Goals

The Thousand Oaks High School Lancer Music Department is a collaboration of outstanding students, parents and instructors all striving to achieve program excellence. Lancer Band students join a team, focused on the thrill of performance, self-sacrifice for the good of the group and the fun and success that comes from planning and hard work. We work together in ensembles as we represent the image of our Department, the School and the Community.

For more information regarding the Lancer Instrumental Music Department, please refer to our extensive Instrumental Music Department Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), or follow the links to the sections identified later on this page.

Structure

Our comprehensive department offers:

3 Concert Bands (Full Year)

• Wind Ensemble Honors (Advanced Musicians)
• Wind Symphony (Intermediate to Advanced Musicians)
• Symphonic Band (Novice to Intermediate Musicians)

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3 Jazz Bands

• AM Jazz (Full Year)
• PM Jazz (2nd Semester)

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3 Percussion Ensembles

• Concert Band Ensembles
• Percussion Techniques Class (Offered depending on Size of Enrollment)
• MB Drum Line (Section of the Marching Band – Optional, 1st Semester Only)
• Drum Line (Performance Ensemble of Percussion Only, 2nd Semester – Optional)

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2 Visual Ensembles

• Color Guard (Section of the Marching Band) (1st/2nd Semester)
• Winter Guard (Performance Ensemble of CG Members Only, 2nd Semester – Optional)

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Marching Band P.E. Credit

• Nationally Ranked Marching Band (1st Semester)

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Last Revision: 2011-03-29