All concert bands study the literature of the wind band providing students an opportunity for individual growth as well as develop skills as an ensemble player. Emphasis is placed on tone production, idiomatic performance technique, articulation, and rhythm decoding. Private lesson instruction is strongly encouraged of all students to further develop skills beyond the ensemble setting.

Prerequisites: Audition, previous (middle school or high school) experience on the flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba, or percussion.

Requirements of students enrolled in Concert Band classes:
* Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone players: a fully-functioning intermediate model instrument
* Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Baritone, Euphonium, & Tuba players: a fully-functioning intermediate model mouthpiece
* Participation in Marching Band
* Participation in Summer Band Course (last two weeks of summer break)
* Participation in FBA Solo & Ensemble Music Performance Assessment
* Participation in all assigned concert performances
* Participation in all assigned after-school and evening rehearsals

The Concert Band opportunities at Freedom High School:
1. Wind Ensemble
2. Symphonic Band
(Placement in Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band is determined by audition.)
3. Percussion Ensemble
All percussionists enroll in Percussion Ensemble studying the idiomatic literature of the percussion ensemble as well as accompanying the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band.