Band and Orchestra Social Night - May 24th 2012 from 4:00pm- 6:00pm

at Jack and Jills in Lehi, UT

We are planning to have our Band and Orchestra Social Night at Jack and Jills Bowling.  This was a huge success last year.  This year, I was able to get the costs down from $15 per kid to $10.  All band and orchestra students at Willowcreek are invited.

The social will be from 4-6pm May 24^th 2012 at Jack and Jills Bowling in Lehi (across from Lehi HS).  The students will need to be dropped off just prior to 4pm and picked up at 6pm because transportation will not be provided.

$10 will get them bowling, their bowling shoe rental, a few slices of pizza, soft drinks, and admittance to our award ceremony.

If the student wears his or her Willowcreek Music t-shirt, he or she gets an extra treat at this event; plus they will be entered in a drawing to win a free Target gift card!

In order to participate, please bring $10 to Mrs. Spice, the Willowcreek Financial Secretary, by Thursday, May 17^th.  There is no need to bring Mr. Grogan the receipt.

Parents do not need to stay for this event.  We will have plenty of chaperones on hand.  If the student wishes to stay past 6pm to play, they will need to have an adult with them. 

During the event, if the student wishes to play in the arcade or laser tag, they may but the cost of it doesn’t come with their $10 fee.

Only the students who are on the list provided to us by the financial secretary as having paid the $10 fee will be admitted to the event at 4pm

This should be a very fun evening.  It is a reward for all of their hard work this year. 

Band and Orchestra Concert - Wednesday May 23rd 2012 at 7:00pm

in the Willowcreek Middle School Auditorium

Please make sure your student is at the school at 6:00pm in concert attire.

Orchestra Concert - March 10th at 7:00pm

in the Willowcreek Middle School Auditorium

Please make sure your student is at the school at 6:00pm in concert attire.

Band Concert - March 9th at 7:00pm

in the Willowcreek Middle School Auditorium

Please make sure your student is at the school at 6:00pm in concert attire for pictures.

Elementary Band *Important Meeting*

in the Willowcreek Middle School Auditorium

December 15th at 5:00pm

Please click on the "Elementary Band" link to find out more information about the program and how to register.
 

Orchestra Concert - December 8th at 7:00pm

in the Willowcreek Middle School Auditorium

Please make sure your student is at the school at 6:00pm in concert attire for pictures.

Band Concert - December 9th at 7:00pm

in the Willowcreek Middle School Auditorium

Please make sure your student is at the school at 6:00pm in concert attire for pictures.

Why Choose Music?

The short answer is, "to prepare our children to be competitive in the 21st century work place."  Here are some facts supporting this.

The Benefits to the Brain:  Cognitive Development

·         Students in high-quality school music education programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools with deficient music education programs, regardless of the socioeconomic level of community.

·         Results From The Elementary School Study

o       Students in top-quality music programs scored 22% better in English and 20% better in mathematics than students in deficient music programs.

o       These academic differences were fairly consistent across geographic regions.

o       Students at the four elementary schools with high-quality music programs scored better than students participating in programs considered to be of lower quality.

·         Results From The Middle Schools Study

o       Students in top-quality instrumental programs scored 19% higher in English than students in schools without a music program, and 32% higher in English than students in a deficient choral program.

o       Students in top-quality instrumental programs scored 17% higher in mathematics than children in schools without a music program, and 33% higher in mathematics than students in a deficient choral program.

o       Students at schools with excellent music programs had higher English test scores across the country than students in schools with low-quality music programs; this was also true when considering mathematics.

o       Students in all regions with lower-quality instrumental programs scored higher in English and mathematics than students who had no music at all.

Journal for Research in Music Education, June 2007; Dr. Christopher Johnson, Jenny Memmott

The Benefits to Students:  Personal and Academic Success

·         Students consistently involved in orchestra or band during their middle and high school years performed better in math at grade 12. The results were even more pronounced when comparing students from low-income families. Those who were involved in orchestra or band were more than twice as likely to perform at the highest levels in math as their peers who were not involved in music.

From Catterall, James S., Richard Chapleau, and John Iwanaga (2002), “Involvement in the Arts and Human Development: Extending an Analysis of General Associations and Introducing the Special Cases of Intensive Involvement in Music and Theatre Arts.” In R. Deasy (Ed.), Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Achievement and Social Development, Washington, DC: AEP.

·         Students at risk of not successfully completing their high school educations cite their participation in the arts as reasons for staying in school. Factors related to the arts that positively affected the motivation of these students included a supportive environment that promotes constructive acceptance of criticism and one where it is safe to take risks.

 From The Role of the Fine and Performing Arts in High School Dropout Prevention, 2002; Barry, N., J. Taylor, and K. Walls

·         Arts participation and SAT scores co-vary—that is, they tend to increase linearly: the more arts classes, the higher the scores. This relationship is illustrated in the 2005 results shown below. Notably, students who took four years of arts coursework outperformed their peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion of the SAT.

Source: 2005 College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile Report, The College Board, 2005

Thank you for your support of our
Music Program