Concert Reports/Service Hours
Band and orchestra students are required to complete 10 service hours per semester and 1 concert report per quarter, totaling 20 service hours and 4 concert reports per year.
Concert Reports and Service Hours make up a big part of your grade! Students in a jazz band as well as a concert ensemble are required to do 1 jazz concert and 1 classical/wind ensemble concert per year.
How to Do a Concert Report
Concert reports should be two pages and in MLA format. Concerts must be the same level as the student or above(high school, college, professional). Discuss the performance’s tone, intonation, soloists, blend/balance, musicianship, instrumentation, venue, attire, and professionalism. Discuss the music’s interpretation, dynamics, articulation, emotion, musical structure, rhythms, and melodies. Common concert report opportunities are:
- Los Angeles Philharmonic(LA Phil)
- Gold Coast Wind Ensemble
- College Band/Orchestra Concerts
- High School Band/Orchestra Concerts
- WHS Band/Orchestra Concerts
- Catalina Jazz Club
- Food Truck Festival
How to Do Service Hours
Download the Band Service Hour Log Service Hours must contribute towards music education in some way. Common service hour opportunities are:
- Mentoring a less experienced student in your instrument
- Volunteering for VCHB
- Creating posters for WHS Instrumental Music(ex: for foodtruck)
- Playing in the pep band at football games(when not in the Regiment)
- Volunteering at the Food Truck Festival
- Selling tickets for the Food Truck Festival