Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Make a joyful noise.

We were are created to praise the Lord. He is so good to us, and faithful in all things, so deserving of our thanksgiving. This is a class designed to teach students not only how to praise, but what a thankful and praiseful lifestyle looks like. Below, you will find a simple outline listing the progression of material as laid out by the Board of Directors. Keep in mind that our expectation is to move through material differently than most schools, but the information is broken up by traditional grade levels for easy comparison:

Kindergarten - Second Grade

  • Basic songs and poems

  • Enunciation of words, sounds (s’s, t’s, etc.), and syllables

  • Clapping (stomp, snap, using a tambourine/simple instrument) along with a song

  • Fast tempo vs. slow tempo

  • Loud songs vs. quiet songs

  • Start matching pitch

  • Songs in a round

  • Highlights

    • Veteran’s Day Performance

    • Christmas Concert

    • Easter Drama

    • Spring Concert

Third Grade - Fifth Grade

  • More advanced songs

  • Refining enunciation, sounds, and syllables

  • Reading words to songs off a page

  • Matching pitch

  • Creating songs, composing music as a group, writing songs

  • Recorders

  • Beginning band (specializing in an instrument)

  • Reading music notes

  • Changing tempo within a song

  • Changing volume/force within a song

  • Highlights

    • Veteran’s Day Performance

    • Christmas Concert

    • Easter Drama

    • Spring Concert

Junior High

  • Intermediate Band

  • Choir

  • Solo Performances

  • Ensemble Performances

  • Matching pitch on your own

  • Matching pitch to a piano, guitar, and other instruments

  • Reading music with words and notes

  • Breath support and posture

  • Music appreciation

  • Studying composers in conjunction with other subjects

  • Individual lessons and section-group lessons

  • Variation of tempo within a song

  • Variation in volume/force within a song

  • Highlights

    • Veteran’s Day Performance

    • Christmas Concert

    • Easter Drama

    • Spring Concert

Senior High

  • Advanced Band

  • Choir

  • Learn a new instrument each year

  • Solo Performances

  • Ensemble Performances

  • Leading Worship at Chapel

  • Rotate Bands

    • Orchestra

    • Jazz

    • Marching/Pep Band

    • Folk Music

  • Rotate Choirs

    • Acapella

    • Do-Wop/Barber Shop

    • Jazz

    • Genres (50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 10’s, 20’s)

  • Challenging music progressions

  • Music Appreciation

  • Studying composers in conjunction with other subjects

  • Highlights

    • Veteran’s Day Performance

    • Christmas Concert

    • Easter Drama

    • Spring Concert