Each year, new band and orchestra students have their debut performances in January, introducing themselves to their peers and parents. Called “Breakfast with the Band” or “Breakfast with the Orchestra”, first-year ensembles invite their parents and school communities to hear them play and then to talk about the program over juice and bagels.

ETM Academy is continuing throughout the school year, with sessions held during the months of November and January. Facilitated by Director of Programs Peter Pauliks and the program staff, these six-hour long workshops continued to provide professional support for our music teachers. The January session, for example, focused on a unit entitled ‘Recorder Power’, where music teachers played the instrument and addressed questions surrounding why this particular instrument is taught.