Band
Our Program
The Florida Christian School Band Program has a long tradition of musical excellence. The program consistently earns top marks in both our large group and individual music performance assessments. Our instruction is rooted in a kinesthetic approach to teaching musical fundamentals and using modern wind orchestra techniques in musical rehearsal. The variety of musical repertoire studied each semester will typically include: sacred chorales and hymns, classical and orchestral transcriptions, traditional and modern wind band music, movie scores and pop music, modern chamber music, and applicable genres of Jazz. Our jazz band specifically studies Swing, Latin, Fusion, Bop, West Coast, Traditional forms, Funk and Afro-Cuban jazz genres. Our classes rehearse by grade for 5th-8th and perform in three separate ensembles. Our high school Symphonic and Jazz Big Band ensembles are combined grades 9-12 and rehearse each day in separate periods.
Band program activities include FBA Music Performance Assessment in solo, ensemble and concert categories at the district and state levels, FBA Honors Band, FMEA All-State, FCS Band program Christmas and Spring Concerts, Jazz combo and chamber music performances for school & local events, and Drumline/stand band for Varsity football games.
FCS Bands also have multiple opportunities to perform/clinic outside of Miami with recent destinations including Palm Beach Atlantic University, Southeastern University, Universal Studios, Walt Disney World, Winter Park, CO, New York, NY, and Osaka, Japan.
Awards & Accolades
2020 YOLA Festival Participant
2020 FCS Students featured on WDNA Radio Station as part of the CAP All-Star Jazz Band
FMEA All State Concert & Jazz Band Participants
FBA District 20 Honors Band Participants
2019 Music All, National Jazz Band Participant
2018 Young Arts Award Finalist
2016 Winter Park Ski-Musical Festival “Best Overall Ensemble”
Solo & Ensemble
41 events total
26 “Superior”
14 “Excellent”
1 “Good”
Concert MPA
Jazz Band – Straight Superiors
HS Symphonic Band – Superior
MS Concert Band – Excellent
