Music at Meadowridge

Here, students don’t simply listen to learn; they get hands-on: they pick up guitars and hand bells, drum on marimbas and xylophones, read, write, and record music. Students are dignified as active meaning-makers, not passive recipients.

Music in the Elementary School

Junior Kindergarten to Grade 5

All students in the Elementary School have class time with dedicated music specialists. Beginning courses teach students the fundamentals of both vocal and instrumental music, and are built year by year.

The talents our young musicians develop complement what they learn in their regular classes: math, reading, language, social development, and motor skills are all tenets of music at Meadowridge.

JK to Grade 1
Grade 2 to 5

JK to Grade 1

Music begins in Junior Kindergarten with a play-based program that starts our young musicians on a journey of discovery, exploring the wonders of music.

This play-based program continues into a child’s Kindergarten year, where they build upon their musical knowledge while discovering music, singing, and rhythm. In Grade 1, students learn to read and play simple patterns of beats through rhythm activities, develop melodies by singing and playing bells and xylophones, and, of course, have fun!

Grade 2 to 5

Pictured Above: Students performing at our annual December PYP Music Showcase. Each year students perform in two showcases for families and friends to showcase what they have learned throughout the year.

Meadowridge School student wearing headphones and recording music on a keyboard

Music in the Middle & High School

Grade 6 to 10

Students in Middle and High School learn the fundamentals of music and sound as both instrumentalists and vocalists, as soloists and members of an ensemble.

Students learn to play guitar, sing, compose, and record music. The concepts they learn progress in complexity year by year, challenging musicians to hone their skills and develop as artists.

In Grades 6 through 8, students participate in a fine arts rotation that includes musical instruction for one-third of the year. In Grades 9 and 10, students may elect to pursue music further as part of their arts elective.

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