Wind Ensemble

This group of wind and percussion instrumentalists is the premiere concert ensemble in wind music performance. The Wind Ensemble curriculum teaches technical, rhythmic, listening, translative, analytical, and performance skills through advanced literature in the band repertoire in a historical and multi-cultural context.  This course provides development of the fundamentals in tone production, articulation, music reading and scales. Wind Ensemble provides all interested students who play wind and percussion instruments an opportunity to study and perform a variety of music.  Performances are a logical outgrowth of the integrated instrumental music curriculum, which may include concerts, festivals, solos, ensembles, recitals and appearances within the community when appropriate.  The Wind Ensemble combines with the Symphonic and Jazz Bands as well as the Colorguard to form the Irish Guard Marching Band and Colorguard, which during the fall semester appears at home varsity football games and competes in various field show competitions.  After school rehearsals and performances are required. Participation in all marching band events, including rehearsals, football games, and competitions is required regardless of choice of instrument.  This class meets daily and may be repeated for credit.

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