Music Education is an integral part of every child's education. Participating in music class promotes the development of focus, confidence, language skills, and academic achievement in other subject areas. Practicing music also builds teamwork, collaboration, communication skills, leadership skills, and creativity.

FDES students work on mastery of musical literacy in order to communicate with others through performing, responding, developing their own creative capacity. My students learn higher level thinking skills and set goals towards the improvement of their musicianship. Musically literate students understand works from a variety of cultures and historical periods while appreciating diverse musical forms of enduring quality and significance. Through instrumental performance, singing, and dancing, students develop discipline, confidence, respect of themselves, and the respect of others.  The learning is engaging and rigorous. When you combine these two attributes in a curriculum, it allows students to collaboratively share their work with communities- enhancing the lives of others while establishing a pattern of lifelong learning.

Please follow this link to see the WPS Elementary Music Curriculum: WPS Elementary Music Curriculum PreK-4

See the Specials Newsletter for more detailed information about the music classroom.