Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Strength
Resilience
Kindness
Bravery
Independence
Balance
Band is community.
Members learn that the part that they play may be different from the person who
sits next to them, but both parts are equally important in creating beautiful music.
They learn precision – that accuracy of their own part is not enough –
it is equally important that they be able to play in rhythm, in sync and in tune with
those around them.
They learn to listen to the director,
to the leaders in the ensemble,
to the musicians around the room.
And to thrive as a community.
Gratefulness
Watching students at final concerts is a chance to see the gratefulness they have
developed because of band and music.
I see students who are grateful for the opportunity to show their parents their hard
work;
Students who are grateful for the technique and skill that they’ve mastered;
Students who are grateful for the life-long friends who are sitting beside them;
Students who are grateful that – for the rest of their life – music will be a part of
them.