Jazz Ensemble 10-12

Jazz Ensemble is open to students in grades 10 to 12 who have had previous band experience. This course takes place outside of the timetable from September to June. Students must be prepared to perform at several concerts during the school year. This course receives the same positive incentives as all other music ensembles including tours. A concert performance is included as part of the student's grade. The goal of Jazz Ensemble is to:

• provide an opportunity to perform music from the following workbooks: swing, pop, Dixieland, rock, funk, and blues genres

• provide an alternative learning environment to develop advanced musicianship

• continue the personal development of responsibility, commitment, and social skills

• learn improvisational techniques

• be able to recognize and perform different jazz idioms and articulations.

• Tuesday 7:30 - 8:30 AM

• Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 PM