Created in 1991, ATSSB is an organization dedicated to promoting the interests of small school (Class AAA and smaller) bands in the state of Texas. The focus of ATSSB is on serving the needs of small school band students, directors, parents, and administrators. ATSSB meets twice each year in General Session - once in February and once in July. In addition, the ATSSB All-State Bands rehearse and perform in San Antonio in February. ATSSB Active Membership is open to any director or assistant director of a class AAA, AA or A high school or a class C/CC middle school that feeds a AAA or smaller high school or a private middle school. Each year, ATSSB hosts an audition process to select two high school all-state bands and a jazz band

Jazz band

A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...

. Membership is limited to band directors and assistant directors in high schools which the University Interscholastic League

University Interscholastic League

The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....

classifies as AAA or below, or middle schools feeding into such high schools.

2010 All State Bands

Jazz Ensemble
Alto Saxophone
Anna Roenigk, Wimberley
Zachary Crosby, Prosper
Tenor Saxophone
Catelyn Gentry, Kirbyville
Mitchell Martin, Gainesville
Baritone Saxophone
Christine McIntyre, Decatur
TRUMPET
Hailey Furr, Farmersville
Garrett B. Holland, Kountze
Dylan Drake, Anahuac
Alexander Pharmakis, Eustace
Mario Garza, Jr., Rio Hondo
PIANO
Pat Jacobson, St. Michael’s Catholic
TROMBONE
Cody Akors, China Spring
Caleb Gentry, Kirbyville
Emma Gibson, Wimberley
Kolton Hughes, Buna
BASS TROMBONE
Shay Tuttle, Decatur
GUITAR
Jimmy Depoy, Fredericksburg
BASS GUITAR
Travis Rodgers, Farmersville
DRUMS
Jose Barrera, Hidalgo
Daniel Robertson, Princeton

Concert Band
PICCOLO
Michelle Thompson, Spring Hill
FLUTE
Guadalupe I. Latigo, Progreso
Christie Renfro, Alvarado
Michelle Thompson, Spring Hill
Jiyun Chun, Ranchview
Tiffany Ruizo, Center
Heather E. Walraven, Canton
Selah Ramsey, Stanton
Alanna Langston, Kennedale
Cady Rusnak, Mexia
Amy Rousselot, Greenwood
OBOE
Lauren Cordani, George West
Hillary Rousselot, Greenwood
Rebecca Luedeker, Bellville
BASSOON
Megan Sitzman, Greenwood
Joey Trench, Luling
BriAnn Parker, Princeton
SOPRANO CLARINET
Shyla Tatsch, Fredericksburg
CLARINET
Zachary Miller, New Waverly
Brooke Montoya, Sanger
Deanna Ahr, Lytle
Tara Sutton, Venus
Hannah Robles, Robstown
Jose Angel Aguilar, Hidalgo
Emily Ashcraft, Honey Grove
Jinnie Pratt, Madisonville
Shyla Tatsch, Fredericksburg
Julie Gutierrez, Ozona
Alyssa Reeves, Whitewright
Chera Claunch, Bridgeport
Brittany Haynes, Kennedale
Adriana Reyes, Greenwood
Marina Rae Dominguez, Hondo
Emily Lange, Canyon Lake
Amy Elizabeth Smith, Shallowater
Shelby Jeffcoat, Hardin-Jefferson
Kelsi Williams, Andrews
Natalie Mattila, Tarkington
BASS CLARINET
Ashlee Hillin, Buna
Jonathan Pratt, Gatesville
Maria Aleman, Valley Mills
Justus Wappel, Needville
Ruby Boone, Cuero
ALTO CLARINET
Margaret Nabors, De Leon
Hannah Thomas, Tahoka
Brittany Ward, Industrial
CONTRABASS CLARINET
Nichelle L. Rieber, Comfort
Joanna Ortiz, Bridgeport
Alicia Bermea, Farwell
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Javier Dubón, Burnet
Adriana Gomez, Colorado
Allen Glenn Andrus II, Anson
Jayson Eckert, Athens
Desiree McDonald, Gatesville
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Eduardo Cavazos, Progreso
Michael Naizer, Commerce
Tanner Earnest, Greenwood
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Michael Loudermilk, China Spring
Troy Everett Walden, Fredericksburg
Juan Navarro, Gladewater
FRENCH HORN
Ismael Valladares, Palestine
Kelly Pahl, Legacy Christian
Chris Clark, Jacksboro
Rusty Ryan Holmes, Warren
Rebecca Schneider, Flatonia
Alec Bennington, Paradise
Elisabeth Thomason, Milano
John Butler, La Feria
Jordan Garcia, St. Joseph Academy
Salvador Tinajero, Port Isabel
TRUMPET
Jamie Graves, Whitesboro
Troy Laznovsky, Port Isabel
Adan Martinez, Fabens
Swagat Parajulee, Lubbock-Cooper
Clifford S. Morrison, Hughes Springs
Jonathan Chapman, Greenwood
Kyler Wiggins, Memphis
Anndra Beth Harrell, Kaufman
Jake Balmain, Hooks
Ashee Brunson, Florence
Matthew Swartz, Smithville
Ruth Ruby Caballero, Madisonville
Moises Castillo, McGregor
Jacob Peacock, Whitney
Suehay Rios, Hidalgo
TROMBONE
Jerry Borja, Commerce
Christopher Viesca, Pearsall
Trent Kelley, Quitman
Engelbert Almanza, Hidalgo
Mathew Santiago, Monahans
Jonathan T. Monroe, Port Isabel
Adrian Quintanilla, Brownfield
Stuart Badeaux, Kountze
DeWae A. Polk, Carlisle
Philip Crandell, Concordia Academy
Kyle W. Grayson, Port Isabel
Zachory McAlister, George West
BASS TROMBONE
Aaron McLaughlin, Argyle
Mason Egger, Needville
Taylor Strauss, Yoe
EUPHONIUM
Armstrong Nworka, Ranchview
Cameron Parrish, Hirschi
Christopher Rangel, Stafford
James Giffin, Greenwood
Andrea Castillo, Colorado
TUBA
Charles Hill, Lubbock-Cooper
Jasper White, Palestine
Mykel Byersmith, Vernon
Steven Cyrus Rodriguez, Crystal City
Christian Gonzales, Monahans
Jonathan Clark, Argyle
Jaime Hernandez, Troy
Alex Pruzon, Rosebud-Lott
Caleb Weaverling, Greenwood
Danielle Welch, S&S
PERCUSSION
John-David Rodgers, Union Grove
Josh King, Lorena
Morgan Wallace, Clifton
Joe Isaac Arriazola, Pearsall
Kate Walker, Argyle
Derek Howell, Merkel
Tony Samarripa, Greenwood
Robert Griffith, Levelland
Tony Muhs, Port Isabel
Adrian Alaniz, Lubbock-Cooper

Symphonic Band
PICCOLO
Ianelly Galan, Hidalgo
Sarah Leon, Clint
FLUTE
Kimberly Akin, Atlanta
Sara Bates, Palestine
Elizabeth Baker, Greenwood
Ianelly Galan, Hidalgo
Brandi Elder, Commerce
Tirzah L. Claus, Rio Hondo
Jacquelyn Guevara, Rio Hondo
Millie Nishikawa, Kinkaid (Houston)
Sarah Leon, Clint
Courtney Klapp, Argyle
OBOE
Stephen Lopez, Lake Worth
Scott Pounds, Westwood
BASSOON
Jonathan Turner, New Boston
Alaina Inman, Mexia
CLARINET
Cesar Palacio, Prestonwood Christian
Calvin Berg, Greenhill School
Christi Haines, Palestine
Marissa Ruehle, Bellville
Robyn Judd, Reagan County
Stefano Tagliaferri, Bowie
Kelsey Head, Brownsboro
Ismael Beltran, Clint
Erika Gonzalez, La Vega
Leighandra Guenther, Kermit
Joseph I. Lewis, Kennedale
Natalie Robbins, Krum
Sara Runyan, Kountze
Maricruz Bustamante, Crystal City
Erica N. Krzywonski, Port Isabel
Kaitlin Schutte, Hooks
Mary Elizabeth Smith, Alvarado
Kimberly Plants-Paris, New Diana
Brenda Chavez, Gatesville
Kelsey Curry, Crane
BASS CLARINET
Kayla Chitty, Van
Liset Najera, Crane
Bobby Fabian, Monahans
April Taylor, Bridgeport
David Chambers, Farmersville
ALTO CLARINET
Gerzon Rodriguez, Howe
Kayla Mangum, Kountze
CONTRABASS CLARINET
Ashley Conner, Palestine
Reed Singletary, Madisonville
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Colin A. Minkler, Port Isabel
James Smith, Fredericksburg
Benjamin Donnell, Levelland
Kyle L. Fischer, Pleasant Grove
Jordan Tyrone Bolin, Commerce
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Daisy Wallace, Gladewater
Owen Foster, Caldwell
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Jared Chapman, Burkburnett
Eloy F. Ramirez, Clint
FRENCH HORN
Daniel Hawkins, Brownsboro
Jacob Summersgill, Shallowater
Taylor Cook, Howe
James Pace, Brownsboro
Courtney Rutledge, Monahans
Grant Wilder, Kinkaid (Houston)
Lauren Fritz, Shallowater
Jennifer Ramon, La Vernia
Jordan Tucker, Bangs
John Stacy, Greenwood
TRUMPETZane Brown, Memphis
Grant Gossett, Van
Michael Nichols, Sabine
Stephen Isaac Allday, Atlanta
Ash Gimler, Athens
Jaxson Taylor, Argyle
Jon T. Skoruppa, Orange Grove
Dylan Janak, Canyon Lake
Jessica Boren, Tom Bean
Cameron Edwards, North Hills
Andrew T. Wilson, Canton
Billy Yoder, Troy
Sebastian Guerra, Columbia
Samantha Neely, Orange Grove
David Blain, Crane
TROMBONE
Joseph McPherson, Glen Rose
Michael Martinez, Schulenburg
Justin Payne, Brownsboro
Travis Hunt, Howe
Alec Key Bennett, Argyle
Julia Bartlett, Crane
Ryan A. Hinman, Hooks
Loren Miller, Monahans
Espiridion Quiroz, Andrews
Gabriel Castaneda, Commerce
William Huneke, La Vega
Allison Lingren, Liberty Hill
Jesse Richard, Howe
BASS TROMBONE
Bevan Moody, Greenwood
Blake Williams, Palestine
EUPHONIUM
Staten Delaney, Union Grove
Luke Ott, Kennedale
Ivan Duran, Carter-Riverside
Tomás Rivera, Crystal City
Travis Courson, Palestine
TUBA
Logan Stalcup, Celina
Corey Walden, Fredericksburg
Tevin Harris, Pittsburg
Alejandro Vidal, Jr., Rio Hondo
Patrick R. Gres, Giddings
Gregory Payne, Pleasant Grove
Robert Andrew Caston, Shelbyville
David E. Rogers, Jr., Tulia
Forrest Gates, Columbus
Zach McCullough, Kaufer
PERCUSSION
Dylan Guthrie, Howe
Scott Vadala, Celina
Shin Park, Ranchview
Matthew McCann, Port Isabel
John Tadlock, Spring Hill
Keaton Box, Gilmer
Collin Brown, Lorena
Jonathan Dannheim, Bronte
Jacob Medeiros, Rio Hondo
Christopher Chaillot, Palestine