The mission of the Bethpage UFSD Music Department is to foster an enduring passion and appreciation for music. Music education enables students to experience values such as expressiveness, individuality, creativity, cooperation, and  responsibility. The students have the opportunity to explore musical traditions of diverse cultures from around the world.

NYSSMA Stands for the New York State School Music Association. Every Year, NYSSMA hosts festivals during which students perform a solo (or small group ensemble) in front of a judge and receive a score with accompanying comments

3, 4, and 7 week summer arts programs for NYC area students are offered each year. Based upon the student’s current grade in the 2018-2019 school year, Usdan students are divided into four age divisions.

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Nassau Suffolk Performing Arts is

a non-profit organization which was founded in 1994 in order to provide talented student musicians from across Long Island and the metropolitan area with additional rehearsal and performance opportunities in the concert band,

jazz band, and vocal jazz genres.