Bayonne High School Band

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Site last published: 11/01/08

Welcome!

Welcome to the home of the Bayonne High School Band! Click the headings below to find more information about the different sections of our home on the world wide web. Members and parents will want to visit our Announcements blog for the latest news and announcements from our staff and members.

Also, don't forget to check out The Buzz, our own music news and information website created by the students in Bayonne High School's Music Business & Technology class.

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About the BHS Band

About our Website

Our Philosophy & Mission

The Bayonne High School Band was founded in 1914 when Miss Josephine Duke expanded the BHS string orchestra to include percussion, woodwinds, and brass and began performing at school athletic events. Now in 2008 our program is strong and has become an academic part of our school with classes in performance, music theory, and business & technology.
Our website is made of several sections: The Welcome page for the general public and future band students and parents, the band members page for our current members and parents, and our alumni page for our BHS Band alumni. Here's a summary of the contents of each section:

Welcome to the BHS Band - Public performance announcements, general information about the BHS Band ensembles and music classes, and staff biographies.

Band Members - a huge website with weekly announcements, rehearsal podcasts, practice files that use Sibelius Scorch for online playback, online resources, and much more!

The Buzz - The website created by our Music Business & Technology class features student created podcasts, music news, and more! Check out The Buzz each week for updates created by our students and for links to music news and information from across the web.

Alumni - our new alumni association will be hosting it's own website to keep in touch with our active alumni members.
The Music Department at Bayonne recognizes that every known civilization has utilized music for satisfying multidimensional human needs; that music is an art form which satisfies the need to respond emotionally to human experiences; and that through listening, performing, creating, and responding to music, a higher level of aesthetic fulfillment can be achieved as well as a higher level of cognitive abilities.

Furthermore, we believe that the music education curriculum has the following unique and essential responsibilities:

  • To heighten students’ aesthetic awareness of all genres and styles of music and art.
  • To help students attain proficiency so they can become active performers throughout their lives.
  • To help students understand the social and cultural links between music, other art forms, and other areas of academic study.
  • To help students attain a cosmopolitan attitude and multi-cultural perspective, employing all types of music and giving recognition to the value of all types of music.