Tri-M is the music equivalent of the National Honor Society or any of the other honor societies. Tri-M’s main goals are and to promote musical awareness in the community (i.e.: middle schools, elementary schools, etc). Two examples of activities run by Tri-M include “Battle of the Bands” and the student lessons program. Tri-M members also go caroling every year, and help out with the pie sales and school concerts, and perform individual service in the community.

Tri-M is constantly trying to improve and challenge itself as much as possible each year. There are several benefits to being involved with the society. The biggest reason to be a member is that everyone is busy and wants to be rewarded for their hard work, and Tri-M is a great society to be involved with to earn recognition for a person’s time and commitment to music. It is also the only honor society that freshman can be a part of and looks great on a college resume, especially if members are involved throughout all four (4) years at PHS. Tri-M is a great way to make friends and learn more about yourself as a person and musician. In addition, the society is made up of some of the better students-therefore, the kids involved are very cool, smart, and fun. Finally, if anyone wants to become a band, chorus or orchestra officer, the only way you can do this is to be part of Tri-M because only Tri-M members are selected as ensemble officers. Most importantly though, people should be part of the society because they enjoy being involved with music, and performing and serving are great learning experiences.

Freshman (and other new inductees) can automatically be in Tri-M the first semester, and are officially inducted in late spring. The requirements to remain in the society are a 3.0 GPA (out of 4.5), an A average in all music classes, and the completion of a set amount of service points as determined by the By-Laws. If anyone has any questions or wants to learn more about Tri-M (such as its history, purpose and goals), they should check out the rest of our website (and the National Tri-M website), stop by the music office to talk with any of the music directors, or talk to any of the officers. Thanks for reading a little bit about Tri-M!!