Talent show rehearsals are held during school hours. Performances are given for the student body and a standing-room only presentation is given for parents in the evening. The event is designed to recognize the importance of music in our society, and to encourage the support of music in education. Each year, students learn songs that focus on a specific theme. They are then able to participate in the World s Largest Concert, a televised event broadcast simultaneously around the world.
Students receive a certificate acknowledging their participation.
In addition, special music games and activities are held throughout the month. This curriculum, which enhances the regular music course of study, features team teaching between the music and classroom instructors. It is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of opera, where students experience all aspects of a dramatic production, including story development, staging and blocking, and set and costume design, in addition to music. Approximately 100 students are involved each year. In partnership with the Dayton Opera, students attend opera performances and take backstage tours.