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The winners will progress to the national-level competition.Representatives from Avila Convent Matriculation Higher Secondary School said the school has had a band for more than 30 years. They had to compete with more than 30 bands from other districts to represent Tamil Nadu in the competition to be held in Hyderabad. “It has 40 students from classes VII to XII, who train thrice a week,” said the representative.Principal of the CMS Matriculation Higher Secondary School H Hajah Sheriff said the school’s 41-member strong band trains twice a week. “We trained them strenuously for 10 days before the event,” he told TOI. “Though some training sessions extended till late evening, students and parents co-operated well.”Though the two bands have about 40 members each, the competition allowed only 25 participants in each team..