Spring-Ford Area School District

Departments | Course Selection Information | Suggested Curriculum | Major Electives | Minor Electives
 Academic Support | Art | Broadcasting | Business | Computers | English | Family/Consumer | Foreign Languages | Gifted | Graduation Requirement | Health/PE | Math | Media | Music | Science | Social Studies | Technology Education
 

Music

Instrumental Music

Music 092

                Marching Band/Symphonic Concert Band (Intermediate Band) is a co-curricular, academic performing musical ensemble.  Membership will include participation in marching field, parade, and symphonic concert band. This course will be offered as a minor (3 days of a 6-day cycle).  All members are required to attend a two-week marching band camp prior to the opening of school. 

                The marching band element of the course will rehearse on Monday and Thursday evenings in September, October, and November from 5:30 to 8:30 PM, as well as on days of competitions.  The marching band will attend all football games, and selected Tournament of Bands (TOB) marching band competitions, from September through the second weekend of November. In addition, there will be sectional rehearsals scheduled once every three weeks during the marching band season (3:30-5:30 PM).

                The symphonic concert band will rehearse on days A, B, and C during the 6 day cycle of classes. The concert band will perform band literature on grade III and IV level, and will perform two concerts a year, as well as being adjudicated in the spring. There will be a scheduled sectional rehearsal for the members of the concert band once every two to three weeks during the months of December through April, which will be equated to, and graded as, a homework assignment. Members of the marching band must be enrolled in this class in the event of a scheduling conflict.

3 Periods

.5 credit