Maumee Orchestra

Welcome to the Maumee Orchestra!

The site is designed to provide information for Maumee Orchestra students and their parents.

Please feel free to contact me any time! The best way to contact me is by email at whawary@maumeek12.org

make a donation today!

Please consider making a one time or recurring monthly donation to the Maumee Orchestra Boosters! 100% of all money collected will make it's way to support our orchestra music students!

You can also choose to support Zeffy (the fundraising platform) for making sure we receive 100% of what you give - or select "other" and set your amount.

Chicago 2026

The Maumee High School Instrumental Music Department is headed to Chicago March 12-14th. Be sure to keep up with your travel information and registration through Bob Rogers Travel as we will not be collecting anything directly from students.

need an instrument?

Check out Rettig Music locally (on Airport Hwy across from St. John's) for reasonable rental rates, easy rental process, and excellent customer service on Nikolas string instruments!

Further up the road (Ann Arbor, MI) you can visit Shar Music or stop by their website - sharmusic.com for their affordable Franz Hoffmann series of beginning instruments.

Please AVOID Ebay and Amazon "teacher approved" instruments unless you consult your student's teacher first! In my experience, these are usually Violin Shaped Objects (VSO) that look like the real thing - but perform like toys and break easily with many fake reviews that mislead the consumer. There are nice instruments on these sites, but they can be hard to find if you don't know what you are looking for...and the won't be super cheap!!!

MR. Blue SKy - April 2020

Maumee Orchestra students came together remotely during the COVID-19 school closing to put together our original arrangement of Mr. Blue Sky by ELO (Jeff Lynne). This piece was arranged and distributed to students digitally in pdf format, learned, practiced, and performed by our students in isolation. Video performances were compiled and stitched together to create the final video - we hope you enjoy our collective virtual performance of Mr. Blue Sky!

Supplies for Orchestra class

Required:

Instrument (can be rented/purchased through:

Rettig Music, Shar Music, Baroque Violin Shop,Fiddlershop

*please be cautious of Amazon/eBay/Facebook Marketplace instruments - if the price is too good to be true...there is usually a reason!

Essential Elements For Strings (instrument specific, eg. violin, viola, cello, bass) - *replaces Essential Elements 2000

Shoulder rest (violins and viola) - (Everest or Kun are comfortable - specific to instrument and size)

Pencil (no pens)

3 Ring - 1/2" BLACK binder

Cello: Cello chair strap for endpin

Highly Recommended:

Bass: "Pop's" Bass Rosin (for Bass Players only)

iOS/Android: Tonal Energy Tuner App

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