Westover High – Band-Beginning

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

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 activitie