The Marching Braves

The Indian Creek Marching Braves focus on leadership, excellence, movement, and musicianship. The Marching Braves are open to any student in grades 8-12, and meet as a group outside of the school day. Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, and Color Guard all work together to create a show for the field! The Marching Braves perform at home football games, parades, and in ISSMA Competition, where they are a two-time ISSMA Class C Semi-State Finalist, and a two-time ISSMA Scholastic B State Finalist.

Winterguard

The Indian Creek Winterguard is an extracurricular group that combines dance, musicality, and equipment work in a gymnasium. Using the same equipment as Fall Color Guard, the Winterguard uses Flag, Sabre, and Rifles to spin and perform to recorded music. While many of our guard members are also musicians in the concert band program, students who are not enrolled in the band are invited and encouraged to be a part of the Guard program.

Pep Band

Supporting our school community is important to us, and we love the chance to do so during the basketball season. The Indian Creek Pep Band performs at Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games at the High School. This group plays a wide variety of rock, pop, and jazz music from different eras, and is an extracurricular activity open to all band students in grades 7-12.

Jazz Band

The ICHS Jazz Band meets as a club during high school IRP time. This group is open to all high school band members in grades 9-12, and we learn and perform jazz repertoire, jazz style, and some rock and pop music as well! ICHS Jazz Band performs at the Fall, Winter and Spring Concerts.

Percussion Ensemble

The ICHS Percussion Ensemble meets as a club during high school IRP time. This group is open to all high school band members in grades 9-12, and we welcome non-percussionists in the group to learn a second instrument! This group learns a wide variety of music and percussive techniques, and they perform at the Fall, Winter, and Spring Concerts. In 2020, the percussion ensemble achieved a Gold rating at the State Solo and Ensemble Contest, a first for ICHS.

Solo and Ensemble

Indian Creek Band Members participate in great numbers at the ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest. Some perform solos, trios, quartets, or in larger groups like the Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Choir, and Woodwind Quintet. Many of these ensembles and solos advanced to the ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble level each year.

AP Music Theory

AP Music Theory is a course offering at ICHS that prepares students in band, choir, and music with advanced Theory and Composition work. Students can take the AP Test in the spring, which can assist with college credit, or placement in theory classes at the college level.

Indian Creek Band Boosters

The Indian Creek Band Boosters is a volunteer parent organization that provides monetary and manpower support to all the Indian Creek Bands including ICMS and ICHS Concert Bands, Marching Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, Soloists, and Ensembles. Our parents work so hard to help to provide music, transportation, contest fees, and any assistance that each band at the High School and Middle School might need throughout the year.

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Chamber Ensemble

Chamber Ensemble is a beginner choral ensemble open to all grades 9-12. The students are rigorously learning music literacy via theory comprehension, musical structure, rhythmic sight-reading, as well as Moveable Do based solfege sight reading in both melodic and harmonic formats. Students perform at a variety of locations throughout the year to showcase their abilities, talents, and love of music which include the Mistletoe Music Festival at the Arts Garden in downtown Indianapolis and most recently at The Appleworks in Trafalgar. 

The Rhythmaires

The Rhythmaires is a mixed male and female show choir that competes at Indiana State School Music Association show choir competitions each spring. These students are building on a previously developed strong foundation of music literacy which enables them to perform more complex music in 6-8 divisi parts. Continuously progressing in complexity these students are rigorously learning music literacy via theory comprehension, musical structure, rhythmic sight-reading, as well as Moveable Do based solfege sight reading in both melodic and harmonic formats. Students prepare musical literature from classical, jazz, contemporary, a capella, foreign language-based, and spiritual songs for performances throughout the year. Performance locations vary including the Holiday Tree Lighting in Franklin, Indiana, The Appleworks, sporting events, etc. 

The Jazzettes

The Jazzettes is a new all-female show choir that competes at Indiana State School Music Association show choir competitions each spring. These students are building on a previously developed strong foundation of music literacy which enables them to perform more complex music in 3-6 divisi parts. Continuously progressing in complexity these students are rigorously learning music literacy via theory comprehension, musical structure, rhythmic sight-reading, as well as Moveable Do based solfege sight reading in both melodic and harmonic formats. Students prepare musical literature from classical, jazz, contemporary, a capella, foreign language-based, and spiritual songs for performances throughout the year. Performance locations vary including Music at the Creek, The Appleworks, Santa’s Workshop in Sweetwater, sporting events, etc.

Solo and Ensemble

All choral members are encouraged to participate in the ISSMA Solo & Ensemble competitions each winter. Students participate in a variety of competitive levels ranging from III to I receiving gold and silver rankings against a rigorous rubric evaluated by professional musicians and vocalists. Some perform solos, trios, barbershop quartets, small and large ensembles. A majority of students participating in Group I qualify for state competition. Solo & Ensemble is a great evaluative tool to give students valuable feedback on vocal performance and technique which enhances their technique in future performances and encourages an ever-growing mindset of improvement.

Madrigal Singers

The Madrigal Singers is a new ICHS club that meets during IRPs throughout the year. The club's focus is on renaissance-based pieces with tight harmonies and fun, playful rhythms. Oftentimes performances feature live musicians on guitar, drum, or flute. The Madrigal Singers performed at ISSMA Solo & Ensemble and received a silver rating in group I. The Madrigal Singers also put on a yearly dinner performance in December for the public to attend featuring a home-cooked meal and a night of music in costumes!

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre is a course offered to all ICHS students grade 9-12 where all types of students are introduced to the historical development and significance of musical theatre across the globe. An introduction to character development through a variety of mainstream projects encourages each and every actor or actress to learn the skills of method acting. Stage terminology and stage directions are learned and developed through a variety of class dramatic activities, monologues, and scenes. All students design, develop and create props or scenery for the fall musical, as well as participate in some capacity in the performance either on the stage, with the lights and sound, or with stage management. Upon completion of the course, students have a greater appreciation for the art and skill of acting as well as embody the talent to perform on stage in the future.