Academics
Music
Grades K-5 attend regular music classes where music instruction is coordinated to integrate with country studies. Students learn songs in the original language of the countries they’re studying. In the earliest grades, students actively participate in music as a continuum of movement and expression. First graders begin to learn through solfege—the “do-re-mi” acquaintance with notes and their own singing voices. By grade 4, students are able to read notes and are introduced to the recorder. By grade 5, students begin to study guitar.
Students in grades 6-8 participate in special short-term seminars that feature music and music making from various cultures. In all grades, students learn songs from many countries in the original language. The PTA supports bringing guest musicians to ICS.
