Our music curriculum aims to provide all students with a high-quality music education which engages and inspires them to develop a life-long love of music, increases their self-confidence, creativity, and imagination, and provides opportunities for self-expression and a sense of personal achievement. We offer opportunities for students to develop their talents in all aspects of music including composition, singing, instruments and appreciation.
Vision:
We will enable all students to access to and develop an enjoyment of music which will sustain through their lives
That students will develop an ability to listen to, and appreciate a wide variety of music, including different styles, periods and cultures
That students will have opportunities to explore and express ideas and feelings about music, in a variety of ways
We will encourage active involvement in creating and developing musical ideas using voice and instruments
We will nurture a sense of group identity and togetherness through composing, rehearsing and performing music with others to an audience
We will help students develop self-discipline and creativity, aesthetic sensitivity and fulfillment through music
We will develop students’ awareness and understanding of music from a variety of styles, periods and cultures
Early Childhood Music Preschool – Kindergarten
Young children are naturally musical and these formative years are key to their development. We will focus on pitch and patterns and rhythms that children can hear, feel and play with! This time of singing and dancing is all about joy and fun! Music is tied to all learning and in these early years an appreciation begins for global music and language.
Choir
Elementary Grade Level: Grade 1 – 5
Students meet for 30 minutes weekly for class and explore the connections with math, literature, history, religion, language and culture. There is time for singing, vocal training, and general music appreciation including music through time and history. Learning expectations and opportunities in music incrementally increase concurrent with the advancement of each grade level. Students in Grade 3 play Recorders and Ukuleles, Grade 4-5 are in Concert Band. Band students meet once a week for a small group lesson once a week as an ensemble. Students will also participate in a bimonthly Choral music/ Religion class to explore the history of the church through music and to learn basic hymns for the participation in weekly Mass as well as an after school choral program as scheduling allows.
Band
General Music Middle Grade Level: 6 – 8
Middle school students meet weekly and focus on the message of music, the appreciation of global music and a variety of genres, and the role of music in history and their own lives. Students will continue to explore the technical components of music, the exploration of composing, and their own taste and role as music creators and consumers. Students in grade 6-8 also participate in concert band. Band students meet once a week for a small group lesson once a week as an ensemble. Students will also participate in a bimonthly Choral music/ Religion class to explore the history of the church through music and to learn basic hymns for the participation in weekly Mass as well as an after school choral program as scheduling allows.
Drama Club & Theatre Arts
Students in Grades 4-8 have the opportunity to participate in an afterschool program that includes weekly lessons in the elements of drama – role, character and relationships, situation, voice, movement, space and time, language and texts, symbol and metaphor, mood and atmosphere, audience and dramatic tension. Students are engaged in supporting each other to improve their performance skills and evaluate their own and their peers’ progress for the purpose of growth. Drama students may choose to participate in or help back stage for our yearly drama production.