The Bands
Membership in Wind Symphony is elective and selective. The ensemble will develop advanced musicianship and skills through daily rehearsals and participating in after school concerts and OMEA Adjudicated Events. Music will be selected from many different styles and music periods. Membership in Wind Ensemble includes membership in Marching Band* unless a student is a member of a fall school athletic team or by special permission of the head band director.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor is Required /Audition Required
Membership in Symphonic Winds is elective and selective. The ensemble will develop advanced musicianship and skills through daily rehearsals and participating in after school concerts and OMEA Adjudicated Events. Music will be selected from many different styles and music periods. Membership in Symphonic Band includes membership in Marching Band* unless a student is a member of a fall school athletic team or by special permission of the head band director.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor is Required /Audition Required
Membership in Concert Band is elective and selective. The ensemble will develop advanced musicianship and skills through daily rehearsals and participating in after school concerts and OMEA Adjudicated Events. Music will be selected from many different styles and music periods. Membership in Concert Band includes membership in Marching Band* unless a student is a member of a fall school athletic team or by special permission of the head band director.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor is Required /Audition Required
The Jazz Band program at Davidson is completely voluntary and there are no placement auditions at gain acceptance. Students who participate in Jazz Band register for a class that meets during 0 period for rehearsals. During the first weeks of school, all enrolled students are divided into 2 groups based on instrumentation that meet on alternating days (Monday/Wednesday group and Tuesday/Thursday group). All enrolled students are expected to participate in one massed jazz ensemble on Friday, which will rehearse and perform separate music.
Any wind or percussion students interested in playing with this group MUST be enrolled in one of the concert bands during the school day.
If interested, please speak with Mr. Malone about your participation in this group. We are always looking for rhythm section players (guitar, bass guitar, piano).
Shawn Malone is in his 15th year as a band director at Davidson High School. He spent the first five years as an Assistant Director before taking over the role of Head Director in 2015. Prior to his teaching in Hilliard City Schools, he owned and operated a business in Hilliard which provided music and arts lessons to students of all ages. In his spare time, Shawn enjoys doing ceramics, and spending time with his wonderful family which includes his amazing wife Mary, and their three kids, Michael, Alex, and Lily.
Don Ley
Director
- (614)-921-7200
- Donald_Ley@hboe.org
Donald Ley is in his 28th year in teaching. After spending his first 4 years as the Gahanna Middle School South band director, Don became the Symphonic Band director at Davidson High School and percussion specialist for the Davidson side of the district. Currently, he is the percussion specialist at Davidson, Weaver, and Tharp buildings while being an assistant at all three as well as being the Pep Band Director and percussion ensemble director. He and his wife Nancy have 4 kids, Griffin, Connor, Norah and Ryan and two dogs Eddie and Daisy.
Luke Shultz
Director
- (614)-921-7200
- Luke_Shultz@hboe.org
General Information
Intention Form for 2024-25
It is that time of year again when we begin looking at the future of the Davidson Band Program. As we all get ready to schedule classes for next school year, we hope you will take a moment and complete this Intention Form to alert us of your plans for next year. This is not a firm commitment, but it is helpful to get an accurate picture of what our band program will look like so that we can start the work of planning all aspects off the 2024-25 Davidson Band Program.
All students currently in band are asked to complete the form by February 9th.
Click HERE to complete the Intention Form, or follow the link: https://forms.gle/aGZjYvYQhQ36Yko77