The Lost Mountain Middle School Band program is a comprehensive instrumental music education for students in grade 6-8 at Lost Mountain Middle School and consists of approximately 430 students.

Like all Cobb County Schools, LMMS students begin playing wind or percussion instruments in the fall of 6th grade in our “Beginning Band” and are divided into one of the four “like-instrument” classes for the entire 6th grade year (high brass class, low brass class, single reed class, or flute/double reed/percussion class). Students are then placed into either an intermediate or advanced band class for the 7th and 8th grade school year based on playing assessments, effort, and attitude. All band classes at LMMS meet daily for 50 minutes as part of the traditional scheduling system.

The LMMS 7th and 8th Grade Bands consistently earn “Superior” ratings at GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluations and students consistently audition and earn chairs each year in the GMEA District 12 Honor Band, Clinic Band, and the Georgia All-State Band. The LMMS Symphonic Band was created in 2007 through the combination of the 8th Grade Advanced Band with students selected from the 7th Grade Advanced Band class. This ensemble performs several concerts throughout the school year and rehearses together primarily on Thursday mornings prior to the start of the school day. Most recently, the LMMS Symphonic Band performed via invitation at The University of Georgia’s Middle School Band Festival in December, 2008.

In addition to earning membership in several of the student performing ensembles that exist throughout the Metro Atlanta area, many LMMS band members also choose to participate in the GMEA District 12 Solo & Ensemble Festival, ENCORE Summer Music Camp, Cobb County Summer Band Camp, the University of Georgia “Mid-Fest” Clinic, and many of the LMMS extra-curricular ensembles such as the Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band, Clarinet Choir, Flute Choir, Brass Choir, and/or Electronic Music Club.

The LMMS Bands are proud to be a feeder program to the Harrison High School (David W. Vandewalker and Joshua H. Ray -directors) , Hillgrove High School (Chris Ferrell and Patrick Erwin= directors) , and McEachern High School ( Jeff Harper, Cecilia Cicco, and Brittany Knight =directors) band programs. In addition, dozens of past LMMS band students are currently members of the band programs at North Cobb, Campbell, South Cobb, Wheeler, and Kennesaw Mountain High School where they take part in the Cobb County School District Magnet School program.