Music Class
Cahuenga Elementary School currently has two music classes opportunities in addition to the music instruction provided by classroom teachers. We offer Chorus and Orchestra.
Orchestra consists of standards-based approaches to music education with careful consideration of developmental windows of opportunity.
Admission is based on musical readiness (as determined by orchestra teacher), classroom performance (as determined by classroom teacher), and teacher recommendation.
Orchestra is available for select students in grades 3-5.
Orchestra is held on Mondays.
Orchestra includes the violin, cello, clarinet, flute, trumpet, and trombone.
Cahuenga Chorus consists of standards-based approaches to music education with careful consideration of developmental windows of opportunity.:
Admission is based on musical readiness (as determined by choral teacher), classroom performance (as determined by classroom teacher), and teacher recommendation.
The general/vocal music program provides the opportunity for selected students grades 2-5 to sing in the Cahuenga Chorus.
Some of the overlapping activities/approaches employed are:
Listening time, a vital step in the process of internalizing and performing music
Kodaly-based singing, sight-singing (reading), inner ear development, improvisation and by-ear playing – all of which are especially conducive to phonemic awareness.
Music Appreciation from State Adopted texts – fuel for the imagination which also zeroes in on audiation skills.