Cooley is located off Recker just south of Warner.
Before/After-care Program for Higley Unified School District.
We are located off Power Rd-south of Queen Creek Rd.
Our mission is to extend educational opportunities through athletic competition and competitive performance. These 5 week long sessions will promote citizenship, sportsmanship, a healthy lifestyle, and positive life skills in our student athletes.
Jump Start Beginning Band Summer Camp June 3-14 (M-F) 9:00-10:10am Jump Start Beginning Band is available to any student entering 5th–7 th grade who has never played a band instrument or who is wanting to learn a new instrument. Jumpstart Band is designed to give students the opportunity to learn some of the basic skills needed to play an instrument of your choice before the school year starts. Being a part of your school band is extremely rewarding and fun to do! This program will help you get a head start.
During the program, students will learn; Instrument assembly, proper hand position, proper playing position, embouchure (mouth) formation, characteristic tone, basic music reading skills. Other Benefits: guaranteed first choice instrument in band, leader in band, gives students an idea of what band consists of before committing an entire school year.
Band Summer Camp for the Continuing Band Student June 3-14 (M-F) 10:20-11:30am Continuing Band is available to any student entering 6th–8 th grade who has played a band instrument for 1-2 years. We will continue skills already covered in their school band. We will focus on skills to prepare you to be a leader in your band next school year.
Requirements For Class Parents will be responsible for renting an instrument and the supplies from a music store for their child before the camp starts. The school district does not provide any instruments. If your child is a continuing band student and plays tuba, please contact your teacher about using a tuba. Milano’s is the preferred music dealer and you will be able to research cost to rent an instrument. If your child has no idea what instrument they would like to play, they should research the sound and look of various instruments. You may also visit your local music store to look at various instruments. Beginning instruments to choose from are: flute, clarinet, alto sax, french horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone, bells (for those who are interested in percussion). Continuing band students will play the instrument they played in school band.
Camp will run from June 3-14, Monday – Friday at Sossaman Middle School. The cost of the camp is $135 (plus the cost to rent your instrument and book purchase through the music store of your choice). 9:00-10:10 Beginning Band 10:20-11:30 Continuing Band
Jennifer S Juarros
