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Winter Concert Dates

Winter concerts are coming up! Thursday, November 30: Band Thursday, December 7: Orchestra Thursday, December 14: Choir All concerts are at 7 pm in the JAMS auditorium. Musicians should arrive at 6:30 and report to their director. We hope you can join us to enjoy the music of JAMS!

2023-24 FOJAM board recruitment

Dear Friends of Jane Addams Music families,   We are inviting parents to join the FOJAM board for the 2023-24 school year! Our board currently consists of the 3 JAMS music directors and 7 parents, all of whom have professional careers and busy families. Joining the FOJAM board does not require a large time commitment. We only meet once a month and we keep our meetings to one hour in… Read More »2023-24 FOJAM board recruitment

JAMS Music to start using Upbeat Music App

Our music directors have been hard at work finding ways to keep our students engaged with their classes and to enable their continued musical progression. To that end we have made the Upbeat Music App available to all students enrolled in music this year. For more information on how we see this app being used in our classes, you can view the video below or visit the Upbeat Music app… Read More »JAMS Music to start using Upbeat Music App

Instrument Tune Up Dates

Our Band and Orchestra directors will be holding instrument tune up dates. More info about specific timing will be coming out. These events are available for students to come to JAMS and get their instruments tuned, replace supplies (reeds, rosin, etc.) Current Dates Planned (these are also available via the calendar) Oct. 21Nov. 18Dec. 16Jan. 6Feb. 3March 6Apr. 7May 5

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Start of 2020-21 School Year

We are still working on getting a clear vision of how music and our support of music at JAMS will look this year. We do know the music department is hosting an Info Session via Teams on September 17 at 7pm. Access the Teams meeting with this link: Music Department Info Session

In Response to COVID-19

All concerts, trips and after-school activities are cancelled for the time being. 0 period jazz will continue to meet. 0 period chamber choir will continue to meet. See below from our Music Directors We are sad to say that, due to concerns about the coronavirus and large gatherings, all upcoming concerts and field trips have been cancelled. As things progress, we will work to find other opportunities for the students,… Read More »In Response to COVID-19

2020 Summer Music Camps

Summer is just around the corner and there are many great summer music camps in the  area. The following is a list provided by the JAMS Music Department: Band and Orchestra SPS Summer Music, All-City Band & Junior All-City Band Three weeks, tbd.  9 a.m. to noon, Jane Addams Middle School. Best for students who are entering 6th grade or have completed Intermediate Band or Orchestra; the All-City Bands are… Read More »2020 Summer Music Camps

2019 Summer Music Camps

Summer is just around the corner and there are many great summer music camps in the  area. The following is a list provided by the JAMS Music Department. Orchestra Summer Music Opportunities Cascade Youth Symphony Summer Sounds-July 29-Aug. 9 (two sessions) http://www.cyso.us/summer-sounds-info.html Seattle Youth Symphony Summer Music-July 8-19 and Aug. 12-16 https://syso.org/programs/summer-music/ Seattle Public Schools Summer Music (held at JAMS!)-July 1-19 Website link coming soon! Chamber Music Madness Tuned In!-July… Read More »2019 Summer Music Camps

2019 Spring Fund Raiser!

FOJAM’s 2019 spring fundraiser began today, Monday, March 4, and will run through Friday, March 29. This is the Jane Addams music program’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and we are hoping to raise $30,500. To achieve that, our goal is to receive $100 in donations from each student. Your student will be receiving participation and donation forms from their music teachers this week. These forms can be returned at… Read More »2019 Spring Fund Raiser!