See the Resources page for previously posted announcements from this page.

 

(last update 07/31/2011)

New Band Students - Grade 5 and up, 2011-2012 school year:

Download Beginning Band information brochure here.

Download Beginning Band registration form here.

The band directors visited each elementary school building in May to distribute information brochures and to hold an "instrument fitting" session for all new students who wish to participate in beginning band next year at Freedom Intermediate School (as well as for any student not previously in band who will be in grades six, seven or eight next year.)

Two additional sessions will be held at FIS on August 4, 4:30 - 7:00, and August 9, 6:00 - 8:00. At these sessions, each child will be shown how to hold and make sounds on every instrument in order to determine on which they will likely be most successful. Students must have their choice of instrument confirmed by a band director. In the meantime, more information can be found on the "How to Join" page of this website.

Freedom Middle - Seventh and Eighth Grades

Pep Band fun - Tuesday night, August 2, 6:00-8:00 in the FMS band room. Come get a head start on the music we'll play in the stands at home football games, get to know the new band members, eat some pizza! Let us know if you're coming (email Ms. Grooms) so we'll have enough.

 

 

Would you like to donate to the Freedom Band program? Our current wish list:

• Laptop computers for student use with Smartmusic software. See the Smartmusic website, under Support tab, for system requirements needed. (FIS has no computers, laptop or desktop, for student use with Smartmusic. FMS has five desktop models, but nothing portable.)
• Instruments in working condition of all types, especially those not traditionally supplied by the school - flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets and trombones. (In recent years, the number of students who would not be able to participate in band without the use of a school-owned instrument has increased from about 10% to 50% of students in the program. Cash donations are helpful to pay for repairs of donated instruments needed to put them in tip-top playing condition before they are assigned to a student.)
• The recently renovated (and beautiful) FIS band room has no stereo system to play music for students and has no large TV or monitor with related equipment to show video from the front of the room.
• FMS band room is in need of a stereo sound system upgrade and an upgrade from our old 32" tube TV to a large, wall-mounted flat screen which can be used with a DVD player or as a laptop monitor, for better viewing by a large class.

A letter to document charitable donations at tax filing will be provided to anyone donating to the Freedom Band program.