Rachel Bowman
Ocean Breeze Orchestra
Excellence in Strings Education
Indian Harbour Beach and the Brevard County community value the fine arts, including music performance. We are honored to be a small part of contributing to our local community in the area of performing arts by developing musicians in our Beginning and Intermediate Orchestras.
Ocean Breeze's Beginning Orchestra is for 5th and 6th grade students that have not yet taken Intermediate Orchestra. In this ensemble students learn playing technique, good practice habits, how to read notation, standard beginning orchestra literature, and a variety of character traits not limited to perseverance, self-discipline, and teamwork.
Our more advanced group in the Intermediate Orchestra which is geared toward 6th grade students that have successfully completed 5th grade Beginning Orchestra. This ensemble will continue to develop the young musician's sight-reading skills, expose them to more advanced literature, rehearsal habits, and character building traits. The goal for Orchestra students is to complete two full years of the program before moving up to the middle school level.
Information
5th & 6th Grade Orchestra Registration
Please read the Orchestra Membership Guidelines, Performance Dates (below), Uniform Info (below), and Materials (below), and then complete the Orchestra Contract.
Orchestra Membership Guidelines
Performance Dates
December - Intermediate Orchestra Feeder Chain Concert at Satellite High School: Date TBA
December: 12/4/25 - Caroling at The Avenue, Viera
This event begins at 6pm and is open to friends and family as well as the local community.
December 12/10/25 - Gaylord Palms Performance and ICE! Field Trip
This field trip will take place during the school day. Approved Brevard Public Schools Volunteers may apply to chaperone this event.
Cost: Approximately $55/student and $65/chaperone
December (TBA) - Zon Assisted Living Community Performance
The chorus is honored to perform for the residents of Zon Assisted Living as part of a special event aimed at sharing music and fostering connection through the arts.
April: 4/9/26 - Spring Concert
This event begins at 5:30pm in the Ocean Breeze Cafeteria and is open to friends and family, as well as our local community.
April (TBA) - Zon Assisted Living Community Performance
The chorus is honored to perform for the residents of Zon Assisted Living as part of a special event aimed at sharing music and fostering connection through the arts
Additional information will be sent out as we approach each concert date.
*Performances may be added to the schedule with at least a month's notice.
Uniform
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long sleeve, button down, white collared shirt
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black dress pants (no jeans or leggings)
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black socks
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black dress shoes (no sneakers or flip flops)
Instruments
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Instrument rentals are available from Ocean Breeze at a cost of $50 for the school year ($25 per semester). Rental instruments are limited to the size appropriate to your child and the instrument type available in our school inventory.
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Atlantic Strings is reputable strings vendor located on 192 in Melbourne. They offer quality instruments for rental, rent to own, or for purchase. Contact: (321) 725-4161
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Please consider contacting me at bowman.rachel@brevardschools.org or stopping by the Atlantic Strings showroom prior to purchasing an instrument. Please avoid wasting money on a low quality instrument from Amazon. You may be able to find something at a low cost, but it may come with a broken sound post, cracked seams, etc.
