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CASSANDRA MORRIS-SURLES, PRINCIPAL
C OMO ELEMENTARY
4000 HORNE 817.815.6500
COMO.FWISD.ORG
B SHARP MUSIC PROGRAM
for themselves and act responsibly toward others. • • The orchestra Academic is acceleration the perfect tool for
Como Elementary Lions will roar to success in their school’s unique B Sharp Music
teaching these traits.
program, which fosters music instruction and academic achievement. The program contains a school day element plus an after school element. During the school day, music is integrated through the core curriculum and specialized music instruction. But it is the after school enrichment part of the program that sets the stage for excellence. It provides students with 10 hours of music each week and four hours of grade-level tutoring.
Visiting artists, master classes
field trips Instruction during the free after school part of theand program includes musicianship, • percussion, choir and orchestra, as well as ongoing instruction on a student-selected • Active support from leading Fort instrument of the orchestra (violin, viola, cello, bass, trumpet, euphonium, horn, flute, Worth arts and academic foundations clarinet, oboe or bassoon). B Sharp is an El Sistema-inspired youth orchestra program. El • Field trips Sistema, begun in Venezuela in 1975, has a proven track record of transforming the lives • Opportunities for students to perform of children through music. in the Como and Fort Worth music community
in Tarrant County. But the mission of B Sharp is not only to create young musicians,
THE B SHARP MUSIC PROGRAM PROVIDES:
but also to teach them to appreciate their self-worth and importance, be accountable
• Group lessons taught by professional musicians • Music curriculum and repertoire that builds confidence in performance and instrument proficiency • Instruction in reading music • Performing in both small ensembles and orchestra
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Since its inception, B Sharp has developed the only elementary public school orchestra
promoted campus-wide • •