All Performing Ensemble courses involve performances, both within and outside the school day as well as on and off campus. By enrolling in a Performing Ensemble course, it is understood that attendance is required at all performances throughout the school year.
For the 2024-2025 school year, the Music Department has joined with the Athletic Department in utilizing the Final Forms platform for document management. At the beginning of the year, teachers shared information with you on how to register and log-in to the platform. As the department adds new events throughout the year that require permission forms, we hope to reduce paper and save time by uploading these to Final Forms.
Please follow the link to access your child's Final Forms account: TIMBERLANE FINAL FORMS LOGIN
Instrumental Performing Arts Band consists of three families of instruments: woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The ensemble is divided into numerous groups throughout the year such as: marching band, concert band, small ensembles, and soloists. The band performs at all football games, two major concerts, competitions, major trips, and parades. Students in all groups are expected to be at all rehearsals and performances and be willing to give additional independent practice at home. Prerequisite: Director's approval.
Instructor: Kenneth Clark
Instrumental Performing Arts Orchestra prepares string orchestra as well as full orchestra repertoire. The string orchestra instrumentation consists of students performing violin, viola, cello or bass violin and piano only. Winds, brass, and percussion are drawn from the I.P.A. Band when full orchestra works are prepared. The orchestra participates in all school concerts, large group competition, and all major trips. Students are expected to be at all rehearsals and performances and be willing to give additional independent practice at home. Prerequisite: Director's approval.
Instructor: Samuel Lyons
The Concert Choir is offered to all students. Students in Concert Choir must accept the responsibility that comes with participation in a large musical ensemble. Through the performance of various genres and musical periods of musical repertoire, students will learn to appreciate the aesthetic value of singing choral music. The Concert Choir will perform three major school concerts, along with competitions such as New Hampshire Music Educators Large Group Festival, and at school/community functions where student participation is part of the course requirements. Prerequisite: Director's approval.
Instructors: Robert Finch and Susan Howard
Chamber Singers students will be selected by the Chorus Director in September. Every student wishing to be in the Chamber Singers should express this to the Chorus Director by March 1, of the previous year. Students chosen for the Chamber Singers will perform in all concerts, assemblies, competitions and trips where applicable and other activities where the Select Ensemble would be suitable. Prerequisite: Director's approval.
Instructors: Robert Finch and Susan Howard
Jazz Band students are selected by the Band Director in April. Every student wishing to be in Jazz Band should express this to the Band Director by March 1 of the year previous in which the course will be taken. Students chosen for Jazz band are selected on their musical abilities in band, with the exception of those wishing to play electric guitar, piano, and electric bass. Students who play the latter instruments mentioned should see the Band Director immediately to arrange for an audition. Jazz Band will perform jazz concerts, assemblies, competitions, trips when applicable, and other activities where Jazz Band would be suitable. Prerequisite: Director's approval.
Instructor: Kenneth Clark
Guitar Orchestra prepares guitar students in popular and classical music literature. Guitar Orchestra will consist of acoustic guitars only and will be supplemented by opportunities to perform on bass and baritone guitars. The Guitar Orchestra will participate in three annual school concerts. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Guitar II or Director’s approval.
Instructor: Daniel Lorenz
Students will explore the fundamental skills of playing acoustic guitar through several different playing styles. Topics covered include strumming open chords, reading sheet music and guitar tablature, playing famous guitar riffs and songs from genres including rock, pop, folk, indie, and beyond. Students enrolled in this course will only be using acoustic guitars. Students are encouraged to use their own acoustic guitars.
Instructor: Daniel Lorenz
This course is a continuation of Guitar I. Students will study intermediate skills including fingerpicking, barre chords, extended harmonies, picking techniques, playing solos, reading sheet music in other positions on the guitar neck, and classical techniques. Students enrolled in this course will only be using acoustic guitars. Students are encouraged to use their own guitars. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Guitar I or Director’s approval.
Instructor: Daniel Lorenz
Students will study the fundamental elements of music; melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic, through hearing, playing, and the writing of material. Development of sight singing, and aural training in scales, intervals, and rhythmic patterns will be taught. Prerequisite: Instructor's approval.
Instructor: Kenneth Clark
In addition to the materials discussed in Theory I, the students will have individual projects in the areas of arranging and orchestration. Theory II is a continuation of Theory I, which is a prerequisite for this course. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Theory I.
Instructor: Kenneth Clark
Music is all around us. There are not many moments in any given day when we are not influenced by music, yet the understanding of music is a mystery that only a select few seem to understand. This should not be true. Music is enjoyable and meant for all. This course will consist of the study of electronic music, listening, theory, history, hands-on experiences with instruments, the human voice, and acoustics of music. Through this course, all will gain a greater understanding of music and be more discriminating listeners in the future.