This is a “non-audition” instrumental ensemble designed to help students attain High School level proficiency. Students who have been in the instrumental music program, at the elementary and middle school level, can switch to a new instrument or refine their skills on the instrument they are currently playing. Students who have never been in the instrumental music program can start a new instrument. Special attention is given to reading music. All aspects of rhythmic reading and counting, pitch identification, and instrument specific techniques will be covered. Requirements include (as allowed by New York State Education Department rules and regulations): the participation in one evening concert.
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Students any Instrumental Ensemble (including Color Guard) should also be advised that the majority of the Fall semester assessment/grading, is based on attendance at Marching Band rehearsals, performances, parades and the summer clinic. A Term Paper alternative assessment will be available for students with legitimate rationale for the inability to participate in the Marching Band. Participation in the Marching Band is a requirement for all instrumentalists enrolled in any instrumental ensemble.