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Meeting Information

The next DoReMi meeting will be Tuesday, Sept 21 at 6:30pm in the Viking band room.. For the latest Meeting Minutes, click here.


Upcoming Events


September 7-9
Beginner Band appointments



Sept. 22
Marching Showcase
Grades 6-8
7pm at Warren (OP)

Sept. 26
Warren Homecoming Parade
Grades 6-8
Meet at Viking at 2pm
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Oct. 7-19
Fall Fundraiser
Grades 4-8
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Oct. 7
Kick Off Concert
Grades 6-8
7pm at Viking
                               

 

 


 

 

 

    

    



Director Information
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Ruth Moore
Jeff Worth
Mike Bandman

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Mike Bandman


Mike Bandman has been the band director at Viking Middle School in Gurnee since 1982 and a director in District 56 since his graduation from the University of Illinois in 1979, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. In 1986, he was nominated and accepted into the Illinois Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, a professional organization recognizing achievement in music education. In 1987 he directed the concert band at the Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp held at Champaign-Urbana. In 1996, he was selected for “Who’s Who Among American Teachers”. In 1999 he received the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award from the Quinlan & Fabish Music Company. He has also served as an adjudicator for solo-ensemble, concert band, and jazz band contests in Illinois, and spent a few summers as the assistant director of the Waukegan Municipal Band.



Ruth Moore has been a part of the Gurnee District 56 band program since 1982. Before coming to Gurnee, she was a band director in Bement, Illinois for grades 5-12. Ms. Moore has a bachelors degree from Eastern Illinois University and a masters degree from the University of Illinois.

Jeff Worth


At the University of Illinois, Mr. Worth majored in bassoon and played percussion in the marching band. He graduated from the U of I in the fall of 1979 with a B.S. in Music Education. In 1989 he received his Masters degree in Music Ed. from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. He has taught at Viking School for 21 years. Sixteen and a half years as the 7th and 8th grades vocal/general music instructor, and four and a half years as the sixth grade instrumental/general music instructor.



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