All Kindergarten - 5th grade students attend music class one time per week for 45 minutes.  In class students are immersed in developing sequential skills that build over time.  Instruction focuses on developing aural, singing, and music literacy skills.  Over time students develop an appreciation for music of varying styles and from different cultures.  They learn how to sing, play instruments and connect music with movement. Students demonstrate their understanding by engaging in hands-on activities that involve creating, performing, listening/responding and connecting music to other subjects, life events, and cultures.  

Each year outstanding fourth and fifth grade music students from across the state join together to form the South Carolina Elementary Honor Choir (SCEHC.) Selection of members is based on auditions. Schools are limited to submitting six recorded student auditions. Classroom music teachers will distribute detailed audition information to students, schedule auditions and conduct rehearsals at their school for students accepted into SCEHC.   Student accepted into SCEHC from across the state will meet and rehearse together in February during the South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference in Columbia. 

http://www.scmea.net/divisions/elementary-division/honor-choir/ 

The band programs in Greenville County represent some of the finest instrumental organizations in SC.  Containing more than 3000 students in grades 6-12, the bands of Greenville County strive to achieve excellence in all events.  A wide range of opportunities are available for students including marching band, symphonic band, jazz band, indoor color guard, indoor percussion, and chamber ensembles. 

Middle school band is a co-curricular elective 6th-8th grade students can select.  Classes meet 45-50 minute each day and band is year long.  Students must sign up through the class registration process in order to participate.  

High school band is a continuation of the middle school band experience but on a deeper level.  Classes meet 90 minutes each day and it is recommended that Band be taken 1st and 2nd semester each year.     

Middle and high school band are co-curricular classes where required evening and weekend performances are an extension of the curriculum that is taught during the day.  

All Greenville County School District band programs participate in adjudicated events through the South Carolina Band Directors Association.  These events include Concert Performance Assessment, Upper State and State Marching Championships, Region & All-State Band and Solo & Ensemble.   

Greenville County Schools has a long history of having outstanding orchestra programs.  Hallmark successes of these programs includes numerous students annually earning seats in Region and All-State Orchestra, programs receiving consistent Superior ratings at SCMEA Concert Performance Assesssment and having hundreds of students participate in the Greenville County Youth Orchestra and the Carolina Youth Symphony.  

Middle school orchestra is a co-curricular elective 6th-8th grade students can select.  Classes meet 45-50 minute each day and band is year long.  Students must sign up through the class registration process in order to participate.  

High school orchestra is a continuation of the middle school orchestra experience but on a deeper level.  Classes meet 90 minutes each day and it is recommended that Band be taken 1st and 2nd semester each year.     

Middle and high school orchestra are co-curricular classes where required evening and weekend performances are an extension of the curriculum that is taught during the day.  

All Greenville County School District orchestra programs participate in adjudicated events through the South Carolina Music Educators Association.  These events include Concert Performance Assessment, Region & All-State Orchestra and Solo & Ensemble.   

Middle Chorus is a co-curricular elective 6th-8th grade students can select.  Classes meet 45-50 minute each day and chorus is year long.  Students must sign up through the class registration process in order to participate.  In Chorus students will learn to sing alone and with others in large and small groups.  Chorus is a co-curricular class where required evening performances are an extension of the curriculum that is taught during the day.  All middle school choral programs participate in adjudicated events and are an integral part of the school. 

Our choral programs are led by qualified choral specialists who focus on building strong middle school choral programs that eventually feed into strong high school choral programs.  Any student who has a desire to learn to sing, can already sing or enjoys choral music is encouraged to join the choral program at their middle school. 

High School Chorus is a continuation of the middle school chorus experience but on a deeper level.  Classes meet 90 minutes each day and it is recommended that Chorus be taken 1st and 2nd semester each year.   Greenville County Schools has a rich history of fine choral music and our programs offer the opportunity for singers at the novice, intermediate and advanced levels to join.  Choral music is open to all students and Emphasis is placed on developing literate, artistic musicians .  

Highlights each year include participating in SC All-State Chorus auditions, SCMEA Choral Division's Concert Performance Assessment, Winter & Spring concerts and many other performance opportunities.