Everglades City School – Band 5 Honors (PF)

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

As Marching Band is a component of the band program, participation in Marching Band is a requirement to be in a high school band program. Students may be required to attend participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend and assess learning in the classroom, which leads to a grade. This year-long, advanced course, designed for wind and percussion students with extensive experience in solo performance and larger performing ensembles, promotes significant depth of engagement and lifelong appreciation of music through performance and other experiences with sophisticated instrumental music, as well as creativity through composition and/or arranging. The course includes the development of advanced instrumental ensemble techniques and skills, extended music literacy and theory, and deep aesthetic engagement with a broad spectrum of high-quality repertoire, ranging from early music to the contemporary. Musical independence and leadership are particularly encouraged in this setting. The student will keep a portfolio and will meet with the music director to discuss the requirements for this honors course. To be eligible to participate in the Honors 5 and Honors 6 Band courses, student must be able to successfully perform the required audition materials that are used for All-State ensembles. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom, which lead to a grade. This course may also require students to obtain a musical instrument (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) from the school or an outside source. Suggested grading guidelines can be found in the Collier County Public Schools Secondary Grading Manual. This course will meet the graduation requirement for Performing Fine Arts graduation credit.