Music Education Program
It is the belief of the music department that music is a language in and of itself and that each child should be given the opportunity to grow and succeed in this basic and natural means of human expression. Each child is provided with one music session per week. Each lesson is crafted to develop music skills through singing, playing musical games, folk dancing, reading, writing, and creating. The goal is to produce a musically literate child who can go on to enjoy music through out his/her lifetime. Music crosses barriers of academic and aesthetic skills which makes it a very unique medium of stimulation. Lessons are prepared using the Kodály method of music education, a highly sequential and developmental method which uses the voice as the main instrument.
Music Club
Music club is a forum for students and parents to perform their music for each other. We meet once a month in the music room. There is not an official member list, anyone with an interest in having more music time is welcome to attend. Those people who would like to perform are asked to turn in a performance sheet by the morning of the meeting.
Music Club always runs from 2:45 to 3:45. Scheduled dates will be posted at the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year.
If you are in Kindergarten or PASAR I will need a note from home in order for you to attend.
Some Cool Sites to Visit:
Students can work online with these interactive websites.
Dallas
Symphony Kids
San
Fransisco Symphony
Student Strummers Inc. is a program written by Mr. Porter in which he was given a grant to fund his fifth grade music program.
Guitars coming to 5th grade in January, 2012.
Metroplex Choir - Each year 10- 12 Beverly Students are chosen to participate in the Metroplex Children's Choir. The MCC was founded to provide an opportunity for musically talented singers to perform with other, equally talented, students from across the metroplex. This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the MCC and we will perform a special program at the Meyerson Center in Dallas in February. Be on the lookout for audition information at the beginning of September.
Plano Children's Chorale - The PCC is made up from 5th grade students throughout PISD. Ths is a very select choir with its own audition requirements. Students will pre-audition with Mr. Porter and only 4 students will be selected to be eligible for the formal audition process. The PCC meets every Monday from 3:45 to 5:15, no exceptions.
Students in 5th grade may audition for both choirs, and may even be picked for both, but please know that both of these choirs require a time and scheduling commitment that needs to be honored for the entire school year. Calendars with all pertinent dates will be submitted along with the audition materials that I will be sending home.