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Schurr band will be having a fundraiser at Polly’s Pie located on Beverly Blvd. If you are interested print out the flyer and show the flyer to the person serving you. The date is Aug 31 at Polly’s Pie on Beverly Blvd in Montebello.
New music files, Jupiter, Mars, and Venus uploaded to Recordings area. Requires password. See Mr. Castro to access them! Gallant Seventh music updates on band page.
Taco Mambo scheduled for November 27, 2010. We are looking for sponsors, donations and volunteers. Please email: 5k@schurrmusic.org interested in being a part of this great event.
The 8th Annual Taco Mambo 5K Fun Walk/Run registration is will be available online soon.
All Schurr Legion parents! Help us contact you! Click here to download contact form. Please complete and return to white box in band room.
HELP, HELP, HELP!!!!! Calling all alums, friends, and boosters. We are in desparate need of instruments! If you or someone you know has an old instrument that they are no longer playing and wish to donate or loan to the program, please contact Mr. Castro immediately! We need 5 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 string basses, 2 alto saxes, 2 tenor saxes, 4 clarinets, 4 flutes, and 4 trumpets. We will take them in (almost) any condition.
Band students can now download 2010 show music, exercises and recordings. Click on the Spartan Band link on the left to select your instrument
You can also find them under the Features section on the right.
"Students with course work/experience in music performance scored 61 points higher on the verbal portion of the SAT and 42 points higher on the math portion than students with no course work or experience in the arts for a combined total of 103 points higher."
- The College Board
"There is a very high correlation between positive self-perception, high cognitive competence scores, healthy self-esteem, total interest and school involvement and the study of music."
- Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities
"Ninety percent of students who participate in their high school band, orchestra, and/or chorus go on to college and complete their undergraduate degree."
- Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
"It occurred to me by intuition that music was the driving force behind that intuition and my discovery was the result of my musical perception."
- Albert Einstein speaking on his renowned Theory of Relativity
"Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other for education, because the rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul."
- Plato