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Music
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The goal of the music program at Tandem Friends School
is to provide an opportunity for all students to participate
in music at a level suited to their capabilities. There
are three areas of concentration: vocal, instrumental,
and general music education.
Starting in 5th grade the students are introduced to
the recorder, Orff instruments (Tandem has a full Orff
Instrumentarium available to the students for ensemble
work, improvisation and composition), and chorus. The
5th/6th grades choir sings rounds, folk and world music,
and two and three part music. There is also a guitar
ensemble which meets to learn and play folk music.
In the upper school, electives in jazz ensemble, vocal
ensemble, independent study and music theory are offered.
The jazz ensemble plays the standard repertoire as well
as backing jazz vocalists. The a cappella vocal ensemble
works on sight singing and sings a variety of material--pop,
jazz and classical. The music theory class learns the
basics of the music language and then explores improvisation
and advanced composition using the Orff instruments.
Independent study students work with the music teacher
or another professional on honing their skills. All
music students perform at open mikes and in our annual
winter and spring concerts. The Tandem grounds and main
building often ring out with students playing guitars
and other instruments. Also, a long-standing Tandem
tradition is the Mother’s Day Music Festival,
a one-day festival honoring mothers everywhere!
Tandem always has had a tradition of teachers who love
to sing and play instruments. The teachers have a chorus
which sings at the annual concerts and, hopefully, acts
as an inspiration to all Tandem students!
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