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WHY JOIN THE SENTINEL BAND?

PLEASE WATCH 

Parents, please watch:

Students, please watch:

There are many reasons to sign up for band and countless studies that show why and how band is great for students. 

2. PROFESSIONAL FACILITY

In 2019, we moved into new state-of-the-art band room. Our rehearsal space is incredible!

3. ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Students who are in a successful music program all 4 years in High School score 10-12% higher on the SATs.

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Source: The College Board College Bound Seniors Total Group Profile Reports, 2011 - 2015.

4. LEARN TEAMWORK

Band is the ultimate collaborative class. Everything we do is collaborative. Study after study shows that the #1 thing employers look for in their employees is the ability to work together and collaborate.  Students in band do this in everything they do and remember, there is no “bench” in band. Everyone has to contribute to the finished product.

5. RELATIONSHIPS

Being in band gives the incoming freshmen a positive group that they can relate to and rely on during the transition from Middle school to High School.

1. THE PROGRAM IS GROWING AND SUCCESSFUL. 

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 Here are some recent accolades:

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  • Jazz Gold won the Highland/Arizona State jazz festival in 2025.  The band earned the festival's first ever perfect score.

  • Jazz Gold TRUMPET, TROMBONE, AND RHYTHM Sections each earned "Best Section" awards at the Buddy DeFranco Festival in 2025.

  • The Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Purple, Jazz Gold, and Percussion Ensembles all earned Superior ratings at the 2025 district music festival.

  • In spring 2024, 110 band students and family members toured Italy and played for thousands of people.  You will have multiple opportunities to travel!

  • *The Wind Ensemble won first prize at the 2022 Heritage Concert Band Festival in Anaheim, California

  • *The Wind Ensemble earned a "Gold" rating at the "Sounds of Spring" Concert Band Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York, spring 2019

  • *The Wind Ensemble earned a "Gold" rating and first place in it's division at the 2017 Heritage Concert Band Festival in Anaheim, California

  • The band toured Italy spring 2024, performing 3 concerts to standing room only audiences in gorgeous cathedrals!

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What playing an instrument does to your brain and why band is so important:

Please note that the Sentinel Band Boosters are a 501 c3 nonprofit organization: EIN 81-0395839. Your gift may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal tax purposes.  Contributions valued over $250 will be acknowledged by a tax receipt. 

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