Interested in joining band? Read below for more information and/or you can watch this informative video.
How to Join:
For all interested 5th grade band students, please fill out the band registration form located in the side menu of this website. Thank you!
To help you decide what instrument you might be interested in, check out this video. The only instrument that is shown that we don't play in beginning band is the tuba. One instrument they didn't demonstrate is the oboe. Here is video of the oboe.
What every student needs
Instrument (plus extra reeds for clarinets, oboes and saxes, valve oil and slide grease for brass)
You can rent from Sweetwater (your instrument will be delivered to your house) or a local music store such as Music and the Arts.
Book: Tradition of Excellence Book 1
Wire Music Stand for home practice and for concerts
School Instruments
Most families choose to rent instruments through Sweetwater or local music stores, but we have several school instruments reserved for students on the Free Lunch program, and for families with financial need. If you need to sign up for a school instrument, please email Mrs. Cavaliere. Families who rent from the school will need to sign a contract before the student will be allowed to take the instrument home.
Class Schedule
We meet twice a week for 40 minutes. We will start band the week of September 1st (starting on the 2nd due to Labor Day). For the first class, students do not need their instruments. We will go over how band will work this year and make sure that all students understand everything that they will need to bring to the second class. In order for students to not fall behind, the last day a student can sign up for band is the third class.
Band and Orchestra schedule by school 2025-2026
Bradford: Mondays 10:15 - 10:55 and Wednesdays 9:13 - 9:57
Coronado: Tuesdays 9:20 - 10:00 and Fridays 9:45 - 10:25
Mortensen: Mondays 8:00-8:40 and Thursdays 10:30-11:10
Shaffer: Wednesdays 8:00 - 8:40 and Fridays 8:40 - 9:20
Stony Creek: Mondays 9:05-9:45 and Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:10
Ute Meadows: Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:10 and Thursdays 9:25 - 10:05
Other Information
The 2025 handbook contains class overviews, rules, and concert dates for this school year.
FYI
On late start days there will not be band classes at the elementary schools due to scheduling issues with elementary school cafeteria use and the MS and HS schedules. There will be band at the middle school level.