MUSIC

Music is a valuable part of any well-rounded education. While many studies focus on music’s association with higher SAT scores, the perks of a music education actually begin much earlier and increase as the student ages.

Elementary Music 

Students in elementary school exhibit a broad range of benefits from access to early music education. From math and science to reading and beyond, children perform better in nearly every area when there’s music in the school.

Student Learning Goals

  • Explore a variety of pitched and unpitched instruments and play instruments that are appropriate for accompanying songs and games from various cultures. 

  • Read and perform musical documentation utilizing conventional, nontraditional, and designed images (quarter note, eighth note, and quarter rest).

  • Explore, examine, and perform music from a variety of stylistic and historical periods and cultures.

  • Make connections between music and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

  • Sing songs in a developmentally appropriate range, match pitch, and echo short melodic patterns.

Middle School Choir

Middle School Choir focuses on the development of comprehensive choral musicianship through the performance experience. Members will be exposed to a breadth of music literature with an emphasis on high-quality performance and thorough understanding. 

Student Learning Goals

  • Create the vocal method and aural abilities required for singing flawlessly and creatively in an ensemble or as a soloist.

  • Develop an appreciation for music of different styles and time periods.

  • Perform a diverse repertoire of vocal music with accuracy and expressiveness.

  • Learn the fundamentals of music and demonstrate knowledge of music terms.

  • Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.  Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

High School Choir 

The high school concert choir class has been established for students to focus on their musical skills as they continue to form and encounter music as a melodic ensemble.  This class will provide a strong basis for the continuation of their music skills as the student continues on their path to becoming a lifelong participant in music.

Student Learning Goals

  • Increase in knowledge of the fundamentals of music and of music terms.

  • Apply and recognize the following elements in a choral setting: expression, dynamic contrast, phrasing, tone quality, timbre, major/minor textures, form, articulation, proper vocal technique, balance and blend in a choral context. 

  • Understudies will be able to outwardly and aurally recognize different sorts through identifiable characteristics of each genres’ social beginning, bona fide instrumented, and physical execution.

  • Develop an understanding of music theory and its connection to performance. 

  • Students will participate in multiple performance opportunities and practice proper performance etiquette; both as a performer and as an audience member. 

  • Students will discover connections between the arts and other subject areas through exploration, collaboration, and classroom discussion.