2025-2026 Drumline Interest Form
Contact Mr. Nelsen with any questions
THE BLESSED TRINITY SYMPHONIC BAND
The Blessed Trinity Symphonic Band is the centerpiece of the BT band program. The curricular ensemble consists of winds and brass players of all grade levels. All students are welcome to join the band class regardless of previous experience. The ensemble rehearses many genres of music including traditional wind band repertoire, marches, jazz, popular styles, and more contemporary selections. The Symphonic Band features student soloists in our Concerto Program each year.
The Symphonic Band performs several times a year, including the Fall Fine Arts Festival, the annual Christmas Celebration Concert and several more performances in the spring semester. See our Fine Arts calendar for specific show and ticket information.
New Course for 2025-2026 School Year - Conservatory
Conservatory is an instrumental music course focused on developing solo players. It is open to all instrumentalists including piano, strings, winds, brass and percussion. Students will select solo repertoire to pursue over the course of the semester, concluding in a formal recital. Daily activities include individual practice time, individual coaching, master class performances, guided lessons and "check-in performances." Students will pursue their repertoire from a technical, musical and historical perspective. Conservatory class will conclude with a recital performance.
Conservatory is audition only. Auditions are by appointment. Incoming freshmen interested in Conservatory should reach out to Mr. Nelsen to schedule an audition time.
AP MUSIC THEORY
AP Music Theory is a year-long course that is focused on the language of music. Students will study notation, construction and fluency in music. Students will develop compositional skills utilizing all of their knowledge acquired over the year. The Music Theory students will compose a final work that the Symphonic Band performs at the end of the year. Students will be prepared to take the AP Music Theory Exam when they have completed the course in the Spring semester.
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
The Blessed Trinity Band program features a robust percussion program with two levels of percussion classes.
Introduction to Percussion is a course designed for any and all students with no previous musical experience. Students are taught basic percussion techniques across a variety of instruments as well as rudimentary music reading. The Introduction to Percussion class performs a final concert to demonstrate all they have learned throughout the semester.
Advanced Percussion is our upper level percussion course. Students must have previous experience or have completed the Intro class to participate. This course teaches far more complex percussion techniques across an even greater variety of instruments and performs several times yearly accompanying the Symphonic Band on all of its performances.
Blessed Trinity Drumline
The Titan Battery
The Blessed Trinity drumline, the Titan Battery, is an extracurricular ensemble that plays for athletic events. It is open to all students regardless of experience. We have two seasons, one for football and one for basketball. No previous drumming experience is required.
The Titan Battery exists to serve the Blessed Trinity athletic department, fine arts department and the Blessed Trinity community as a whole. Focusing on excellence in percussion technique, the Battery strives to present an entertaining musical and visual performance at football and basketball games, pep rallies and other athletic and community events. The Titan Battery aims to raise the level of excitement, energy and engagement in BT crowds.
Congratulations to
Daeg Cooper '27 for being selected to participate in the
GMEA 9-10 Grade All-State Concert Band.
Congratulations to the following band students for being chosen to represent Blessed Trinity in the GEMA District V Honor Bands:
Daeg Cooper '27
9-10 Grade Honor Band
Joseph Reger '26
Ezra Saysanavong '26
11-12 Grade Symphonic Band
Blessed Trinity Bands