JOIN BAND & ORCHESTRA! 

Welcome!

Welcome to the registration website for Band and Orchestra for both Woodrow Wilson School AND William Shemin Midtown Community School.

Students who will be in grades 4 through 8 for the 2025-2026 school year are eligible to join school band or orchestra! This website will provide you with the online registration form for your child to join the Band or Orchestra. This will also connect you directly to your music teacher, Mr. Puchinsky and provide you with resources for choosing the right instrument for your child, including links to our district's rental company Elefante Music, videos about each instruments and more!

PLEASE NOTE - we are only recruiting NEW STUDENTS for Woodrow Wilson at this time. If a parent from Midtown happens to open this site to sign up their child for band - please note that MCS music classes have been going on for two months and are now closed to new students! Your form will not be accepted.

What's Next?

To start the process of joining one of our musical ensembles, follow the links below to the THREE simple steps and bew sure to READ all instructions on each page! You can also find links to these pages in the sidebar button in the upper left corner of every page. 

A summary of  the three simple steps is qwritten below. This is a summary! Please be sure to READ all directions on each page and complete all forms - ONE for me so I have your child's info - and one for Elefante Music for renting your child's instrument. Here are the THREE easy steps:

Step #1: Choosing an instrument...

Choosing the right instrument is so important! You should choose an instrument that you enjoy listening to, because you're going to need to practice making a sound on this instrument every day! We have a list of every instrument we offer, and videos so you can LISTEN to each instrument and learn about each one so you can make the right decision. 

Step #2: How will you GET your instrument?

Deciding on how you want to acquire your instrument is a personal choice. You can choose to RENT, ask to BORROW a school instrument (if available - right now MCS only), or to PURCHASE an instrument. Our second step page will guide you through the pros and cons of each choice. You will be directed to Elefante Music's website to complete your rental process!

Step #3: Complete Our Online Form!

Step 3 is simple - just complete our ONLINE FORM to join the Band! If you are renting an instrument you'll also have to complete the rental process at the Elefante Music website, but if you are purchasing an instrument, playing percussion, or requesting to borrow a school instrument, the form is your final step! 

If you have questions, and want to learn more about instrumental music, you can also explore our Resources and F.A.Q.'s page. To navigate this website please use the links below OR the menu icon in the upper left corner. You can also learn more about the my music classes and how I run things by visiting my classroom blog at - mrpmusicroom.edublogs.org. (PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A NEW BLOG AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - nakeing my old Midtown Music blog usable for BOTH schools!)

GET STARTED - JOIN IN THREE EASY STEPS!

OR - EXPLORE OUR RESOURCES AND F.A.Q.S.!