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Band 8 Course Description

Band 8 is a course designed to continue to develop your skills on an instrument while making music within a group. Throughout the year you will play music in a variety of styles including movie themes, rock, classical, jazz, and ballads. In addition to performing works of music composed by others, you will also experiment with improvisation and creating your own unique music. Through these activities and styles, you will use music to paint pictures, tell a story, create soundscapes, and communicate emotion. At-home practice is part of this course, and students will have the flexibility to practice at school or at home. This course will incorporate and cultivate respectful musicianship, lifelong learning, leadership, innovation, and it will also value student choice and input.

Prerequisites: Band 7, 1 year of previous experience on a concert band instrument, or proof of previous musical training (Ex: several years of piano lessons).

Sample Lesson Plans