After two years of study in the band program, students become members of the Advanced Band.  This is the top band in the program, and it is open to 8th graders.  This band plays challenging music and continues to develop the musicianship of each student in the group.  Students in this ensemble will learn: to blend and balance within the ensemble, to refine and develop individual tone quality, to advance their technique and facility, to compose and analyze music, to improvise melodies and rhythms, and learn about composers, social events, and time periods in music history.