WE WANT YOU
TO JOIN BAND!
It’s Easy!
Write BAND on your enrollment form
Join us at our Band Fair to select an instrument
OR Contact your new band teacher
WHY JOIN BAND?
Entering middle school is a giant step in every student’s educational journey. Your child is facing some important decisions that will have a long term impact of their life. Often, young people fear the added work load of the middle school curriculum and assume that they will not have the time to participate in the band program. This is simply not true!
Music Education is more than just playing an instrument; it is immersing your child in a culture of successful students and teachers who care about education. It challenges each child to use the creative side of their brain while, at the same time learning a foreign language... MUSIC.
Being a member of the band ensures instant acceptance in one of the most respected organizations at the onset of the sixth grade year. The benefits of studying music in the band are numerous:
1. With long term study, statistics show that reading, writing and math scores improve.
2. College admission officers give stronger consideration to students who are a part of the school music programs.
3. Students who start to study music at a young age tend to have higher SAT and ACT test scores.
4. Music students are great problem solvers, creative thinkers, work well in team situations, stay more engaged in the school community, and SO MUCH MORE!
FAQs
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YES! Our school is lucky to have many different clubs and programs that students can join. All of these groups work together to share our students’ time.
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Band is a class that meets daily, all year round.
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YES! In fact, the band program is very proud to have many school and club athletes on our roster!
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Like any new skill, learning a band instrument takes patience and practice. Band students perform in 2 band concerts and march in the Rooster Days Parade during sixth grade.
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Playing a band instrument involves sequential based instruction. To be in band, students MUST JOIN IN THE 6TH GRADE YEAR!
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The Band Fair is an event where your student will explore and select which instrument they would like to play. Each student will have unique physical characteristics that may make them more likely to suceed on a particular instrument. At the Band Fair, the Band Directors will provide an individual consultation to play and select the instrument they may be the most successful. Band Fair is a free, come and go event.
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