Meade High – Honors Band 2-4

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course provides an opportunity for students who have reached the necessary degree of maturity in playing a wind or percussion instrument to perform in a group and as a soloist. Development of comprehensive musicianship will be emphasized through a wide repertoire of original band literature, transcriptions, and arrangements. The course title indicates the year enrolled. Students will be expected to advance to the next appropriate level of ability in Performance Competencies for Instrumental Music. After school activities and rehearsals are integral to the course, and grades may reflect such participation. The number of required non-school hour performances and practices during a school year varies by school. | | | --- | | F74 \| Jazz Ensemble 1-4 \[FY\] 0.5/sem | This course provides an opportunity for students who have reached the necessary degree of maturity in playing an instrument to perform different styles of jazz from the big band era as well as dance music, rock, and p