Orchestra
Here at CCA, we believe that music education is an essential part of every child's educational journey. We strive to create positive connections and experience meaningful art together. By providing an environment where your kids are safe to express themselves, explore musicality, and draw closer to God through music, we hope to set them on a path to becoming life-long musicians. Whether they go on to become musical performers or consumers, we hope to ignite a musical spark in every child.
Dr. Kenneth Brown
Kenneth was born in Connecticut and raised in rural New England. Kenneth has played many instruments and composed music since childhood and serves as a pianist, organist, composer, and music educator. Kenneth holds a B.M. from Temple University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in music from UCLA. In addition to teaching music, composing, and performing as a pianist, Kenneth serves as the Associate Director of Music at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Coronado.
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In Kindergarten Music, our main focus is learning music through experience and movement. We do this through learning fun songs and games that have underlying concepts of beat, rhythm, melody, and pitch. It is extremely important to build a solid fundamental foundation with the younger kids so that they have the ability to have exponential growth in their musical abilities in the years to come. All students will engage in vocal exploration activities to begin finding their singing voice, and will be encouraged to start improvising and creating music of their own.
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While engaging in many of the same structures as Kindergarten music, our 1st and 2nd grade music classes begin to experience music through learning the instrument families, how to read music, engaging in cultural music, and playing simple exploratory instruments. In 2nd grade, students are introduced to Boomwhackers, Orff Xylophones, and a variety of percussion instruments. These instruments will provide a fun and tangible way to apply the basic music theory that we have learned up to that point. We will learn to play simple songs and have a lot of fun in the process!
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Starting in 3rd grade, students begin having two days of music a week, instead of one. From this point on, our music classes turn their focus to the theoretical elements of music. Students are learn how to read rhythms, notes, and techniques that are specific to the instrument that their grade is assigned. 3rd Grade studies Recorders, 4th Grade studies Ukuleles, and 5th Grade studies Orchestral Strings.
In addition to instrumental music, our classes have seasons where we turn our attention to choral music. Students are taught how to sing in a choral setting: with good technique, harmony, parts, and by reading our choral music. *All Elementary Students take part in our annual Christmas Performance which includes memorized choral singing and movement.
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Students given the opportunity to select electives once they get to 6th grade. There are two musical options that students may elect to take part in: the US Orchestra, and the HS Worship Team.
The String Orchestra is a Performing Arts class that focuses on learning specific musical concepts with practical application in orchestral literature. Students must audition to join. We have two main concerts a year, and then some smaller peer concerts throughout the year.