The Secondary Music Education Program is a comprehensive, districtwide, nationally-recognized program consisting of over 275 professional music educators with an enrollment of over 45,000. Districtwide there are 3 High School Honor Orchestras, 2 High School Honor Choirs, 3 High School Honor Bands, and 2 High School Honor Jazz Ensembles. In addition, music festivals are held in each of these areas.

Also offered is the opportunity to participate in the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Program, a year-long, 4-tiered Youth Symphony Program made available to String and Wind students after school.

The Secondary Fine Arts Department also

• Staffs the Secondary Strings Program
• Serves as the contact department to all Secondary Music Educators and Principals
• Develops and revises appropriate course syllabi
• Updates instrument bids
• Revises equipment standards lists
• Orders all high school band uniforms (new and replacement)
• Facilitates seven (7) Fine Arts Task Forces

• Fender
• International House of Blues
• Las Vegas Philharmonic
• VH1
• Yamaha