If you enjoy the 30 second bell music, to keep you from being late to class you have the Tri M Music Honor Society to thank. For the musicians involved, bell music duty is only one of the many aspects of the club. Actually to be inducted into the society is a great deal of work.

Tri M members must all be a part of the music program. From there, they are required to have five hours of music community service. They can get these hours through a lot of different ways like assisting the music teachers, helping with fundraisers (for example the orchestra car wash), ushering music concerts, or concert planning and set up. One of the five hours, is required to be bell music duty.

For bell music duty, students sign up for two-week time periods each semester. Every day, they will go down to the main office and use the ipod at the main office to play a song for each period according to that day’s theme. All songs are preprogramed and organized, so the Tri M students’ job is to play the song that is scheduled according to the period or day they are assigned to. Some themes include Disney day,

In addition to community service, there are also monthly meetings.  During these meetings they go over the agenda for upcoming music events, as well as come up for ideas for events they would like to host in the future. Meetings are in the 11/12 auditorium or the band room and they are hosted by Tri M president, senior Catherine Nguien, a Chamber orchestra member.

Sophomore to senior musicians are all eligible to be inducted into Tri M. For prospective Tri M members, you are required to record all your hours on the Tri M website, as well as attend all the meetings. There is no application process, as long as you fulfill your requirements, you can be inducted into Tri M. The induction ceremony is in February, and it is held at the IBPAC. The induction is a similar process to the NHS inductions, where the musicians will receive recognition for their accomplishments.

Tri M is a great experience for musicians. It gives them the opportunity to play for live audiences like volunteering at the Kennedy Health Center and playing for the Senior citizens.

“Tri M is fun because I get to play music for the community.” Said Autumn Johnson ‘18 “The symphony concert is really fun because you to get to play to with the whole music department instead of just the orchestra.”

Musicians really enjoy Tri M because it creates a community of musicians, as Tri M includes the orchestra, bands and chorus.

“[Tri M] helps me connect with the other people in the music program and gives me opportunities to give back to the community using my music skills.” Said Marlee Muha ’18.

Overall, Tri M pulls together all aspects of music, from volunteering to connecting with other musicians. It is evident that these students devote their time for the love of music.

As Allyce Andricola ’18 puts it “We dedicate our time for the sake of music. Meanwhile we volunteer side by side with different departments of music. We work in harmony, and I think that’s really beautiful.”