Mission Statement

Parents and community members of Nixa can be a proud and vital part of the growth and development of the Nixa band student. In positive cooperation with the administration, directors and students, it is believed that the band booster organization can be a model partnership between the home and school, with the ultimate goal of promoting music education in Nixa Public Schools.

The Nixa Public Schools Band Boosters are a non-profit organization providing enthusiastic interest in and support of the Nixa Public Schools band program. Including the endorsement of the band program of Nixa Public Schools and a commitment for auxiliary* financial assistance.
*Auxiliary – helping provide additional help when needed, a supplementary organization.

Beliefs

1. Music is a lifelong and essential part of the human experience.
2. Active participation in music promotes personal expression, cooperation, and creative growth.
3. Music promotes cognitive as well as emotional and social development.
4. Music encourages self-discipline and self-efficacy.
5. Every person deserves the opportunity to experience and participate in music.
6. Music is a vital and integral part of a comprehensive curricular education.
7. Music education is enhanced with relevant use of technology.
8. Our community values music education.
9. Music is a vehicle for character education.
10. Music inherently presents the opportunity for people to identify and bridge cultural differences.
11. Music transforms and exalts the human spirit.