The Tyrone Indoor Percussion Ensemble and Indoor Colorguard both placed first in their division at their last competition at East Side Elementary School in Westmont on April 9th.

The Indoor Percussion received a total score of 77.80 and the Colorgaurd earned a score of 68.33.

Band Director David Hock is pleased with what he is seeing from the band in their first season of indoor percussion competition.

“I am very happy and encouraged by how hard these students have been working and how much they really enjoy the activity. Both the indoor percussion and indoor guard have progressed very well this season and I think that says great things about the future of the program,” said Hock.  “The 7-point jumped was somewhat unexpected. We were hoping for a 3-point jump at least, but were very pleasantly surprised to have been given recognition for what they are doing well and how they have improved. I think they deserve it because they have worked very hard this year and come a long way. Of course, we’re not done and we hope to keep increasing our score over the next two weeks.”

The remaining shows for the Indoor Percussion Ensemble are at Johnstown High School and the Chapter 11 championships at Central Cambria.

In the current TIA rankings the percussion is ranked 9th with a 77.80 and the guard is ranked 23nd with a 68.33. The percussion gained five spots and are currently in the top 10 while the guard gained six spots in the rankings.

The Indoor Percussion and Colorguard performs this Saturday at Johnstown High School. The event starts at 10 am, Percussion performs at 1:12, guard performs at 4:30

They will also perform next Saturday, April 23, at the Region 11 Championships at Central Cambria High School in Ebensburg. The event starts at 11:00am. Percussion performs at 12:03, guard performs at 3:53.

The Colorguard will travel to the Atlantic Coast Championships at Wildwood, NJ from April 29- May 1. They will perform in the preliminary round on Friday evening, April 29 at 5:38. If they make it to finals, they will perform again on Saturday between 8 am and 9:15 am.