Band Programs
West Forsyth High School offers students three concert band classes and one beginning band class. The bands are divided by difficulty of music performed. West also offers two Jazz Bands, Jazz I and Jazz Combo. The Marching Titans are a competitive marching band comprised of talented musicians who bring heart and soul to Friday Night Lights in addition to competing at various events across the state.
Beginning Band
Beginning Band is a class for students that are starting in band for the first time or that have taken time off from band and would like to get back into band. This band does not perform at concerts.
Concert Band
The Concert Band is open to all students, regardless of age or audition and performs a wide range of music.
Symphonic Band
The Symphonic Band is a mixture of more advanced younger students and older students and performs moderate to advanced band literature.
Wind Ensemble
The Wind Ensemble is the premier, audition-only concert ensemble offered at West Forsyth High School and regularly performs literature in the hardest music difficulty ranking. Students in Wind Ensemble are expected to audition for honor bands and other extracurricular musical events.
Jazz Combo
Jazz Combo is an introduction to performing jazz and improvisation and is recommended for students that have not been in a jazz band before.
Jazz I
Jazz I is an advanced Jazz Band that performs high level literature and placement in this ensemble is by audition only. Students enrolled in Jazz I are required to audition for Western Region Jazz and participate in Jazz Festivals
Marching Titans
The Marching Band provides a “society” and “family” to which all band students can belong. It is a place where they not only learn values and standards but also learn to depend on one another in their pursuit of excellence. Students learn about responsibility, doing their fair share, and sticking to a common goal. They learn to value people, respect their peers, and not make judgments on the superficial. They frequently acquire a stronger base for their adult life than any other avenue open to them when they participate in this ensemble.
Interested in joining Marching Band? Keep an eye on the website as we will add the interest form here for the 2025/2026 season sometime in the spring of 2025. Come join the Marching Titan Family!
Band Awards & Recognition
The West Forsyth Wind Ensemble has performed at the prestigious N.C. Music Educators Convention, where they were recognized as one of the top concert bands in the state. Students from the Concert, Symphonic and Wind Ensemble all regularly make All District and All County Bands, and students from the Wind Ensemble regularly make the N.C. All State Concert Band.
The West Forsyth Jazz I has performed multiple times at the prestigious N.C. Music Educators Convention, where they were recognized as one of the top jazz bands in the state. Students in Jazz I regularly make the Western Region Jazz Band and the N.C. All State Jazz Band.
Other notable achievements include (2022/2023 stats):
34 Students in the WS/FCS All County Band
23 Students in the Western Region All District Band
7 Students in the Western Region Jazz Band
1 Student in the Western Region Orchestra
2 Students in the NC All State Jazz Band
4 Students in the NC All State Concert Band
Multiple Superior Ratings at State Solo & Ensemble Music Performance Adjudication
Superior ratings by the Wind Ensemble & Concert Band at State Music Performance Adjudication
Excellent ratings by the Symphonic Band at State Music Performance Adjudication
Caption and Grand Champion awards by the West Forsyth Marching Band
Atlantic Indoor Association Regional Silver Medalist Winterguard