MidAtlantic Music Academy
Est. 1998 by South Jersey Homeschoolers
Registration is open for our Fall 2024 Semester!
Calling all homeschoolers, remote schoolers, public schoolers, private schoolers who play brass, woodwind, or percussion instruments (or would like to learn) and would like to be involved in a band and enjoy playing with other local students! Our students also have the opportunity to audition for All South Jersey Band, Olympic Conference Honors Band, All South Jersey Elementary Honors Band, and Camden County Middle School Honors Band.
All student groups perform 2 concerts per year.
If you are a parent who plays a band instrument and would like to play along in your child's group, you are also welcome!
MidAtlantic Music Academy is a successful band program that has existed since 1998 in South Jersey. (We were formerly known as "South Jersey Homeschool Band.")
Click below to view highlights from our Spring 2023 concert.
Four Programs Offered for 2024-25!
We have FOUR programs for 2024-25:
Recorder (beginner students in grades 2-5)
Beginner Band (for students brand new to a band instrument in grade 4-12; parent must rent or purchase instrument; no experience needed)
Cadet Band (band instrument students in grade 4-8 with at least 1 yr experience - must be able to produce a sound on the instrument and read the first five notes)
Concert Band (high school students and those who are capable of playing at this level)
Location
Rehearsals take place MONDAY afternoons at Fellowship United Methodist Church, 704 Garden Street, Haddon Heights, NJ.
Welcoming Staff!
Ms. Amy Patton Weckesser ("Miss Amy") directs concert band and Mrs. Bethany Harshaw Bantle ("Miss Bethany") directs the cadet band and recorder classes. Mrs. Kathy Colletti directs beginner band and recorder classes. Click here to read their bios.