Related activities include parades, football, basketball games, pizza parties, and marching competition. We travel to other schools, compete in marching contests, and perform for many special events. There are many awards available such as trophies, the John Philips Sousa award, outstanding senior, drum major award, and outstanding musician award. Students are exposed to different styles and varieties of band literature. This course deals with the introduction to musical instruments.
Students learn to read music, play rhythms, understand basics of music notation, and performance.
Students may advance to Concert Band.