Program Overview

Music Program Overview

Performance-based courses, music classes and enrichment activities are open to students of varying levels of musical interest and experience. Concert Band, Chorus and String Orchestra are open to all students in grades 9-12 with basic through advanced skills. Footnotes, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble and Orchestra Winds/Percussion are for advanced students through recommendation and/or audition. Information about each course and activity is described within the various sections of this website. Approximately one third of the students at Hanover High School are enrolled/involved in one or more of these courses/activities.

Music Courses:

Large Performance Ensembles:

  • Concert Band

  • Chorus

  • Symphony Orchestra

  • String Orchestra

Auditioned Performance Ensembles:

  • Footnotes

  • Jazz Band

  • Wind Ensemble

Other Music Classes:

  • Music Theory

  • Independent Study (Advanced Theory, Guitar, Studio, Student-designed Study)

Music Activities:

Auditioned Music Festivals:

  • NH All-State Music Festival/NH Chamber Festival

  • NH Jazz All-State Festival

  • New England Music Festival

Community Outreach Activities:

Hanover Muster Day -- Band Burlington Discover Jazz Festival -- Jazz Band

DHMC -- Chorus

Area senior centers -- Footnotes/Wind Ensemble

Local elementary/middle schools -- Jazz Band/Footnotes

Upper Valley events (e.g. Rotary, Chamber, Hood) -- Winds/Strings/Footnotes

Festivals/Tours/Music Exchanges:

    • North American Music Festivals

-- Chorus (selected members) at Carnegie Hall: 2010

-- Footnotes to Montreal: 2007

-- Band/Chorus/Orchestra to Annapolis: 2002

    • International Tours/Music Exchanges

-- Footnotes to France: 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013

-- Jazz Band & String Ensemble to Germany: 2008

-- String and/or Wind Ensembles to France: 1998; Japan: 2001; Germany: 2004, 2011

Student-Directed Ensembles:

    • A Cappella Groups (female/male/mixed vocal @ approx. 15 members each)

    • Instrumental Groups (e.g. Flute Choir, Sax/Brass/Woodwind Quintets, Jazz Combo, String Trio/Quintet)