Music Department
Mr. Michael Messina, District Supervisor of Music & Fine Arts
Email Michael Messina
(516) 887-6459
Welcome to the Malverne Music Department! Throughout our website you will find information about our staff, ensembles, marching band, musical season, NYSSMA, concerts and other music information. If you have any questions about the music department, please do not hesitate to contact our district supervisor of music and fine arts Mr. Michael Messina.
Music Staff
Malverne High School Grades 9-12
Mr. Michael Messina - District Supervisor of Music & Fine Arts and FACS, HTH & MHS Drum Lessons
Mr. Kenneth Zagare - HS Mixed Chorus, HS Concert Choir, Select Choir, Music Theory/Piano I & Il, Tri-M Music Honor Society, HS Musical
Ms. Alyssa Sitler - HS Marching Band, HS Wind Ensemble, HS Symphonic Band, HTH Musical, HS Musical
Howard T. Herber Middle School Grades 6-8
Mr. Glen Johnson - 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Bands, HTH Jazz Band
Ms. Rachel Faria - HTH Strings, MHS Violin, Tri -M Music Honor Society, HTH Musical
Ms. Deanna Vitola-Keil - 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Chorus, HTH Select Choir
Davison Avenue Intermediate School Grades 3-5
Ms. Kristen Burgner - Intermediate Chorus/Music, Glee Club, DAV Musical, HS Marching Band
Mr. John Moryl - 4th and 5th Grade Band
Maurice W. Downing Elementary School Grades K-2
Ms. Mishel Wowk - K-2 Music, 2nd Grade Glee Club
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Tri-M Music Honor Society, formerly known as Modern Music Masters, is a high school school music honor society and is a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements and to provide leadership and service opportunities to young musicians. Each school has its own chapter, which is run by the students but supervised by an advisor or sponsor, usually a school teacher. There are approximately 6200 participating chapters in several countries.
To be eligible for membership, a student must maintain an A average in their music classes, a C average in all of their academic courses, be presently enrolled in a music course at their school, and be recommended for membership by their school's music faculty.
Tri-M was founded in 1936 by Alexander Harley and his wife, Frances. At the time, Alexander Harley was the band director and Music Department Chairman at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge, Illinois. It has been a program of MENC: The National Association for Music Education since 1983. In 2011, the name MENC was changed to NAfME or the National Association for Music Education.