| From Mr. Cooper HS band and choir director There are many ways a young performing artist can explore the beauty of music, and my philosophy is to encourage the personal expression and character of each of my students. Backed by solid technical studies, our music department explores genres, style periods, abstract, humorous, dramatic, programmatic, and popular literature. Our daily performance courses emphasize personal skill development, and team work as an ensemble member. Laughter and joy is as important as focus, intensity, and hard work. Our students richly invest many hours in learning to perform well together and for others. Competition has it’s place, but at the extreme top of my list is to educate the music student in a manner that prepares them for an adult life richly immersed in personal confidence, social skills, quality relationships, details, personal management, and creativity in all aspects of their adult experiences. I encourage you to attend student concerts and sports entertainment engagements throughout the year. Encourage our students with your participation in concessions, association events, and positive conversation. Support your son or daughter by maintaining a quality instrument (including the voice) and helping them achieve greater skills through private lessons, attendance of local performances, and contributing to music libraries on their ipods. The La Center schools have the blessing of being richly immersed in the arts. It makes a difference in the quality of youth we graduate. Join me this year in empowering our fine musicians to become the best they can be…. Greg Cooper |
From the Music Directors
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Our music directors are; Brenda McKay and Tonya McCord at the elementary school Rhonda Stoll (choir) at the middle school Perry Calabrese (band) at the middle school Greg Cooper (band and choir) at the high school |