Elementary Opportunities:

Grades 1-2: All students in grades 1-2 receive one semester of general music instruction weekly.

Grade 3: All students participate in an exploratory wheel in three trimesters: Violin, Recorder, and Choir. 

Grades 4-5: Fourth and fifth-grade music is a two-year program. Students remain in their chosen class (Strings/Band/Choir) for two years, giving them the opportunity to build their skills and achieve mastery.

Violin, Band, Choir: Honor Groups (4th and 5th Grade by audition): 

All three honor groups are performance-based ensembles that provide students with the opportunity to take the skills they have been practicing on their instruments, both individually and in class, and apply them to a group setting.  The ensembles represent the most advanced music students from each elementary school in the district. 

MBMS Opportunities: 

MBMS Choirs:

• Sand and Sea (6th grade)
• Ocean Wave (7th and 8th grades)

Bands:

• Cadet Band (level 1)
• Concert Band (level 2)
• Symphonic Band (level 3)

Orchestras:

• Cadet Orchestra (level 1)
• String Orchestra (level 2)
• Chamber Orchestra (level 3)
• String Ensemble (level 4)

MCHS: 

Choir Groups:

• Mira Costa Voices (open to all)
• Choral Union (9th-12th Grade Soprano/Alto by audition)
• Vocal Ensemble (10th-12th Grade: All voices by audition)

MCHS Orchestras:

• Philharmonic Orchestra (entry-level, full orchestra)
• Sinfonietta Orchestra (advanced, strings-only
• Symphony Orchestra (advanced, full orchestra)
• Chamber Orchestra (honors, strings-only)

Band Program:

• Symphonic Band (intermediate/advanced)
• Wind Ensemble (advanced)
• Jazz Band 1 (advanced)
• Jazz Band 2 (intermediate/advanced)
• Marching Band (intermediate/advanced)

Additional Programs:

• Colorguard/Winterguard (all-level Flags program)
• College-Prep Music Theory
• AP Music Theory