Gurnee District 56 School Bands

Meeting Information
The next DoReMi meeting will be Tuesday, Feb 16 at 6:30pm in the Viking Band Room. For the latest Meeting Minutes, click here.

Upcoming Events

Thurs. Feb 4 4-7pm Local Contest, grades 6-8 Viking School
Tuesday, Feb. 9 7pm All-Star Recital Viking Multi-purpose room

Director Information

If you would like to reach any director via Email, please do so, by clicking on the director's name below:

Ruth Moore

Jeff Worth

Mike Bandman

Welcome Band Parents and Students!

Welcome to the website for the District 56 band program. If you have a child in the Viking Middle School, O'Plaine School, or Gurnee Grade School band program, this is the place to come for information on performances, fundraisers, band events, and other news of interest...most importantly, you are a member of the Do Re Mi club, which works hand in hand with the band directors to help give our children a rich musical education.

Jazz Ensemble rocks Frosty Fest!

Questions or comments, or want to be notified of upcoming events? Send us an email.

LOCAL CONTEST - FEBRUARY 4

General information, a parent volunteer form and schedules for each contest room are now available. Go to Downloads and click on Local Contest Info.

Good luck with your performance!

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Never Miss Another Band Lesson!

Band lesson schedules for grades 4-5 are now available online! Go to the Downloads section of the website and click on Lesson Schedules. Find the day of your lessons and print out a copy. New lesson schedules are given out and posted online every quarter.

Monthly band calendars are also posted in the Downloads section.

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Explore the Website!

This website is designed to provide as much information as possible about the Gurnee District 56 bands and our booster organization, Do Re Mi Club. Start by clicking on the word "Calendar" in the menu on the left side of this screen. This will take you to a calendar that shows every band event for the school year. Click on any event for more information about that event. You will see that our bands and boosters are very active. Interested in volunteering to help with an event? Send an email to your child's band director. They will forward it to the appropriate committee.

Let us know what you think of the website. What helps? What didn't work? Your feedback will help us make the website a helpful resource for band parents and students. Send an email to Ms. Moore at rmooreopband@hotmail.com.

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Behind Every Great Band.....

Is An Incredible Band Booster Club!

Do Re Mi is our District 56 band booster organization. They support the band financially through a variety of fundraising activities but it doesn't stop there. Every time the band performs, band parents are there, working hard to make the event run smoothly and successfully. Check out this website and become familiar with band activities. Come to a Do Re Mi meeting (times and dates are posted on this website) and meet other band parents. Chaperone a trip. Be a room monitor at a band contest. Tally scores at the Bowl-a-Thon. Before you know it, you'll be a full-fledged District 56 Band Groupie!

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Parents - Are You in the Dark? Out of the Loop? Wondering why you never know what's going on?

HERE'S YOUR ANSWER!

Click on Downloads on the left menu of this screen. The hand out you've been wanting to see might be posted there. Open it up. Read it. Print a copy. Click on Calendar on the left menu of this screen. Scan the months and find the event that you have a question about. Click on the date and there it is - the information about who, when, where, and what to wear! Never be left out in the cold again!

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