The Hoover Band is dedicated to developing lifelong musicianship, whatever path our students may take.
Our mission is to give students the knowledge, skills, and abilities to appreciate and perform music in
the next phase of their lives while building a strong community of service to school, community, and each other.
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| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | TIME | IMPORTANT NOTES | COUNTDOWN |
| JAZZ ENSEMBLE EARLY MORNING REHEARSALS - EVERY Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday @ 7:40am - ALL ARE MANDATORY | |||||
| November 25, 2024 | All City Jazz Band Performance | Lincoln HS | 6:30pm | MANDATORY PERFORMANCE | All City Jazz Festival |
| November 27, 2024 | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | |||
| November 28, 2024 | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | |||
| November 29, 2024 | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | |||
| December 4, 2024 | Fall/Winter Concert | Hoover HS Auditorium | 6p - 7p | MANDATORY PERFORMANCE | Fall/Winter Concert |
| December 6, 2024 | Drake Honor Band Festival | Drake University | TBA | Optional For Students | Drake Honor Band Festival |
| December 7, 2024 | Drake Honor Band Festival | Drake University | TBA | Optional For Students | Drake Honor Band Festival |
| December 13, 2024 | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | |||
| December 21, 2024 | Winter Break | Class Resume Jan. 2, 2025 | Winter Break Starts | ||
Monthly Band Booster Meeting
Hoover Husky Marching & Concert Band Staff
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.” — Roy Ayers
“Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.” ― John Erskine
The Hoover/Meredith bands are comprised of 6-12th grade students located in the combined Hoover High School & Meredith Middle School building.
We are a growing and thriving band program that musically educates nearly 400 students in instrumental music.
Our directors are state licensed K-8/6-12 music educators that hold Bachelor's, Masters', and Ph.D.'s in instrumental music education. They have over 50 years of combined teaching experience in instrumental music education and have taught in various school districts ranging from small rural to large urban.
Elegance is not the abundance of simplicity. It is the absence of complexity.
Coming SoonThe 54th Annual Ron Battani Jazz Festival will be March 1, 2025.
Registration opens October 1, 2024!
"Wow!!! Awesome performances, everyone!
Thank you so much to you and all your students for hosting us today for a wonderful performance. It was awesome!
(sorry to be late- there was a mix up with our bus)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Mrs. Kelly F. Janson, M.A.
Kodaly Certified Levels I, II and III
Vocal and General Music Specialist
Hillis Elementary
Kelly F. Janson
Hills Emementary
"In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved."
John Doe
Client
"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."
John Doe
Client
"Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away"
| COMING SUMMER 2024! |
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4800 NW Aurora Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310
desmond.armentrout@dmschools.org
515-242-7300
