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Welcome

Our mission is to promote the excellence and importance of musical education in our community.  This website will be the primary method to communicate Armada's instrumental and vocal programs, fundraising opportunities, musical events, and a pictorial of students in action.  Please continue to visit our website often for updated information and enhancements.

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UPCOMING EVENTS............Updated 2/12/2020

Please continue to check back often for any changes and/or additions that may be made.                         

Event Color Codes: High School B&O (red)       Middle School B&O (blue)       Choir (purple)       Boosters (green)


MSBOA District XVI Middle School Band and Orchestra Festival ...............................................................(see below)
​.......... 7/8 Band - Thursday, February 27; 4:55pm at Avondale High School (Auburn Hills)
.......... 7/8 Orchestra - Friday, February 28; 4:30pm at Warren Woods Tower High School

Armada Music Booster Meeting..................................................................................... TUESDAY, March 3 at 7:00pm

MSBOA District XVI High School Band and Orchestra Festival ..................................................................(see below)
.......... String Orchestra - Saturday, March 7; 9:00am at Anchor Bay High School (Ira Twp./New Baltimore)
.......... Symphonic Band - Saturday, March 7; 12:45pm at Anchor Bay High School (Ira Twp./New Baltimore)

MSBOA STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival.............................. Saturday, March 14 at Chippewa Valley High School

Band/Choir/Orchestra trip to New Orleans, Louisiana.............................. Wednesday, April 1 through Sunday, April 4

Armada Music Booster Meeting.........................................................................................Thursday, April 16 at 7:00pm

Jazz Band at Cliff Bell's (Detroit)........................................................................................... Monday, May 4 at 6:00pm

​Spring Vocal Music Concert.............................................................................................Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00pm

High School Band and Orchestra Banquet (Maniaci Banquets - Richmond).......................Thursday, May 7 at 6:00pm

Spring High School Band and Orchestra Concert..............................................................Thursday, May 14 at 7:00pm

Spring Middle School Orchestra Concert...........................................................................Thursday, May 21 at 7:00pm

7th/8th Grade Band and Orchestra trip to Cedar Point..................................Friday, May 22 through Saturday, May 23

Tiger Marching Band in the Armada Memorial Day Parade...............................................Monday, May 25 at 10:00am

Spring Middle School Band Concert..................................................................................Thursday, May 28 at 7:00pm

Tiger Marching Band Pre-Camp (at AHS)..................................................Wednesday, July 22 through Friday, July 24

Tiger Marching Band Camp (at CYO Boys Camp in Carsonville)....................Monday, July 27 through Friday, July 31

Music Booster Meetings every 1st Thursday of the month at 7pm in the HIGH SCHOOL band & orchestra room. (check the calendar above for changes) NO MEETING IN DECEMBER.
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IT'S TIME TO RE-ENROLL IN KROGER REWARDS
Please consider enrolling in the Kroger Rewards fundraiser. Your membership must be renewed annually starting in April every year. Please follow the simple directions below to enroll. A percentage of your entire purchase at Kroger is donated to the Armada Music program when you use your Kroger card. 

Sign up for Remind notifications! Download the app!

OR Receive Text Notifications: 
High School Marching/Symphonic Band:  text @ahs19band to 81010
High School Jazz Band:  text @ahs19jazz to 81010
High School String Orchestra:  text @ahs19orch to 81010


​Middle School Practice Logs can be found under the band and orchestra tabs

*Medical Emergency Forms can be found under the Information tab*

Booster Parents Needed

Did you know it currently takes approximately $10,000 to 15,000 per year to subsidize the music department school budget to support the various music program at Armada Schools? Did you know that it also takes parent participation to volunteer to help at events such as concerts, uniform hand-out and collections, organizing fundraisers, chaperoning back stage at concerts and many other ways to help. Did you ever wonder where the funds are allocated from the Music Boosters? Well, there are many behind the scene expenses required to run these wonderful music programs.  For example there are instructor fees for marching band camp, MSBOA festival entry fees, solo & ensemble fees, choir festival fees, clinician expenses, musical score payments, musical instrument repair costs, student travel expenses, special rewards for the students, replacement costs for concert uniforms, miscellaneous expenses associated with instructors and fundraisers to name a few.

All parents are Music Booster members. Please consider offering your help in an active role in at least one event throughout the year. We are also currently in need of parents to step up and become active members of the music booster board. Including treasurer, website manager and booster representatives for HS & MS band, choir or orchestra (look under the "boosters" tab for more info). Please contact Mr. Bobek, Miss Kirksey, or Mrs. Ulinski if you are able to help. Also, look for upcoming booster meeting dates. 

Armada Middle School 7&8th Grade Concert Band Commissions original work from Los Angeles based composer Darryl Johnson II World Premier May 15, 2017

ABOUT DARRYL

Darryl Johnson II (b. 1984) is a native of Southern California. An early interest in music led him to study several instruments as well as music theory, composition, and orchestration. A lengthy background in music transcription and arranging has fostered a growing interest in diverse musical styles, yielding a fresh, personal style that comprises a patchwork of music old, new, popular, and traditional.
​Today his primary interests involve bringing new music to performing groups that strikes the delicate but crucial balance necessary for music that is constructive and fulfilling for both musicians and listeners. Descriptions of his works have ranged from "fun and catchy", to "deep and powerful", to "rich and beautiful". Consequently, his music has been heard in the concert hall, on the marching band field, and within the vast world of multimedia. As a composer, clinician, and speaker, Darryl Johnson II deals with an array of issues surrounding the field of music and its industry with the primary purpose of communicating the benefit, necessity, and sheer power of meaningful art.

Mission Statement

"Enriching students' lives one beat at a time"