The Marcus High School Band currently have 4 concert ensembles that the percussion students participate in: The Wind Symphony, The Symphonic Band, The Concert Band, and the Varsity Band.  All bands prepare several concerts throughout the concert season, compete at Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concert and Sight-Reading Contests, and send students to audition for All-Region Band. Several students each year advance to Area auditions, and eventually become part of one of the Texas All-State Bands or Orchestras, which perform during the Texas Music Educator's Association (TMEA) Conference in February of each year in San Antonio, Texas.

In July 2009, the Marcus Band Directors and Students held two demonstration clinics at the Texas Bandmasters Assocation Convention in San Antonio.   On Monday July 27th, the percussion group participated in the "Fundamental Concepts for the Marching Musician" hosted by Marcus Band directors Amanda Drinkwater, Dominic Talanca and David Simon.  Later that day, the Marcus Percussion group was featured in the clinic "Ensemble Concepts for the Outdoor Percussionist" hosted by Marcus Band directors Amanda Drinkwater and Kennan Wylie.