Wind Ensemble

 

Description:

Wind Ensemble is an auditioned after-school course open to all wind, brass, and percussion players in seventh and eighth grade. This group is an advanced, balanced concert band that performs a wide variety of high-level music ranging from concert overtures to marches, Broadway tunes, orchestral transcriptions, and popular music. A student must be in concert band to be eligible for Wind Ensemble and for Jazz Ensemble wind and brass sections. Performances occur at all school concerts, assemblies, and selected music festivals during the Spring.

 

Note that communication for this course is primarily done through our Google Classroom.

 

Information:

• Audition materials (updated 6/12/24)
• Wind Ensemble syllabus (updated on TBA)

 

Materials Needed:

• Winds and Brass - Instruments and necessary items for instrument upkeep (reeds, grease, etc.)
• Reed players should have 3 good reeds going at all times
• Percussion - Sticks (No mallets needed)
• Black Binder - Should be the same as your concert band binder but you will need another 25 plastic sheet protectors
• Wind Ensemble music (handed out during the school year)
• Pencil

 

Rehearsal Schedule:

• After school on Wednesday's until 3:45pm.
• Other weekdays may be used for rehearsals (until 3:45) when school is off on Wednesday and during weeks where there are Wednesday performances.