ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
The Chatfield Senior High School band program provides students the opportunity to experience a comprehensive and high-quality music education through participation in a variety of ensembles. At Chatfield, we believe that music is a fundamental part of the human experience, and therefore music education is a vital and necessary component to the development of the whole student. We aim to foster a rehearsal and performance environment that encourages skill development, musical competency, cognitive/emotional understanding, a high level of personal/ensemble excellence, and aesthetic appreciation for many forms of music and the arts
The band program is supported by our incredible school administration, as well as an active band booster organization. Band parents/guardians have the opportunity to be involved with the program through a variety of volunteer opportunities and band functions, and are our most important and encouraging audience!
Marching Band
The Chatfield Marching Band is our largest ensemble, and represents CSH at home football games, competitions around the state, and various other school and community events. The Marching Band is a volunteer ensemble that begins its season with a camp prior to the beginning of the school year and is active throughout the fall athletic/activity season. Band students consistently cite their participation in the CSH Marching Band as one of the most-rewarding aspects of their high school experience, and value the sense of community, pride, work-ethic, and excellence the Marching Band fosters.
Wind Ensemble
During the fall, the Wind Ensemble is the class for all brass and woodwind students who participate in Marching Band, allowing all students to receive the specialized musical and visual instruction demanded of that activity. Following the Marching Band season, students are placed into one of two ensembles for the remainder of the year, with the Wind Ensemble providing the home for our most advanced wind and percussion students.
The Wind Ensemble has received numerous “Superior” ratings at concert band festivals, and in 2024 qualified for the State Concert Band Festival for the first time since 2007.
Symphonic Band
During the fall, the Symphonic Band is the class for all percussion students who participate in Marching Band, allowing all students to receive the specialized musical and visual instruction demanded of that activity. Following the Marching Band season, students are placed into one of two ensembles for the remainder of the year, with the Symphonic Band providing the home for our intermediate wind and percussion students.
Concert Band
The Concert Band class is the year-long class for all wind and percussion students not participating in the CSH Marching Band. The Concert Band focuses on individual musical development through large ensemble and chamber group performance, as well as a comprehensive music literacy and theory curriculum.
Jazz Ensemble
1 & 2
CSH is fortunate to offer two jazz ensembles within the curricular day. Jazz Ensemble 2 offers new and developing jazz students, including non-traditional jazz instruments, the opportunity to develop the language and knowledge of jazz styles. Jazz Ensemble 1 is an advanced ensemble that performs a wide variety of jazz styles at high level, and frequently performs in the school and wider community. Both jazz ensembles are rooted in large ensemble performance and the development of improvisational skills through a commitment to combo performance and study.
Color Guard
The CSH Color Guard is open to all students at Chatfield and performs with the Marching Band throughout fall, and independently throughout the spring semester. The Color Guard develops dance and equipment fundamentals, and allows students to experience the joys of participation in the pageantry arts in a unique and creative outlet.
Feeder Programs
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Bradford K-8 & Articulation Area Elementaries
Katrina Cavaliere
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Deer Creek MS
Jim Sudano
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Falcon Bluffs MS
Hannah Haan
Director