Admission to this class is by audition only. This option is available only to students who also enroll in Concert Choir. This class meets three times per cycle for band rehearsal. Students selected for the Honors Band (1/2 Credit Option) will meet all of the requirements of the Band course. Additionally, students will perform in the Parkland High School Jazz Band ensemble and attend area jazz festivals and other community events. Students who do not play a jazz band instrument may satisfy the requirements of the course by participating in a small chamber ensemble such as flute choir, clarinet choir, and/or woodwind quintet. Rehearsals take place before and after school at the discretion of the director. Once a student has successfully auditioned for the e Honors Band program, he/she need not re-audition in subsequent years, providing he/she continues to perform with the Jazz Band. In order to take this class and receive an Honors credit, the student is required to schedule either regular .5 credit Concert Choir or .5 Honors Concert Choir. Any student not previously a member of the Honors Band who wishes to be placed in the Honors Band must first select the non-Honors Band course. After a successful audition for Honors Band, the student Page | 70 will be placed in the Honors Band by the director and the student’s guidance counselor. The grade is weighted upon successful completion of course and will be issued one time only.