HHS Independent Music Study

Independent Study Band, Independent Study Chorus, and Independent Study Orchestra are all graded HHS courses offered for those students who wish to participate in an HHS music ensemble, but have schedules that cannot accommodate the meeting time of that ensemble within the regular 9-period school schedule. 

The Music Department faculty expresses its very strong desire for students to be well-rounded and explore many courses of study. However, they do not intend for Independent Study music ensembles to provide a means for students to overload their schedule when they would otherwise be able to participate in the applicable music ensemble during its meeting time within the regular school day. In the scenario described in the previous sentence, a student may be refused permission to take the music ensemble they wish to participate in at the discretion of the ensemble's conductor. 

While Independent Study music ensembles meet outside of the regular school day, they are still HHS courses that appear on a student's transcript.  All HHS policies, including those relating to attendance, are applicable to Independent Study Music Ensembles. Reasons to be excused from school and attendance procedures are included in the student handbook.