This class is for students in Grade 9 wishing to play in a Concert Band. The Grade 9 Band occurs during a regularly scheduled block within the school timetable for the entire year.  Concerts, festivals, and other performances may occur in the evenings and sometimes take place away from the school.

• Continuation of the acquisition of performance skills on woodwind, brass and percussion instruments
• Elements of music include sight-reading, music terminology, rhythm, melody, dynamics, harmony, musical notation, articulation, phrasing, posture, intonation, balance and blend.
• Music history and literature
• Performance in the Concert Band and/ or in a small ensemble such as a brass or woodwind quintet
• Advanced grade 9 students may be invited to join Orchestra, depending upon required instrumentation