Concert Bands have a uniform rental fee of $80. This fee covers the uniform rental and dry cleaning for each uniform. Females will have a black dress and males will have a tuxedo. You must provide your own dress shoes and socks. Checks are made payable to Warhill High School.
Students who use WJCC instruments are assessed an additional $50 fee. This includes percussion and tubas. Fees for all of the above items should be paid by separate check to Warhill High School.
Concert bands are made up of the Symphonic (aka Advanced Band) Band, Wind Ensemble (aka Honors Band), and Percussion Ensemble band classes. A symphonic band is a much larger group with more diverse instruments, while the wind ensemble’s small numbers make it better for small concert halls and more complex pieces. The concert bands consist of woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Students will learn band and ensemble literature as well as individual concentration on tone production, technique, musicianship, sight-reading, expanded repertoire, and listening skills. Honors band students will also participate in individualized course work such as compositional projects and solo performances. Students will prepare solo and ensemble literature for recital, will audition for All-District events, and will complete theory and compositional assignments.
All students will be required to attend rehearsals and performances with the concert band outside of school hours. Students will have the opportunity to participate and audition for sanctioned VBODA (Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association) band activities such as All-District Band, District Concert Band Assessment, District Jazz Ensemble Assessment, Regional and State Auditions/Events.
The concert bands usually perform a fall concert in November, a winter concert in December and a spring concert in May in the auditorium at Warhill High School.
Please visit VBODA for dates, music and more info on auditioning for Senior Regional Orchestra (SRO), District Band, and All State Band. These auditions are done outside of normal band activities and are a way for students to progress. They audition against students from other districts and eventually all over the state.
Auditions for Senior Regional Orchestra are usually in October with practice and a performance held in November. Anyone can audition for Senior Regional Orchestra. You DO NOT have to be a senior. If you make the top half of your section in SRO, you automatically are eligible to audition for the All State Band.
All District Band auditions are usually held in January. If you make All District Band, you will leave school on Thursday and Friday to practice. You will also practice Saturday and Sunday for the concert that is on Sunday. The performance is usually the first Sunday in February. If you place high enough in your audition, you are eligible to audition for All State Band.
All State Band auditions are usually held in February and are normally at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. All State Band practices and the performance are in April. This occurs in Richmond. Competition is extremely high for All State Band as they only take a certain number of instruments, ie. 3 flutes, 5 percussion, etc. from the entire state.
Advanced students may also consider auditioning for local ensembles such as the Williamsburg Youth Orchestra and the Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble.
WARHILL LIONS ROAR THEATRE GROUP’S SPRING PLAY
Select students may be asked to perform in the pit of the school musical. The band will practice after school and with the cast according to Mr. Fary and Mx. Noble’s schedule. There school musical usually takes place in May.
GRADUATION
All students, including seniors, will play at graduation every year.
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