Music

The Mission of Music at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School

To inspire students by providing an optimum environment through love, acceptance and encouragement in a safe and innovative space, in which each individual child can create, celebrate, and participate in making music and expressing worship.

The Program

Our students sing and play both pitched and un-pitched instruments while being exposed to music theory, culture and appreciation. Grades 3 and 4 play the recorder, and our fifth and sixth graders form the St. Stephen’s Chorus. Their musical talents are shared periodically throughout the school year in plays, the Christmas Pageant, and Choral Performances both at school and in the community.

The music program SK relies heavily on the Kodaly-Orff methods, which emphasize experience and creative expression. This teaching approach affords the ability to meet the national standards for music education in a manner keeping with our mission statement. In this program children are involved in singing, rhythmic expression, movement, playing pitched and un-pitched instruments, and improvisations.

The PK and JK music program employs a variety of musical experiences, emphasizing auditory, vocal, and kinesthetic development. The program encourages vocal and instrumental musical exploration through activities designed to develop creativity while instilling in the children a love for musical expression. The Musikgarten curriculum provides the basis for music education at this level. Musikgarten is an age-appropriate curriculum developed by early childhood music specialists. Children are exposed to a variety of musical experiences and styles through the mediums of song, rhythmic instruments, listening and movement activities.

For more information about the Music Program, please visit the Music Page.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School
3439 Main Highway · Coconut Grove, Florida 33133
Phone: (305) 445-2606 · Fax: (305) 445-7320