Sr. High Band is open only to 8th-12th grade students with one and a half years minimum of band experience.
This ensemble represents the most experienced and capable performers and is the premier performing ensemble at JCS. Students are expected to perform as part of the Eagle Marching Band/Pep Band and the Concert Band. Attendance at summer training camps and after school rehearsals is required. Students may earn either Fine Art or Elective High School credits. Students are expected to attend all performances and give significant time to individual practice. Students are graded on participation at performances as well as quizzes based on the repertoire of the particular season. Students are provided significant opportunities to compete within the west Tennessee region as well as with other local ensembles. The Eagle Marching Band performs at all varsity football (home and away) and varsity home basketball games (during the week) as well as three competitive marching events. The Concert Band performs annually at the JCS Veterans' Day Celebration, Christmas and Spring Concerts, WTSBOA Concert Festival and biannually takes a trip to a major US city to compete and perform in the finest performance halls in the world.
The primary mission of the JCS Music Program is to enhance the individual’s potential to understand music as an art form, to encourage the use of music as a form of expression, and to teach the value of music as an aesthetic experience.
To accomplish this, we have as our objective to:
- Enable the student to identify and understand the elements of music.
- Provide opportunities for the student to create music.
- Develop the student’s ability to make music alone and with others
- Acquaint the student with diverse styles of music.
- Help the student discover enjoyment through musical expression.
- Reach a level of proficiency that enables musical excellence through musically expressive and technically accurate performances.
The Music Program seeks to provide instruction of music on a level that promotes intellectual and social development as well as development of personal responsibility and work ethic. These developments are, above all, sought to be taught in a Christian environment, encouraging Christian morals and attitudes.
