WELCOME
to the MMS Band website!
Aloha and welcome to the Moanalua Middle School Band website. The Moanalua Middle School Band program offers a variety of ensembles that currently has an enrollment of 252 seventh and eighth graders in the 2018-19 school year. We offer two Beginning Band [periods 1 & 2] classes comprised of seventh and eighth graders. Incoming students who learned a band instrument during summer school are placed in the Intermediate Band [period 6] class. The Symphonic Band [period 5] consists mainly 8th grade band students and a few selected Intermediate Band students. Second year students who are interested in taking another music class may audition to perform in the Jazz Band [period 4]. The Moanalua Middle School Music Department also offers a Concert Orchestra ensemble that combines the strings and band instruments which meets once a week after school.
Pacific Music Institute
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Upcoming Events
April 2019
9 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
13 S OBDA Parade of Bands @ Pearl City Cultural Center, Time 10:30 a.m.; Students
report 7:30 at MMS (Symphonic Band Period 5)
20TBD S Kailua Jazz Festival @ Kailua High School; Students report 6:00 p.m., Concert
7:00 p.m. (Jazz Band period 4)
28 N OBDA Middle School Beginning & Honor Band Concert @ McKinley H.S.
(Selected Students)
May 2019
4 S Orchestra Aloha Concert @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium; 3:00 – 5:30 p.m.
(Concert Orchestra)
4 S Band Aloha Concert & Symphonic Band @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium;
7:00 – 9:30 p.m. (Jazz, Beginning, Intermediate, Symphonic Bands periods 1,
2, 4, 5, 6)
Beginning Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Intermediate Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 11:30 – 12:15 p.m.
Symphonic Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 12:30 – 1:33 p.m.
Jazz Band Mandatory Sound Check: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
4 S Picture Taking @Roosevelt High School; after concert (Symphonic Band Period
5)
7 T Band Booster General Membership & Election of Officers Meeting @ MMS band
room; 5:30 p.m.
7 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
18 S Band & Orchestra Banquet @ Honolulu Country Club; 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(Symphonic Band Period 5) $40.00
31 F Last day of school
VIEW THE MMS BAND EVENT CALENDAR (CLICK HERE)
***Dates and/or events are subject to change***
R = Thursday; N = Sunday
9 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
13 S OBDA Parade of Bands @ Pearl City Cultural Center, Time 10:30 a.m.; Students
report 7:30 at MMS (Symphonic Band Period 5)
20TBD S Kailua Jazz Festival @ Kailua High School; Students report 6:00 p.m., Concert
7:00 p.m. (Jazz Band period 4)
28 N OBDA Middle School Beginning & Honor Band Concert @ McKinley H.S.
(Selected Students)
May 2019
4 S Orchestra Aloha Concert @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium; 3:00 – 5:30 p.m.
(Concert Orchestra)
4 S Band Aloha Concert & Symphonic Band @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium;
7:00 – 9:30 p.m. (Jazz, Beginning, Intermediate, Symphonic Bands periods 1,
2, 4, 5, 6)
Beginning Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Intermediate Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 11:30 – 12:15 p.m.
Symphonic Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 12:30 – 1:33 p.m.
Jazz Band Mandatory Sound Check: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
4 S Picture Taking @Roosevelt High School; after concert (Symphonic Band Period
5)
7 T Band Booster General Membership & Election of Officers Meeting @ MMS band
room; 5:30 p.m.
7 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
18 S Band & Orchestra Banquet @ Honolulu Country Club; 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(Symphonic Band Period 5) $40.00
31 F Last day of school
VIEW THE MMS BAND EVENT CALENDAR (CLICK HERE)
***Dates and/or events are subject to change***
R = Thursday; N = Sunday
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Moanalua Middle School Band
1289 Mahiole St. Building K2, Band Room Honolulu, HI 96819 Band Phone: (808) 305-1284 Band Director: Ryan Howe Band Director (Halftime): Steven Agasa MMS Band E-mail: mmsbandk2@gmail.com |
Moanalua Middle School:
http://www.moanaluamiddle.org Principal: Wayne Guevara Vice Principal: Barron Iwamura Audrey Ragragola Main Office Phone: (808) 305-1289 MMS Orchestra: http://mmsorchestra.weebly.com MoHS Music Department: http://mohsmusic.com |
Philosophy, Values and Benefits of the MMS band program:
- Students, parents, & teachers positively support each other through the MMS TRIBES AGREEMENTS (Mutual respect, appreciation, attentive listening, and right to pass).
- Develops strong musical fundamentals: rhythm, note reading literacy, and embouchure (mouth formation on mouthpiece).
- Use music as a medium to develop humanity: self-discipline, teamwork, character, responsibility, compassion, contributing member in our band and community.
- Every child is important and their individual roles are very significant to the success of our band program.
- Cultivates creativity.
- Improves communication.
- Creates and fosters leadership roles for the students.
- Appreciate, explore and create lifelong music learning outside of the classroom.
