Choir is designed to prepare students to practice, rehearse, and perform musical selections at a high academic and musical level. Students will learn to develop their own practice routines, exercise their vocal facility, connect musical selections to critical historical, cultural, and societal events, as well as engage with their local community. 

This class is designed to prepare students to practice, rehearse, and perform musical selections at a professional academic and musical level. Students will learn to develop their own practice routines, advance their dexterity over their respective instruments, connect musical selections to critical historical, cultural, and societal events, as well as engage with their local community.  

In this class, students will learn how to practice, rehearse, and perform jazz standards and contemporary big band charts at a professional academic and musical level. Students will learn to improvise over standard jazz chord progressions advance their dexterity over their respective instruments, connect musical selections to critical historical, cultural, and societal events, as well as engage with their local community. 

The study of music theory is a tool for musicians to better understand the music in which they are studying. It is my belief that with a background in music theory, musicians are capable of learning, studying, and understanding the music presented to them at a quicker and more efficient rate, making them a well-rounded musician. Music theory can be students in the following ways:

1. Improvement of performance and sight reading skills through the study of structure and materials of music

2. Providing a creative outlet through musical analysis and composition

3. Preparation of students for success in collegiate music theory classes

4. Preparation for a career in music performance or education

This class is an accelerated course designed to prepare students to practice, rehearse, and perform traditional concert band instruments at a high academic and musical level. Students will learn to develop their own practice routines, play their instruments with proper technique, connect musical selections to critical historical, cultural, and societal events, as well as engage with their local community. Students will learn the entire middle school curriculum in one semester, preparing them for marching, symphonic and jazz band in the future.