The focus of the music program is to teach students fundamental musical skills and help them realize their music potential while providing a fun and exciting learning experience. The curriculum consists of singing, instrument playing, music listening, and exploration of musical concepts, creative movement, music history, and multicultural musical experiences. 

Singing & Vocal Development

• Expanding of vocal range

• Developing tonal memory to improve ability for accurate singing

• Establishing an age appropriate vocal repertoire for group and individual singing

Instrument Playing

• Providing introduction to keyboard

• Playing and exploring a large variety of percussion and simple barred instruments

• Developing ensemble skills

Musical Concepts

• Developing musical vocabulary in relation to pitch, dynamics, rhythm and tempo

• Introducing music reading

Music Listening

• Learning to identify orchestral instruments

• Becoming familiar with master works

• Identifying characteristics of music in other cultures

Expressive, Creative Movement to Music

• Exploring new ways to move and dance to music

• Creating flowing movements with scarves and ribbons

• Exploring patterned movements with partner or group

Music History

• Learning about music through the different periods, from the baroque through modern times

• Learning about famous composers

Multicultural Music Experiences

• Introducing music from around the world

• Exploring unique folk instruments from many different cultures