I am excited to announce that the SATG band program is beginning soon! We will start with a band demonstration for 3rd-5th grade students this week. Please see that there is an attached information sheet if you are interested. Although I am excited to reconnect with my returning 4th-8th grade musicians, this week is all about recruiting new musicians to the program. 
Some of the great things that happened last year for our SATG musicians include sending the 2nd most number of students into the archdiocesan honor band program, which is a concert band comprised of the best junior high instrumentalists in the philadelphia archdiocesan schools. We also went to compete in a band competition in Hershey where we finished with an excellent rating and a 2nd place trophy. Last but not least, the Christmas and spring concerts were great and were a whole lot of fun as well.
A little about myself, I have been teaching in the Catholic schools for 23 years and I hold a Masters in Trumpet Performance form the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and a Bachelors in Music Education from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. I am also teaching at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown and St. Luke School in Glenside.
 
We have a great time and hope to have a great turnout for the 2022-23 school year!!
Thanks,
Alex Schmauk