Two students represented the district’s music program when they attended
the Suffolk County Music Educators Association 15th Annual Day of Horn
recently held at Northport High School. Jeremy Moriarty, a fifth grader
at JAE and Valerie Dorr, a seventh grader at Rocky Point Middle School,
were accompanied by Rocky Point band director Mr. Vincent Ragona. They
had the opportunity to work alongside guest artist Dr. Heidi Lucas, a
renowned musician and educator, active advocate for new music and
associate professor of Horn at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where
she works with applied horn students. “This was an exceptional
experience for these two students and opportunities like this help to
continue motivating them in their musical skills,” Mr. Ragona said.