The Department of Bands at LLA offers outstanding training to young players of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. At LLA, private study with a major artist/teacher and intensive performance experience are the foundations for developing well-rounded instrumentalists.  LLA offers bands for grades 5-12 for over 300 musicians, including the concert bands, Junior High Wind Ensemble, High School Symphonic Band, Big Bands, and chamber ensembles for every instrumental family.

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This page is dedicated to our family and corporate sponsors. If you are able to make donations, please contact me. We are always in need of financial help.

The band program is run through a number of different funds. These funds are used to purchase music, pay guest artist, fix instruments, purchase instruments, tours, etc.

Thank you for your support!

Mr. Santos

The Symphonic Band is the premiere high school band. Acceptance into Symphonic Band is by audition only. Audition material will be handed out and available on this site in advance. One of the yearly highlight for this band are the domestic and international tours.

Many chamber music ensembles are also available for students to join, including the jazz ensemble, brass ensemble, sax quartets, clarinet quartets, and percussion ensemble.

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Hi Folks,
See’s candy forms are here! This is a fundraiser that helps the individual students. For every candy sold, the student receives a percentage as profit towards their trip. I am also working on getting a picture catalogue online for you to print.

Thanks
Gio
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The LLA Junior High offers students four bands: the Junior High Band and the JH Wind Ensemble.
The JH Band is offered to all students in the junior high that have had at least two years of band experience.

The JH Wind Ensemble is the premiere junior high band. Acceptance into the JH Wind Ensemble is by audition only. Audition material will be handed out and available on this site in advance. One of the yearly highlight for this band is the band competition and selected church service performances for the wind ensemble and chamber ensemble selected from this group.



The LLA Junior High also offers chamber groups, such as sax quartets, clarinet quartets, percussion ensembles, and brass quintets for students to join.

The LLA Elementary offers students two bands: the 5th grade and the 6th grade band.

The 5th grade band is a beginning band offered to all beginning 5th grade students. Parents must make an appointment with Mr. Santos to choose an instrument. To help maintain a balanced band, parents should not start a student on an instrument without first consulting with Mr. Santos. This band performs twice a year.

The 6th grade band is the second year elementary band. This ensemble is design to help students get ready for the junior high ensembles and continues practice on : technique, intonation, balance, scales, rhythm, sight-reading, and overall musicality.

The new calendar is up! Please take notes of the dates on the calendar and plan ahead. There are still a few performances I am waiting to put on the calendar.

Loma Linda Academy
Giovanni Santos