Music

List of 6 items.

• Pre-Kindergarten

  In Pre-Kindergarten, children’s love and appreciation for music are fostered through musical games, instruments, stories, and movement activities. Between learning to speak and learning to read, children can learn the language of music by playing instruments, performing, and exploring music of different cultures. Prekindergarten students learn fundamental elements of music such as pitch, dynamics, tempo, and sound. Children begin communicating through actions and connecting sounds with movements and ideas. In prekindergarten, the students experience a large choral setting as they prepare songs and perform them at weekly Mass.

• Kindergarten

  In Kindergarten, students continue to explore the joys of making music through dancing, singing, playing instruments, and listening to various works. Students also continue developing their knowledge of the elements of music through active participation, round and partner songs, music games, and composition. Students explore musical instruments, interact with picture books, and connect music language to math and beyond. In kindergarten, the students experience a large choral setting as they prepare songs and perform them at weekly Mass.

• 1st Grade

  First graders focus on fundamental music elements such as dynamics, solfège, and steady beat and rhythm through singing, rhythm games, and movement. The children gain knowledge of how to read music, write on a five-line staff, and use high-level music vocabulary. By the end of their 1 st grade year, students can sight-sing melodies without the aid of an instrument, write music notes on a staff, and create and perform music compositions based on storybooks. In first grade, the students experience a large choral setting as they prepare several songs and perform them at weekly Mass.

• 2nd Grade

  Second-graders continue learning solfège and play musical instruments such as the xylophone, the metallophone, and unpitched percussion instruments. By participating in rhythm games, students also continue learning to read notes and rhythms of whole, quarter, half, and eighth notes on the staff. Students explore phrasing and music form through movement and improvisation. Additionally, the students experience a large choral setting as they prepare songs and perform them at weekly Mass.

• Chamber String Ensemble

  Students learn basic performance skills and fundamental instrumental ensemble techniques throughout the course. The basic performance skills include note recognition, rhythm recognition, key signatures, musical vocabulary, and bowing technique. All Instruction is differentiated in a manner that meets the needs of all learners regardless of skill level.

• Middle School Choir

  The Middle School Choir provides students with the opportunity to improve their vocal abilities while singing in an ensemble of their peers.  Whether students have been singing for years, or are trying it for the first time, they are exposed to a curriculum that emphasizes musicality, develops sight-singing, and encourages ensemble vocalization.  The Middle School choir regularly leads worship in weekly Masses, and is featured in several large events including: the Archangel Mass, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Advent, and Graduation.