Creekside Performing Arts
Creekside Middle School Orchestras
There are over 200 students in the Creekside Orchestra program. The sixth grade Cadet Orchestra focuses on the basic skills of learning how to play a string instrument and reading music. The seventh grade Philharmonic Orchestra continues to develop and refine basic individual and ensemble skills. The eighth grade Symphony Orchestra students strengthen and refine advanced musical concepts and are exposed to advanced musical literature.
The orchestras at Creekside have received top ratings at the Indiana State School Music Association, the Indiana Music Education Association, and contests throughout the Midwest. They have also been honored to perform at The Center for the Performing Arts.
Students have the opportunity to perform in many other events such as Solo & Ensemble Contest, the Cultural Fair, and the Orchestra Ensemble.
About the Director
Becky Sendi is the Director of Orchestras at Creekside Middle School. Mrs. Sendi has taught orchestra in the Carmel Clay Schools for over 25 years at Carmel High School, Clay Middle School, Carmel Middle School, and now Creekside Middle School. Throughout the years, her orchestras have performed at the Indiana Music Education Association and, in 2001, the Carmel High School Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras performed in New York City at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. With the opening of Creekside Middle School in 2004, she pioneered the orchestra program, continuing the tradition of excellence in the Carmel Clay Schools.
Mrs. Sendi received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Violin from Heidelberg University and her Master’s Degree from Butler University. Mrs. Sendi has served as a Master Teacher and Literacy Mentor for the Carmel Clay Schools. She is currently a co-sponsor of the Creekside Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter. She lives in Westfield, Indiana with her husband and son.