• The Elementary Music Department supports district staff, students, parents, and the community through the music curriculum and ensembles.

    Program Highlights:

    • Weekly Instruction: Students in grades 1-5 receive 60 minutes of general music instruction aligned with Florida State Standards.  
    • Engaging Activities: Using Quaver Music, students engage in singing, instrument playing, movement analysis, and music creation.  
    • Student Opportunities: Schools may offer various musical ensembles, including chorus, mallet percussion, handbells, world drumming, guitars, recorders, rock band, musical theatre, strings, drum line, and steel drums.  
    • District opportunities include All-County Ensembles, Rock Fest, Strings Invitational, and Young Songwriters Symposium.'

    Awarded Best Community for Music Education by NAMM Foundation

HCEMEC

Fine Arts Festival

Young Songwriters Symposium

Community Partners

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