Bridging the Gap Between Middle School and High School

Bridging the Gap brings together the efforts of middle and high school teachers, parents, principals, music supervisors and yes, students themselves, that have had a profound effect on recruiting, and especially retention going from middle to high school. The key to successful retention is action. On the next pages are a number of strategies that successful instrumental music educators and their consituents use to ensure a seamless transition from the first day that the student picks up their instrument through high school graduation - and beyond.