ACTIVITIES
Or. . .
What exactly do you do in this class anyway?
When you think of school
music, what comes to mind? Band? Choir? That's part of it! But school music
today is so much more than that. Here at Rhea School, we lay down the
foundations for a lifetime of music learning and loving. J
The general music classes at
Rhea consist of learning and practicing the basic elements of music and sound.
The children begin by learning how to keep a steady beat on their very first
day to music class in kindergarten, then they go on to learn other more
complicated concepts such as basic music theory by the time they leave in
second grade.
On any given day, you will find
students at Rhea singing fun children's songs, dancing to folk songs from other
countries, playing song games, playing classroom instruments, composing simple
music, and even just sitting quietly and listening to a classical piece.
The second grade classes
perform an annual Christmas show in December. The kindergarten performs an
annual spring program in May. We rehearse for many weeks before these programs
to get the music just right for the parents. All children are involved in some
way.
Click here for specific Christmas and Spring program info
Click here for a detailed account of the music curriculum at Rhea