Welcome To BHS IMA

Welcome to the Instrumental Music Program at Burbank High School and our parent support organization, the IMA Boosters!  The IMA Boosters is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing the band, orchestra, and jazz band programs at BHS.  This will be a challenging and exciting year, one that merges our long-standing traditions with a new organizational structure.  But with the support of the students and the parent Boosters, the BHS IMA promises to continue to provide our students with opportunity for exceptional musical growth and enrichment. 

The Burbank HS IMA program consists of three strands: Band, Orchestra, and Jazz.  Within each of these areas, there are a variety of classes at different levels, designed to meet the needs of as many students as possible.  There is also an AP Music Theory class for the most advanced students who wish to understand the theory and structure behind the music they perform in their ensembles.  What follows are brief statements of philosophy and purpose to establish the guiding principles used to structure the program.  Then there are descriptions of each strand of the program, broken down in detail.  This is designed to help everyone understand how our department is organized and how it works.