Music

In Grade 7, each student is exposed to all art offerings: drama, music, and a three-dimensional and two-dimensional visual arts course. Each teacher focuses on a different cultural aspect of his/her discipline, culminating in an interdisciplinary (with the History Department) study of Latin America, as the students research and celebrate a Spring Carnaval.

In general music classes, students are challenged to question and explore their musical experiences and attitudes concerning the role of music in society. Curricular goals include music notation, basic harmonic theory and composition, and score reading. The singing voice gets special emphasis when students learn vocal physiology, good vocal hygiene, and proper posture.

In Grade 8, students participate in concentrated immersion in two semester-long arts courses that meet four times a week. Students participate in a visual arts course for one semester and performing arts course for one semester.

Music electives include Knight Music (a show choir), music composition, MidKnight Players (a musical revue), and jazz history.

Additionally, Middle School students may participate in chorus, chamber ensembles, or the jazz band, with permission of the teacher.