St. Mary's Cathedral Choir Program in San Francisco
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In The Classroom

St. Mary's Choir
St. Brigid School provides an extensive musical education for its students. All students, not just choir members, are beneficiaries of this unique program. This year, we are beginning Stage Five of a unique 5-stage program, centering on the Ward and Kodaly Methods, a graded system based on vocal music, stressing music reading and artistic expression. The methods are used exclusively in K-7, although grade 8 benefits from some elements of both systems as well. In K-3, music instruction is every day, in grades 4 and 5 four times a week, and in grades 6-8 three times a week. Students learn to read and experience music through listening, singing, writing, and moving. The plan is to bring the methods up one grade at a time, with the whole school being musically literate by the year 2020.

To enhance the Kodaly and Ward Methods, classroom instrument instruction is integrated into the curriculum. Recorders are taught in grades 3 and 4, strings in grades 5 and 6, and handbells in grades 7 and 8. The lower grades will have some percussion instruments integrated into their music study.
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The choir school project is partially funded by St. Mary’s Cathedral.
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St. Mary's Cathedral Choir Program

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  • Home
  • Saint Brigid School
    • St. Brigid's Music Program
    • St. Brigid's Honor Choir
    • Choir Scholarships
    • Meet the Teachers
    • Forms
    • Members Only
  • Adult Cathedral Choirs
    • Cathedral Choir
    • Cathedral Schola Cantorum
    • Cathedral Coro Hispano
    • Ruffatti Organ
  • Events
    • CA Missions Trip May 2018
    • Rome 2019/2020
  • Contact
    • Cathedral Website
    • St. Brigid School Website