Bands - Music Department

Bands

Welcome to the Fenton Bands Page!

Click here for the Welcome Back to Band newsletter.
Click here for the Summer Band Newsletter (available in Spanish & Polish)
Click here for the Marching Band Calendar 2019.
Click here for the Spring Band Concert 2019 recordings folder
Click here for the Band Resource Packet folder.
Click here for the second Marching Band Summer Letter of 2019.
ILMEA District 1 Band Division Wind & Percussion Audition Music for fall of 2019 can be found here.
ILMEA District 1 Jazz Division audition information can be found here.
How do I (or my son or daughter) become apart of FHS Bands? See the videos and links below
The 2019-2020 Band Calendar is available.
The Weekly Band Announcements are available here.
Get connected to FHS Bands here!
The 2016-2017 Band Handbook is available below.
See below for major scales and arpeggio sheets as well as fingering charts

Check out this great video regarding playing a musical instrument!	Why join Marching Band? Watch this video!
Why participate in band? See the video below!	Get fingering charts and scales here! Drive Folder

The FHS Holiday Band Concert Video!

The FHS Bands Twitter Feed!

Instrument Care Videos are available on the Instrument Care page.

Helpful Links

Bison Bands on Soundcloud

Bands of America

National Association for Music Education

Illinois Music Educators Association

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Important Documents

Fenton Band Handbook

2018-2019 Band Calendar

Frequently Asked Questions about High School Band

Get Connected with FHS Bands via Remind, FB, & Twitter

Letter to Parents (English version)

Letter to Parents (Spanish version)

Letter to Parents (Polish version)

Subpages (8): Band Calendar Concert Band Instrument Care Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Lab Band Marching Bison Pep Band Symphonic Wind Ensemble Young Musicians Mentor Band

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Garett George,

Nov 13, 2013, 6:11 PM

Garett A. George, Director of Bands

georgeg@fenton100.org O-630-860-4944 C - 929-322-4944

Seredy M. Williams, Director of Choirs

williams@fenton100.org O-630-860-4944

Did you know...

Music students are different than their non musical peers because they statistically have...

Higher ACT/SAT scores
Higher graduation rates
Higher GPA
Lower lifelong drug & alcohol abuse rates
92% greater chance of earning a bachelor’s degree
63% greater chance of earning a master’s degree
32% greater chance of earning a PHD

Source: National Association of Music Merchants; Scott Lang’s Leadership University: “Why Music Kids”