QUICK LINKS Academic Content ESL Gifted Program of Studies Report Card Special Education Summer School Testing & Assessment FAIRFIELD CITY SCHOOLS MUSIC CURRICULUM Fairfield’s Performing Arts programs, including choral groups, bands, orchestras and Thespian presentations, can boast of state, regional and national recognition and commendation, regularly participating and winning Grand Champion honors in invitation-only events and competitions. Upon completing their general music requirement in fifth grade, roughly 50 percent of Fairfield’s sixth- through eighth-graders continue to participate in instrumental and chorus classes and performing groups. 20 to 25 percent of Fairfield’s High School students continue these musical experiences. The result of such active participation and commitment among students, staff and parents (The Tempo Club) is an unsurpassed level of achievement. In grades 5-12, the Fairfield Schools offer students opportunities to join 13 concert, marching and jazz bands, seven symphonies and orchestras, nine concert & show choirs and glee clubs and the Thespians. Whether in concert or competition, these groups – from the Fifth-Grade Glee Club and Middle School Rhythm Express to the High School Chamber Winds and Wind Ensemble – sustain Fairfield’s tradition of excellence and our district’s state and regional reputation as a leader in the performing arts. The Tempo Club is an organization for the top music program in Ohio. It is a group of parents, students, and teachers that supports all aspects of the Fairfield City School District music program in grades 7 through 12. This support includes chaperoning, fund-raising, photography, sewing, building, equipment moving, and anything else that may be needed. Farrell Goodman - President fgoodmusic@inbox.com 513-378-2282 Mandy Kylander - Vice President askylander@cinci.rr.com 513-860-2636 Megan Murray - Ways & Means mmurray@sibcycline.com 513-870-9098 Devin Goodman - Ways & Means dejogo@aol.com 513-868-1731 Ken Rhodus - Treasurer KenWRhodus@aol.com 513-863-2081 Donna Wolf - Secretary wolfed@chemgroup.com 513-315-6387 Dan Lagemann - Publicity dlagemann@cinci.rr.com 513-532-6177 To visit The Tempo Club Web Site, click HERE... Rachel Bakhit Sixth Grade Orchestra Fifth & Sixth Grade General Music Jackie Bender Concert Band Freshman Band Marching Band Sixth Grade Band Jeff Clark Choraliers High School chorus Rhythm Express Pure Elegance Robbin Conroy Freshman Chorus Darryl Davis General Music Avery Hammonds Sixth Grade Chorus Fifth & Sixth Grade Music General Music Pam Jurgens General Music Darren Ling Sixth Grade Band High School Chamber Winds Middle School Jazz Band Middle School Select Band Marching Band Tom Knueven Seventh & Eighth Grade Bands Seventh & Eighth Grade Jazz Bands Eighth Grade Select Band MIddle School Department Chair Erika Klaber Marching Band Staff Intermediate School General Music Eija Pekkala Middle School Orchestra Seventh Grade General Music Katie Pennell Sixth Grade Band Marching Band Fifth & Sixth Grade Department Chair Sherry Randall Chamber Orchestra Concert Orchestra Freshman Orchestra Steve Tumbleson Ninth Grade Concert Band Ninth Grade Jazz Big Band Ninth Grade Improv Combo Asst. Seventh & Eighth Grade Concert Band Kelly Walker Seventh & Eighth Grade Chorus Jill Wilhelm Wind Ensemble Chamber Winds Marching Band Director Music Theory Jazz Band High School Department Chair   INFORMATION Superintendent's Blog... Upcoming Key Dates One-hour early dismissal Wednesday, March 24 Keep our schools safe! Report any unsafe or threatening activity 24/7 by calling the district's anonymous tip line 513-858-7149     Web Site Design & Development by Studio 74 Designs Copyright © 2009 - 2010  All Rights Reserved Site Content Updated & Maintained by Fairfield City Schools