Music
The music program is characterized by active involvement in creating music through voice, body movement, and practice on especially designed instruments. It recognizes the many doors through which a child can enter the musical world and provides opportunities for aural, visual, and kinesthetic learners to feel successful in music via a multi-dimensional approach. The nurturing of the whole musician who can hear, feel, understand, and physically express music contributes to the child's ability to synthesize the intellect, senses, emotions, and physical body in ways that have important implications in their total educational experience.
Starting in Montessori, the Enrichment program integrates art and music. The art program is developed along with the musical theme in the unit. In elementary school students have regular, weekly music lessons and have the option to join the school band. In middle school students take turns with music, percussion (for the school band), and drama lessons. In high school they can choose to join Blue Note, Blue Valley’s music group, and also the percussion band