Garfield High School – Concert Band A/B

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Concert Band is a year-long course for students who play traditional woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Students gain intermediate and advanced knowledge in ensemble skills, practice habits, personal musicality, and technique. Students are introduced to music from a variety of cultures and time periods, work with a conductor, and have the opportunity to perform in a large ensemble setting to develop ensemble technique and musical leadership. Students practice appropriate rehearsal skills, ensemble and performance etiquette, cultivate life-long leadership skills, and executive musical skills, including music theory concepts and knowledge of musical composition, arranging, and improvisation. Students learn major/minor scales, chord progressions, intervals, and tuning from a concert A. Students perform in school concerts, regional festivals and athletic events. Concert Band may be repeated for credit.