Elementary School Performing Arts

MUSIC 

Music enriches and delights every child in ways related to his or her stage of development. With the guidance of two elementary music specialists, each student discovers the joy and satisfaction of music-making through singing, creating, moving, listening, and performing, thus supplying the foundation for lifelong musical learning and understanding.

At the core of our music curriculum is the Yamaha Music In Education (MIE) program, a structured, systematic, comprehensive, and conceptual instruction framework that places the making of music as an essential and critical component of music instruction. Not just a keyboard program, MIE provides an innovative, comprehensive, and contemporary focus to music teaching and learning in classroom general music, both now and for the future.

Communication is basic to every area of learning; therefore, language arts units are often correlated with other areas such as social studies, science, art, and music.

ELEMENTARY BAND

Only fifth graders are eligible for elementary band.
Registration letters are sent home in mid-September. Fifth grade students attend a Band recruiting concert  in September in the Kellett Theatre. A Band Parents meeting (for those who need to purchase or lease an instrument) is held in late September in the elementary library.
Band instruction begins in October.
Band is taught in Music Room 66 of Love Hall from 3:15  - 4:15 p.m., and on Fridays during school hours. Dismissal is at carpool B.
Please call Mrs. Stephanie Hancock (404-609-6182) with any questions regarding Elementary Band. 

ELEMENTARY CHORUS

All fourth and fifth graders are eligible for elementary Chorus.
Families receive a letter about Chorus at the Parent Meeting at the beginning of school. Parents should discuss the meaning of commitment with their child and return the sign-up form.
Chorus begins in mid-September.
Chorus meets in the Hamilton Room on Wednesday afternoons from 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.  Please send a snack and juice each Wednesday with your singer!  Dismissal is at Carpool B (north entrance). 
If you have questions concerning Chorus, please contact Mrs. Maxine Smith (404-609-6351).

ELEMENTARY ORCHESTRA

Elementary Orchestra is for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade.
Recruiting letters and registration forms are sent home with the Weekly Parent Memo in mid-September. Third, fourth and fifth grade students attend a recruiting assembly in the Hamilton Room in mid-September. Orchestra instruction begins in late September.
Allegro Orchestra is for beginning students in third, fourth, and fifth grades who want to play violin, viola, cello, and string bass. An Allegro Parents' meeting is held in mid-September in the Hamilton Room (for those who need to purchase or lease an instrument). A similar meeting is held in mid-September for Presto parents. Allegro Orchestra is held in the Hamilton Room on Mondays from 3:15-4:15 p.m. and on Fridays during school hours. Allegro dismissal is at Carpool B.
Presto Orchestra is for intermediate students in third, fourth, and fifth grades who play violin, viola, cello, or string bass. Presto Orchestra is held in the Hamilton Room on Tuesdays from 3:15-4:15 p.m. and on Fridays during school hours. Presto dismissal is at Carpool B.
Honor Orchestra is for fourth and fifth grade Presto Orchestra members who are selected by audition. Honor Orchestra auditions are held in early October. Instruction begins in mid-October. Honor Orchestra is held in the Hamilton Room on Tuesdays from 4:15-5:00 p.m. Honor Orchestra dismissal is at Carpool B.
Please call Ms. Drew Austin, 404-609-6455, with any questions regarding Elementary Orchestra.