Cabin John Middle School is the recipient of the Maryland Music Educators Association’s distinguished “Exemplary Music Program Award.”  The band and orchestra program, under the direction of Michelle Roberts and Scott Cameron,  enrolls over 300 students and over the last three decades has been regarded among the finest in Maryland. The  ensembles have been praised for their maturity in sound, and performing “well beyond their years.” The ensembles have consistently received superior ratings at adjudication including winning best overall band and orchestra at each of the competitions entered in Virginia and Ohio. The music program has consequently enrolled the most students from the region in the district honors groups and Maryland All-State.

Most recently the Advanced Orchestra performed at the 2021 Midwest Clinic.  In the 2019 the Advanced Band performed at the NAfME Eastern Division Conference.  In 2012 and 2001, the Cabin John Advanced Orchestra was invited to perform for the Maryland Music Educators Annual Spring Conference.

How can music help my child?

“There is ample evidence that the arts help students develop the attitudes, characteristics, and intellectual skills required to participate in today’s society and economy. The arts teach self-discipline, reinforce self-esteem, and foster the thinking skills and creativity so valued in the workplace. They teach the importance of teamwork and cooperation. They demonstrate the direct connection between study, hard work, and high levels of achievement.”  National Standards for Arts Education