Middle School Music
In General Music classes in the Middle School, students continue to use the Yamaha Music in Education curriculum. All students are encouraged to participate in our choral and/or instrumental ensembles.
The choral program highlights music from a mix of time periods and styles, and enables students to develop good choral technique, self-respect and self-discipline. Students in the choral program develop group and organizational skills by working with others toward a common goal.
The goal of the instrumental program is to acquaint students with a wide variety of music and to develop listening and analytical skills while performing on an instrument.
Public performance opportunities for participating students include the ISSMA solo and ensemble contests, and the Circle the State With Song choral festival.
Middle School Creative Dramatics
EDS seeks to nurture each child’s creative and expressive potential, and our Middle School drama program offers a variety of opportunities for participating students.
- Fifth Grade: present a fall play
- Sixth Grade: write and record an original script for an old time radio show
- Seventh Grade: write and video tape an original “fractured fairy tale”
