Jazz band is offered after school to students in grades 6 through 8 who are highly motivated and self directed. Students in jazz band explore modern jazz band charts as well as the classics including those from famous jazz composers and those from the Great American Songbook. Students will learn to interpret jazz articulations and rhythms, improvise in the appropriate style, and explore the social and historical implications of the charts they are performing.
Participation in jazz band is a full year commitment.
Participation in jazz band is a full year commitment.
