The Kapa'a HS Music Department
WORK HARD. PLAY HARDER. LIKE A WARRIOR.
THE KAPA‘A HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL PROGRAM
The Kapa‘a High School Vocal Music Program provides students with the opportunity to develop musical skills, a lifelong appreciation for music, and the necessary discipline to achieve musical and non-musical successes. They have fun meeting and making new friends, traveling to performances on- and off-island, and learning to promote tolerance and personal growth. Students also learn the importance of individual responsibility and cooperative learning and participation within several performance ensembles.
Concert Choir
The Kapa‘a HS Concert Choir is a non-audition ensemble and is open to all who wish to develop vocal technique, musicianship, and showmanship. The Concert Choir performs in concerts, assemblies, and at various community events on the island.
Flag & Rifle Color Guard
The Kapa‘a HS Choral program serves as the Color Guard with the Marching Band. Throughout the year, they perform at home football games, community parades, concerts, and at competitive events on Oahu. They learn basic dance, flag, and rifle techniques to enhance the visual aspect of a marching band show. The Kapa‘a HS Concert Choir is a non-audition ensemble and is open to all who wish to develop vocal technique, musicianship, and showmanship. The Concert Choir performs in concerts, assemblies, and at various community events on the island.
Show Choir
The Kapa‘a HS Show Choir is a small group ensemble consisting of 4 – 8 members of the music department. Entrance into this ensemble is by audition only and serves as the elite ensemble of the choral program. Members showcase their singing and dancing talent as soloists and within the ensemble. Music repertoire is varied, including jazz, musicals, gospel, and popular music. Weekly rehearsals are both intensive and comprehensive, developing into, for the first time in a decade, a competitive show choir.
Swing Band
The Babe Bowman Swing Band is in honor of the late Clyde “Babe” Bowman, guest lecturer and founder of The KHS “Orphans of Swing”. This ensemble is by audition (or invitation) and consists of:
2 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Saxophones (1 clarinet dbl.)
1 Baritone Saxophone
3 Trombones
3 Trumpets
1 Guitar
1 Electric Bass
1 Piano
2 Percussion (1 Set, 1 Aux.)
1-3 Vocalists
Dance Band
The KHS Dance Band is in its third year and stands as the ambassadors of the Kapa’a High School Music Department. The ensemble consists of members from the Swing Band and the Show Choir that perform dance cover songs for performances and competitions on the island.