Music teachers enable their students to acquire the knowledge and skills that increase their aesthetic awareness and appreciation of music as an art form. The music curriculum at Cedar Hill provides each student the opportunity to demonstrate technical skills and artistic expression in performing a wide range of musical types. In addition to the regular music program, band, orchestra, and choir are offered as elective courses. Instrumental Music: Students who are entering third grade may choose only the violin, viola, or cello as their beginning instrument. Students entering grades four and five may choose any one of the stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello or bass), woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, alto or tenor saxophone), brass (trumpet, French horn, baritone horn or trombone), or the percussion instruments (all first year beginning students will start on the orchestra bell kit, which includes a snare drum practice pad). All students receive a thirty-minute small group lesson once per week. These lessons are held during the school day and students are pulled out of their regular class. Where possible the lessons are rotated. When rotation is possible, students will only be missing a particular thirty-minute period every eight weeks. Students are also expected to participate in their school band and orchestra. Fourth and fifth grade band and orchestra meet as a group ensemble before the school day begins for forty-five minutes (8:00 A.M.-8:45 A.M.) once per week. Each performing ensemble meets on separate mornings by experience level (first year learners or second year learners). Students perform two concerts each year, as well as for school assemblies. All second, third, and fourth grade students receive a demonstration of all the musical instruments that are being offered in the Elementary Schools. This assembly takes place in March and parents are invited to attend. Watch for the announced date(s).Cedar Hill Music Staff:
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