West Point School of Music's in school band program has one simple and straightforward goal — to build a musical ensemble of 20 to 25 students drawn from the 3rd through 6th grades. These young people will be taught to read and perform music on one of the instruments from the standard concert band family. By design, our mission is to build a band that your school will be proud to call its own. Our program is not designed to: (a) cater to full class rosters (elective style scheduling is preferred); or b) provide traditional K-8 General Music courses. The goal is to build a concert band at your school that can perform for assemblies, parents meetings, open houses and other school wide events. Our aim is also to add another skill to the students so that they have more choices as they look towards high school and college. To accomplish our objective of building a band, the following elements will be included in our program: In school and after school instructional time, Band camps and intensives offered throughout the school year and during the regular intermission breaks, Access to West Point School of Music's Urban Music Makers band practices and training sessions, Four concert opportunities for the young musicians each year to perform before faculty, peers, parents, and the community. We value hard work, proper attitude, and exemplary behavior. We encourage all students to keep this in mind when participating in our programs and classes.