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Advanced Orchestra:​​

• Audition required! (Opens in April) CLICK HERE submit an online audition and application  

• For auditions students should plan on playing at least one two octave scale & a solo of their choice 

• 9th & 10th grade students can request zero period PE with their counselor 

• Students who have completed three years in a Middle School Orchestra are automatically eligible

• Three years of playing experience is required. This class is NOT for beginners 

• Please inform your counselor that you would like to enroll in the class. √

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Jazz Ensemble 

• Audition required!  (Opens in April) CLICK HERE to submit an online audition and application

• For advanced instrumental music students • sight reading and improvisation skills are required  

• Jazz Ensemble is an honor ensemble for the following instruments:

  • ​Trumpets 

  • Trombones 

  • Saxophones​

  • Rhythm Section: Drumset, Bass, Piano, & Guitar (Max 2 per instrument)

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Vocal Ensemble:

• Audition required! (Opens in April) CLICK HERE to submit an online audition and application

• Incoming 9th & 10th grade students can request zero period PE with their counselor  

• Please inform your counselor that you would like to enroll in the class.√​​​​

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Guitar 1 (Intro to Modern Band)

• This class is open to any student interested in playing guitar and learning the basics of pop and rock music. This is the perfect class for students new to music! 

• We strongly recommend that beginners join at the beginning of the year. Students joining mid-year may find it frustrating as we are no longer in the beginning stages of instruction. 

• Please inform your counselor that you would like to enroll in this class. √

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Modern Band (Advanced)

• Audition required (Opens in April) CLICK HERE to submit an online audition and application

• Or Successful Completion of Guitar 1!

• This class is open to students with experience playing Guitar, Bass, Drums and or Piano

• Basic proficiency on at least one harmonic instrument such as Guitar or Piano is required

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AP Music Theory ​

• Experience reading standard musical notation is REQUIRED!

• A firm understanding of major & minor scales & key signatures is strongly recommended.

• Open to all Juniors & Seniors with a background in music

• Please inform your counselor that you would like to enroll in this class. √​

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Band & Color Guard​

• Audition required! (Opens in April) CLICK HERE to submit an online audition and application

• New members MUST attend our Summer Band Camp scheduled the last two weeks of summer break (LAUSD) - dates & times TBA

• Color Guard / Winter Guard - We have spring Color Guard Workshops scheduled after school. Student must first attend a series of workshops before requesting to tryout for the group. 

• Wind & Brass students upload an audition video. We ask students to play two major scales and a solo or excerpt of their choice.​ Band students with three years of playing experience in a Middle School Band are automatically eligible as long as they attend band camp.

• Percussion placement auditions are in person the Friday before Band Camp 

• ​We recommend all percussion students attend our Summers Drummer Camp scheduled during July with placement auditions on the last day of camp. This camp will  help prepare students for the program. It is open to all NHHS students, including incoming 9th graders! Even attending a brief portion of this camp will help prepare them for placement auditions which will held at the end.

• NEW Students: Once you have completed your first week of band camp please inform your counselor you want to enroll in Marching Dynamics, a PE credit course! √

ADDITIONALLY, ALL Band & Color Guard students are required to complete an Athletic Packet  to participate in the Fall Marching Season  
Click here to learn more!  

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