Our Mission
The Sound of Pride Marching Band and Color Guard is committed to providing a positive and inclusive environment for all who share a passion for music, arts and performance. Our mission is to foster a sense of community, discipline, and excellence through the art of marching band and color guard. We strive to inspire our members to achieve their full potential both on and off the field, while promoting a love for music and the arts.
Sound of Pride Parent Association Mission Statement
It is our mission at the Sound of Pride Parent Association, that we strive to provide the best opportunities for our band members to experience the enrichment that music and the arts bring to our community. As parents, we instill a good work ethic, emphasize service to others, and provide an example of leadership. As a band booster, we advocate for the value of arts education and provide volunteer assistance and financial supplements via fundraising efforts to help students and directors attain their artistic and educational goals.
The Sound of Pride Parents Association believes the Arts positively impact local communities and are critical to a complete education. Supporting young people in creative learning and artistic endeavors to ensure they will be more engaged and enriched in all aspects of their lives. The presence of the arts and artists in society is a vital component of a thriving community.
Within our school here at Cooper City High School, Music Education provides the tools needed so that students can not only master the art of music-making, they can also become creators of feelings and emotions. The arts even provide an outlet and healing to children with depression and anxiety often found in today’s society. Health, nutrition, and self care are also vital to learn at a young age. Mastering the art of music-making and performing, benefits physical and cognitive development. Dexterity and coordination are necessary skills developed to perform on a musical instrument, and the act of learning and reading music develops the same skills needed to learn a foreign language and to comprehend high order academic subjects.
The Sound of Pride Parents Association supports the combination of all the performing arts: music, dance, art, and performance. The expansion of these programs within the school curriculum includes music, music education, dance, directing, arts administration, technical theatrics, and principles of design. Costume, lighting, sound engineering, and scenic prop design build, all combine technical skills, and visual art techniques to make performances an all-encompassing experience. The skills learned by students are one day passed on cultivating skilled creators, communicators, and collaborators through the Arts.
