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Tk, K & 1st grade:
- Singing
- Learn classic children repertoire songs
- Matching Pitch
- Building confidence & the love for singing
- Movement
- Moving to the beat
- Body/Hand motions when songs have them
- Movement to serve as visual/kinesthetic aid when building aural skills
- Rhythmic movement where appropriate/Body coordination to Aural Skills
- Music Literacy
- Reading & manipulating musical pitch & rhythm
2nd & 3rd grade:
- Music Literacy through basics of Piano
- General Music
4th Grade:
- Beginning Band: Clarinet, Flute, Trumpet, Trombones
- Beginning Strings: Violin, Cello
- Singing Cubs
- **It is common for more than half of instrument students to also be in a chorus group, whether it is Singing Cubs or Treble Makers.
5th Grade:
- Advanced Band: Clarinet, Flute, Trumpet, Trombones
- Advanced Strings: Violin, Cello
- Singing Cubs
Mixed 4th/5th grade:
- Treble Makers: Auditioned chorus. This group of students can audition again end of winter to try out for Honor Choir.
Honor Ensembles:
Honor Ensembles are exceptional 4th and 5th grade students who are sent to our annual SAUSD District-Wide honor concerts. Students must audition and there is a limit to the number of students who are accepted each year. These students also attend separate rehearsals throughout the year.
- Honor Band
- Honor Choir
- Honor Orchestra (aka strings)
Concerts throughout the year:
- Grade 2/3 Piano concert at Open House
- Grade 4/5 Music Ensembles: Christmas & Spring Concert at Jackson;
- Chorus groups participate in the annual Spurgeon Festival at Spurgeon Intermediate
- Honor Ensemble: Attend an evening concert at either Valley High School or Santa Ana High School in the spring