About Center Drive Music

     All students that attend Center Drive School attend a general music class once a week. They study rhythm, harmony, melody, timbre, history, styles, listening and more.  The students in grades K-4 also perform in 2 concerts a year.
       Center Drive School offers a multitude of music options for students in grades 4-8.
               -Any student in those grades may join Beginner Band at any time.  Beginner Band students get to select a band instrument and then learn all of the skills to become a successful performer on that instrument.  
                  - Any student that already plays an instrument may join Concert Band.  The students in concert band continue to develop their musical skills through rehearsals and sectionals.
           - Jazz Band is a performing group for students that want a bigger challenge than Concert Band and enjoy that style of jazz.  Students must be invited into the Jazz Band and they also must be a member of Concert Band.  The Jazz Band competes against area schools and then at the state level.
               - Musical Theater (Drama) is open to all students in grades 5-8.  It is scheduled between the Winter and Spring sports seasons to enable as many students as possible to participate.  Students involved in Musical Theater may audition for acting/singing roles, stage crew, lighting crew, sound crew, props crew, wardrobe crew, audience services and student leadership roles.  In 2017, the leadership team was so strong that I was able to watch the show and the students ran it all.