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Music

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Chorale Concert 2023-2024
A young woman with blonde hair and a fringed dress sings into a microphone against a softly lit, curtained background.

Music in Lower School

The lower school music curriculum is based on the Orff-Schulwerk philosophy that builds music concepts and skills while involving children in movement, speech, rhythm, singing, playing instruments, and improvisation. All Country Day students take music throughout Lower School, and some will pursue a deeper commitment in chorus, band, or orchestra. We offer a full program of choral and instrumental music, including Little Group, bands, orchestra, and Orff ensemble.


Musicians in the Making

In Middle School, students expand on fundamentals, refining their skills in band, orchestra, percussion ensemble, and chorus.

In Upper School, students broaden their creative horizons with band, orchestra, advanced chorale, and Honors Music. 


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Music in Middle School and Upper School

A young man with curly hair plays a trumpet in the foreground, while other musicians and instruments are blurred in the dark background.
A group of young people in black attire sing from sheet music in the foreground, with a muted, textured wall in the background.
A young boy in a suit plays the violin in the foreground, with another person visible in the blurred background.