Music

Music education at St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with the tools to understand and actively experience music throughout their lives. Students learn to appreciate, create, compose, listen and express themselves musically. Through study and performance, music opens an aesthetic and cultural awareness of themselves and other cultures. The curriculum is based on Orff Schulwerk, Kodaly and traditional styles.

The curriculum for students in grades K-5 encompasses many genres of music using the five elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and timbre. Recorder instruction begins in grade 3. Students in grades 6-8 have the opportunity to perform in Beginning Band, Advanced Band, Praise Band, Outreach Choir, Drama and Tech Production.