Music

Mrs. Sally Brinkerhoff

Concert Schedule 2007-2008

Music is an essential part of the curriculum at the Chairville School. The New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Visual and Performing Arts identify music, along with theater and visual arts as…"critical to the success of New Jersey and the nation as we move into the twenty-first century"… critical "because of the arts’ capacity to: foster creativity and inventive decision making; support communication of thoughts and feelings; enrich understanding across cultures and history; …and enhance the quality of life for all."

At each grade level, and to different degrees, students learn the elements of music and how choices of these elements affect the mood and meaning of a song.  They also participate in physical movement in response to music. They aim to master the skills needed to sing or to play and instrument.  Students create their own music and perform it for each other. Also, working together, they discuss and evaluate their performances which they have created.  Finally, they become familiar with different styles of music.                           

  Students in grades 1 – 5 attend music class for a 30-minute period two times per week. Students in Kindergarten attend once per week. Fourth and fifth graders have the option of joining chorus, which meets during the school day for ½ hour once per week. A few before-school rehearsals (8:oo – 9:00) will probably be scheduled prior to the concerts. Fourth and fifth graders also may take band instrument lessons weekly, with after-school band rehearsal occurring weekly after school the second half of the year.

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