The Music Department of the Darien
Public Schools is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for all current
third and fourth grade students to be a part of our award winning Darien Band
program. All current third and fourth grade
students in the Darien Public Schools who wish to begin learning a band
instrument in the fall of this year are invited and encouraged to attend the
beginning Band informational evening meeting to be held in the Tokeneke School
Common Room at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7th. This presentation
will be for interested students and their parents in all five of Darien’s
Elementary Schools. An explanation of our Band program, instrument
demonstrations, instrument rental program information, and class registrations
for this fall will take place at this time. All interested students entering 4th
or 5th grade in the fall are eligible to begin Band instrument
instructions. All students attending these sessions must be accompanied by an
adult. Information regarding this opportunity for students will also be
distributed to students in their respective schools.
If
you have any questions regarding our Elementary Band Program in the Darien
Public Schools, please contact the Elementary Band teachers: Krista DiPietro at
Holmes and Hindley kdipietro@darienps.org or Colin Walters at Ox Ridge,
Royle or Tokeneke Schools cwalters@darienps.org or call the District Music Office at: 655-3981
ext: 2250.