All three of these bands are quite good--I would consider them a "middle" tier band--that is, the musicians there are much better than the average Army musician, but the bands are not quite the level of the military premier bands. That IS NOT to say that some of the musicians arent!! Many of the MACOM bandsmen later make premier bands. And, some of the runner-ups for premier band auditions are offered spots at these MACOM bands, and some take them.
Also, these bands are bigger than most of the "regular" Army bands, for a larger, full-concert-band instrumentation.
Ft. Monroe is not, however, the Army school of music. The Army doesnt have one. There is an Armed Forces School of Music--that is where Navy, Army, and Marine bandsmen train. It is very near Ft. Monroe--in Norfolk, VA. Its on a Navy post, but both the teachers and students there are in the Army, Navy, and Marines. The Air Force does not send their bandsmen to any school of music.
You may have mistaken the Army school of music thing with Ft. Monroe being the TRADOC command for the Army (training and doctrine). This is where are the Army manuals are written (and published, i think). So, Ft. Monroe is, in a sense, a training center for the whole army, although what goes on there exactly, I am not sure!
Hope this helps
