Individual performance skills, ensemble playing, music reading abilities, music appreciation, personal satisfaction, and musical tastes are developed while exploring the literature of all periods having both educational and entertainment values. The wind ensemble is a smaller ensemble selected from the most proficient performers of a given musical instrument. This smaller ensemble will perform works from the traditional and contemporary instrumental repertoire for wind band. This band, symphonic band and marching, is comprised of students who desire to perform on a musical instrument. Musical literacy and the ability to perform expressively on a musical instrument are the goals of both the symphonic and marching band.
Emphasis is placed on the development of ensemble skills and individual instrumental technique.
Marching band is a seasonal, extracurricular activity which performs at field competitions, football games, and parades. This course is structured to provide development of singing techniques. The course includes individual and group experience for learning correct control for singing, vowel and consonant articulation and music reading. This course is designed for develop individual singing techniques and building of repertoire. This course is offered to students who have been introduced to the elements of music in general music course work, but who desire to continue their study of music in a detailed, comprehensive program.