The following special classes will be available every year. Fifth grade students may participate in the chorus program. This is a year long group that meets once a week and performs several times in the school year. From the chorus, a smaller group of students are chosen to sing with 150 elementary students in York County for a Festival of Music usually held in February or March. The fifth graders may also participate in 2nd year recorder study.
Previous knowledge is required.
Tenor Recorders will be used. Fourth Grade students may participate in beginning recorder study. Soprano recorders will be used and can be purchased through the school. Beat In the earlier grades, the focus is on feeling the beat and keeping a steady beat and then moving to feeling the beat get faster or slower. Rhythm Earlier grades focus on short and long sounds.