Music
Course Descriptions

General Music

A lecture formatted class on Music history, industry, and literacy.

 

Ukulele

This course is designed to teach students to play the ukulele.

 

Band I Beginning

Prerequisite - prior band experience or approval from the band director

This course develops skills in instrumental music while providing for marching band experience during the fall semester and concert band experience during the spring semester. This course includes required activities outside the regular school day that will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. The general expectation is that a student taking band in a given year will take both semesters. Students with specific academic needs or other curricular interests, however, will be allowed to take one semester or the other upon the band director’s recommendation and principal’s approval.

 

Band II Intermediate

This course develops higher level skills in instrumental music while providing for marching band experience during the fall semester and concert band experience during the spring semester. The course includes required activities outside the regular school day that will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. The general expectation is that a student taking band in a given year will take both semesters. Students with specific academic needs or other curricular interests, however, will be allowed to take one semester or the other upon the band director’s recommendation and principal’s approval.

 

Band III Proficient Honors

This honors course develops skills in challenging instrumental music while providing for marching band experience during the fall semester and concert band experience during the spring semester. The course includes required activities outside the regular school day that will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. The general expectation is that a student taking band in a given year will take both semesters. Students with specific academic needs or other curricular interests, however, will be allowed to take one semester or the other upon the band director’s recommendation and principal’s approval.

 

Band IV Advanced honors

This honors band course develops advanced skills in instrumental music while providing for marching band experience during the fall semester and concert band experience during the spring semester. The course includes required activities outside the regular school day that will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. The general expectation is that a student taking band in a given year will take both semesters. Students with specific academic needs or other curricular interests, however, will be allowed to take one semester or the other upon the band director’s recommendation and principal’s approval.

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Percussion I - II

Percussion III - IV (Honors)

Available Fall Semester Only

Open to all PCHS students

Students will learn or improve the fundamentals of percussion performance. The class will include the playing of drum cadences, drum kits, mallet instruments (xylophones), rudiments, and percussion ensemble pieces. 

All members of the Marching Pirates percussion section are required to take this section. All students that wish to participate in our PCHS pep band drumline are required to take this course. There will be multiple leveled playing assignments for both beginner and advanced musicians.