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Description of High School Concert Band High School Band is an advance level class for students with previous band experience on one of the following band instruments: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba or Percussion. Within full band rehearsals and small ensemble work, band students will further develop their playing abilities. In learning and performing music from a variety of genres (folk, classical, jazz, rock, etc), students will research and experience God’s diverse world. This class also reinforces the fundamental aspects of excellent music making learned in beginning and intermediate level band such as proper breathing, tone control, technical facility, music reading skills, improvisation, and development of the embouchure – all in a fun-filled environment.
While piano, guitar, drum (etc.) lessons are of great benefit for students interested in music, these don’t really compare to or replace the benefit of learning music in a full ensemble environment. Band is a place for active participation in a team activity where interactive skills are learned in order to accomplish far more as a team than any individual musician could accomplish on their own.
High School Band also provides opportunities for students to audition for district, regional, and national honor-level ensembles where RCS students participate with peers from outside our community. In addition to these advanced playing opportunities, the band is able to serve our community through activities such as Pep Band performances and field trips, and small ensemble performances (i.e. Legacy Dinner music). All band students may participate fully in band throughout their school careers with no conflicts with RCS sports.
Description of Middle School Band Middle School Band is an intermediate level class for students with previous band experience on one of the following band instruments: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, or Percussion. Within full band rehearsals and weekly small group lessons, band students will further develop their abilities. In learning and performing music from a variety of genres (folk, classical, jazz, rock, etc), students will research and experience God’s diverse world. This class also reinforces the fundamental aspects of excellent music making learned in beginning and intermediate level band such as proper breathing, tone control, technical facility, music reading skills, improvisation, and development of the embouchure – all in a fun-filled environment. While piano, guitar, drum (etc.) lessons are of great benefit for students interested in music, these don’t really compare to or replace the benefit of learning music in a full ensemble environment. Band is a place for active participation in a team activity where interactive skills are learned in order to accomplish far more as a team than any individual musician could accomplish on their own. Since the Junior High Band also serves as the feeder band for the High School band program at RCS (Concert Band, Pep Band, Jazz Ensemble, etc.), M.S. band students are given opportunities to audition for H.S. level activities such as Pep Band and graduation performances, small ensemble performances (i.e. Legacy Dinner music), and various field trips. All band students may participate fully in band throughout their school careers with no conflicts with RCS sports.
Description of Sixth Grade Band Sixth Grade Band is a beginning to intermediate level class for students with one year of previous band experience or who are new to RCS and did not begin in fifth grade. Students will play one of the following band instruments: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, or Percussion. Within full band rehearsals and weekly small group lessons, students will learn to perform music from a variety of genres (folk, classical, jazz, rock, etc). This class also reinforces the fundamental aspects of excellent music making such as proper breathing, tone control, technical facility, music reading skills, improvisation, and development of the embouchure – all in a fun-filled environment. While piano, guitar, drum (etc.) lessons are of great benefit for students interested in music, these don’t really compare to or replace the benefit of learning music in a full ensemble environment. Band is a place for active participation in a team activity where interactive skills are learned in order to accomplish far more as a team than any individual musician could accomplish on their own. All band students may participate fully in band throughout their school careers with no conflicts with RCS sports. |
