Westfield High School Band Boosterorganization

THE MISSION IS MUSIC EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS FORMED FOR THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES: TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT, AND CREATE INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BAND PROGRAMS AMONG THE STUDENTS, AND TO SUPPORT THE BAND PROGRAM BY RAISING FUNDS.

PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS: STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC PERFORMANCES WHICH INCLUDED FORMAL GRADED COMPETITIONS. PUBLIC PERFORMANCES INCLUDED PERFORMANCES AT FOOTBALL GAMES, PARADES, AND CONCERTS. COMPETITIONS INCLUDED MARCHING BAND COMPETITIONS, CONCERT COMPETITIONS, INDOOR GUARD COMPETITIONS, & FESTIVAL COMPETITIONS. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AND BENEFITED FROM THESE PERFORMANCES. PERFORMANCES ARE THE TESTS OF A MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVE TO GIVE STUDENTS BOTH AN OBJECTIVE TO ACHIEVE AND A MEASUREMENT OF THEIR PROGRESS. IN ADDITION, PERFORMANCES PROVIDE AN ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STUDENTS, REQUIRING BOTH INDIVIDUAL MUSICAL SKILL AND A HIGH LEVEL OF COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION. THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS SERVE THE STUDENTS NOT ONLY IN MUSIC BUT IN OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE.

UNIFORMS, INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, MUSIC AND RECOGNITION: ANNUAL BAND UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASED. UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT ARE IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE BANDS' IDENTITIES AND PROVIDE A SOURCE OF PRIDE IN PARTICIPATING IN THE BAND PROGRAM. THIS PROMOTES THE BAND AND ITS PERFORMANCES AND ALSO CREATES INTEREST IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM AMONGST OTHER STUDENTS. THIS, IN TURN, HELPS RECRUITING OF NEW MEMBERS AND DRAWS OTHER STUDENTS TO THE PERFORMANCES. ALL BAND STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THIS, AS DID THE ENTIRE STUDENTS BODY AND THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE.

CLINICIANS: CLINICIANS WERE CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO MARCHING BAND, CONCERT BAND, JAZZ BAND, AND COLOR GUARD STUDENTS. CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED ON A DAILY BASIS, WEEKLY, OR ON AN "AS REQUIRED" BASIS. MARCHING BAND DRILL PREPARATION AND MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS WERE ALSO PROVIDED. ALL BAND AND GUARD STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.