Moderator: Brian Dearie
Band is available to students in 5th and 6th grade, and classes take place two days a week during the school day. After school practices will be held, around concert dates, and practices will be announced in advance. Band students are expected to attend all scheduled practices. Band students participate in a variety of LOM school and community events, including Christmas and Spring Concerts, Veteran's Day and School-Wide Programs, and parish band festivals. Some events will be open to select members only, based on performance and participation.
Band selection will be determined through a try-out process, which takes place in the spring of the previous school year. Students in grades 5 and 6 are eligible to participate in band. Due to scheduling conflicts, after a specific designated date (set by administration) during the first few weeks of school, students will not be moved out of band. Students will remain in the band class for the remainder the year, which will serve as the child’s music class. If there are extenuating circumstances preventing the student from attending band or chorus practices, the student’s parent(s) must contact and meet with the band or chorus teacher to discuss options and develop a possible solution. Parents may elect for their child not to participate in band concerts or functions, but the student will remain in the band class for the remainder of the year.