Jack Britt High – Band-Beginning

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

# Course Code 52552X0: Credit: 1 unit This course is offered only as needed with the approval of the band director and principal. Band students who have successfully completed the middle school band program are eligible to enroll in Band-Intermediate. Band-Beginning is an introductory level band class for students with limited or no instrumental experience. This course is a performance-oriented class with emphasis on music at levels I-III. Students develop and demonstrate fundamental instrumental practices and play literature that may include changes in tempi, keys, and meters. Students develop basic skills in improvising, composing and arranging music and apply reading, music notation as well as skills in listening to, analyzing, and evaluating musical experiences. Music of varied styles, cultures, and historical periods is studied and played. All scheduled activities are required and may include evening and weekend concerts, assemblies, parades, festivals/concert contests, school-sponsored events, and community activities. Band students are expected to be members of the marching band. The principal or band director may permit exceptions. Students may enroll in the same arts education course for multiple semesters or until approved for the next level by the instructor. # VOCAL ENSEMBLE I (Vocal Music-Profi cient) This course features a balanced S.A.T.B. (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) vocal ensemble that performs a varied repertoire of traditional and contemporary musical levels IV-V. Movement and choreography accompany appropriate literature. Vocal Ensemble is an honors level course aligned to the Essential Standards music curriculum at the profi cient level. Students create and maintain portfolios containing written, audio, or visual examples of their work for evaluation. Performance is an integral part of this course and may involve required evening and weekend rehearsal and concerts. All concert rules apply. Students may enroll in the same arts education course for multiple semesters or until approved for the next level by the instructor.