Recruiting

Recruiting

Marshall Music Company has developed the standard for beginning band and orchestra recruiting. Marshall’s veteran educators work with the school music director and administration to customize a recruiting plan to accommodate the unique requirements of your school district. Whether your district uses the rental meeting or a personal one–on–one recruiting method, Marshall Music is resolved to work with each student and family in the most positive and professional manner ensuring the instrument selection process will take into consideration the student’s best interests and abilities while producing a well balanced ensemble.

Marshall Music provides a full range of recruiting services. The Excel Project, an exclusive, comprehensive, yearlong, recruiting program includes, at no cost to the school district:

School newsletter articles to enhance parents’ awareness
An effective recruiting time line
A recruiting staff comprised of former successful music educators
Aptitude testing
Direct mailing of parent letters
Student instrument selection conducted by veteran educators
A thorough follow up of uncommitted students

Marshall Music offers a variety of recruiting methods which can be tailored to accommodate your requirements:

Personal approach through appointments with parents and a Marshall representative
Parent information meeting with the personal approach utilizing individual appointments
Rental night

The objectives of our program are:

To provide students with an opportunity to enroll in the beginning instrumental program.
To identify and recruit all students interested in learning to play a wind , string or percussion instrument.
To identify and recruit students who are most likely to succeed and benefit from the school instrumental music program.
To provide parents with information regarding the musical aptitude and interests of their children and the benefits of participating in instrumental music.
To provide the music staff with objective information regarding the music aptitude and interests of students.

zarshall Music Company’s Rental program is unequaled.

Flexible return policy
Instruments are fully insured against all perils, including stolen or damaged at school
All maintenance and repairs are included
Student instrument repairs done in one week or less

The experience we have gained in annually recruiting over 850 programs and 60,000 students enables us to design an unparalleled recruiting program to meet the needs of your school’s music department.

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