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
for Parents
Welcome, PS 51 Parents! I am so glad that you’ve taken this opportunity to visit my site and learn more about your child’s music education. There is a lot of information for you including our curriculum maps, our monthly lesson updates, pictures and videos of your child learning in music class, descriptions of all of…
Chorus
The PS 51 Chorus includes 45 singers from grades 3-5. We rehearse after school on Thursdays and perform throughout the school for various in-school and community events.
Recorder Ensemble
The 4th and 5th Grade Recorder Ensembles invite students to study sopranino, alto, tenor, and bass recorder in addition to the performance skills they have mastered on soprano recorder. We rehearse during lunch recess on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and perform at various events throughout the year.
Orff Ensemble
The PS 51 Orff Ensemble includes twelve students from grades 4-5. We rehearse after school on Tuesdays and perform at the Arts Benefit each Spring.
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 from their seats at a culminating concert at Carnegie Hall.
Rosie’s Theater Kids
Rosie’s Theater Kids (RTKids) is an arts education organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children through the arts. The foundation of the RTKids program, PS Broadway, is a 15-week, in-school program designed to introduce students to American musical theater. Our 5th grade participates every fall.
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Orchestra of St. Luke’s Community & Education programs were developed with the belief that participation in music creates a sense of community, strengthens collaborative and leadership skills, instills self-confidence, sparks curiosity and a love of learning, and brings joy to people’s lives. OSL is committed to making high-quality instrumental music programs and interaction with world-class OSL musicians easily accessible to children and adults in New York City, regardless of financial resources or musical ability.
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.
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.
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.