band news - Miramar High Band

BANDNEWS
SPRING 2009
Did You Know:
Over $100,000 in music
scholarships were
awarded to Miramar
band seniors last year!
100% of band seniors
were accepted to a
four year college or
university.
Visit
MiramarBand.com for
more info on how to
join band.
NOT JUST A SUPERIOR MARCHING BAND
Event after event, the Miramar band program continues to prove that excellence is not only at Friday night football games, but that they are just as talented in any musical setting.
The spring semester was full of events that
group before. You hear them in the recording of
allowed the Miramar band program to continue
the professionals, but you don’t hear high
its strive for "Superiority" in all phases of music
schools play with that type of balance!”
performance. In addition to participating in the
Most recently, the concert band received
Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago, IL., and
an invitation to perform at the Gusman Center
their Superior rating at Marching Band Assess-
for the Performing Arts in Miami, Fl. and their
ment (MPA) this fall, the Miramar band program
jazz band will be performing for the Community
also continues to prove that they are just more
Blood Center Scholarship Luncheon.
than a great marching band.
In February, band students received a total
The Miramar Band Program continues to
build excellence in musicianship, social and
of 36 Superior and 6 Excellent ratings at Solo &
emotional growth in all participants. Our pro-
Ensemble. In March, the Miramar High School
gram is growing exponentially and requires the
Symphonic band participated in the FBA District
efforts of the students, parents, community,
15 MPA where they walked away with straight
and staff working together to create incredible
superiors on stage. One of the judges, Dr.
life-long experiences through music. For more
Bentley Shellahamer of Florida State University
information on becoming a member of the Sol-
said ”your playing with such good balance, I’m
dier Band from Patriot Land, visit us at
hearing lines I’ve never heard form a high school
www.MiramarBand.com.
More Facts:
Over $70,000 in academic scholarships were awarded to Miramar
band seniors last year!