St. Frances Cabrini School participates in the Bellarmine Parochial Band Program. Band members from all Catholic Schools in Pierce County practice and perform together regularly.
Learn and develop a musical instrument in a wind band setting. Meet your friends from all across the region in this combined band program. Get instruction from multiple, first-class directors. Grow your love and knowledge of music and have a blast doing it!
· Program Director: Casey Whitson, Director of Bands, Department Chair for Music, Bellarmine Preparatory School.
· Assistant Director: Stephanie Sheppard, Director of Bands, Assistant Director of Leadership, Giadrone Middle School.
How to register?
- Registration and recruitment will take place in September.
- Rehearsals will begin the week of October.
- Tuition will be $25 per month (September through May).
- Open to grades 5-8. No prior music experience is required for Beginning Band.
- Two ensemble levels. Both meet on Tuesday/Thursday at Bellarmine. Beginning Band 4:00-4:50 PM.
- Advanced Band 5:00-5:50 PM.
- Further information about what it means to join a band, Instrument, and equipment purchase/rental are available at the Ted Brown.
Note: We suggest new members wait until the Fall to rent their instrument unless they plan on taking private lessons this Summer!
Questions now? Contact program director Casey Whitson at whitsonc@bellarmineprep.org.
Information from local music supplier, Ted Brown, on outfitting a student for the band:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19k3B2e8-8kdunRmqo3X-_C6cmLKfB8lo/view?usp=sharing