Band
Band
Course Description
Students acquire performance and music reading skills. As courses progress, students continue to develop appropriate tone quality, intonation, balance, precision, phrasing, and technique. Students are expected to consistently demonstrate sight-reading skills and respond appropriately to expression markings in the musical score.
Course Choices
Beginning Band
Intermediate Band I
Intermediate Band II
Advanced Band I
Advanced Band II
Course Choices
Mastery Band I
Mastery Band II
Mastery Band III
Mastery Band IV
Advanced Instrument Ensemble
Course Description
This course offers smaller ensemble experience for instrumentalists. Emphasis is placed on the performance style and literature of the instrumental chamber group medium. Ensembles may include jazz, brass, woodwind, percussion, and strings. Performance and production, analysis and theoretical studies, creative aspects of music, historical and cultural influences, and music appreciation are covered in ensemble courses.
Course Choices
Advanced Instrument Ensemble I
Advanced Instrument Ensemble II
Advanced Instrument Ensemble III
Advanced Instrument Ensemble IV
Jazz Band
Course Description
This course offer smaller ensemble experience for instrumentalists. Emphasis is placed on the performance style and literature of the instrumental chamber group medium. Ensembles may include jazz, brass, woodwind, percussion, and strings. Performance and production, analysis and theoretical studies, creative aspects of music, historical and cultural influences, and music appreciation are covered in ensemble courses.
Course Choices
Beginning Jazz I