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 223 seventh and eighth graders in the 2017-18 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.
SUMMER SCHOOL (June 5 - July 3, 2018)
Print Registration Form & Enrichment Class Descriptions
| summer_school_registration_form___enrichment_class_descriptions.pdf |
Upcoming Events
April 2018
4 W Maui Performance Tour MANDATORY Rehearsal & Packing @ MMS band
room; 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
5-7 R-S Maui Performance Tour (Symphonic Band period 5)
10 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
14 S OBDA Parade of Bands @ Pearl City Cultural Center, 8:30-2:30 pm
Performance Time: 12:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
21 S Kailua Jazz Festival @ Kailua High School; Students report 6:00 p.m.,
Concert 7:00 p.m. (Jazz Band period 4)
29 N OBDA Middle School Honor Band Concert (Selected Students)
May 2018
5 S Orchestra Aloha Concert @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium; 3:00 – 5:30
p.m. (Concert Orchestra)
5 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 am
Intermediate Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 11:30 – 12:15 pm
Symphonic Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Jazz Band Mandatory Sound Check: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
5 S Picture Taking @Roosevelt High School; after concert (Symphonic Band
Period 5)
8 T Band Booster General Membership & Election of Officers Meeting @ MMS
band room; 5:30 p.m.
8 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
12 S Band & Orchestra Banquet @ Honolulu Country Club; 11:00 a.m. – 2:30
p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5) $35.00
31 R Last day of school
VIEW THE MMS BAND EVENT CALENDAR (CLICK HERE)
***Dates and/or events are subject to change***
R = Thursday; N = Sunday
4 W Maui Performance Tour MANDATORY Rehearsal & Packing @ MMS band
room; 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
5-7 R-S Maui Performance Tour (Symphonic Band period 5)
10 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
14 S OBDA Parade of Bands @ Pearl City Cultural Center, 8:30-2:30 pm
Performance Time: 12:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
21 S Kailua Jazz Festival @ Kailua High School; Students report 6:00 p.m.,
Concert 7:00 p.m. (Jazz Band period 4)
29 N OBDA Middle School Honor Band Concert (Selected Students)
May 2018
5 S Orchestra Aloha Concert @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium; 3:00 – 5:30
p.m. (Concert Orchestra)
5 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 am
Intermediate Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 11:30 – 12:15 pm
Symphonic Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Jazz Band Mandatory Sound Check: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
5 S Picture Taking @Roosevelt High School; after concert (Symphonic Band
Period 5)
8 T Band Booster General Membership & Election of Officers Meeting @ MMS
band room; 5:30 p.m.
8 T Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
12 S Band & Orchestra Banquet @ Honolulu Country Club; 11:00 a.m. – 2:30
p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5) $35.00
31 R 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.
