Chorus, Band, and String Orchestra perform several concerts throughout the year, plays for many school and civic events, and even takes exciting field trips to different locations for competitions and community outreach. Middle School students who join the Music Pe
Chorus, String Orchestra, and Band are all considered academic courses that occur during the school day, so students earn a grade for participating. These courses are all year-long classes so students would be committing to the ensemble for the school year if they choose to join.
Incoming 5th graders this year will only be able to choose one ensemble until they reach 6th grade, even if they were in strings this past year as a 4th grader. Once they have been in one of the middle school groups for at least a year, they may then choose to add a second group the following year as a "doubler."
For current 5th-7th graders, if your student is already in one of these groups and plans to continue in that group, they do not need to re-enroll unless they are planning to add a second group, in which case please reach out to your student's current ensemble teacher first to discuss this option. For students who are new to jumping into a group, they may only choose one to start.
If your student is currently in Strings at their elementary school and would like to continue to participate in Strings at the Middle School, they do need to register- they are NOT automatically enrolled in the program.
If your student is interested in becoming a member of any of the Performing Ensembles, plea
If you'd like to learn more first, please check out our general FAQ sheet!
To find out more about the instruments available to your student in the String Orchestra and Band groups, please visit our Interactive Recruitment Page.
If you have any questions or need further information first, please feel free to contact us! If you'd like to learn more about each specific group before signing your student up you can also find more information at each of our websites below.
Aaron Swiniuch, 5th-8th Grade Chorus ([email protected])
Kaitlin Nguyen, 5th-8th Grade Orchestra (knguyen@beverlyscho
Nick Krafka, 5th-8th Grade Band (nkrafka@beverlysch
Alexis Krafka, 5th-8th Grade Band (akrafka@beverlysch