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"Music performance teaches young people to conquer fear and to take risks. A little anxiety is a good thing, and something that will occur often in life. Dealing with it early and often makes it less of a problem later. Risk-taking is essential if a child is to fully develop his or her potential. Music contributes to mental health and can help prevent risky behavior such as teenage drug abuse, which often leads to institutionalization in a teen rehab."
        - #11 in "Top Twelve Benefits of Music Education"
  "The elevator to success is out of order.
You'll have to take the stairs, one step at a time"
                                                                         - Joe Girard
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Please check out our Tri-M Music Honor Society page.  Simply hold your courser over the HOME tab on the upper left hand side of the site. 
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Track your attendance and grades with the direct link to Aeries
Your password is your permanent   student ID number.  Instructions in English and Spanish below.
PayPal is up and running on Charms!  Now you can make Fair Share payments and purchase uniform items through PayPal.  Log onto your account and follow the steps.  It's safe, fast and easy!
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Check out the page called 
Music Reference and Fun.  Lots of fun and informative links for all things music. Everything from music theory and instrument technique to writing your own marching band show drill!

Who should come to the meetings?  Well if you have a son or daughter in the Western HS Instrumental Music program than this is the place for you.  We all pull together our talents and ideas to help put our students at the "front of life's parade".  
Hope to see you there!
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PLEASE CHECK THE FUNDRAISER PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON CURRENT SALES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FUNDRAISING AND EARNING CREDITS FOR STUDENT DONATIONS. 
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Music Makes You Smarter:

Did you know... music puts the brain to work in ways other mental functions do not, causing it to grow. Music actually exercises the brain- not merely by developing specific music skills, but also by strengthening the synapses between brain cells. The synapses control the brain's ability to hear, see, read, understand symbols, speak, use and coordinate muscles, evaluate actions, experience pleasure and remember. Music makes use of every single one of these systems.

Source: Weinberger, N. (1998). The music in our minds. Educational Leadership. 56 (3) 36-40
        

Please visit our fundraiser page to find out how you can help the award winning Pioneer Regiment reach their financial goals to keep the program running!
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No personal information will be shared and we will only send you the monthly newsletter and important information such as upcoming events and important reminders.  
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