James W. Robinson Secondary School is one of three secondary schools (grade 7-12) in Fairfax County and part of a school system serving 181,000 students in 198 schools. With a student population of 4000, over 1200 Robinson students are enrolled in one or more music classes. In the Robinson pyramid, instrumental music instruction begins in the fourth grade for strings and the fifth grade for band at the six feeder elementary schools, which include Fairview, Laurel Ridge, Terra Centre, Oak View, Union Mill, White Oaks, and Little Run Elementary Schools. The Robinson Secondary School music department has been designated a Blue Ribbon School seven times by the Virginia Music Educators Association.

The music curriculum at Robinson includes twelve concert bands, four jazz bands, marching band, six orchestras, six choirs, music theory and IB music classes, eight guitar classes, and numerous small ensembles. Nine faculty members instruct these classes and performing organizations in Robinson’s Lunsford Hall.

Middle School Bands

A "Sudler Silver Cup" band, the highest honor bestowed on middle school bands, the Robinson Middle School Symphonic Band consistently receives superior ratings at district festivals. The group has appeared at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference three times and has the distinction of performing twice at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois.

High School Bands
As one of the few bands in the United States to hold two Sudler Flags of Honor, the Robinson High School Symphonic Band consistently receives superior ratings in grade VI literature at district festivals and is a 34-year recipient of the Virginia Honor Band award.  Robinson is one of four bands in the VBODA “Hall of Fame” for this accomplishment.They have performed at the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Conference four times as well as at the ASBDA convention and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. The symphonic band is a part of the 180 member "Marching Rams" which performs and competes successfully during the fall season.

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