Welcome to The Concert Hall!
A world of
2nd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grade General Music!
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Chorus!
4th, 5th & 6th Grade Band & Strings!
CHORUS STUDENTS
This space will soon be filled with links to the Chorus music so you can practice from home in the event that we move to distance/home learning!
BAND and STRING STUDENTS
Please practice your current music!
This will make it easier to transition back to group playing!
MARCHING ALONG...
Who could have ever imagined we would be planning for...
Band & Strings & Chorus
The Spring Concert will take place on
Wednesday, May 20th
6:30pm
Hurden Looker Playground
(rain site - Hurden Looker Auditorium/Gymnasium)
A reminder letter and CD order form will be out in May!
HURDEN LOOKER
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
The Instrumental Music Program at
Hurden Looker includes Band and Strings.
Students may choose from
Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet,
Trombone, Baritone Horn, Percussion Kit,
Violin, Viola and Cello.
Instruction is done in small groups for 1 40-minute period per week and it rotates throughout the day so that students do not miss the same academic instructional period each week!
Students should practice 15-20 minutes each day in order to ensure growth and progress on the instrument.
GENERAL MUSIC
General Music is a class Special where students will dance and sing and have a ton of fun learning about music, performance, appreciation and listening skills!
Students will learn the skills of note reading, rhythm, volume, tempo, instruments of the orchestra, musical theatre, music history and dance!
ABOUT MS. VALIANTE
Ms. Valiante began teaching in Hillside in 2000. She is excited to share her all of her musical knowledge as the 4th Band and String Director, Chorus Co-Director and General Music Teacher at Hurden Looker Elementary School. She is pleased to begin the 20th year of her "tour of Hillside" having also taught at Hillside High School, W.O.K. Middle School, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School and the A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center...isn't that cool...she has taught every grade from Kindergarten through 12th Grade...at every school in Hillside!
Ms. Valiante holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education/Voice from Kean University, a Master in the Art of Teaching from Marygrove College and a Master of Science in Educational Administration from the University of Scranton.
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