Instruments  Our current wish-list includes two marimbas, two xylophones and a   

                    vibraphone. These instruments can cost thousands of dollars each.

Maintenance  CHBA maintains several sets of percussion equipment for use by our

                    percussion students during rehearsals and concerts.  We also maintain our 

                    own wind instruments and make them available for loan to member families

                    who cannot afford to rent or purchase the instruments.

Venues           CHBA incurs yearly rental fees for our Winter and Spring Concert venues,

                    Englewood High School and The Kenneth King Center.  These performances

                    are integral to our program, and offer our students a wonderful forum both to

                     hear younger and older students play and to share the fruits of their efforts

                    with family, friends, and the community.         

Music               Our extensive music library houses over 3,000 music scores for band.  In

                    addition to choosing pieces from our library, we routinely purchase new

                    scores for each of our five wind ensembles to offer students and audiences

                    alike the chance to experience the most recent contemporary music.

Teachers        CHBA employs a staff of over twenty instrumental specialists and band

                    directors from around the metropolitan Denver area.  Our high teacher to

                    student ratio is crucial to our success in fulfilling our mission to open a world

                    of opportunities for our students. Because we provid weekly Master Classes

                    and opportunities for one-on-one instruction, we can maintain a challenging

                    curriculum for our students and ensure that they receive the guidance they

                    need to maximize their potential.