Winter 2024 Concert Dates
Mark your calendars — winter concerts are coming up! All concerts will begin at 7pm in the JAMS auditorium. Musicians should arrive at 6:30 and report to their director. We… Read…
Friends of Jane Addams Music
Supporting Excellence and Equity in Music
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New to JAMS Music?
Follow these steps to be an informed and involved supporter of Jane Addams Music
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Register with FOJAM
We need you to register each year so that we can create an updated email list for families and caregivers. We inform you of upcoming events and crucial volunteer needs.
Registration is also a chance to fund our music program. The district provides us with our wonderful music directors, but our musicians need sheet music, instruments (and maintenance), piano accompanist, etc. that are not district funded.
Click the link below to complete a quick registration form.
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Check out The FAQs
Our FAQs are available to answers a lot of the most common questions. Have something to add to the FAQ? Contact us!
By registering you will receive notices regarding opportunities to volunteer and support our students, at concerts, on trips and special activities. Respond to those emails!
Looking for a bigger role? Check out our Volunteer needs here.
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Latest News
What's Happening at Jane Addams Music
Summer Concert Dates
JAMS summer concert dates
FOJAM is having a raffle!
FOJAM is having a raffle - support music at JAMS
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Brags
Recent Awards and Recognitions Received by Jane Addams Music Programs
Orchestra
Kudos to Chamber and Senior Orchestras for their outstanding performances at the Western Washington University State Middle School Orchestra Festival and Silverwood Music Festival. At Western Washington University State Middle School Orchestra Festival,- Chamber Orchestra earned first place
- Senior Orchestra received a silver rating
- Chamber Orchestra received a Superior rating
- Senior Orchestra received Excellent
Band
Kudos to Senior Band! They received a Superior Rating at Silverwood! Senior Jazz won the Sweepstakes Trophy at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, as well as a 2019 Outstanding Performance Award from DownBeat Magazine, and has been selected to perform at the Jazz Education Network’s 2020 National Conference in New Orleans.Choir
Advanced Choir received Superior rating at the Music-in-the-Parks/Silverwood performanceThe Intermediate and Advanced Choirs performed (separately) in the annual Seattle district-wide middle schools choir festival, Eckstein MS (1/11)
Advanced Choir performed by itself and part of a mass choir in the annual Outreach Choir Concert, Roosevelt HS (1/24)
Advanced Choir performed the National Anthem at a Seattle Mariners’ Baseball Game (4/2); the choir has been accepted to perform at this event the last 3 years
August 2019
Orchestra, Band, Choir, Festivals
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about us.
Who We Are: FOJAM is the parent support organization for the music department at Jane Addams Middle School. We are not affiliated with JAMS or the Seattle School District: we are all parents and we are all volunteers.
Our Mission: Friends of Jane Addams Music (FOJAM) is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the music program at Jane Addams Middle School. Our goal is to ensure that each and every student who wishes to participate in music has the opportunity to do so. We provide monetary, volunteer, and logistical support to JAMS Music by raising funds, seeking grants and soliciting donations, by organizing volunteers, events and trips, by reaching out to the community to build alliances and partnerships, and by providing information about the music program.
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Get in Touch
Have questions about our program? Send us an email!
Quick Links
About FOJAM
FOJAM is the Parent Support Organization for Music at Jane Addams Middle School.
Where to find us
Orchestra Calendar
Band Calendar
Jazz Band Calendar
Choir Calendar
