Percussion Ensemble

This course is offered to provide students with the fundamental skills and knowledge to successfully perform both concert and marching percussion repertoire. As members of this course, students will have the opportunity to learn about and perform on a wide range of percussions instruments. These instruments include, but are not limited to snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, marimba, glockenspiel, congas and bongos. In addition, this course will feature a focused emphasis on the development of music literacy skills that are required of all percussionists. This course will operate as a performance ensemble depending on the given enrollment for the school year. Furthermore, students in this class are also members of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band or Wind Ensemble and will abide by the rules and policies for those ensembles. Percussion Ensemble students will perform with the band classes on concerts. In addition, the percussion ensemble will occasionally have their own performances.