Welcome Parents & Guardians
You may be asking yourself, why music education? Active music making is a rewarding and social way for your child to build skills, foster creativity, and belong to a positive group. Through music-making, your child will learn how to persevere through the challenges of learning an instrument and discover the pride that comes from mastering a skill that takes time to develop. The end goal is much more than creating musicians - it’s about the positive group experience and fundamental skills that music develops in students that will transfer to all areas of their lives and have a lasting impact on who they become.
A music education will bring beauty, passion, inspiration and artistry into your soul in ways that will thrill you, move you, give you hope and enrich your life for years to come.
A music education will bring beauty, passion, inspiration and artistry into your soul in ways that will thrill you, move you, give you hope and enrich your life for years to come.
Ways to Support Your Student
Ways to Support Your Music Program
Chaperoning/Instrument Drivers: Chaperoning field trips is a huge help to the Music Teacher! Some of our off campus opportunities require us to take a bus and sometimes we can't fit all our oversized instruments plus students on the bus. It's great to have parents who can drive these instruments to our destination and back again! A chaperone’s job is to assist the Music Director in monitoring, encouraging and supporting the students on an away from school trip and ensuring an educational and fun experience for all involved. Expectations of the chaperone include: integrating with groups of students, participation in all events, monitoring behavior, nightly room check (for overnight trips) and assisting the band director with situational encounters that may arise.
All chaperones will require a current criminal record check which can be done through the school office at no charge with two pieces of government issued ID. CRC's do take a few weeks to complete and be returned to the school, so if you are interested in chaperoning with the Band Program at any point during the year, please speak with Mrs. McDowell so we can get the process started right away!
Fundraising Helpers: Successful fundraising in a music program requires parent support. I have chosen to organize and run the online Fundscrip gift card fundraiser to help raise money for the program and for students who go on enrichment activities, however more fundraisers are usually needed to help families cover the cost of overnight trips. I need parent support to help organize and run these various other fundraisers. Special Event Coordinator's choose an event with the music teacher that they organize and facilitate. This can be done with a parent buddy as well so you don't have to feel alone! If you have an idea for a fundraiser please speak with Mrs. McDowell or check out the Fundraising Tab for more ideas and to see what has worked well in the past!
End of Night Concert Clean Up Crew! - THIS IS ALL OF YOU! - No volunteering necessary! This ensures that everyone gets home at a reasonable hour, so consider yourself volun-told!
Practice Enforcers: (kinda sounds like the next Avenger Super Hero right?!?!) A great way to support your child in band is to let them perform for you at home so they get used to playing for an audience! Ask your child to see their monthly practice record which contains 15 objectives they can choose from to help guide their practice routine.
All chaperones will require a current criminal record check which can be done through the school office at no charge with two pieces of government issued ID. CRC's do take a few weeks to complete and be returned to the school, so if you are interested in chaperoning with the Band Program at any point during the year, please speak with Mrs. McDowell so we can get the process started right away!
Fundraising Helpers: Successful fundraising in a music program requires parent support. I have chosen to organize and run the online Fundscrip gift card fundraiser to help raise money for the program and for students who go on enrichment activities, however more fundraisers are usually needed to help families cover the cost of overnight trips. I need parent support to help organize and run these various other fundraisers. Special Event Coordinator's choose an event with the music teacher that they organize and facilitate. This can be done with a parent buddy as well so you don't have to feel alone! If you have an idea for a fundraiser please speak with Mrs. McDowell or check out the Fundraising Tab for more ideas and to see what has worked well in the past!
End of Night Concert Clean Up Crew! - THIS IS ALL OF YOU! - No volunteering necessary! This ensures that everyone gets home at a reasonable hour, so consider yourself volun-told!
Practice Enforcers: (kinda sounds like the next Avenger Super Hero right?!?!) A great way to support your child in band is to let them perform for you at home so they get used to playing for an audience! Ask your child to see their monthly practice record which contains 15 objectives they can choose from to help guide their practice routine.
