Performing Ensembles of Ragsdale High School have a high community impact, supporting the local school as well as the state of North Carolina. The Ragsdale Bands and Orchestras annually perform for school events such as Senior Speech night, Commencement, pep rallies, and games.
Ragsdale Music students are also a supportive part of our community and surrounding areas. They play annually for the Salvation Army, the United Way, the Jamestown Christmas Parade, local elementary and middle schools, and for residents of local nursing homes. The various Bands and Orchestras are frequently asked to perform for unique events, such as the Governor’s “Inaugural Parade,” “Jamestown Days,” and local/national TV spots/commercials. Our musicians participated in the “Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas,” where we were named the first “Shrine Bowl Band of Honor” and helped to raise $1.7 Million for the Shriners Hospital.
The Ragsdale Performing Ensembles have been invited to perform all over the country. Travel experiences have been an exciting and enriching part of high school for our students. Thanks to the diligence and hard work of our students, their families and the Instrumental Music Boosters, the Ragsdale Band and Orchestra have traveled to perform at many of the State's major venues, including the Biltmore and Carowinds, as well as other locations in North America, such as Disneyworld and MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida; Six Flags, Georgia and Toronto, Canada; and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Our Music students have had the opportunity to attend master classes presented by musicians from our local colleges and universities, members of the Greensboro Symphony, and other special guests. Tom Sharpe (the drummer from Manheim Steamroller and Dennis DeYoung of Styx), Lindsay Kesselman (Soprano), Tim Hudson (Yamaha Performing Artist), Stephen Pollock and the "New Century Saxophone Quartet," Grace Kennerly (of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute), Nathan Daughtery (Percussion/Composer), The Helios Piano Trio, The John Salmon Trio, and Susan Rider (of the President's Own) have all shared their skills and experiences with the Ragsdale High School students.
The Instrumental Music curriculum consists of Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Honors Orchestra, Marching Band, Percussion Ensemble, AP Music Theory, Jazz Band and services approximately 150 students during the academic school year.
The Band plays in a standard series of concerts as well as numerous community service activities. The Performing Ensembles of Ragsdale High School have a high community impact, supporting the local school as well as the state of North Carolina. The Ragsdale Bands and Orchestras annually perform for school events such as Senior Speech night, Commencement, pep rallies, and games.
Ragsdale Music students are also a supportive part of our community and surrounding areas. They play annually for the Salvation Army, the United Way, the Jamestown Christmas Parade, local elementary and middle schools, and for residents of local nursing homes. The various Bands and Orchestras are frequently asked to perform for unique events, such as the Governor’s “Inaugural Parade,” “Jamestown Days,” and local/national TV spots/commercials. Our musicians participated in the “Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas,” where we were named the first “Shrine Bowl Band of Honor” and helped to raise $1.7 Million for the Shriners Hospital.
The Ragsdale Performing Ensembles have been invited to perform all over the country. Travel experiences have been an exciting and enriching part of high school for our students. Thanks to the diligence and hard work of our students, their families and the Instrumental Music Boosters, the Ragsdale Band and Orchestra have traveled to perform at many of the State's major venues, including the Biltmore and Carowinds, as well as other locations in North America, such as Disneyworld and MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida; Six Flags, Georgia and Toronto, Canada; and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Our Music students have had the opportunity to attend master classes presented by musicians from our local colleges and universities, members of the Greensboro Symphony, and other special guests. Tom Sharpe (the drummer from Manheim Steamroller and Dennis DeYoung of Styx), Lindsay Kesselman (Soprano), Tim Hudson (Yamaha Performing Artist), Stephen Pollock and the "New Century Saxophone Quartet," Grace Kennerly (of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute), Nathan Daughtery (Percussion/Composer), The Helios Piano Trio, The John Salmon Trio, and Susan Rider (of the President's Own) have all shared their skills and experiences with the Ragsdale High School students.