Are you a rising 6th grader interested in band?  Click on the links below for more information, and fill out the registration form to sign up!

Video from Mrs. Mercer and CMS band students.

Video to learn more about instrument choices.

Click here to sign up for 6th Grade band.

Video for parents about the instrument rental program through Edwards Music.

Call or email Edwards Music to set up a rental contract.

Email Mrs. Mercer if you have questions or need more information:  rebeckamercer@johnston.k12.nc.us 

After school practices (optional) will be held every Tuesday from 3:15-4:15.  Students should be picked up in the staff parking lot on the left side of the school. 

Jazz Band will rehearse Tuesday mornings from 7:00-7:40 and Thursday afternoons from 3:15-4:15.  For the morning rehearsals, students may only enter the school through the band room door.   Students should be dropped off (Tuesdays) and picked up (Thursdays) from the staff parking lot.   

Read the CMS Band Handbook HERE. 

Clayton Middle offers band as an elective class that meets during the school day.  Sixth grade band performs in two concerts a year.  Seventh grade band adds the opportunity to perform with the pep band as well as audition for All-County and All-District bands.  Eighth grade band adds community and pep rally performances as well as a trip to Busch Gardens.   

Hello! I have been teaching band in Johnston County since 2001 and have been at CMS since 2005. I am a native of Wayne County, and studied music education at Meredith College. I enjoy teaching students how to read music, play instruments, and become musicians!