The Concert Band is the third performing group which is made up of the mostly 7th grade students. The students in this band must be proficient on their instrument and must be willing to commit to regular rehearsal and practice time. Students in this band are expected to participate in all of the scheduled rehearsals, concerts, contests, pep rallies, and football games. It is the responsibility of the student and the parent to check the band calendar and incorporate the scheduled events into your family calendar. In order to establish and maintain a high level of performance, Concert Band students will need to practice 30 to 60 minutes daily and are encouraged to study privately with a professional lesson’s teacher (Private Lessons).
Concert Band students will have at least, one 45 minute sectional rehearsal, per week (either 7:30-8:15am OR 3:45pm – 4:30pm) until their Objective Sheet has been completed, as well as some extra full band rehearsals throughout the year. For normal progress, all Concert Band students are required to practice at least 2.5 hours per week, which is to be documented on a practice sheet given to each student at the beginning of each semester. We strongly encourage equally distributed practice time in order to promote musical success. Parents will sign the student’s practice sheet each week to verify the amount of home practice. Practice sheets will be checked each Monday, and in the case of a holiday, teacher in-service day, etc., practice sheets will then be checked on the first teaching day of the week. Please sign your child’s practice sheet on Sunday, after your child has completed practicing for the week. For normal progress, all Concert Band students must take their instruments home everyday.