Courses Offered

Marching Band: This is the most visual and seen of the instrumental music classes.  Performs at football games, parades, competitions and community events.  No experience necessary.  This class starts in May/June.  Valuable experience toward the marching band and music scholarships available at the college level. Rehearsals are scheduled before & after school and some Saturday’s.  

Colorguard:  This is an integral part of the marching band.  Instead of a musical instrument, you will use flag, rifle, saber, etc.  No experience is necessary.   This class starts in May/June.  Valuable experience toward the marching band and music scholarships available at the college level. Rehearsals are scheduled before & after school and some Saturday’s.  

Concert Band: An intermediate band program for the student who has a need for additional skills.  Will emphasize improving skills such as scales, sight-reading, tone production, etc. Members are expected to participate in evening concert performances, pep band and other school music activities. Enrolled students must own or rent a traditional band instrument.  Performs 4 times each year.

Royal Band: Much like Concert Band with a higher level of music and a few more performances.  Audition is required for this class.  A limited number of each traditional band instrument will be accepted.

Jazz Band: Designed for a select group of instrumental musicians interested in preparing and performing intricate stage and jazz music. Improvisation and music theory are integral parts of this course. Students should expect to perform in concerts and other school music activities. Instrumentation includes trumpets, trombones, saxophones, percussion, jazz guitar, bass and keyboard. Membership is by audition only. Students registering for this class must be concurrently enrolled in either Concert or Symphony Band unless approved by the director. 

Winterguard:  Just like Colorguard but focuses on the winter competition season.  After school rehearsals are expected.

Percussion:  The study of all standard band and orchestra percussion instruments. The student is expected to learn and perform in concerts and other performance opportunities.  Percussion instruments are provided, but student must provide own sticks and mallets or rent them from the school.

Guitar 1:  For students interested in learning the basics of guitar performance. Students will learn to read traditional music notation, be introduced to tablature notation, learn basic chords, and perform for peers in class and in other performance opportunities. Classical music as well as pop and country music will be used in the course. Only students with little or no guitar experience.   

Guitar 2:  Can you read music?  Can you play the guitar?  If you answered yes to both of these, then this is the class for you.  Using the skills of basic guitar playing and music reading, this class is designed grow your skill on the guitar.

Music 1010:  This is a concurrent enrollment class.  Please see their course offerings.