General Music is offered for all Grades 7-12 students, and is a course focused on the exploration of different instruments and technologies used in popular music performance, including guitar, ukulele, bass, drums, piano, singing, and digital music creation! Each week students can choose to work alone or in groups to set a goal for themselves that is realistic and measurable based on their prior experience. Junior High students can choose to stay in General Music for several terms if they'd like, or they can try it for just one term!

Students in General Music will have many opportunities to perform throughout the year if they wish, including our Winter Concert and Year End Concert. 

We are very lucky to have a recording studio built in to our Music Room, and General Music students will learn to use the technology to record their performances! Students in Grades 7-9 will focus mostly on the recording process itself, while our high school students will dive deeper into the editing process using Logic Pro. 

Follow us on SoundCloud to hear some of the incredible work our students are recording!

In high school, General Music is offered at the Grade 10, 11, and 12 levels, and is only available one semester each year. Students enrolled in General Music will continue developing their performance skills, but will also learn basic music theory, and will explore a variety of other topics such as Careers in Music, World Music, Canadian Music, Pop Music, and Music Technology. 

Over the years we have hosted many Open Mic Nights, each in support of a different local charity. Admission is by donation and open to the general public, and student performers of any kind are invited to sign up. In the past our events have raised money for organizations such as the Wood Buffalo Humane Society, The Centre of Hope, and the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.