Arts

The Middle school music program serves as a 4 year comprehensive study of music. The general music courses will cover a variety of music, periods of music, music techniques, music theory as well as other topics. Students will also experience music as a performing art form through their participation in chorus.

Piano Lab

Every grade in the middle school meets once a week for piano instruction in our state of the art piano lab. The students work in pair according to ability. Each quarter the students set a goal for themselves. Every quarter ends with an all class recital in our performing arts center, where every student is required to play one of the pieces they have been working on. The purpose of this class is to become proficient in reading music, and basic music theory.

Choir

Students meet several times through out each quarter for middle school choir. Students learn to read music at an appropriate level and are introduced to basic vocal technique, including proper breathing, diction, and focus. Students work on preparing two, and three part choral pieces for the Christmas, and Spring concerts.

Ensemble

Middle school ensemble is a volunteer opportunity open to all middle school students. It is a chance for some of our instrumental students to come together and work on music that will be played in the Christmas, and spring concerts, and during various liturgies through out the year.

Guitar Club

Middle school guitar club is open to any student in the middle school that has basic guitar skills, and her own instrument. The group meets once a cycle and works on music for the Christmas, and the Spring concert, and for various liturgies through out the school year.

Private Music Lessons

Private music lessons are offered to all ages. Lessons are offered in voice, piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, drums, music theory, and song writing. Lessons are generally scheduled with one of our instructors after school. Lessons are scheduled for a half hour, once a week, and the cost is $35.00 per lesson.

Concert Choir

Concert choir is open to all high school student. There is a sign up at the beginning of the year, and each student will have an audition to make sure they are familiar with basic sight reading, and vocal technique. The choir will meet once a cycle to prepare music for the Christmas, and Spring concert, and to prepare music for our First Friday liturgies each month. In addition to those performances the choir has various opportunities to sing outside the school, and to collaborate with other schools.

Select Choir

Select Choir is a smaller choir of students hand picked from within the concert choir to collaborate on more challenging and advanced choral music. All participants music be able to sight read, and should have a clear understanding of vocal technique.

Ensemble

Ensemble is made up of a collection of upper school instrumentalist, currently including piano, flute, violin, saxophone, and guitar. The students meet several times through out the year to collaborate on music for liturgies, and a variety of other events inside, and outside of school.

Private Lessons

Private music lessons are offered to all ages. Lessons are offered in voice, piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, drums, music theory, and song writing. Lessons are generally scheduled with one of our instructors after school. Lessons are scheduled for a half hour, once a week, and the cost is $35.00 per lesson.

Lower School students in grades 1 - 4 will take:

• one general music/singing class per cycle
• one violin class per cycle
• one meeting of lower school choir per cycle

Pre-Kindergarten students will have a general music/singing class, once per cycle.

Kindergarten students will have one general music/singing class a cycle, and one introduction to piano lab class, once per cycle.

Creative Hearts Club
In addition, all Lower School students in Pre-Kindergarten - 4^th grade may participate in Creative Hearts Club which meets every Monday after school (for an additional fee), and private lessons (arranged directly with teacher and scheduled after school.)

Les Petite Voix Choir
3^rd and 4^th Grade students have a special opportunity to join the Les Petite Voix choir. The choir meets after school on Thursdays from 3:30 - 4 (no additional fee), and the participants will have several opportunities during the year to perform with the Middle and Upper School choir(s) at school and outside events.