Welcome to the 2021-22 School Year!

We are excited to announce that the Boosters have merged with choir, incorporating all areas of music education at Hart Middle School and renamed to Thomas Hart Music Boosters.  Click here to see the events currently scheduled for the year.

Announcements

Have a great summer!  Save the date for music camp August 1-5!

We are pleased to announce the Thomas Hart Music Boosters Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 School Year, welcome to the new Board! The new Board of Directors’ terms begin at the end of June.
President: Jishnu Banerjee
Vice President: Rekha Balanchandran
Treasurer: Lin Fang
Secretary: LaShonda Brigham
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2022-2023 Calendar updated
​The upcoming events discussed at the recent THMB Booster Parent Meetings have been added to the annual calendar.  Please click the "Calendar" tab above to view.

2021-22 THMB Membership

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​Thomas Hart Music Boosters (THMB) supports most of the needs for the Hart Middle School Band, Strings, and Choir program.
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Any parent or guardian of an instrumental music student is a member. Suggested membership donation is $15 per year. You can support our organization and help us bring quality music education to instrumental students at Hart by donating. This year we will continue to maintain instruments, bring in coaching staff to teach, and purchase sheet music. This year, we plan to add music software to enrich our learning. Please donate if you can. Thank you!

Click to for membership suggested donation $15
Click to donate any other amount for membership $_____

You may also make an optional donation to support music software, which includes music theory and composition supports. Suggested donation for software is $15.

You may also donate on Future Fund during the registration period.

​AmazonSmile customers can now support THMB in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.  Please note that the donations will show as going to Willow Road Instrumental Music Boosters.
  1. Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
  2. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
  3. Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process

Volunteers Needed!


​The Thomas Hart Music Boosters are planning a wonderful year of music, performances and travel. We are asking for your help. The following areas are in need of assistance. Most jobs require only a few hours of time each year and it is a wonderful way to be more involved in your child's education. Please look at the list and let Sarah McClimon or President Harshetha Kumar know how you would like to be involved.

Hartbeat Dinner Chairperson
  • Oversee the Hart Beat Dinner & Auction planning
  • Find volunteers for all areas of the event
  • Coordinate with music directors on schedule
  • Reserve facility and caterers

Jazz Combo Coordinator / String Quartet Coordinator
  • Get list of students for Combos & Quartets from instructors
  • Send an email with a form and donation request
  • Collect the forms and donations from students
  • Follow-up with those who haven't turned in form

String Orchestra Coordinator
  • Coordinate trip to SF Symphony in January/February, drivers or bus and lunch.
  • Collect field trip forms and donations
  • Order lunch​

Jazz Band Coordinator
  • Coordinate Campana Jazz Festival – drivers clearance, FT forms
  • Coordinate any other Jazz trips
Instrument Rental Coordinator 
  • Collect the rental agreement form and payment online through Charms
  • Assist music teachers in distributing instruments at the beginning of the school year and collecting instruments at the end of the year Keep records of repairs and update inventory as needed on Charms, put barcodes onto inventory.

Truck driver for Hartbeat Dinner in March
  • Bring percussion to and from Senior Center. Helpful if you own a truck that can tow and/or covered trailer, but Boosters can rent truck and trailer

Photographer: 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade
  • Photograph events – fundraisers, field trips, concerts, special events
  • Share photos with Web Master  and with families online

Videographer: 6th, 7th, 8th grades
  • Video record performances, share with music teachers, and provide link to performances to share with music families