We do so many fun things in music class! We play various instruments, prepare for our Christmas and Spring Concerts, study and listen to all different genres of music, and move around! Younger grades do a lot of singing and dancing; middle grades learn notation and music around the world; upper grades focus on music history and music appreciation. We have a lot of fun while learning a lot.

If you ever have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me via e-mail.

Our next school mass will be Thursday, January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. It will be held at St. Isidore's Church at 1:00, and it will be celebrated with help from our 6th grade class.

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

George Frideric Handel was a German composer during the Baroque Era of music. He had two younger sisters. When he was a child, his father took him to a nearby city, where the met a famous duke. Young George was able to play the court’s organ, which impressed the duke very much. After being told to take lessons, he studied with another church’s organist, who was the only teacher he ever had. He learned a great deal from his teacher, while also studying harpsichord, violin, organ, and oboe. He spent his life working as resident composers for royalty and churches in Italy, Germany, England. Handel wrote 42 operas, 29 oratorios, as well as vocal works, chamber works, and organ concerti. His most famous works are Water Music (written at the request of King George I of England for a concert on the River Thames), Music for the Royal Fireworks (for King George II to celebrate the end of a war), and the oratorio Messiah, which includes the “Hallelujah” chorus. He never married, and died at the age of 74.