Performances include in - school concerts, school events, and music festivals. This course is designed for students not already in the bands. Students will have the opportunity to receive instruction on wind and percussion instruments. Assignments will include written assessment of knowledge, class participation and recording of progress for assessment. This course covers the fundamental knowledge musicians need to understand music.
Students learn the structures of scales, intervals and chords.
Note reading and ear training skills are improved through analysis of music and student composition.