Welcome to the Mona Shores Bands Website!
The home for everything about the band program at Mona Shores Public Schools.
On this website, you'll find information about all of the bands at the middle school and high school, including marching band, concert bands (symphonic band and wind ensemble), jazz band, steel drum ensemble, and more.
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Current Events
First of all, congratulations to the Sailor Marching Band on a phenomenal season. While I know Friday night's outcome was not what we had hoped for, each and every one of you should take immense pride in your achievements throughout the summer and fall. Please join me in saluting the Sailor football team for an incredible season as well. Thank you, all--band parents, staff, students, families--for working together and working hard to make this a marching season full of joyful memories and excellent performances.
There will be a very brief (shooting for 20 minutes!) monthly business meeting of the Mona Shores Band Parents' Association Monday 11 November at 6pm in the Auxiliary Music Room. Any parent/guardian of a current band member is welcome to attend.
We will no longer send out general announcements weekly. Instead, look for announcements sent out to the specific groups you are a part of, for example Sailor Brass, jazz ensembles, wind ensemble and symphony band.
Central Michigan University is offering Instrumental Workshops on November 22nd in Mt. Pleasant! This is an amazing opportunity to work with the incredible faculty at CMU's School of Music. Information and Registration is here.
Solo and Ensemble is on Saturday 1 February 2025 at Kent City HS. This is a great opportunity to improve your musicianship and have fun making music with your friends. If you are in lessons, you should be doing a solo. Solos are $15 each and Ensembles are $12 per member. Please fill out this form to register for S&E Solo and Ensemble Registration
Private Lesson Information:
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While we strive to provide the absolute best instruction possible for all of our students, the opportunity to work one on one with an instrumental specialist is invaluable. We are lucky to have private lesson teachers for all instruments at Mona Shores. Lessons with these teachers typically happen weekly and focus on improving students' musicianship through customized instruction. Private study is offered both during your student's band class, and after school. Cost ranges from $20-35 per lesson depending on the teacher. This is a great opportunity for our young musicians to hone their skills, and advance on their instruments.
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If you are interested in private lessons for your child please fill out this form: Sailor Band Lesson Sign Up Once the form is submitted, We will connect you with one of our private teachers and provide more information. If you are currently enrolled in lessons, please fill out the form as well. This will help us track who is in lessons.