Band Course Offerings

  • Marching band is a 9th hour course that students can take in addition to a concert band. It is lots of fun and does not take up a spot in your schedule!

    Includes:

    • Brass

    • Woodwinds

    • Percussion

    • Color Guard

  • Wind ensemble is an audition based, high level ensemble. This is the top concert band ensemble in the school. Regularly invited to perform at the Colorado Bandmasters Association state festival.

  • Symphonic Band is an audition based, advanced ensemble that focuses on developing high level musical skills. Regularly performs at Colorado Bandmasters Association regional festival and occasionally is invited to perform at the state festival.

  • Concert Band 1 is an audition based ensemble that focuses on fundamental musical skills.

  • Concert Band 2 is an ensemble for developing musicians gaining foundational knowledge on their instrument. This is a great class to join if you’d like to learn a new instrument!

  • Percussion techniques is a class that focuses on developing percussion skills on mallets, drums, and auxiliary percussion. Students in this class perform percussion ensemble music and play percussion parts for the Concert Bands.

  • Scarlet Jazz Band an audition based high level ensemble. This is the top jazz band in the school. Regularly invited to perform at the main stage for the UNC Jazz Festival.

  • Navy Jazz Band is an ensemble for developing jazz musicians. This band focuses on fundamental jazz skills like improvisation, style and characteristic sound.

  • Students with prior musical knowledge can take music theory to further their understanding of the specific functions of music writing.