Carman-Ainsworth High School Instrumental Music

09/04/2026

Join us for a wonderful meal on Wedneday, September 16 and help support C-A Instrumental Music!

09/04/2026

Have any bottles or cans you would like to donate? We hope to see you there!

08/08/2026

Congratulations to our Drumline Instructor, Daniel, and Northern Lights for your outstanding performances this weekend at the Drum Corps International World Championships! We are so proud of you!

Congrats on a historic season, Northern Lights! 💐

| Northern Lights Drum & Bugle Corps

08/04/2026

It’s Drum Corps International Finals Week! So proud of our Blue Brigade Alum, Katie! BRIGADE!

08/02/2026

We are so proud of you, Katie Kenworthy! Your performances are an inspiration to us all! Your Blue Brigade family loves you! 💙💙💙

08/01/2026

We had an amazing week of camp and are excited to see the ‘26 Blue Brigade continue to grow as an ensemble and family! BRIGADE!

Band camp is one of the strangest weeks you'll ever experience as a family.

You send a child who is excited... and they come home exhausted.

You send a child who is nervous... and they come home talking about someone they just met who might become a lifelong friend.

You send a child who isn't sure they belong... and they begin finding a place where they finally do.

Some will cry. Some will complain. Some will insist they're quitting. Some will swear they had the best day of their life.

Sometimes... they'll do all four before bedtime.

That's band camp.

Parents, here's the part that isn't always obvious. You're not just watching them learn music, or drill, or movement... You're watching them learn how to be uncomfortable. How to fail in front of other people... and come back tomorrow anyway. How to stand in the heat when they'd rather quit. How to hear correction without believing they're a failure. How to laugh at themselves. How to trust people they met three days ago. How to become accountable to something bigger than themselves. How to keep going...

Every blister tells a story. Every sore muscle is proof they chose growth over comfort. Every missed dot, every reset, every "run it again" is quietly teaching resilience.

And while they're learning drill and music...

They're also learning confidence. Leadership. Humility. Discipline. Kindness... How to carry someone else's equipment because they're struggling. How to notice the freshman standing alone. How to celebrate someone else's success.

Those lessons won't show up on a competition score sheet.

But they'll show up years later...
..when they're interviewing for a job...when they're leading a team...when they're raising children of their own.

Band camp has never really been about marching. It has always been about becoming.

So if your child comes home a little emotional... a little sunburned... a little frustrated... a little quieter than usual... or maybe talking so fast they can't get the words out...

Take a breath. Something important is happening. They're growing. Not all at once. Not perfectly.

But one rehearsal...
one friendship...
one challenge...
one victory at a time.

And someday, when they're adults, they probably won't remember every set they marched. But they'll remember the people. The laughter. The bus rides. The section dinners.

The moments when they realized they were capable of more than they ever imagined.

That's why so many of us keep coming back. It was never about the field. It was always about the people standing on it.

❤️ If this found you during band camp season, welcome. Around here, we don't just talk about marching bands.

We talk about raising extraordinary humans through music.

If that's the conversation you've been looking for...

You're home.

08/01/2026

Members of the Blue Brigade had a wonderful time supporting our Drumline instructor, Daniel, and the Northern Lights Drum & Bugle Corps at the DCI Michigan show tonight!

06/22/2026

We are excited for a great week at the Bands of America Summer Music Camp! We look forward to seeing everything you learn!

06/01/2026

Enjoy great food and smoothies and help support CA Instrumental Music!

The Cavalier Band Boosters are hosting a fundraising event at Tropical Smoothie (Linden Rd) on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Present the attached flier on your phone, or mention the fundraiser, when you place your order, and they will donate 20% of your net sales to our organization. If you are using the online or mobile ordering options, please include the code TSCGIVES with your name so we receive credit for your purchase. Please share this information with everyone in your communication networks.

We appreciate your support and hope you can enjoy a great smoothie and/or other wonderful food options!

Sincerely,
Cavalier Band Boosters

Please direct any questions to Benjy Jones at [email protected].

05/03/2026

All set for the 28th Annual All-District Concerts! Monday is BAND and Tuesday is ORCHESTRA - both concerts begin at 7:00pm.

Thank-you to all our volunteers who helped with the set-up process!