Elementary Music Program

  • Singing, moving, creating, and reading music are skills, not gifts, and all students can develop their individual potential and interact with the music around them. This is a critical age for music learning, and developing musical skills and understandings is what we are all about!

     
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K-5 General Music

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    • All students receive music instruction based on national and state standards. 

    • The curriculum focuses on six fundamental skill areas: singing, movement, literacy, improvisation, music evaluation, and instrument playing. 

    • Classes are once a week for 50 minutes (35 minutes for UPK). 

    • Emphasis on research-informed and engaging learning with a focus on student creativity. 

    K-2 Curriculum 

    • Singing voice development. 

    • Pitch matching through songs and patterns. 

    • Expressive singing and musically. 

    • Expressive movement. 

    • Basic rhythm and meter movement. 

    • Developing a collection of familiar songs. 

    • Readiness for music literacy. 

    3-5 Curriculum 

    •  Continued singing voice development. 

    • Vocal independence and part singing. 

    • Movement skill development. 

    • Advanced listening skills. 

    • Music literacy (tonal and rhythm). 
student playing instrument

Instrumental Music

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    • All fourth- and fifth-grade students can learn to play instruments. 

    • Instrument options include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and percussion. 

    • Sign-up takes place in September of the fourth or fifth-grade year. 

    Weekly Lessons 

    • Each student has one 30-minute lesson per week. 

    • Lessons cover assembling instruments, producing good sound, maintaining a steady beat, and reading music. 

    • Students have group and solo playing opportunities in each lesson. 

    • Students are encouraged to practice at home for 20 minutes each evening. 

    Performing Opportunities 

    • All fourth- and fifth-grade students can join music ensembles. 

    • Ensembles meet twice a week for 50 minutes, before or after the school day. 

    • Winter and spring performances are held in each elementary school. 

    • Select fifth-grade students may participate in the Fifth-Grade District Chorus and/or the Fifth-Grade District Band for a districtwide concert.