ALTO SAXOPHONES
The altos are a talented, tightly-knit group of friendly individuals who are high achievers on and off the field. As a smaller section with around 30 members, new members are able to quickly get to know and befriend every alto section member! The altos are an enthusiastic, fun-loving section full of individuals eager to do whatever they can to help you succeed in the MMB, in the classroom, and beyond!
Three rank leaders and one section leader make up the student leaders of the alto section.
Prospective students are encouraged to reach out to their instrument’s section leader for the 2024-25 season to ask questions about auditioning or to learn more about their section and the ensemble. Please use the subject line “MMB Prospective Member Questions” when emailing section leaders.
Layne Malek - mmb.altos@umich.edu
WHAT IS THE ALTO SECTION’s favorite…
part of band week?
Our favorite Band Week tradition is our annual venture to the Original Cottage Inn! It is a section dinner we have to celebrate the end of Band Week. The altos dress up for this low-stress event, and gather for a delicious meal, followed by an evening of relaxation, enjoying each other’s company, and board/card games.
rehearsal tradition?
Extra sets. After the sets of entries we do in our section circle at the end of every rehearsal, a few of us stick around for extra sets, where we do even more sets of entries to get ourselves prepared for game day.
pregame meal?
Dinner at No Thai!
game day tradition?
Our favorite Game Day tradition is when the altos huddle up immediately after morning rehearsal and pump each other up for the game by singing together. We then break out of the hyper-energetic huddle yelling out "1-2-3-Altos Rule!"