Announcements – Page 5 – Kearney Bands

UNO Jazz Fest Itinerary

February 22, 2022
Nathan LeFeber
Announcements

Hello All! Those of you going to the UNO jazz fest this weekend can find the itinerary HERE. If you can, please bring $40 to help offset the cost of the hotel room.

Band Parent Meeting

February 22, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

Our next band parent meeting will be next Tuesday, March 1st at 6:30pm in the band room. All are welcome to attend! We hope to see many of you there as we hear updates about the spring band events. A…

Basketball Concessions Opportunity $$$

February 15, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

We have one more opportunity for basketball concessions this Friday, Feb 18th. Please click on this LINK to sign up.

UNO Jazz Fest Information

February 15, 2022
Nathan LeFeber
Announcements

Below you will find some details regarding the upcoming trip to UNO for the Jazz Fest. HERE is the itinerary for UNO HERE is the hotel information. Each student needs to pay $40 for their hotel room at Tru (breakfast is…

UNO Jazz Fest Information

February 13, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

Below you will find some details regarding the upcoming trip to UNO for the Jazz Fest. HERE is the itinerary for UNO HERE is the hotel information Each student needs to pay $40 for their hotel room at Tru (breakfast…

Nashville Trip Info

February 9, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

The Nashville trip is right around the corner! I hope you are as excited as I am! In order to be fully prepared for our performances we have some extra rehearsals set up where we can put the band together.…

Band Parent Meeting

January 25, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

Hello Band Families! I'd like to invite you to join us for the first band parent meeting of 2022. We will meet Tuesday, February 1st at 6:30pm in the band room. We'd love to see more parents come to hear about the upcoming events of…

After School Jazz Band

January 20, 2022
Nathan LeFeber
Announcements

There is an after school, student led group getting started. If you are interested you can use this form to sign up.

Next Concessions Opportunity

January 18, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

We have another chance to earn $$$ for your students account. The next concession stand that the band parents are in charge of will be this Saturday, Jan 22nd. Sign up for slots at SignUpGenius!

More Pies

January 11, 2022
Steven Thiele
Announcements

A big thanks to all of you who have signed up to help with this Friday night's Soup and Pie Supper. We are still in need of about 15-20 more pies. Click the link below if you can help!Soup and Pie…

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When I hear people asking how do we fix the education system, I tell them we need to do the opposite of what is happening, cutting budgets by cutting music programs… Nothing could be stupider than removing the ability for the left and right brains to function. Ask a CEO what they are looking for in an employee and they say they need people who understand teamwork, people who are disciplined, people who understand the big picture. You know what they need? They need musicians.

Mike Huckabee

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Albert Einstein

It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough – it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing.

Steve Jobs

In my own philanthropy and business endeavors, I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity and in developing vital communities… the arts have a crucial impact on our economy and are an important catalyst for learning, discovery, and achievement in our country.

Paul G. Allen

The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of a nation’s civilization.

President John F. Kennedy

In every successful business…there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s called ‘Product Development’ – and it’s the key to any company’s future growth. Music education is critical to the product development of this nation’s most important resource – our children.

John Sykes

During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought me great peace of mind. I have shared my love of music with people throughout this world, while listening to the drums and special instruments of the Far East, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Far North, and all of this started with the music appreciation course that I was taught in a third-grade elementary class in Princeton, New Jersey. What a tragedy it would be if we lived in a world where music was not taught to children.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Music is exciting. It is thrilling to be sitting in a group of musicians playing the same piece of music. You are part of a great, powerful, vibrant entity. And nothing beats the feeling you get when you’ve practiced a difficult section over and over and finally get it right. Music is important. It says things your heart can’t say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they’re doing – and don’t take music for granted.

Dan Rather

The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results… Not a bad preparation for the workforce!

Gregory Anrig

Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.

Jim Henson

Should we not be putting all our emphasis on reading, writing and math? The ‘back-to-basics curricula,’ while it has merit, ignores the most urgent void in our present system – absence of self-discipline. The arts, inspiring – indeed requiring – self-discipline, may be more ‘basic’ to our nation’s survival than traditional credit courses. Presently, we are spending 29 times more on science than on the arts, and the result so far is worldwide intellectual embarrassment.

Paul Harvey

It [music education] is terribly important, extremely important — because when you are a child, you are in a receptive age… In high schools, public schools — that’s where they must have the best influence, the first influence, which will go through their whole life.

Eugene Ormandy

It is our job, as parents, educators, and friends, to see that our young people have the opportunity to attain the thorough education that will prepare them for the future. Much of that education takes place in the classroom. We must encourage our youngsters in such pursuits as music education. In addition to learning the valuable lesson that it takes hard work to achieve success, no matter what the arena, music education can provide students with a strong sense of determination, improved communication skills, and a host of other qualities essential for successful living.

Edward H. Rensi

A grounding in the arts will help our children to see; to bring a uniquely human perspective to science and technology. In short, it will help them as they grow smarter to also grow wiser.

Robert E. Allen

Some people think music education is a privilege, but I think it’s essential to being human.

Jewel

Arts Education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate; the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence.

Joseph M. Calahan