Elementary Opportunities: Grades 1-2: All students in grades 1-2 receive a full year of weekly general music instruction.
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 allow students to apply the skills they have been practicing on their instruments, both individually and in class, to a group setting. The ensembles represent the most advanced music students from each elementary school in the district.
MBMS Opportunities:
MBMS Choirs:
- Concert Choir (intermediate, 6/7/8)
- Chorale (beginner (6/7)
- Chamber Singers (advanced, 7/8)
Bands:
- Intro to Band (level 1)
- Cadet Band (level 2)
- Concert Band (level 3)
- Symphonic Band (level 4)
Orchestras:
- Intro to Orchestra (level 1)
- Cadet Orchestra (level 2)
- String Orchestra (level 3)
- Chamber Orchestra (level 4)
- String Ensemble (level 5)
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