Pride of Pearland Pearland High School Band

Flutes, clarinets, saxes, double reeds

Woodwinds

The detail and the color. Woodwinds carry the fast runs, the ballad melodies, and most of the chairs in the Wind Ensemble.

Woodwind lesson teachers

The sections

Woodwind players marching at UIL Area

Flutes and piccolo

The top of the band. Flutes carry the highest lines on the field and the piccolo cuts through a full stadium.

Section leaders and section rep: coming from the directors.

Clarinets and bass clarinets

The largest woodwind section and the backbone of the concert band sound. Bass clarinets add the floor.

Section leaders and section rep: coming from the directors.

Clarinet player in the Avalon uniform
Two saxophone players performing

Saxophones

Alto, tenor, and baritone. The saxes bridge woodwinds and brass and carry the solos in the show.

Section leaders and section rep: coming from the directors.

Oboes and bassoons

Double reeds live in the concert bands and chamber ensembles, and several of them anchor the cymbal line each fall.

Section leaders and section rep: coming from the directors.

Baritone saxophone player

A year in woodwinds

  • Summer

    Woodwind camp alongside brass camp. Tone, technique, and the opener.

  • Fall

    Marching season, weekly sectionals, region audition music from the first week.

  • Winter

    TMEA region and area auditions, all-state, concert band placement, winter concert.

  • Spring

    UIL concert and sight-reading, solo and ensemble, chamber recitals, spring concert.