Band / Jazz Band
Our Band program allows our students to explore the world of music through instruments. We offer woodwind (flute, clarinet, saxophone, etc.), brass (trumpet, trombone, tuba, etc.), and percussion (snare drum, bass drum, bells, etc.) for our students to learn.
Band is a safe place where all students can develop discipline, teamwork, and love to make music together. Playing music with an instrument allows students to practice emotions, fine motor skills, discipline, rigor, and persistence. Band class is collaborative! It teaches patience, endurance, and responsibility.
*CPMA students do not have to purchase or rent an instrument. The school will provide a musical instrument to the student.
Course Description
Beginning Band
This course provides instruction in the basic principles of musicianship and familiarity with standard band literature. The focus will be on learning to read and understand the language of music. Students will learn to play a standard band instrument in an ensemble setting.
Intermediate Band
Band 5th–8th Intermediate is offered to students who have completed Band 5th–8th Beginning or equivalent study and experience. Students will further their expertise on their chosen band instrument in an ensemble setting, learning more complex musical notation, rhythms, and terminology.
Advanced Band
Band 6th–8th Advanced is offered to students who have completed Band 6th–8th Intermediate or equivalent study and experience. Students will learn and play advanced band literature in an ensemble setting with technical skills, musical knowledge, and sensitivity. Students in this course will present more frequent public performances.
Jazz Band
This course is designed for instrumentation and the voices of musically developing students. It consists of an ensemble appropriate for performing a variety of jazz literature. The course builds on fundamental instrumental techniques, ensemble performances, and introduces the jazz idiom to middle-school students.