Music education can help spark a child's imagination or 
                              ignite a lifetime of passion. When you provide a child with 
                              new worlds to explore and challenges to tackle, 
                              the possibilities are endless. 

~ Hillary Clinton

This quote captures really well what is at the heart of the elementary music program.  Kindergarten students use their imagination and make a connection between mechanical sounds and the concept of "beat" in music.  As they move to the tick-tock sounds of a clock, they experience the steadiness of beat.  Similarly, Grade 1 students continue their study of "beat" and extend their conceptual understanding to include "ta" and its corresponding rest.  

Grade 2 students continue to look at story and how to tell these stories through music.  After the story of Nanabosho and Kitchie Odjig, they will do a musical rendition of the Raven stories.  Grade 3 students continue to create musical questions and answers by using a variety of musical rhythms.  Grade 4 students continue to refine their Alberta homesteaders' piece by featuring on "complementary rhythms" in their work.  Grade 5 students continue to perform pieces featuring the "swing."