Concert Band

This course is designed for students who have completed a year or more of study on their band instrument but who have not yet achieved a level of excellence commensurate with being placed in an advanced band after the second year of study. Members of this organization may perform at invitational competitions and concerts outside of the school day.

Students are expected to be performing at grade level on their instruments. They should be striving to maintain team-oriented discipline.  Elements of music are approached through increasing difficulty, which present challenging, interesting and enrichment activities. Group contest participation is mandatory and provides competitive opportunities for students to receive constructive criticism from adjudicators outside the district.  This class meets every day and is an all year class.  This group works at a comfortable pace allowing students with less experience to enjoy learning band music.

Symphonic Band 

This is the secondary advanced band, which is made up of students who have attained a high degree of proficiency on their instrument. Members of this organization may perform at University Interscholastic League Competition, pep rallies and other school functions, winter and spring concerts, recruiting concerts, and invitational festivals. Students selected for this group are strongly encouraged to audition for the Keller All-District Band and to perform in the KMS solo competition.

A student's selection to this class will be greatly influenced by the student's past record of personal discipline and their ability to function as a member of a team. Elements of music are approached through exercises of increasing difficulty, which present challenging, interesting, and enriching activities.  Group contest participation is mandatory and provides competitive opportunities for students to receive constructive criticism from adjudicators outside the district.  This class meets every day and is an all year class.

Wind Ensemble

This is the advanced band, consisting of students who have attained a high degree of proficiency on their instrument.  Members of this organization will perform at University Interscholastic League Competition, pep rallies and other school functions, winter and spring concerts, recruiting concerts, and invitational festivals.  Students selected for this group are required to audition for the Keller All-District Band, encouraged to audition for the All-Region band, expected to attend weekly sectionals*, and obliged to perform a solo for the KMS solo competition.

A student's selection to this class will be greatly influenced by the student's past record of personal discipline and their ability to function as a member of a team. Elements of music are approached through exercises of increasing difficulty, which present challenging, interesting, and enriching activities.  As mentioned above, individual and group contest participation is mandatory and provides competitive opportunities for students to receive constructive criticism from adjudicators outside the district.  This class meets every day and is an all year class.