Special Needs Percussion



staff



Monica Kraft



Director & Arranger





Monica Kraft is the band director at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, CA. Ms. Kraft has won numerous awards over the years including NCBA Band Director of the Year .



Isabelle Hsu



Executive Director of the Special Needs Percussion Regiment





Isabelle Hsu is a sophomore who started learning music with a group percussion class, and she then began taking private percussion and piano classes later. She was a percussionist in the elementary school band, but she switched to the trumpet in middle school. Isabelle has been with TBC for over a year and is excited to oversee the Special Needs Regiment. She really enjoys music and would love to see that everyone, including students with special needs, will have the opportunity to enjoy playing music. She hopes to become a band teacher one day.



Anna Wang


FCSN Liason




Anna Wang is the VP of Enrichment Programs and Community Relations with the Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN).



SCHEDULE



Rehearsals:

Due to COVID-19, we will resume rehearsals when we can meet in person.


Performances:

NCBA Foothill Winter Review

NCBA Championships




History





2020 - Queen Show
2019 - Charlie Brown


About Us





The special needs program is a percussion group for students with disabilities. TBC partners with Friends of Children With Special Needs to host weekly rehearsals at their facility. The special needs program performs at NCBA shows. The special needs program’s goals include providing opportunities to disadvantaged students, promoting community awareness and stereotyping by recognizing individuals with special needs, developing music and rhythmic abilities, developing hand-eye coordination and fine & gross motor abilities, promoting self-esteem, building teamwork skills, developing innate abilities and talent to reach for the stars and much more. The Tri-City Special Needs Percussion Regiment was the brain child of Annie Wen, CEO of TBC, and founded in 2018.

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