This is an auditioned group of highly select and serious student musicians interested in performing extremely challenging classical literature. Students must maintain high academic and discipline standards and demonstrate the attitude of professional musicians. Enrollment in the Wind Ensemble is accompanied by an obligatory enrollment in the Marching Band. Requirements include (as allowed by New York State Education Department rules and regulations): Marching Band Summer Clinic and rehearsals, performances at all home football games and school-sponsored parades, participation in two evening concerts, as well as other school-sponsored performance opportunities (including NYSSMA Majors). Instrumental Lessons, NYSSMA Solo Festival, NYSSMA Majors Festival and All-County Festivals are extensions of this course and a part of the Music Curriculum Program and will be taught during a small-group lesson period. Participation in an ensemble includes required afterschool and evening attendance at rehearsals and performances that count toward the student’s grade. Students are encouraged to have a full understanding of the after-hours rehearsal/performance schedules prior to enrollment. Acceptable for Regents Diploma Graduation Requirement and Required for the 3 & 5 Unit Sequence in Music Education.
Prerequisites
Audition and Teacher Recommendation
Notes
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.