Requirements: Simultaneous enrollment in Beginning Band or Advanced Band
This class will focus on individual development of brass and woodwind technique and musicianship. Emphasis will be placed on proper breath support, embouchure formation, tone quality, and mastering the idiosyncrasies of each musician’s particular instrument. Instrumentation includes woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophone) and brass (French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba).
Technology (Garage Band, chromatic tuners, metronomes, iPads, etc.) will be employed to enhance student learning, reflection, and self-reliance.
Percussion Lab
Requirements: Simultaneous enrollment in Beginning Band or Advanced Band
This class will focus on individual development of percussion technique and musicianship. All percussionists will learn and develop their technique on core percussion instruments (snare drum & keyboard percussion) as well as learning proper technique for all common percussion instruments including, but not limited to: bass drum, tom toms, timpani, suspended cymbals, crash cymbals, triangle, tambourine, miscellaneous auxiliary percussion instruments, drumset, hand drums, etc.).
Technology (Garage Band, chromatic tuners, metronomes, iPads, etc.) will be employed to enhance student learning, reflection, and self-reliance.