Hosted after school at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif., music students in the HHS Wind Ensembles will be attending the Chabot Wind Band Festival on Feb. 27. The event’s main purpose is to offer...

It was midnight, and I was opening another bag of chips, getting ready to watch more band performances on YouTube. I clicked on a video link, and I was transported to an underground venue, illuminated...

After months of preparation, six marching bands gathered at HHS to perform at the 22nd annual FUHSD Expo. Held on Oct. 11, Expo attracted many attendees, boasting packed stands over the course of the afternoon...

Following band director John Burn’s retirement last school year, Mark Lee accepted the assistant band director position that opened up. In his role, he will be the teacher for Wind Ensemble 2 and co-teacher...

Winter percussion is an indoor drumming activity similar to marching band, but is different in that it is done indoors and without the wind instruments, brass and color guard, percussion director Daniel...

There are numerous sports in the athletic department – including soccer, football and swimming – but marching band is not one of them. Epitaph reporters Mackie Vu and Catherine Yang discuss their views...

Though associate band director Benjamin Scharf only began teaching at HHS in 2020, his musical journey started in his childhood, when he took piano lessons. Scharf later became a percussionist at Lawson...

Concert Band All freshmen musicians begin their high school music journey in Concert Band, freshman Stephen Heller said. For Heller, he said the class is an unfamiliar atmosphere, with the size of it ...

It is often said that practice makes perfect. With its long hours and rigorous schedule, Homestead’s Mighty Mustang Marching Band is always preparing for their next show or competition. The band practices...

Unlike any other year, the California Music Educator Association will be holding their annual festival remotely, due to the pandemic. The festival, which is held annually each spring, is an opportunity...

Sophomore Melody Huang has been part of the Homestead band community since last year and said she finds it hard to be engaged during the course with a lack of opportunities to practice with others. “I...