GL CENTER FOR THE FINE ARTS

Gull Lake High School Band students are a vital and visible part of our community. Throughout the school year, students perform and entertain the crowds at home varsity football and basketball games, pep assemblies, local parades and concerts. They compete against other Michigan bands in MCBA contests, and this year achieved superior ratings at both the fall MSBOA Marching Festival and spring Band and Orchestra Festival. Many students perform outside of school at events such as District and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals, and with community groups such as the Kalamazoo Music School Jazz & Creative Institute, the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra, and the WMU Spring Conference All-Star Band.

We invite you to attend a concert - cheer us on at a competition - get involved with the GLBPA - and sit back and enjoy the music. 

The Gull Lake High School Choir is a performance based class for students of all vocal abilities. The Choir performs throughout the school year in our community, including holiday performances during Richland Wassailing and for the Rotary Club, concerts for friends and family, and the Southwest Michigan Vocal Festival at Western Michigan University.

We are excited about the Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts and can't wait to fill this beautiful new performance space with song!

The Gull Lake Middle School Band Program is where your students' instrumental music journey begins!  While practicing to be proficient on an instrument, students will also learn about composers, music theory, music history, instrumental music technique, as well as gain important life skills that require working in a team atmosphere.  GLMS Bands are an integral part of our community where we strive to cultivate student's skills and passions in music. 

Our 6th Grade Band is the beginning band and the foundation to our band program.  During this year, an amazing amount of growth occurs while learning the fundamentals of playing their instruments, which sets our band program up for success in future years.  

During the 7th and 8th Grade years, band students develop more advanced skills which have consistently earned the bands superior ratings at MSBOA District 11 Band Festival.  In 8th Grade, students also have the opportunity to join the GLMS Jazz Band which frequently has requests to perform within our community.  Our students regularly participate in other performance opportunities outside of school such as MSBOA District 11 and WMU Honors Bands, MSBOA Solo and Ensemble Festival, Kalamazoo Trumpet Workshop, the BBBC Middle School Brass Camp, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and Camp Wakeshma.  

Our GLMS Band Students continue to carry the torch that was lit so many years ago from the "Tradition of Excellence" that was instilled in the GL Bands "With Pride."  We look forward to seeing you at one of our performances to enjoy the music and support our students and band program!

Jaymie Miller

Visual Arts Teacher

jmiller@gulllakecs.org

Mary East

Visual Arts Teacher

meast@gulllakecs.org