Current Student Information

Wind Ensemble - Music 46AD
Monday & Wednesday 1:00-3:00pm
Room G126, Instructor Hamilton

The LBCC Wind Ensemble studies and performs both traditional and contemporary wind music. Guest artist and conductors often work with this group and all students are challenged to create music at the highest artistic level. The Wind Ensemble performs at least twice a semester, along with traveling on its annual tour. For the 2003 semester the wind ensemble performed and toured on a cruise ship, traveling to Ensenada. In 2004 the group spent a weekend on Catalina Island. The tour for spring 2005 was spent mainly in Yosemite Valley. Tour for spring 2007 will be spent in Oahu, Hawaii at the international wind band music festival. If you have any questions about the Wind Ensemble, please contact Mr. Hamilton at 562-938-4613 or e-mail him at the link above.

Evening Wind Symphony - Music 47AD
Monday 7:00-9:00pm
Hoover Middle School, Instructor Scott

(more info. coming soon)
If you have any questions about the Evening Wind Symphony, please contact Dr. Scott at 562-938-4446 or e-mail him at the link above.

Viking Show Band - Music 49AD
Tuesday 7:00-9:00pm
Room G126, Instructor Hamilton

The Viking Show Band brings fun and excitement to numerous Long Beach City College events. The main function of the show band is to play at home football and basketball games, as well as other spirited activities in and around the college community, including the annual "Band Spectacular." The repertoire is primarily "popular in nature and includes music from the 40's through the present. Both music majors and non-majors are welcome to join. Along with having a great time meeting new people, the band gets dinner at all football games. The band also performs at Disneyland each year. Instrumentation consist of tradition marching instruments with the exception of percussion. A rhythm section similar to a jazz band is used including: drum set, auxiliary percussion, and electric bass. If you have any questions about the Viking Show Band, please contact Mr. Hamilton at 562-938-4613 or e-mail him at the link above.

September 1st - Game 1 (Mexican)
September 15th - Game 2 (Chinese)
September 29th - Game 3 (BBQ)
October 13th - Game 4 (Italian)
October 27th - Game 5 (American)
November 3rd - Game 6 (Hawaiian)
Band Spectacular - TBA

Chamber Ensembles - Music 25AD
Tuesday 4:00pm & TBA
Room G126, Instructor Hamilton

This course serves as a study and performance of music for smaller chamber ensembles including various brass, woodwind, percussion, and string ensembles. The first class meeting will take place at 4:00pm on the first Tuesday of each semster. Once groups are formed, they may rehearse any time and day that fits their schedule. Each ensemble needs to rehearse at least once per week on a reocurring day and time. Both music majors and non-majors are welcome to join. If you have other questions, please contact Mr. Hamilton.

Percussion Ensemble - Music 49AD
Tuesday 3:30-5:00pm
Room G126, Instructor Koba

The Percussion Ensemble consist of learning the techniques of concert percussion, emphasizing traditional percussion ensemble literature. If you have any questions about the Percussion Ensemble, please contact Mr. Koba by e-mailing him at the link above.
Dean Koba the director is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii. His studies led him to Illinois where he earned his Bachelor of Music in percussion performance from Northwestern University. Dean received his Master's Degree in Music at the University of Southern California (USC) where he was a graduate assistant in the Jazz studies department teaching jazz history and private drumset instruction. Dean studied privately with Jeff Hamilton (Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, Diana Krall), Joe Labarbera (Bill Evans, Tony Bennett), and Greg Field (Count Basie Orchestra, Frank Sinatra). Dean currently resides in Lakewood, California and freelances in the greater Los Angeles area. Dean has had the opportunity to work with many different musical artists such as: The Acoustic Jazz Quartet, Kei Akagi, Benny Bailey, Shelly Berg, Jeff Berlin, Sandra Bukart, Bayou Brass Band, Carmen Bradford, Cecelia Coleman, Jeff Clayton, John Clayton, Bill Cunliffe, Dee Daniels, Jamie Findlay, Gary Foster, Fareed Haque, Larry Koonse, Christoph Luty Quintet, Walter Norris, Makoto Ozone, Bob Sheppard, Greg Reitan, Dave Sills, and Swingtown. Dean Koba plays Ayotte Custom Drums, Paiste Cymbals, and Regal drum sticks.

Dean Koba Links
Ayotte Drums
Acoustic Jazz Quartet
Paiste Cymbals
Bayou Brass Band
Calato drumsticks

Beginning Band / Instruments - Music 19AD
70484 Monday & Wednesday 9:30-11:00am
Room G126, Instructor Hamilton

Beginning bands primary purpose is to gain basic understanding of the fundamentals of music through the physical process of playing a musical instrument. Beginning band is for anyone who would like to learn a woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument or refresh themselves on an instrument they have played in the past. Some students may also use this class for doubling purposes. Students do not need any prior music reading experience. If a student is interested in guitar or piano, LBCC offers separate classes for those instruments. LBCC does not currently have a beginning strings class which would include violin, viola, cello, or bass. All class members will be required to have an instrument for their own use (no sharing). Unfortunately there is a limited number of school instruments and there is no guarantee that you will have access to one. Renting an instrument from a local music store, purchasing one from ebay, or borrowing one from a friend are all possible ways to attain an instrument if LBCC doesn't have one available. If you have any questions about the Beginning Instruments, please contact Mr. Hamilton at 562-938-4613 or e-mail him at the link above.