About
Concert Band music is distributed around October and after-school rehearsals begin around November as the Marching Band season comes to a close, and occur throughout the remainder of the school year. In concert band, we prepare music for three performances - our Winter/Christmas Concert, our Spring Concert, and District VI Concert Band Assessment.
The concert band is a mixed group of students spanning 6-12th grade. Depending on a student's grade level, combined with their current musical proficiency, there are essentially 3 "tiers" of concert band which are divided as follows:
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th-12th Grade + Selected 7th Graders (and in some cases, very proficient 6th graders)
Middle School students should always keep their music in their black concert band folder.
High School students are given concert band folders and original pieces of music. It is the student's responsibility to take good care of the folder and music and will turn it in after the performance. If the folder or music is in worse shape than it was when originally distributed, or not returned, the student will be fined and required to pay for a replacement.
High School students are given concert band folders and original pieces of music. It is the student's responsibility to take good care of the folder and music and will turn it in after the performance. If the folder or music is in worse shape than it was when originally distributed, or not returned, the student will be fined and required to pay for a replacement.
Due to the concert band being a mixed group between grade levels and not all high schoolers being in the band class, after-school rehearsals are essential for students to have the opportunity to rehearse together in one space. After-school rehearsals also allow the students to build their musicianship by being able to rehearse and perform harder level music. Check the Calendar tab for monthly rehearsal schedules. This calendar is also emailed out to those students and families involved, as well as weekly reminders. All after-school rehearsals are mandatory and conflicts must be communicated in advance.
Assessment Band
"Assessment Band" is a sub group of Concert Band required for 8th-12th graders. Proficient 7th graders may be selected to participate. This group rehearses a separate set of music to be judged at District VI Concert Band Assessment and focuses on developing the highest levels of musicianship, including sight-reading.
Concert Attire
WINTER CONCERT
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SPRING CONCERT
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GRADUATION
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ASSESSMENT
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Students and Parents are made aware of the dress-code for performances well in advance and are expected to abide by the attire guidelines to allow the group to not only sound good, but look good as a cohesive ensemble. Students who are not within the dress-code for concerts will be asked to change or will not be allowed to perform.