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Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is recognized as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation - a national recognition that celebrates the high-quality music education offered by the BRRSD school district and supported by our incredible community. Read more about this year's recognition here!
ATTENTION ALL 5th GRADE STUDENTS
The Bridgewater-Raritan Instrumental Music Program (Band and Orchestra) begins in the Fifth Grade.
5th graders meet the band and orchestra teachers and learn about the instruments of the Band and Orchestra during our instrumental sampling days. Students will participate in an exploration of the instruments under the guidance of the instrumental music staff, and have the opportunity for a band and orchestra instrument to “choose” them! We believe the student-instrument match is a very important part of your child’s success, and we are confident that the instrument sampling process helps students achieve a successful pairing that will lead to a rewarding and positive experience in the instrumental music program.
CALLING STUDENTS IN ALL GRADE LEVELS!
Did you miss the chance to join band or orchestra? It's not too late! We always welcome students in ANY grade, 5th grade and up, to join chorus, band, or orchestra any year in their time in B-R! Reach out to your your schools' band & orchestra teachers (contact info at the bottom of this page) to learn more about joining the instrumental music program next year!
The student-instrument match is a very important part of your child’s success. Please take the time to discuss the instrument selection with your child and register him/her for the music program beginning this fall. Important: If your child will be getting braces, he/she may still play a woodwind or a brass instrument! All woodwinds and brass are playable with braces!
Instruments offered in our beginning instrumental programs:
Intermediate Instrumental Staff Contact Information
Eisenhower Intermediate
Chris Dickson, Band cdickson@brrsd.org
Jacob Ulm, Band julm@brrsd.org
Lisa Gaudet, Orchestra lgaudet@brrsd.org
Carrie Jendza, Orchestra cjendza@brrsd.org
Hillside Intermediate
Jacob Ulm, Band julm@brrsd.org
Carrie Jendza, Orchestra cjendza@brrsd.org
Tom Pepitone, Orchestra tpepitone@brrsd.org
Patricia Kearns, Band pkearns@brrsd.org
Matthew McCarthy
K-12 Visual & Performing Arts Supervisor
Wendy Minolfo
Administrative Assistant
wminolfo@brrsd.k12.nj.us
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