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Prerequisite: Mastery of the Band 11 outcomes or successful audition.

This class will form the nucleus of the Orchestra and will form the Marching Band in the spring. The Course will run the entire school year. Additional, private lessons are strongly recommended.

• Continuation of the acquisition of performance skills on woodwind, brass and percussion instruments
• Elements of music including sight-reading, terminology, rhythm, melody, dynamics, harmony, musical notation, articulation, phrasing, posture, intonation, balance and blend.
• Ensemble playing and sectional work will be required.