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Valuable Resources​:

• High School Handbook
• Jourdanton Band Calendar
• Live Illustrations by Professionals​

News:
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Spring Auditions

To determine our Spring Ensemble placements and chairs, all High School and 8th Band students will be performing with in the Spring semester. The audition will take place during their class in the last week of classes of this semester and will be considered their final test grade/final exam for the fall semester. 

Audition Information

Audition Excerpts

Digital Traditionals Are Up!

While we are sad to hear that we will not be finishing out the school year in person with our students, we are keeping up our excitement for this coming year's marching season. In efforts to keep spirits high, we are putting up the music for our Alma Mater, Fight Song, and our beloved Cherokee onto our website. The students can now access a digital copy of their music to play/memorize/look at their leisure.

Additionally, we are actively looking at how COVID-19 is going to impact our summer schedule. Please be patient and understanding that schedules for summer band will be tentative in this time of uncertainty. 

Music

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High School Band Course Descriptions:
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Marching Band

 All students enrolled in the Jourdanton High School Band will be required to participate in the marching band to some degree. The marching band is a competitive group that participates in providing halftime entertainment at football games, UIL marching contest, and various other marching competitions throughout the state of Texas. Marching band is primarily focused in the Fall season with the occasional event in the Spring semester. Members of the marching band will be awarded a physical education credit.

Wind Ensemble

The Wind Ensemble is the advanced performing and competing group at Jourdanton High School. Students in this group are  heavily encouraged to participate in the All-Region auditions at the end of the fall semester and Solo and Ensemble in the spring. The chair placement in this ensemble may be determined by the students' playing abilities and dedication to the organizations. All band students must be enrolled in band class for the fall and spring semesters. This band performs at school functions, concerts, band festivals, and UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest. Members of this group must attend all of the spring semester sectionals, performances, and competitions. All members must past all of their classes to be eligible to participate with this group.

Symphonic Band

The Symphonic Band is the second ensemble at Jourdanton High School. Students in this group are  heavily encouraged to participate in the All-Region auditions at the end of the fall semester and Solo and Ensemble in the spring. The chair placement in this ensemble may be determined by the students' playing abilities and dedication to the organizations. All band students must be enrolled in band class for the fall and spring semesters. This band performs at school functions, concerts, and any band festivals, and UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest that the band attends. Members of this group must attend all of the spring semester sectionals, performances, and competitions. All members must past all of their classes to be eligible to perform/travel with this group.

Applied Music

Jazz Band

Music Appreciation

This course is an extension of the skills taught in marching and concert band. This course will meet every other day for the entire school year. Students will be grouped according to instrumental families and concentrate on refining the performance skills that are inherent to that particular instrument.

The Jazz Band offers students the opportunity to play in the different styles of Swing, Latin, Funk, Fusion, and Rock. The Jazz Band performs for school functions, festivals, and other community events. This ensemble rehearses after marching season. The director will determine instrumentation in each section through auditions. All members must past all their classes and must be enrolled in one of the two band classes to be eligible to participate with this group.

​The Music Appreciation course is a class were students get the opportunity to take a deeper look and get a deeper understanding of why music looks and sounds the way it does. Students will develop a basic understanding of music theory and be able to apply their understanding into real life musical examples. There is no pre-requisite for this course.