This curricular content offers students the opportunity for individual exploration as well as collaborative achievements. The

program’s goal is to develop a love and respect for musical culture so that it becomes a permanent and

enjoyable part of students’ lives. Students will learn to appreciate different genres of music such as jazz,

classical, folk, blues and mass hymns. Teachers will introduce basic theoretical

knowledge including solfège, rhythms, scales, dynamics, tempo, and simple notation for composition and sight-reading.

Incorporating instrumental and vocal ensemble training, children will use musical instruments such as

piano/keyboards, percussion instruments, guitar/ukelele, recorders and xylophones to play simple rhythms and melodies. Students will be exposed

to composers and to music history and become familiar with an ever wider range of great artists and

acknowledged masterworks. Teachers will encourage their students to communicate their ideas, feelings, and

judgments to others with special emphasis on creativity and active participation. Teachers will also encourage

all students to become more involved with the school community by joining Music Academy or the

school choir.