The Scottsburg Senior High School music department consistently ranks as one of the top high school music departments in the state of Indiana with the band under the direction of Timothy Johnston and Curtis Turner. The Scottsburg Band of Warriors have made 26 appearances to the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) State finals since 1983. This includes winning the Class C State Championship in 1989, and finished as Class C State runners-up in 1985 and 1990. The Band of Warriors finished 4th place at ISSMA state finals in 2003, 2009, and 2010, marking their highest finish since 1997. The Band of Warriors also made another recent appearance at state finals on November 8, 2014 with their show "A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words", finishing tenth in their division.