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BEGINNING BAND (923215)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Students develop skills as individual musicians and as members of a musical group. Guidance will be given by the instructor in the selection of an instrument. Course content includes beginning level technical and ensemble skills necessary for performance. Some performance opportunities are provided. Rehearsals and performances outside of normal school hours may be required as a part of this course. This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.
 

INTERMEDIATE BAND (923315)
Level 1 Cadet Beginning Band / Level II Concert Band
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Beginning Band or successful audition Students continue developing as individual musicians and as members of a musical group. Emphasis in placed on the development of intermediate level technical and ensemble skills necessary for performance. After-school rehearsals and performances are required of all students as an integral part of the course. Marching band techniques and performances may be included. This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.

ADVANCED BAND (923415)
Symphonic Band Level II Wind Symphony
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition
Students in this course form the representative-performing band for the school. Emphasis is placed on the sequential development of advanced technical skills and on the study of related literature. Based on successful completion of sequential concepts for each level, students will continue as specified in course level. After-school rehearsals and performances are required of all students as a part of the course. Marching band techniques, rehearsals, and performances are included in this course. Participation in the solo ensemble festival and all-district band auditions are strongly encouraged as a part of this course. This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.

JAZZ ENSEMBLE (924015)
Level II
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition or permission of the instructor

Co-requisite: Participation in an intermediate or advanced band class, at the instructor's discretion.

The instrumental jazz ensemble curriculum emphasizes improvisation and styles of the jazz idiom. Content includes the study of blues scale patterns and harmonic progressions innate in jazz music. Content also includes the study of the appropriate jazz literature and rehearsal and performance techniques from the jazz idiom. Performances and rehearsals both in and out of school may be required. Instrumentation of the jazz ensemble is at the discretion of the jazz instructor. Wind/Percussion students must also be enrolled in concert band course. This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.  Read more from the Jazz Director

JAZZ ENSEMBLE (924032) Level 1
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one-half
Prerequisite: Successful audition or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisite: Participation in an intermediate or advanced band class, at the instructor's discretion.
The instrumental jazz ensemble curriculum emphasizes improvisation and styles of the jazz idiom. Content includes the study of blues, scale patterns, and harmonic progressions innate in jazz music. Content also includes the study of appropriate jazz literature, and rehearsal and performance techniques from the jazz idiom. Performances and rehearsals both in and out of school may be required. Instrumentation of the jazz ensemble is at the discretion of the jazz instructor. All rehearsals/class will be held one day a week outside of the regular store hours. This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.
 

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE (925015) Meet the Director
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: one
Prerequisite: Successful audition.
This course is designed to meet specific needs and/or interests. Content includes study of the appropriate ensemble literature, and rehearsal and performance techniques from the various areas of musical composition. Performances and rehearsals, both in and out of school, may be required. Schools may also require membership in intermediate or advanced band class, and may require participation in marching band. Instrumentation of the group is at the discretion of the instructor. This course requires a student materials fee as listed in FCPS Notice 5922.  Read more from the Percussion Director

Information for Current 8th Graders
Tons of information about The Bands of Westfield High School can be found on our web site. Please make sure you go to Why Join Band first. Some of the other pages on the web site that you should be sure to check out are Student Policies, FAQs, and as well as the Updates and Calendar.

Listen and view current year's performances.

Placement auditions for the 2007-2008 school year for all rising 9th grade students (current 8th graders) and other students who will be new to Westfield High School, will be held (TBA).

Please review the following audition information: TBA

Please visit the Updates page on www.westfieldband.org for additional information and reminders.

Auditions will include the following:
• Scales (major scales up to four sharps and four flats)
• Chromatic scale
• Sight-reading

Students who are unable to attend placement auditions on (TBA) should call the Westfield HS Band office to set up another time.

We look forward to working with each and every one of you! Best wishes for a GREAT year!