Fine Arts

Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade participate in music classes taught by music teachers. All content is grade appropriate. Grades five and under incorporate a larger percentage of games and fun learning activities.

• Vocal Pedagogy – Each child spends quite a bit of time learning how to sing. Elements of these lessons include posture, breathing, forming vowels, vocal production, legato singing, listening and tuning.
• Liturgical Music – Focus on the sung music of the Mass is chief, including parts of the Roman Catholic liturgical music which pertain to priest, people and choir. Alongside preparation for leading the life of an educated Catholic, students are able to fully participate when they attend daily Mass.
• Part-singing – In the upper grades, part-singing is introduced, with the class learning to sing in two or three parts.
• Classical Music History – Whenever possible, a discussion about the origin of the music at hand takes place in the class, e.g., the composer, time period, innovation found in the work, style and quality. Additionally, a more systematic approach to learning about the great Western composers and their works is undertaken.