Band

Description:

This course is a year long course open to selected students in all grades. In the fall, this class will perform as the Marching Band. Students will perform at all varsity home football games, along with field and parade competitions in the region. Flag Corps members will enroll as part of this ensemble and be auditioned in the spring. Flag Corps members are not required to have participated in middle school band. For the remainder of the school year this course will perform as a Concert Band (known at Benton and Lafayette as the Concert Band and at Central as the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band). The primary focus during the Concert Band will be to build and advance the skills learned in the previous years. This group will study quality music from all style periods available to the modern concert band. 

When necessary, students will audition for placement in one of two performing groups: Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band. There will be two concerts during the year along with participation in the Missouri State Evaluative Festival with the possibility of other performances in the region. 

Students must provide accessories; including shoes and gloves. Students using school owned instruments are required to pay a $30.00 instrumental maintenance fee and are financially responsible for any needed repairs on their instrument. 

Maybe repeated for credit. This course will satisfy the Fine Arts Credit required for graduation.