145 Q	WIND ENSEMBLE (HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED LEVEL)
Length/Credit	1 year - 1.0 credit
Prerequisite	Successful completion of Concert Band or the equivalent. Audition is required.
Other Info	Fulfills the state (Benchmark III) and district high school Fine Arts requirement. It may be repeated for credit. Students may travel in and out of state to attend festivals and competitions. Students from this class are eligible to participate in the Eastshore Solo and Ensemble festivals and audition for state honor groups. 10th-12th grade students in this ensemble would be eligible for Honors credit. See Honors: Music description.
Location	Bellevue, Interlake, International, Newport, Sammamish
Students will be expected to participate in all Wind Ensemble and athletic band activities during or outside the normal school day. Studentswill work towards mastering the concepts and skills in rich tone quality, group and individual intonation, expressing appropriate stylefor various time periods, advanced articulations and fluid technique. Precision in music reading and sight reading is expected. Involvement in this course will acquaint students with many of the life skills necessary to be successful in the work place including personal relations, problem solving and working as a team to produce a product.