Music at South Highlands

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Thank you for visiting the South Highlands Performing Arts Music site.  I 
hope you find the site to be informative and interesting.

The students at South Highlands spend their music time learning about music 
as well as creating music. The primary goal in music is for the student to 
leave after six years of music study, with the skill to take any musical path 
that they wish to take.

In the kindergarten and first grade, the boys and girls are introduced to the 
Orff-Schulwerk process of teaching music. This process originated in Germany 
and has spread throughout the world over the last sixty years.  With Orff-
Schulwerk, the boys and girls are given the chance to create music by using 
speech as a teaching tool.

The recorder is introduced to the students in the second grade.  Each child 
is required to have a recorder at school and one at home in order for them to 
practice.

In the third grade, the students begin a more intense recorder study by 
participating in "Recorder Karate".  This is a progressive system of study 
that allows the student to recieve a colored belt that matches their level of 
achievement.  We have many students who make it to the ninth level, the black 
belt.

In the fourth Grade, the students undergo a new trial of Karate music.  This 
music is much more difficult. The students also have the chance to 
particiapte in the school's Tiger Chorus.  The Tiger Chours is an award 
winning choral ensemble that has performed in many venues both locally and 
internationally.

In the fifth Grade, the students have the chance to put all of their 
knowledge together.  We begin the year with a close look at a composer of 
their choice with the composer poster contest.  They also spend a unit 
writing and performing orginal musical works.  The fifth grade year 
culminates with the performance of the fifth grade musical. The students 
create and perform orginal music for the musical.

If you would like to know more about music at South Highlands, please feel 
free to e-mail me with your questions.

Musically yours,

Charles R. Brutus
Music Specialist

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