This ensemble performs and teaches the fundamentals of jazz through the art of improvisation and performance in the jazz idiom through big band and small combo ensembles. This group is for advanced level students. Students must be co-enrolled in one of the concert ensembles classes for band, choir or orchestra with the exception of guitar and piano. Students are involved in numerous activities outside the day including, concerts, extra rehearsals, contests, community events and other performances. This class is limited to the size of ensembles traditional to the big band/jazz band idiom. Private lessons with some jazz instruction are strongly recommended. Involvement in this class is viewed as a full school-year commitment. Uniform fee is required.
Prerequisites
Placement by instructor.
Requirement Met
Fine Arts