St. Wendel Catholic School

Rachel showing us her piano talent.  Click here.

Mallory and Rachel playing their recorders.  Click here.

  The main goal of our music program is to teach our students to recognize and appreciate music as an essential ingredient in their daily lives now and later on as adults.

     Our music series, along with many supplemental materials, will help them appreciate music from other cultures and times, read musical notation, perform music, and create their own.

     In our classes, the students have opportunities for playing instruments from (K-8) kazoos, bells, musical tubes (boomwhackers), assorted percussion instruments, autoharp and (Grades 4-8) recorders.  We have many opportunities to learn the dances of our own ancestors as well as those of other cultures.

     The students share what they've learned, for each other in class, as well as performing at PTO meetings, a Thanksgiving or Christmas program for grades K-4 and a spring musical for grades 5-8.

     We give them the opportunity to experience a live performance by the Philharmonic Orchestra, and a performance by the Evansville Dance Company.  In January, there is an opportunity for students to perform at the ISSMA individual voice solo or ensemble music contest at the University of Evansville and the "Circle the State With Song" Festival in March at the high school in Vincennes.  They have on-campus opportunities to see live musical drama with artists such as Tales and Scales.

     March is music month and I'm planning a music career day.  During Catholic Schools Week, we plan to have a 50's dance for the student body.

     My goal is to intruduce more Christian rock music to the students as opposed to some of the distasteful secular music they're exposed to.