The purpose of the Parents Music Association shall be to foster, encourage and support the many aspects of music education in the  Norwood Public School system, to enrich the scope of student involvement and to stimulate broad community involvement in the program. The objective of the PMA is to help provide high quality music education to the students of the Norwood Public School system by assisting the Director of Fine Arts in the promotion and achievement of educational and performance excellence.

*If your child is involved in the Norwood Public Schools Music Program, then you are a member of the Norwood PMA. Help support the children in the Music Program.  We are always looking for new ideas.

The Parents Music Association was founded in 1974. The Norwood PMA has been a key component in the development and maintenance of the excellent music program in the Norwood Public Schools.  The PMA helps to provide funding and manpower that enables our performing groups to participate in State and National competitions.  PMA members serve as coordinators for music camp, providing students with week-long retreat in Maine for intensive preparation for coming season.  They maintain and facilitate the distribution of uniforms and equipment and chaperone each concert performance.  Each year, Norwood hosts major competitions for choral, jazz, and marching band groups attended by students from all over Massachusetts .  Fundraising by the PMA supports the music camp, helps to provide equipment and pays for adult chaperones when groups travel.  In addition, the PMA supports a major scholarship program to assist students from the music program as they continue their college educations.

All PMA Monthly Board meetings are held the second Thursday of the month. Contact pmanorwood@gmail.com for Zoom info and to get added to our email list.

The public is welcome!

PMA Board Members for 2022-23

OFFICERS

President: Kim Smith

Vice President: Karen Guarin

Secretary: Kelly Farewell

Treasurer: Jane Yu

STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTED OFFICIALS

Ways & Means and Special Fundraising Committee: Steve and Linda Lee

NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOL EVENT COORDINATORS

MICAA Marching Band Classic Coordinator: Kim Smith

MAJE Jazz Classic: Kim Smith

Jazz Night: Karen Guarin and Gigi Michalec

MAJE Jazz States:

MICCA Choral Classic: Siuyien Mathews

NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLE COORDINATORS

Performance Coordinator – Instrumental:

Performance Coordinator – Choral: Siuyien Mathews

Performance Coordinator – Jazz Performance:

Performance and Equipment Coordinator – Marching Band: Steve Lee

Marching Band Uniform Coordinator: Siuyien Mathews

Color Guard Performance, Equipment and Uniform Coordinator:  Siuyien Mathews

Summer Music Camp Activities: Wendy Keats, Eneida Shkurti, Carol Hart, Linda Lee, Sherri Munro

Grades 3-8 ENSEMBLE COORDINATORS:

Coakley Middle School Coordinator:

All-Town Elementary School Coordinator:

SPECIALTY ROLES:

Database & Publicity:

PMA Merchandise: Karen Guarin and Linda Lee

Social Media:

Technology Systems: Ed Ferris

Webmaster:

Meetings

Tuesday evenings, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Locations rotate in district

DATE                                       LOCATION

SEPTEMBER 20                        NHS LIBRARY

OCTOBER 18                           NHS LIBRARY

NOVEMBER 15                        COAKLEY MS LIBRARY

DECEMBER 20                         BALCH

JANUARY 17                            PRESCOTT

FEBRUARY 28                          OLDHAM

MARCH 21                               CALLAHAN

APRIL 25                                  CLEVELAND

MAY 12 TBD – POPS NIGHT    NHS GYMNASIUM

JUNE 20                                   COAKLEY MS LIBRARY

Fundraising

Fundraising is an integral part of the Parents Music Association. Funding is used to support the Music Program in all grade levels; to purchase student awards, fund music clinicians, Senior Awards Banquet, guest artists, music camp & student scholarship.  Fundraising projects include:

Car wash, Raffles, Music Sponsorship, Golf Tournament, Pops Concert, Jazz Classic, Marching Band Competition, Pie Sale, Merchandise sale

Merchandise:

Merchandise can be purchased at PMA events or by contacting a Ways & Means PMA board member.

Mailing Address:

Norwood PMA

P.O. Box 454

Norwood, MA 02062