Band
Mission Statement
The Highland Park High School band program is committed to fostering the growth of our students as musicians and as people, achieving the highest standard of performance excellence, and supporting the spirit and tradition of our school and community.
Philosophy
Music is an essential part of the human experience. Music exists in our culture because it provides an aesthetic experience that is unlike any other. No other art form can duplicate the kind of perception which results from expressing one's self through musical performance. The person who performs in a musical organization is paving the way for a lifetime of musical enjoyment.
A member of the Highland Park Bands enjoys involvement in a campus organization that provides an immediate identity and purpose. The Highland Park Bands encourage and promote musical and academic excellence with a rehearsal and performance schedule that is compatible with the student's academic responsibilities. Band members are involved in concerts, athletic events, trips, social programs, and are an essential ingredient of school spirit at Highland Park High School.
The study of MUSIC will be the most important ingredient of the Highland Park High School Band Program. Although participation in this organization provides such non-musical benefits as learning to work together, building a sense of responsibility, and feeling a sense of accomplishment and pride in doing something well, the primary purpose of the band program is making MUSIC together.
Contact Information
Josh Chodoroff
Director of Bands
jchodoroff@dist113.org
(224)765-2165
Courses
- Wind Symphony & Wind Symphony Honors
- Wind Ensemble & Wind Ensemble Honors
- Concert Band
- Percussion Ensemble
- Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble Honors
- Jazz Lab
For course specific information please visit your teacher's Schoology page.
For help accessing Schoology please visit the District 113 Schoology Resource page.