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• Overview of H.S. and Elem. programs• Extended band opportunities for Peoria
students • Special performances and events • Data about programs and learning• Spotlight on success
Objectives
an ensemble of musicians that march in time to the music for entertainment at events and in parades, often with brass, wind, and percussion instruments, drum majors and/or majorettes
Band noun \ˈband\
What do we think of when we say “Band”?
Establishing the Foundation for Band
10,000District-wide close to
Kindergarten through 4th grade students have a general
music class to help create a music education foundation
• Elementary– 5th (Beginning)
– 6th (Intermediate)
– (JH/7th /8th ) (Advanced)
• Extended Student Opportunities– Steel Drums– Jazz Band– Pep Band– Percussion (trash can band)
Elementary Band Programs
Student Connections to Band Programs
5th Grade
1,301Junior High
1,421Total students participating
district-wide
Student Connections to Band Programs
3,70635%
5th-8th grade students participating district-wide in Elementary band
District-wide Special Band Programs
• Jump Start Band• Honor Jazz Band• District Elementary
Honor Band
• Standard course offerings– Marching band– Concert band– Jazz band
• Extended course opportunities– Guitar and Piano– Digital Music– On-line/eCampus Music Theory
• Extended student opportunities– Pep band– Percussion/steel drums– Pit band– Extended Jazz combos
High School Band Courses
Extended course
opportunities
Student Connections to Band Programs
Marching band
685
Concert band
308
Jazz band
429281students participating district-wide
Student Connections to our Programs
1,70313%
Students participating district-wide in high school band programs and opportunities
Student Performances
• Elementary– Winter concerts– Spring concerts
• High School– Friday night marching – Fall jazz concert– Spring concert band– Numerous competitions
throughout the year– Graduation ceremonies
Special Performance Opportunities
Across our District• Fall into Jazz• Friday Night Game Night• Feeder Festival Performances• Arts and Cultural Festival • Honor band performances
Beyond Peoria Unified• Regional band (individual students)
• Regional and State festivals • All-State band (individual students)
Connections to Elementary Student Learning and Achievement
• Music education prepares students to learn and is a positive predictor of academic achievement
– Fosters superior working memory– Cultivates better thinking skills– Advances math achievement – Boosts reading and English language arts skills– Strengthens perseverance– Supports better study habits and self-esteem
Connections to Elementary Student Learning and Achievement
• Background research– Arts Education Partnership, Music Matters: How Music Education
Helps Students Learn, Achieve, and Succeed, Washington, D.C., September 2011.• (Berti et al., 2006; Pallesen et al., 2010).• (Rauscher, 2000)• (Helmrich, 2010; U.S. National Mathematics Advisory Panel, 2008)• (Baker, 2011; Catterall, 1998).• (Scott, 1992)• (Neville., 2008)• (Chesky et al., 1997).
Connections to High School Student Learning and Achievement
• High school music students have been shown to hold higher grade point averages (GPA) than non-musicians in the same school. (National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988)
• Top 25% of the 2015 graduating class in Peoria • Increase in SAT Scores
Connections to Lifelong Learning
Analyzing
Comparing and contrasting
EvaluatingProblem solving
Tracking cause and effect
Creating
Entertaining
Imagining
Improvising
Problem solving
Innovating
Analyzing the situation
Listening actively
Speaking
Writing
Evaluating messages
Decision-making
Allocating resources
Delegating
Evaluating
Goal setting
Resolving conflicts
Team building
The 4 C’s
Program Successes
Peoria Bands have received: Peoria Band Directors are:
• “Best Band” at the City of Glendale Holiday Parade
• Excellent ratings at the NAU Jazz Festival• Excellent ratings at Arizona Band and
Orchestra Directors Association concert festivals (ABODA)
• Superior with Distinction at the State Jazz band qualifiers
• High school and Elementary Jazz bands have received Excellent ratings
• Many of our band programs continue to grow larger each year
• Pride of Peoria Winners• Kellis Leadership recipients• ABODA Board members• ABODA judges and
Clinicians • Adjunct instructors • Summer Community
Directors
The Everyday Impact
• More than 14,000 students in the Peoria Unified School District have a Music Education experience each week
• There are correlations to how Music education positively impacts student achievement in the classroom
• The benefits of a Music education extends beyond a students time in K-12 education