Open to middle school through high school musicians in piano, guitar, bass, brass, woodwinds, and percussion. This exciting group is designed to give students exposure in reading and performing music of varying styles and levels of difficulty from the standard jazz repertoire as well as more recent works. It also presents an opportunity for young musicians to apply classroom skill sets, including previous music theory, improvisation, and aural training. Students will also address fundamental issues related to playing in the instrumental ensemble setting. Ensemble performance opportunities are available at Preparatory events and festivals throughout the local region.
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Open to late elementary to middle school musicians in piano, guitar, bass, brass, woodwinds, and percussion. This group is designed to give students the fundamentals in reading and performing music of varying jazz styles and levels. Students will be introduced to and given opportunities to improvise. It also presents an opportunity for young musicians to learn and apply aspects of music theory and aural training. All performances are at the Downtown Peabody campus.