As knowledge and playing skills increase, interesting graded repertoire is introduced. The students are also given opportunities to create their own compositions. The Junior Band performs each spring at the Annual Music Night Concert. This course is designed to widen the student's knowledge of the world of music through the study of band instruments. Students are allocated one of woodwind, brass or percussion instruments in accordance with desirable balanced instrumentation.
Training begins with a thorough analysis of the fundamentals of tone production on wind instruments.
The classes progress at a steady pace through a series of graded lessons during which students learn to use all the basic playing skills. Along with this, instruction is given in instrument care, ban room procedures and general band deportment and responsibility. As knowledge and playing skills increase, interesting graded repertoire is introduced. The students are also given opportunities to create their own compositions. The Junior Band performs each spring at the Annual Music Night Concert.