Welcome to the Belvidere South Middle School Band Web Site. Explore our
site and learn about our band program. Please send us your comments about
our band web site. Click on the email link located at the bottom of each
page to send us your comments.
The 7th and 8th Grade Bands earned a Gold (Superior) Rating at the Performing Arts Consultants Festival in Round Lake on Friday, May 11, 2012. The 7th Grade Band earned 97 points out of a possible 100. The 8th Grade Band earned 100 points out of a possible 100. Congratulations to both bands on their outstanding performances.
The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from 5:30pm - 8:00pm at the High School Gym. The 7th Grade Band will be performing for this ceremony. This will be a required performance by the 7th Grade Band. The 8th grade band will perform one selection during the ceremony.
Percussionists check out this very cool website. At www.freedrumlessons.com you will find video drum lessons as well as music for the drumset. You will also learn about the rudiments and how to apply them to the drumset.
Check out this very cool music theory website at www.musictheory.net
6th Grade Band meets on "A" Days. Monday and Wednesday are the "A" Days for the week of May 14, 2012.
Remember band students fill out your practice record
and have your parents sign it at the end of the week. All band students
should be practicing 20 minutes per day.
The video below is our band recruiting video. The video shows the importance of music for a well rounded education.
Why Music Should Be Taught In Our Schools
1. Ninety-five (95) percent of people responding to a 2000 Gallup Poll
believe that music is part of a well-rounded education.
-Gallup Poll Shows Strong Support for Putting Music in Every
School's Curriculum, Giles Communications, 2000.
2. Taking a music elective course is a better indicator that a student will
stay in college than high SAT scores or high GPA. -Dr. Denise C. Gardner, Effect of Music Courses On Retention,
Georgia Tech, 2000.
3. In a 2000 Gallup Poll, seventy-five (75) percent of respondents believe
learning a musical instrument helps students do better in other subjects, such
as math and science. -Gallup Poll Shows Strong Support for Putting Music in Every
School's Curriculum, Giles Communications, 2000.
4. A ten-year study indicates that students who study music achieve higher
test scores, regardless of socioeconomic background. -Dr. James Catterall, UCLA.
5. A 1997 study of elementary students in an arts-based program concluded
that students' math test scores rose as their time in arts education classes
increased. -"Arts Exposure and Class Performance," Phi Delta
Kappan, October, 1998.
6. College admissions officers continue to cite participation in music as an
important factor in making admissions decisions. They claim that music
participation demonstrates time management, creativity, expression, and
open-mindedness. -Carl Hartman, "Arts May Improve Students' Grades,"
The Associated Press, October, 1999.
Why Music Matters by Jack Stamp