Sierra Vista Middle School Matador Band & Choir
The purpose of participating in a Sierra Vista Middle School Music class is to give members:
Musical skills: reading, writing, and performing music in class and public performances.
Use of rhythms, note reading, listening skills, elements of performance, music history, and composition.
Self-esteem and confidence through practice and performances.
Integrate music into learning and life skills.
Chances to develop teamwork, respect, responsibility, and self-discipline.
California Education Standards in Music:
- Creating Music – generate/make, organize & develop artistic music concepts, ideas, and work.
- Performing Music - select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation to help convey meaning.
- Responding to Music – perceive, analyze, interpret meaning in artistic works.
- Connecting Music – relate knowledge and personal experience to music and other works and connect them to ideas within our society, culture, and history.
Our bands, choirs, and orchestras have performed throughout Southern California and continue a tradition of success in representing our school and community of Baldwin Park. For more detailed information about the band program, please click on the link below for the Band or Choir Handbooks regarding expectations, grades, and performances:
SVMS Music Classes - Behavior & Learning Expectations & other links below:
- Mondays: (2:35-3:15 PM)
- Tuesdays: (2:35-3:00 PM)
- Wednesdays: (2:35-3:15 PM)
- Thursdays: (2:35-3:15 PM)
- Fridays (2:35-3:00 PM)
PERFORMANCES & EVENTS (revised):
Monthly Band & Choir Club meetings (Wednesdays 1x or 2x each month)
October 2023 Fall Fundraiser
October 26, 2023 Family Night fundraiser @ SVMS - all bands & choirs
November 15, 2023 Winter rehearsal & concert @ Baldwin Park PAC – all bands & choirs
November 17, 2023 Band Night @ – Per. 4 Bands & 8th Graders in beginning band
January 2024 Winter Fundraiser
February 2024 Spring Fundraiser
March 6 / 7, 2024 SCSBOA music festival performance @ BPHS – Per. 4 Band only
March 2024 SCVA choir festival @ PAC – Per. 1 & 2 Choirs only
March 27, 2024 Spring rehearsal & concert @ Baldwin Park PAC – all bands & choirs
April/May 2024 (possible) Knott’s Berry Farm performance - all bands & choirs
May 16, 2024 Family Night performance @ SVMS – all bands & choirs
