Band / Music

Teacher - Ian Hansen The Band Boosters is very important to the band. They hold two fundraisers a year, a chocolate sale and a fruit sale. They help the band buy uniforms and cover costs to travel to football playoff games and to Appleton for the Performing Arts Trip. The Band Boosters also supplies lunch money for students who attend Honors Band or Solo Ensemble. Band Boosters Mission Statement: To enhance and support the students' activities in the Forest Park Music Programs. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Band Boosters please contact 906-214-4695 ext 322. The mission of the Forest Park School District Band Program is to offer students opportunities to develop and mature musically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally by providing a wide range of musically related experiences in a socially productive setting. Music students at Forest Park School participate on a continuum of study which begins in Kindergarten, with simple songs, and basic musical nomenclature, and gradually demands greater musical fluency throughout the Middle School, and High School years. In a typical 13-year period of study, a student will learn how to sing in a choral setting, learn how to read rhythms fluently on multiple percussion instruments, and in the latter elementary years will begin to learn multiple wind instruments. During these exploratory years they will eventually acquire a primary instrument which they will begin to master in grades 6-12. Their increasing technical facility on these primary instruments is expressed in the Fall semester through marching band performance. During the Spring semester the “Marching Band,” will convert into a symphonic band, and concentrate on performing music with more demanding musicality, and depth of study. Students in ALL of the FPSD Bands will pursue appropriate musical goals, learn to work well in a group setting, recognize their individuality and respect that of others, and assume personal responsibility and accountability for their actions. Working together with parents, school community, and the community-at-large, our hope is that students will pursue their adult lives with an increased awareness of the musical art form, and as such, be able to contribute to an ever-changing society.

Band / Music

Teacher - Ian Hansen The Band Boosters is very important to the band. They hold two fundraisers a year, a chocolate sale and a fruit sale. They help the band buy uniforms and cover costs to travel to football playoff games and to Appleton for the Performing Arts Trip. The Band Boosters also supplies lunch money for students who attend Honors Band or Solo Ensemble. Band Boosters Mission Statement: To enhance and support the students' activities in the Forest Park Music Programs. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Band Boosters please contact 906-214-4695 ext 322. The mission of the Forest Park School District Band Program is to offer students opportunities to develop and mature musically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally by providing a wide range of musically related experiences in a socially productive setting. Music students at Forest Park School participate on a continuum of study which begins in Kindergarten, with simple songs, and basic musical nomenclature, and gradually demands greater musical fluency throughout the Middle School, and High School years. In a typical 13-year period of study, a student will learn how to sing in a choral setting, learn how to read rhythms fluently on multiple percussion instruments, and in the latter elementary years will begin to learn multiple wind instruments. During these exploratory years they will eventually acquire a primary instrument which they will begin to master in grades 6-12. Their increasing technical facility on these primary instruments is expressed in the Fall semester through marching band performance. During the Spring semester the “Marching Band,” will convert into a symphonic band, and concentrate on performing music with more demanding musicality, and depth of study. Students in ALL of the FPSD Bands will pursue appropriate musical goals, learn to work well in a group setting, recognize their individuality and respect that of others, and assume personal responsibility and accountability for their actions. Working together with parents, school community, and the community-at-large, our hope is that students will pursue their adult lives with an increased awareness of the musical art form, and as such, be able to contribute to an ever-changing society.