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Our Lady of the Rockies Marching Band is a district program available to any high school music or dance student wishing to further their performance abilities in instrumental music and dance!
Please contact Our Lady of the Rockies High School for registration details or email director Vince Strem at vincent.strem@cssd.ab.ca
All Instrumental Music (band) students and all students interested or already accomplished in dance are encouraged to enroll. The Marching Band Visual Performance 15, 25, 35 course runs all year with rehearsals on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm with 1 Saturday “camp” per month running from 10am-4pm. Students in the Marching Band will have access to amazing performance and travel opportunities with over 20 performances per year. They will also refine their performance skills by working weekly with specialized clinicians. Instrumentalists are required to also enroll in Instrumental Music 10, 20, 30 and dancers are required to also enroll in Dance Colour Guard 15, 25, 35.
There is a fee of $250 for this course
Dance 15, 25, 35 Colour Guard (5 credits)
Dance 15, 25, 35 runs concurrently with Marching Band Visual Performance 15, 25, 35. Students enrolled in Dance 15, 25, 35 Colour Guard will be given specialized instruction in a variety of genres of dance and specialized equipment work. All students interested in dance are encouraged to enroll regardless of their previous dance experience as all choreography is written to fit the level of performers individually. Students will work with highly specialized dance instructors to create several custom performance pieces and will compete as an ensemble and as part of the marching band. Dance 15, 25, 35 Colour Guard rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm with one monthly Saturday “camp” running from 9m – 5pm.
There is a $100 fee for this course.