Our school is a public four-year high school with a wide range of students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Approximately 35-40% of our student body participates in fine arts on some level. Offering our music students the chance to succeed is my top priority. We strive daily to make opportunities available for our high school students to further their musical skills and expand their horizons.
Students attending our school have earned recognition at the district, state, regional, and national level.
We have alumni working on Broadway, teaching college and public school music, and performing as professionals all over the world. Our music department has a 100+ year history of excellence, and we try every day to live up to that legacy. We offer jazz band, two levels of string orchestra, and concert band, pep band, and marching band. We also have strong choral, guitar, drama, and fine arts programs.
My Project
To get a great concert band sound, it is imperative to have double reed players with quality equipment. We have been fortunate to acquire some nice instruments in the past few years, but without the proper reeds, it is quite difficult to get a good sound. Jones Reeds are a recognized standard in the band industry and to have a few of these on hand will make it possible for our students to spend their time playing with the band rather than adjusting reeds.
Trumpet and Trombone Harmon Mutes are an important part of a modern jazz band sound.
We have a few, but to have a complete set would make our brass players even more versatile when we participate in competitions and festivals.
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