Kindergarten Music
Check in often to see what your little musician is learning in music class. Encourage your child to sing some of our songs for you, to recite one of our poems or finger plays, and to tell you about how we move and play in class!
First Grade Music
Check back often to see what your little musician is learning in music class. Encourage your child to sing some of our songs for you and to tell you about the instruments they are playing in class.
Second Grade Music
Check back often to see what your second grade musician is learning in music class. Ask your child about some of the instruments they are playing in class. Ask them to sing one of our songs for you or tell you about the music they are studying.
Third Grade Music
Check back often to see what your third grade musician is learning in music class. Ask your child about some of the instruments they are playing in class. Ask them to sing one of our songs for you or tell you about the music they are studying.
Fourth Grade Music
Check back often to see what your fourth grade musician is learning in music class. Ask your child about some of the instruments they are playing in class. Ask them to sing one of our songs for you or tell you about the music they are studying.
Fifth Grade Music
Check back often to see what your fifth grade musician is learning in music class. Ask your child about some of the instruments they are playing in class. Ask them to sing one of our songs for you or tell you about the music they are studying.
Pre-K Music
Check in frequently to see what your little musician is learning in music class. Encourage them to sing some of our songs for you and show you how we move and play together.
for Parents
Welcome, Gateway Elementary Parents! I am so glad that you’ve taken this opportunity to visit my site and learn more about your child’s music education. Now that I am entering my second year at Gateway, I am busy updating all of my curriculum to reflect the amazing resources and students we have here. There will…
2018-19 Weekly Music Schedule
All students in grades Pre-K through 5th Grade have music one period a week.The schedule below is for 2018-2019
Carnegie Hall: Musical Explorers
This inventive program builds basic music skills in the classroom as children learn songs from different cultures, reflect on their own communities, and develop listening and singing skills.
Carnegie Hall: Link Up
Students in grades 3–5 are given the opportunity to join the orchestra in this highly participatory program, in which they learn to sing and play an instrument in the classroom and perform with a professional orchestra.
Children’s Choirs in NYC
For those of you who have a child at home who just can’t stop singing, consider encouraging your child to audition for one of these local community children’s choirs.
Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Entering its 40th anniversary season, Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) is one of America’s foremost and most versatile orchestras, regularly collaborating with the world’s greatest artists and performing approximately 70 concerts each year.
Progress Reports
Examples of Progress Reports for Music Class at PS 51
Turtle Bay Music School
For some amazing children’s music classes, private lessons and concerts, check out Turtle Bay Music School located at 244 East 52nd St.
West Side YMCA
The West Side YMCA located on West 63rd St. has some amazing arts programs for kids including classes in music theater, drama, dance, and visual art.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute produces an extraordinary range of music education and community programs each season that extend far outside the physical walls of our concert halls. These programs will reach nearly 450,000 people in New York City, across the US, and around the globe during the 2014–2015 season.
Lucy Moses at the Kaufman Music Center
The Lucy Moses School (LMS) at Kaufman Music Center located near Lincoln Center, offers classes and lessons in music, dance and theater for children and adults at all levels of skill and experience.
52nd Street Project
The 52nd Street Project located in Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood encourages children to work with professional theater artists to write and perform their very own plays.
Greenwich House Music
Greenwich House Music School provides a welcoming environment for parents to introduce their children to music, art and ballet. Within their supportive community, students develop new skills and unique ways to express themselves through the arts as they cultivate their imaginations.