Saturday Morning Music School is a unique opportunity for the Belmont community. This program is supplemental to our in-school elementary instrumental program. For young students, it's the best place to learn to play an instrument in a group setting. For older students, it's a great place to share your talents with the younger ones. For parents, you get to watch your children grow musically and socially.

We have over 300 students joining us on Saturday mornings at the Chenery Middle School for music making in grades 3 - 5 as members of either the All-Town Beginning Orchestra, the All-Town Beginning Band, the All-Town Advanced Orchestra, or the All-Town Advanced Band. Each student receives an hour of like instrument instruction (only flutes or only violas, etc.) as well as an hour of ensemble rehearsal. These are the performing groups for the elementary level that play on the All-Town Concerts and at the Elementary Music Festival in April.

For a more in-depth look at the instrumental portion of the Saturday Morning Music School.

You can register for SMS on line at: www.belmont.k12.ma.us/class_pages/mclellan/index_files/Page644.htm

A calendar of sessions and events, a listing of the staff and contacts, the price structure and registration, internship opportunities as well as some helpful publications for parents all appear at this Chenery Bands web site.

In addition, we have a choral opportunity through the All-Town Chorus, under the direction of Jonathan Eldridge, which meets on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 – 5pm in the music room of the Wellington School. For information concerning the choral opportunity, contact Christine Servilio